2006 is upon us...
I wasn't posting much over the past four months, which doesn't mean that nothing happened. In fact, it was just the opposite!
But now that I've survived my first semester at Columbia, there are some good things coming my way:
Weekend of...DatesLocation(s)ActivitiesVia...January--2-6New York, NYGot back from Madrid. Started unpacking more boxes. Saw Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic and the impressive Russia! exhibit at the Guggenheim.Air Plus Comet77,8New York, NYWent to Brooklyn with R. Built media shelving and routed Ethernet cables around the apartment.My car--9-13New York, NYSpent a day with newly sane K. Arranged all CD's and DVD's. Went out with K. and D on Friday.------1414,15Atlantic City, NJ / NYCSaw Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Borgata. Enjoyed a day of shopping at an outlet mall. Went to D.'s birthday party.My car--16,17New York, NYMade more progress getting our place into shape. Put up some wall art. Rediscovered the joys of cooking.--------18-20New York, NYThe new semester has started. On Friday, cleaned up all day and then saw Narnia.------2121,22New York, NYBought a sofa and went to Brighton. Spent Sunday studying.My car--23-27New York, NYHad interviews with M&T, DiamondCluster, Booz Allen and Yahoo! R. and L. stopped by for dinner.------2828,29New York, NYWent out with K., D. and his new girlfriend. Paid another visit to A.'s parents.My carFebruary--30-3New York, NYHad a beer tasting event for the Marketing class. Interviews with Symantec and Patni. Saw the outstanding Brokeback Mountain.------44,5New York, NY / NJOrdered a living room rug from C&B. Spent way too much time working on Decision Models assignments.My car--6-10New York, NYBilly Joel at the Garden. Had the cable man come and fix our Internet connection. An amusing evening with D. and D.------1111,12New York, NYA big snow storm. The INXS show was postponed. Sent out a large batch of resumes.--------13-17New York, NYStayed up all night doing Operations on Monday and didn't go to class the next day. The second pot luck dinner with our Cluster.------1818,19New York, NYMartina McBride at Radio City Music Hall.--------20-24New York, NYSaw Hoodwinked, the best animated movie since Shrek 2. An interview with DFI International. A dinner with the "Russian Club" at a Romanian restaurant.------2525,26New York, NYFrantically studied for the exams. Had lunch with A.'s family but refused to go to an official function with them.My car--27-3New York, NYTwo midterms on the same day. Another visit to the Career Center. Finals in Marketing Programs and Decision Models. M. stopped by for an evening.My carMarch44,5Philadelphia, PA / NYCGot sick and had to stay home. Bummer!--------6-10New York, NY / Englewood, NJThe Spring Break. Watched old B&B tapes. Opened a joint bank account. Had to go to the dealer again. Filled out about a dozen internship applications.My car1111,12New York, NY My Birthday. More furniture shopping in Brooklyn. The one and only Михаил Жванецкий at the Millennium.My car--13-16New York, NYTried to run for VP of Academics in the GBA election (poster / speech). The "Beer Game" for Operations. A Career Networking night.------1817-19San Francisco, CAsaw's bachelor party and wedding. A nice walk around Chinatown, but a hectic weekend otherwise.American / Song--20-24New York, NY / Ridgefield Park, NJVolunteered for I-Prep. Interviews with Quest Diagnostics and Samsung. Handed over discordian's stuff. A "Happy Hour" featuring CBS Idol.My car2525,26New York, NYTook it easy on Saturday. An early morning appointment to do our taxes. Ordered a coffee table. A dinner at A.'s parents for R.'s birthday.My car--27-31New York, NYHad a phone interviews with Infosys and got a summer internship offer the same day. A tour of JetBlue facilities at the JFK airport.------April11,2New York, NYFinally saw D.'s place in Brooklyn. Тимур Шаов at the Millennium. Started working on the Venturing class paper.My car--3-7New York, NYDavid Gilmour at Radio City Music Hall. A total homework overload and feeling under the weather again.------88,9New York, NYE-filed our first joint federal tax return. Submitted Columbia Scholarship, Need Access and FAFSA financial aid applications.--------10-14New York, NYFormally accepted the internship offer. A networking event with McKinsey BTO. A videotaped mock interview. A panel discussion on Outsourcing and Offshoring. Saw Ice Age 2.------1515,16New York, NYA local fair along Broadway. Passover dinner in Brooklyn.My car--17-21New York, NYThe annual New York Auto Show and an international Orchid Show. The last day of classes and Follies. Submitted two final papers.------2222,23Atlantic City, NJ / NYCMajor shopping at the The Walk outlet stores. B.B. King at the House of Blues. Studied all night for Accounting.My car--24-28New York, NYFinal exams in Managerial Accounting, Macro Economics and Leadership. Got some good advice about travel in India from R. My poor car got damaged while parked.------2929,30East Rutherford, NJ / NYCChampions on Ice at Continental Arena. Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.--------> The summer in India <--
Update (Oct. 15): Got orchestra seats for an INXS show with a new singer in February.
Update (Nov. 3): Made airline reservations to fly to San Francisco for saw's wedding.
Update (Nov. 29): Added Lynyrd Skynyrd and Champions On Ice to our '06 schedule.
Update (Dec. 3): Lucked out with four awesome floor seats for Billy Joel at the Garden.
Update (Dec. 4): Ordered some tickets to see Martina McBride at Radio City Music Hall.
Update (Dec. 21): David Gilmour, a former lead singer for Pink Floyd, is coming to town.
Update (Dec. 22): Got two Phantom tickets for early January when R. is gonna be in NYC.
Update (Jan. 2): Apparently A.'s parents already got us tickets for Михаил Жванецкий.
