गुरुवार, सितंबर 09, 2004
non ho scritto in italiano per molto tempo. andro a regresare a chicago questa domenica. sono felice per ritornare all'universita, ma sono triste a partire miami, il piu magnifica citta nel mundo. oggi sono uscito con alex al'lato oeste. alexandra va a washington domani, e io non vedo lei finche dicembre. :-(
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मंगलवार, सितंबर 07, 2004
That does it. I've been reading the Class of 2008 message boards and I can't stand this garbage. The few current students allowed to respond to income students questions are so...umm...i don't know big words...mono (not the kissing diease)?
also, if a student asks a question, the answer is always the same.
New student: "How's the food at Pierce?"
Student director: "Perfect."
New student: "How's the classes?"
Student director: "Perfect."
New student: "How would you describe the room sizes at Pierce?"
Student director: "Small, but perfect."
This annoys me! One student inquired if he would have problems keeping Kosher eating at Pierce dining hall. The student director replied "No problems." What an idiot. I'm not one to keep Kosher, but I'm a jew (a kabbalah jew). It is very well known he only way to keep Kosher at school (while being on the school's meal plan) is by eating at Barlett, which has the only kosher bar on campus.
then there are the stupid answers to the frat question...the current students have no idea what they are talking about.
there's the semi-formal question, in which a student asks about what formal/semi-formal wear to bring to school. the reply is that "there is generally no formal/semi formal events". what a stupid answer. there are plenty of formal events to wear formal/semi formal wear. in may, I wore my suit three weekends in a row. in addition to the formals...fall (which is AWESOME), valentine's, and spring (which sucks), there are frat and sorority cocktails (some private, some semi-public) all the time, and many other formals outside of the big three.
okay, i'll stop ranting
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also, if a student asks a question, the answer is always the same.
New student: "How's the food at Pierce?"
Student director: "Perfect."
New student: "How's the classes?"
Student director: "Perfect."
New student: "How would you describe the room sizes at Pierce?"
Student director: "Small, but perfect."
This annoys me! One student inquired if he would have problems keeping Kosher eating at Pierce dining hall. The student director replied "No problems." What an idiot. I'm not one to keep Kosher, but I'm a jew (a kabbalah jew). It is very well known he only way to keep Kosher at school (while being on the school's meal plan) is by eating at Barlett, which has the only kosher bar on campus.
then there are the stupid answers to the frat question...the current students have no idea what they are talking about.
there's the semi-formal question, in which a student asks about what formal/semi-formal wear to bring to school. the reply is that "there is generally no formal/semi formal events". what a stupid answer. there are plenty of formal events to wear formal/semi formal wear. in may, I wore my suit three weekends in a row. in addition to the formals...fall (which is AWESOME), valentine's, and spring (which sucks), there are frat and sorority cocktails (some private, some semi-public) all the time, and many other formals outside of the big three.
okay, i'll stop ranting
सोमवार, सितंबर 06, 2004
Everybody, are you ready to be jealous of me (as if you weren't already haha)? Yeah, ready? Well....
...I have access to the Class of 2008 message boards. Yes! Be jealous! I have acsess.
"But Mark, how? Outside of new freshman, only Student Directors can access the message boards?" asks Alex Marie, pondering in confusion, but with a sense of covetousness in her tone.
"That's my secret," replies Mark with a girm.
Some background:
The University of Chicago puts up a message board for students to socialize for before school starts. This makes sense. After all, most students at our wonderful institution aren't used to real social situations. They are used to the Star Wars Message Boards, Dugeon's & Dragon's chat room, and AIMing people from their online book club. So why not put these students in a social situation where they feel comfortable? The Class of 2007 Message Boards create this. Never mind the fact most of the people that become friends will never hear each others voice, for lack of people-to-people social skills, but, hey, at least they can be internet social. I never was one to post much on the Class of 2007 Boards, although I do lay claim to having the first ever post (along the lines of "Hi, I'm Mark. Bye", since I coincidentaly was on the website only minutes after the boards became open to the public...but boy do I love to read them! The people on these boards are ones I likely will never make friends with, those people are out enjoying themselves, but it is still enjoyful.
