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Elton John's 60th Birthday at MSG
First post in however so many months and I upload a video of Elton John! =) Hahaha but concert was amazing. Pres Bill Clinton presented Elton John, Robin Williams led the crowd in singing Happy Birthday, Kiefer Sutherland was in the audience...Baduy sten! -
On Art and Roma and Passion
I just found out that my professor is married to the daughter of Lee Friedlander, one of the greatest American photographers of all time!!! =) I love love love my photo classs, and my brother can testify that Prof. Roma IS indeed one of the best teachers around -- since he sat in one of my classes. I want to take another of Roma's classes next ( Read more... ) -
Only When Work is Play...
Robert Frost
from Two Tramps in Mudtime
Yield who will to their separation
my object in living
is to unite my avocation and my vocation
as my two eyes make one in sight.
Only where love and need are one
and work is play for mortal stakes
is the deed ever really done
for heaven and the future's sake.
=) Haaay I love Mondays. I love my photo teacher. I wish I ( Read more... ) -
Edmund Phelps
Remember my previous post about having Phelps as a professor? HE JUST WON THE NOBEL PRIZE! Gah!!! Haha. =)
Columbia's Edmund Phelps Wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
By Jonas Bergman
Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Columbia University's Edmund S. Phelps won the Nobel Prize in economic sciences for his theories on keeping inflation stable in an economy by ( Read more... ) -
Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way (NYC)
Haaay. =)
Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way (NYC)
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album The Captain And The Kid
I remember it like it was yesterday
Snow in the park and skaters on the ice
Long black cars standing side-by-side
Loading up the boys at night
Turned up our collars to the chill of the wind
Caught an innocent ( Read more... ) -
The Meeting of New People
I've always believed that learning comes from experience and through interaction with other people. But I never realized the extent to which others' life stories could impact me. Living in I-House has been great thus far. It's a humbling experience; witnessing how much other students have seen and done, hearing about places they've been to, ( Read more... ) -
Seeing the Stars at the US OPEN 2006
New York - There weren’t any decent tickets available for sale at the time my mom, my cousin Marc, and I decided to go watch the US Open. Admittedly, I was at fault for not planning ahead. But given the fact that I come from a family of huge tennis fanatics and have now moved to live in the Big Apple, the opportunity to see tennis stars up close ( Read more... ) -
Amazingly Amazing NYC!
cc'ing from email...
Hello hello! I decided to email in one go so I don't keep repeating stories! Read only if you have bum time! It's full of my usual stenie rants!
First things first -- to those who've considered or are considering coming to NYC (for a visit or what-not), come! PIA (with dad in october!), Lorr, Dre, Rissa, Jo, Danny, Julia, Les ( Read more... ) -
Blink
When all is said and done, there's no other better way to put it...
"And sure, there, I shivered, but at least I could stare upward, grateful for the sun and when the moon came it was an awful sight, pulling, grasping, crisp-clear, a china-bowl teetering on a table's edge - a held breath. Here, the thing's all haze and gross, orange and angry, ( Read more... )