Update (Feb. 18): Made reservations to see B.B. King when he comes to town in April.
But now that I've survived my first semester at Columbia, there are some good things coming my way:
Weekend of...DatesLocation(s)ActivitiesVia...January--2-6New York, NYGot back from Madrid. Started unpacking more boxes. Saw Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic and the impressive Russia! exhibit at the Guggenheim.Air Plus Comet77,8New York, NYWent to Brooklyn with R. Built media shelving and routed Ethernet cables around the apartment.My car--9-13New York, NYSpent a day with newly sane K. Arranged all CD's and DVD's. Went out with K. and D on Friday.------1414,15Atlantic City, NJ / NYCSaw Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Borgata. Enjoyed a day of shopping at an outlet mall. Went to D.'s birthday party.My car--16,17New York, NYMade more progress getting our place into shape. Put up some wall art. Rediscovered the joys of cooking.--------18-20New York, NYThe new semester has started. On Friday, cleaned up all day and then saw Narnia.------2121,22New York, NYBought a sofa and went to Brighton. Spent Sunday studying.My car--23-27New York, NYHad interviews with M&T, DiamondCluster, Booz Allen and Yahoo! R. and L. stopped by for dinner.------2828,29New York, NYWent out with K., D. and his new girlfriend. Paid another visit to A.'s parents.My carFebruary--30-3New York, NYHad a beer tasting event for the Marketing class. Interviews with Symantec and Patni. Saw the outstanding Brokeback Mountain.------44,5New York, NY / NJOrdered a living room rug from C&B. Spent way too much time working on Decision Models assignments.My car--6-10New York, NYBilly Joel at the Garden. Had the cable man come and fix our Internet connection. An amusing evening with D. and D.------1111,12New York, NYA big snow storm. The INXS show was postponed. Sent out a large batch of resumes.--------13-17New York, NYStayed up all night doing Operations on Monday and didn't go to class the next day. The second pot luck dinner with our Cluster.------1818,19New York, NYMartina McBride at Radio City Music Hall.--------20-24New York, NYSaw Hoodwinked, the best animated movie since Shrek 2. An interview with DFI International. A dinner with the "Russian Club" at a Romanian restaurant.------2525,26New York, NYFrantically studied for the exams. Had lunch with A.'s family but refused to go to an official function with them.My car--27-3New York, NYTwo midterms on the same day. Another visit to the Career Center. Finals in Marketing Programs and Decision Models. M. stopped by for an evening.My carMarch44,5Philadelphia, PA / NYCGot sick and had to stay home. Bummer!--------6-10New York, NY / Englewood, NJThe Spring Break. Watched old B&B tapes. Opened a joint bank account. Had to go to the dealer again. Filled out about a dozen internship applications.My car1111,12New York, NY My Birthday. More furniture shopping in Brooklyn. The one and only Михаил Жванецкий at the Millennium.My car--13-16New York, NYTried to run for VP of Academics in the GBA election (poster / speech). The "Beer Game" for Operations. A Career Networking night.------1817-19San Francisco, CAsaw's bachelor party and wedding. A nice walk around Chinatown, but a hectic weekend otherwise.American / Song--20-24New York, NY / Ridgefield Park, NJVolunteered for I-Prep. Interviews with Quest Diagnostics and Samsung. Handed over discordian's stuff. A "Happy Hour" featuring CBS Idol.My car2525,26New York, NYTook it easy on Saturday. An early morning appointment to do our taxes. Ordered a coffee table. A dinner at A.'s parents for R.'s birthday.My car--27-31New York, NYHad a phone interviews with Infosys and got a summer internship offer the same day. A tour of JetBlue facilities at the JFK airport.------April11,2New York, NYFinally saw D.'s place in Brooklyn. Тимур Шаов at the Millennium. Started working on the Venturing class paper.My car--3-7New York, NYDavid Gilmour at Radio City Music Hall. A total homework overload and feeling under the weather again.------88,9New York, NYE-filed our first joint federal tax return. Submitted Columbia Scholarship, Need Access and FAFSA financial aid applications.--------10-14New York, NYFormally accepted the internship offer. A networking event with McKinsey BTO. A videotaped mock interview. A panel discussion on Outsourcing and Offshoring. Saw Ice Age 2.------1515,16New York, NYA local fair along Broadway. Passover dinner in Brooklyn.My car--17-21New York, NYThe annual New York Auto Show and an international Orchid Show. The last day of classes and Follies. Submitted two final papers.------2222,23Atlantic City, NJ / NYCMajor shopping at the The Walk outlet stores. B.B. King at the House of Blues. Studied all night for Accounting.My car--24-28New York, NYFinal exams in Managerial Accounting, Macro Economics and Leadership. Got some good advice about travel in India from R. My poor car got damaged while parked.------2929,30East Rutherford, NJ / NYCChampions on Ice at Continental Arena. Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.--------> The summer in India <--
Update (Oct. 15): Got orchestra seats for an INXS show with a new singer in February.
Update (Nov. 3): Made airline reservations to fly to San Francisco for saw's wedding.
Update (Nov. 29): Added Lynyrd Skynyrd and Champions On Ice to our '06 schedule.
Update (Dec. 3): Lucked out with four awesome floor seats for Billy Joel at the Garden.
Update (Dec. 4): Ordered some tickets to see Martina McBride at Radio City Music Hall.
Update (Dec. 21): David Gilmour, a former lead singer for Pink Floyd, is coming to town.
Update (Dec. 22): Got two Phantom tickets for early January when R. is gonna be in NYC.
Update (Jan. 2): Apparently A.'s parents already got us tickets for Михаил Жванецкий.
Update (Feb. 18): Made reservations to see B.B. King when he comes to town in April.