Even though "the boards" have been, for most accounts, successful and highly liked by the students that use them, "The boards" have are rocked with a scandalous history. The Class of 2006 was the first class to have message boards, and they were open to the public. No login required, anybody could go. This caused mega trouble, as conversation and behavious got a little to out of hand. It eventually required an authorized UCID login.
In 2007, access was restricted from the start. If you were an O-Aide or incoming freshman, you could access the boards. It made sense, as the many O-Aides could provide helpful questions to incoming students. I was one of them. I was curious about how I can get my MTV (aka cable), and the question was quickly answered by an O-Aide.
In 2008, however, only Student Directors (all 4 of them) could be there to help the freshman. This was a stupid idea. First of all, when you are a Student Director, chances are you are a complete social outcast (no offense to those who are) that can only answer half the questions that are asked...I have witnessed it with these actual (slighly exageratted) account:
Freshman: "How do we join a frat?"
Student Director: "Rush season is autumn (maybe Spring as well) and you can start pledging as soon as you get going in college."
Freshman: "Is it okay to have visitors during O-Week?"
Student Director: "That is a stupid thing to do."
Freshman: "Are there parties?"
Student Director: "No."
Freshman: "How much is cable?"
Student Director: "I don't know."
Freshman: "What cell phone company provides the best service?"
Student Director: "I'm not big on talking on cell phones."
This annoys me, because I could have throughly answered all five of those questions with ease. While the Student Directors have no problems asking questions I couldn't answer like "What's the best Hum sequence?", "What teacher do you reccomend?", and "What's the best place to study?", they look like morons when it comes to answering the other stuff.
The frat question bothered me the most. Not only is the guy entirely wrong, but he talks about it as if he is sure.
The University of Chicago makes stupid decessions sometimes...this was one of them.
Reading the '08 message boards has been fun though. Some of my favourite threads include...
...one in which somebody asked if they were allowed to have packages mailed to them.
...the always popular "Is there a social life?" thread. In this year's thread, one student commented that "This is the UofC. We aren't here to have a social life! If you don't like it, don't go." The actual post, with big words, follows:
"All of the u of c's promotional materials, not to mention countless guidebooks have advertised the school as one of the most rigorous undergraduate experiences in the country. Its main selling point is its intensely demanding and diverse core curriculum--one of the few left in the country, not its selection of frats and parties. There are many places for 'not very studious' people to attend. There may even be one close to your home, so you can spare yourself the expense of travel. The U of C isn't that place."
[to my relief, the thread, at 140 posts long, had many people very upset at the above posters comments]
..."The Laptop vs. Desktop" threads. There are at least seven of them.
...A thread in which a incoming student asked if you are allowed to have non-uChi students sleep in your room.
...Also in the social threads, students will ask "Are there parties?" and others will respond "Yeah! I was there on Prospie week. Even though it was a Thursday, there will still parties!" LOL. I wish I had posting privledges so I could explain to them Thursday parties are a one year event.
...the refridgerator thread. In one of many, someone asks for suggestions on what fridge to buy. A very helpful incoming student responds with some fridges she found for sale on the net at low prices:
"target sells 4.2 cubic feet ones for like $140 (but then shipping and handling is like 50 bucks), and walmart has the same fridge for $130, and shipping is the same as target.that is the shipping cost if you buy it online, don't know if they charge shipping if you just show up at a store and buy it though... anybody know?"
In the poster's defense, she is from a foreign country and probably thought of shipping as being a tax of sorts. Still funny though.
...various freshman saying how "The Class of 2008 will be king and we will be on top of the school's social scene." HAHA! sorry, class of '08 may be cool. you can't top '07. ;)
Yeah, so there you have it. The Class of 2008 will rock (not as much as '07) and I am very excieted about the school year starting again, except for the part about going to classes.
and for all those class of 2008 students that found this blog on google...well...that's creepy...well, actually I did the same thing. welcome to the university of chicago. you're going to have a very, very fun time at this school. contrary to popular belief, we have fun. call me (305.528.0693), facebook me (just type in ikea), visit me (max west 410B), and look for me at the parties (i'll be at every single one of them, as will anita, who you should facebook too). it'll be good times.
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...I have access to the Class of 2008 message boards. Yes! Be jealous! I have acsess.
"But Mark, how? Outside of new freshman, only Student Directors can access the message boards?" asks Alex Marie, pondering in confusion, but with a sense of covetousness in her tone.
"That's my secret," replies Mark with a girm.
Some background:
The University of Chicago puts up a message board for students to socialize for before school starts. This makes sense. After all, most students at our wonderful institution aren't used to real social situations. They are used to the Star Wars Message Boards, Dugeon's & Dragon's chat room, and AIMing people from their online book club. So why not put these students in a social situation where they feel comfortable? The Class of 2007 Message Boards create this. Never mind the fact most of the people that become friends will never hear each others voice, for lack of people-to-people social skills, but, hey, at least they can be internet social. I never was one to post much on the Class of 2007 Boards, although I do lay claim to having the first ever post (along the lines of "Hi, I'm Mark. Bye", since I coincidentaly was on the website only minutes after the boards became open to the public...but boy do I love to read them! The people on these boards are ones I likely will never make friends with, those people are out enjoying themselves, but it is still enjoyful.
Even though "the boards" have been, for most accounts, successful and highly liked by the students that use them, "The boards" have are rocked with a scandalous history. The Class of 2006 was the first class to have message boards, and they were open to the public. No login required, anybody could go. This caused mega trouble, as conversation and behavious got a little to out of hand. It eventually required an authorized UCID login.
In 2007, access was restricted from the start. If you were an O-Aide or incoming freshman, you could access the boards. It made sense, as the many O-Aides could provide helpful questions to incoming students. I was one of them. I was curious about how I can get my MTV (aka cable), and the question was quickly answered by an O-Aide.
In 2008, however, only Student Directors (all 4 of them) could be there to help the freshman. This was a stupid idea. First of all, when you are a Student Director, chances are you are a complete social outcast (no offense to those who are) that can only answer half the questions that are asked...I have witnessed it with these actual (slighly exageratted) account:
Freshman: "How do we join a frat?"
Student Director: "Rush season is autumn (maybe Spring as well) and you can start pledging as soon as you get going in college."
Freshman: "Is it okay to have visitors during O-Week?"
Student Director: "That is a stupid thing to do."
Freshman: "Are there parties?"
Student Director: "No."
Freshman: "How much is cable?"
Student Director: "I don't know."
Freshman: "What cell phone company provides the best service?"
Student Director: "I'm not big on talking on cell phones."
This annoys me, because I could have throughly answered all five of those questions with ease. While the Student Directors have no problems asking questions I couldn't answer like "What's the best Hum sequence?", "What teacher do you reccomend?", and "What's the best place to study?", they look like morons when it comes to answering the other stuff.
The frat question bothered me the most. Not only is the guy entirely wrong, but he talks about it as if he is sure.
The University of Chicago makes stupid decessions sometimes...this was one of them.
Reading the '08 message boards has been fun though. Some of my favourite threads include...
...one in which somebody asked if they were allowed to have packages mailed to them.
...the always popular "Is there a social life?" thread. In this year's thread, one student commented that "This is the UofC. We aren't here to have a social life! If you don't like it, don't go." The actual post, with big words, follows:
"All of the u of c's promotional materials, not to mention countless guidebooks have advertised the school as one of the most rigorous undergraduate experiences in the country. Its main selling point is its intensely demanding and diverse core curriculum--one of the few left in the country, not its selection of frats and parties. There are many places for 'not very studious' people to attend. There may even be one close to your home, so you can spare yourself the expense of travel. The U of C isn't that place."
[to my relief, the thread, at 140 posts long, had many people very upset at the above posters comments]
..."The Laptop vs. Desktop" threads. There are at least seven of them.
...A thread in which a incoming student asked if you are allowed to have non-uChi students sleep in your room.
...Also in the social threads, students will ask "Are there parties?" and others will respond "Yeah! I was there on Prospie week. Even though it was a Thursday, there will still parties!" LOL. I wish I had posting privledges so I could explain to them Thursday parties are a one year event.
...the refridgerator thread. In one of many, someone asks for suggestions on what fridge to buy. A very helpful incoming student responds with some fridges she found for sale on the net at low prices:
"target sells 4.2 cubic feet ones for like $140 (but then shipping and handling is like 50 bucks), and walmart has the same fridge for $130, and shipping is the same as target.that is the shipping cost if you buy it online, don't know if they charge shipping if you just show up at a store and buy it though... anybody know?"
In the poster's defense, she is from a foreign country and probably thought of shipping as being a tax of sorts. Still funny though.
...various freshman saying how "The Class of 2008 will be king and we will be on top of the school's social scene." HAHA! sorry, class of '08 may be cool. you can't top '07. ;)
Yeah, so there you have it. The Class of 2008 will rock (not as much as '07) and I am very excieted about the school year starting again, except for the part about going to classes.
and for all those class of 2008 students that found this blog on google...well...that's creepy...well, actually I did the same thing. welcome to the university of chicago. you're going to have a very, very fun time at this school. contrary to popular belief, we have fun. call me (305.528.0693), facebook me (just type in ikea), visit me (max west 410B), and look for me at the parties (i'll be at every single one of them, as will anita, who you should facebook too). it'll be good times.
शुक्रवार, सितंबर 03, 2004
it's that time of the year again...it's the annual The Home Depot & Publix Family Weekend! A fun time for the whole family! First, go to Publix and The Home Depot and stock up on stuff you don't need! Then, enjoy family time preparing for a storm that isn't coming! And, finally, sit back and watch a local televsision station (ABC, FOX, CBS, NBC, UPN, WB, TeleMiami, TeleFutura, TeleMundo, Galavision, HTN, or Univision...so many choices!) with 24 hour coverage of a hurricane...that isn't coming! Yahoo! What a fun filled time!
The Scene: A meeting room at a local South Florida television station
TV Producer: Hi everyone. Today we are plan on this year's annual The Home Depot & Publix Family Weekend event.
The Home Depot Man: We usually go for the first major storm of the season, but this year, we are going for the second. It can increase are revenue stream, especially since we scared people with the first.
Publix Man: Excellent!
TV Producer: Perfect guys. How should we cover it?
Publix Man: Convince people that if they don't have 2 gallons of water per person, per day, for two weeks, they will die of no water.
Sensible Guy: That's unrealistic. This isn't nuclear war, drinkable water will be easily accsessible after two days at the least.
Publix Man: More advertising revenue.
TV Producer: BRILLIANT!
The Home Depot Man: And convince people they need $600 generators. After all, if they don't, they won't have power for a long time. And convince them they need a lot of plywood. Like, a lot of plywood! Though not the cheap kind, the expensive kind!
Sensible Guy: Okay, plywood makes sense, but they don't need the expensive kind. Plywood is plywood. And generators? That is a waste of money.
The Home Depot Man: More adveritsing revnue.
TV Producer: BRILLIANT.
[a strange man walk in]
TV Producer: Sir, who are you?
Strange Man: Why, can't you tell?
TV Producer, The Home Depot Man, Publix Man [ALL]: No.
Strange Man: Well, I'm Gasoline Station Man!
TV Producer: Oh! We should have been able to tell with you oil slick suit.
Publix Man: Not funny.
TV Producer: I try.
The Home Depot Man: Why are you here?
Gasoline Station Man: Because I have a brilliant idea.
TV Producer: BRILLIANT!
Sensible Guy: Shut-up, TV Producer.
Publix Man: What's your idea?
Gasoline Station Man: Convince people that, for every car they have, they need a full tank of gasoline! See, if they don't have gasoline, we can make them think that gasoline will become some sort of rare and valuable energy source that will be highly valued in a post-hurricane world.
Sensible Man: Don't be a moron. The day after the storm passes, gasoline stations will be open selling gasoline.
Gasoline Station Man: More adveritsing revenue!
TV Producer: BRILLIANT! Any other ideas?
The Home Depot: Yes. I was talking to my friend at Lowes, a similar store to us that is only in northern parts of the state. He wants in on the action.
TV Producer: Why don't we have our newscaster make it feel like the storm is going to hit the WHOLE state! I mean, it will work! People all up and down, from the Keys to Jacksonville, will buy stuff. We know it's going to hit around Melbourne, but why bother telling that to anybody until the last minute.
TV Producer: BRILLIANT!
Sensible Guy: You know, you just responded to your own idea?
TV Producer: BRILLIANT!
[Scene Ends]
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The Scene: A meeting room at a local South Florida television station
TV Producer: Hi everyone. Today we are plan on this year's annual The Home Depot & Publix Family Weekend event.
The Home Depot Man: We usually go for the first major storm of the season, but this year, we are going for the second. It can increase are revenue stream, especially since we scared people with the first.
Publix Man: Excellent!
TV Producer: Perfect guys. How should we cover it?
Publix Man: Convince people that if they don't have 2 gallons of water per person, per day, for two weeks, they will die of no water.
Sensible Guy: That's unrealistic. This isn't nuclear war, drinkable water will be easily accsessible after two days at the least.
Publix Man: More advertising revenue.
TV Producer: BRILLIANT!
The Home Depot Man: And convince people they need $600 generators. After all, if they don't, they won't have power for a long time. And convince them they need a lot of plywood. Like, a lot of plywood! Though not the cheap kind, the expensive kind!
Sensible Guy: Okay, plywood makes sense, but they don't need the expensive kind. Plywood is plywood. And generators? That is a waste of money.
The Home Depot Man: More adveritsing revnue.
TV Producer: BRILLIANT.
[a strange man walk in]
TV Producer: Sir, who are you?
Strange Man: Why, can't you tell?
TV Producer, The Home Depot Man, Publix Man [ALL]: No.
Strange Man: Well, I'm Gasoline Station Man!
TV Producer: Oh! We should have been able to tell with you oil slick suit.
Publix Man: Not funny.
TV Producer: I try.
The Home Depot Man: Why are you here?
Gasoline Station Man: Because I have a brilliant idea.
TV Producer: BRILLIANT!
Sensible Guy: Shut-up, TV Producer.
Publix Man: What's your idea?
Gasoline Station Man: Convince people that, for every car they have, they need a full tank of gasoline! See, if they don't have gasoline, we can make them think that gasoline will become some sort of rare and valuable energy source that will be highly valued in a post-hurricane world.
Sensible Man: Don't be a moron. The day after the storm passes, gasoline stations will be open selling gasoline.
Gasoline Station Man: More adveritsing revenue!
TV Producer: BRILLIANT! Any other ideas?
The Home Depot: Yes. I was talking to my friend at Lowes, a similar store to us that is only in northern parts of the state. He wants in on the action.
TV Producer: Why don't we have our newscaster make it feel like the storm is going to hit the WHOLE state! I mean, it will work! People all up and down, from the Keys to Jacksonville, will buy stuff. We know it's going to hit around Melbourne, but why bother telling that to anybody until the last minute.
TV Producer: BRILLIANT!
Sensible Guy: You know, you just responded to your own idea?
TV Producer: BRILLIANT!
[Scene Ends]
Ceyda advertises
2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
stupid hurricane. i knew it was never coming. they ruined by day. stupid hurricane.
in other news, i've decided what my first post-college car is going to be, a 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350. yahoo.
it is going to be black with red leather. needless to say, i am short a few thousand. good thing i still have my parents. though if i happen to live in nyc, no car for me. uesless. but nyc isnt the plan.
i will also be leasing cars, not buying. I am strongly against owning a car for more than a three year period, and leasing is more economical if i am going to replace my car often. i get that from my mom. she won't drive a car for more than three years, and demands it is replaced. my dad, on the other hand, insists on keeping cars forever, six years to be exact.
i will also drive mercedes-benz forever. even if i can't afford a new one and have to buy a used one. i get this from my mom too...she has driven the three pointed star exclusively since 1989, and my first car, which will be sold when I leave for my sophmore year (:-()was a benz. mercedes-benz rocks.
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in other news, i've decided what my first post-college car is going to be, a 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350. yahoo.
it is going to be black with red leather. needless to say, i am short a few thousand. good thing i still have my parents. though if i happen to live in nyc, no car for me. uesless. but nyc isnt the plan.
i will also be leasing cars, not buying. I am strongly against owning a car for more than a three year period, and leasing is more economical if i am going to replace my car often. i get that from my mom. she won't drive a car for more than three years, and demands it is replaced. my dad, on the other hand, insists on keeping cars forever, six years to be exact.
i will also drive mercedes-benz forever. even if i can't afford a new one and have to buy a used one. i get this from my mom too...she has driven the three pointed star exclusively since 1989, and my first car, which will be sold when I leave for my sophmore year (:-()was a benz. mercedes-benz rocks.
बुधवार, सितंबर 01, 2004
stupid hurrican is runining my plans to visit my best friend alex on the west side! stupid stupid frances. it is not even going to hit! my parents are all like "put down the shutters! mayday!". whatever. sucks for people in vero beach, not me. i'm gonna be all good.
also, school is canceled in monroe, miami-dade, broward, and palm beach counties tomorrow and friday. NO! i wanted to go visit my school (Miami Country Day School) tomorrow! the school is all abuzz because of the new famous people - Shaquille O'Neal's two oldest kids and XZibit's (of Pimp My Ride fame) son - who have joined the school's enrollment list. And Zoe Kravitz ditched boarding school in New York at the last minute to an unexpected return at the school. At my school, famous people's kids don't go through a regular admittance procedure - they just have automatic accepetence. Some people think it's unfair, but I don't. The parents obviously have more money than others, and there is a good chance that their philantropic (whatever, I can't spell) side will donate more cash to the school. The school is already trying to get O'Neal to whip out his wallet to put his name on the new football field, which is going to have this special kind of material (not grass, not astroturf, something else) on the ground that lets people get non-hurt if they fall. Yahoo.
Summer has been uneventful. I was in New York City thrice and had a lot of fun (as always) each time. The first time I flew up was my favourite - I went in alone and visited with a lot of friends in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Also went to an "underground" warehouse party full of people from Ceyda's high school. That was awesome. I also saw Napolean Dynamite, which I need to see again. It was awesome. I also went to the Bahamas - blah. I have been there too many times. People always say to me "OOOO! The Bahamas!" and I am like "So? Everybody goes there all the time." I guess I don't realize that the Bahamas are a lot farther from San Antonio^ than they are from Miami. Sort of like how I go "OOOO! South Padre Island!"* I also went to Bar Harbour, Maine - save me please. I don't get why my parents enjoy going to nowhere towns in the middle of Maine. For those not familar with Bar Harbour, it is actually quite a "happening" (I use that term loosely) vacation town right on Maine's Atlantic coast. I was surprised at how many people from Miami my parents ran into that place. Why in the world would you leave Miami for a vacation weekend in Maine? Stupid. We also went to Halifax, which was beautiful, mainly because it is located in one of the world's most beautiful places - Canada, a nation as stupid as America should aspire to be, but they never will come close. I may move there one day (not Halifax, though. Toronto or Vancouver are more my thing). We also went to Saratoga Springs, where most our time was spent with a realator shopping for houses. Which is stupid, because we don't need another house, but my mom is adament on having a house in Saratoga Springs so she and my dad can live there two months a year. Stupid. Then we went to Orlando and Walt Disney World. Don't laugh, I love Walt Disney World. I also wonder how I ever went to Walt Disney World with lines? There aren't such thing as line anymore...the longest line I made the whole four days there was 10 minutes for Splash Mountain. I remember having to wait hours for Pirates of the Caribbean - this time around there was a 0 minute wait time, and that turned out to be true. My family and I walked on the boat, and we each had a row to ourself. Thinking it would be cool, I decided to laydown during the drop part. It was fun! I suggest others to laydown during the drop. I also am still trying to figure out how it took a whole day to visit the MGM Studios. That park usually takes only a few hours at most, but it took the whole day. Not complaining - we did every attraction at the park, including Voyage of the Little Mermaid, and never waited in a line. No joke - we never waited in a line. Even for the ever-so-awesome-Alex-filled-adventure-seeking Twlight Zone: Tower of Terror attraction. Yahoo.
In addition, I would like to congratulate the best city ever created - Miami - for pulling off an incredibly smooth 21st Annual MTV VMA show. While the show was a little too conservative (blame the stupid FCC and the idiot conservos that run it**), it ran without a hitch. I think agree with my good pal J-Lo when she calls Miami "the steamiest and sexiest town on the planet." Go J-Lo, go. And yes, Miami is better than where you are from? Why? It just is. We are bilingual. That makes us better. We live a relaxed lifestyle. That makes us better. We love sidewalk cafes, were we sit, people watch, enjoy some gelato or coffe, and converse for two hours. That makes us better. We understand the concept of having stores open past 8pm. That make's us better. We host the MTV VMA's, the Latin Grammys, and the Source Hip Hop Music Award, not to mention the Super Bowl every few years. That makes us better. We are the star of popular TV shows like CSI: Miami and Eve, blockbuster films like Bad Boys II and 2Fast2Furious, and best-selling video games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Driv3r. That makes us better. We have Shaquille O'Neal. That makes us better. We live in an urban environment, full of people and density. That makes us better. We aren't just white - we are Haitain, Jamaican, Cuban, Argentine, South African, Turkish, Israeli, Dominican (shout out to Alex!), Colombian, Italian. That make's us better. We have Starbucks open till 2.30Am, McDonald's open 24hours, and an amazing night scene that means at 2am on a Tuesday morning, you can grab a sandwitch at Jerry's Famous Delhi, do some grocery shopping at Market #2, pick up a pharmacy perscription at Walgreen's or cvs/pharmacy, grab a Happy Meal at McDonald's or a 6" inch sub at Subway, an early morning breakfast at Cafeteria Twenty Four, lounge around at Honey, catch some dancing at Mango's, relax on the beach at Nikki Beach, or sit an people watch at the 9th Street Cafe, on the first floor of The Hampton apartment building. That makes us better. Miami is that cool. Chicago? No, sorry.
Atlanta? Little Rock? Istanbul? Luanada? Yeah...I thought so...Miami is better. Be jealous of Miami. Miami is that cool.
^Indirect Erika reference
*I don't, actually.
**In my perfect world, conservatives from around the United States, like Mormons, Christians, Georgians (including Jacksonville and Tallahasse) and others that do nothing more than butt into people's lives and tell them to live like them, should all be put in South Carolina (crowd them in there). Then, South Carolina will cecede from the United States and we will figure out a way to seperate it from our landmass and send them out to sea. Then, they can live on this little island (hey, it will be surrounded by beaches!) and do conservo things, like censor television. I would love to seperate Georgia too (after all, its not much more than a Delta hub, peach farms, and a Coca-Cola factory), but I rather see the conservos suffer in limited space.
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also, school is canceled in monroe, miami-dade, broward, and palm beach counties tomorrow and friday. NO! i wanted to go visit my school (Miami Country Day School) tomorrow! the school is all abuzz because of the new famous people - Shaquille O'Neal's two oldest kids and XZibit's (of Pimp My Ride fame) son - who have joined the school's enrollment list. And Zoe Kravitz ditched boarding school in New York at the last minute to an unexpected return at the school. At my school, famous people's kids don't go through a regular admittance procedure - they just have automatic accepetence. Some people think it's unfair, but I don't. The parents obviously have more money than others, and there is a good chance that their philantropic (whatever, I can't spell) side will donate more cash to the school. The school is already trying to get O'Neal to whip out his wallet to put his name on the new football field, which is going to have this special kind of material (not grass, not astroturf, something else) on the ground that lets people get non-hurt if they fall. Yahoo.
Summer has been uneventful. I was in New York City thrice and had a lot of fun (as always) each time. The first time I flew up was my favourite - I went in alone and visited with a lot of friends in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Also went to an "underground" warehouse party full of people from Ceyda's high school. That was awesome. I also saw Napolean Dynamite, which I need to see again. It was awesome. I also went to the Bahamas - blah. I have been there too many times. People always say to me "OOOO! The Bahamas!" and I am like "So? Everybody goes there all the time." I guess I don't realize that the Bahamas are a lot farther from San Antonio^ than they are from Miami. Sort of like how I go "OOOO! South Padre Island!"* I also went to Bar Harbour, Maine - save me please. I don't get why my parents enjoy going to nowhere towns in the middle of Maine. For those not familar with Bar Harbour, it is actually quite a "happening" (I use that term loosely) vacation town right on Maine's Atlantic coast. I was surprised at how many people from Miami my parents ran into that place. Why in the world would you leave Miami for a vacation weekend in Maine? Stupid. We also went to Halifax, which was beautiful, mainly because it is located in one of the world's most beautiful places - Canada, a nation as stupid as America should aspire to be, but they never will come close. I may move there one day (not Halifax, though. Toronto or Vancouver are more my thing). We also went to Saratoga Springs, where most our time was spent with a realator shopping for houses. Which is stupid, because we don't need another house, but my mom is adament on having a house in Saratoga Springs so she and my dad can live there two months a year. Stupid. Then we went to Orlando and Walt Disney World. Don't laugh, I love Walt Disney World. I also wonder how I ever went to Walt Disney World with lines? There aren't such thing as line anymore...the longest line I made the whole four days there was 10 minutes for Splash Mountain. I remember having to wait hours for Pirates of the Caribbean - this time around there was a 0 minute wait time, and that turned out to be true. My family and I walked on the boat, and we each had a row to ourself. Thinking it would be cool, I decided to laydown during the drop part. It was fun! I suggest others to laydown during the drop. I also am still trying to figure out how it took a whole day to visit the MGM Studios. That park usually takes only a few hours at most, but it took the whole day. Not complaining - we did every attraction at the park, including Voyage of the Little Mermaid, and never waited in a line. No joke - we never waited in a line. Even for the ever-so-awesome-Alex-filled-adventure-seeking Twlight Zone: Tower of Terror attraction. Yahoo.
In addition, I would like to congratulate the best city ever created - Miami - for pulling off an incredibly smooth 21st Annual MTV VMA show. While the show was a little too conservative (blame the stupid FCC and the idiot conservos that run it**), it ran without a hitch. I think agree with my good pal J-Lo when she calls Miami "the steamiest and sexiest town on the planet." Go J-Lo, go. And yes, Miami is better than where you are from? Why? It just is. We are bilingual. That makes us better. We live a relaxed lifestyle. That makes us better. We love sidewalk cafes, were we sit, people watch, enjoy some gelato or coffe, and converse for two hours. That makes us better. We understand the concept of having stores open past 8pm. That make's us better. We host the MTV VMA's, the Latin Grammys, and the Source Hip Hop Music Award, not to mention the Super Bowl every few years. That makes us better. We are the star of popular TV shows like CSI: Miami and Eve, blockbuster films like Bad Boys II and 2Fast2Furious, and best-selling video games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Driv3r. That makes us better. We have Shaquille O'Neal. That makes us better. We live in an urban environment, full of people and density. That makes us better. We aren't just white - we are Haitain, Jamaican, Cuban, Argentine, South African, Turkish, Israeli, Dominican (shout out to Alex!), Colombian, Italian. That make's us better. We have Starbucks open till 2.30Am, McDonald's open 24hours, and an amazing night scene that means at 2am on a Tuesday morning, you can grab a sandwitch at Jerry's Famous Delhi, do some grocery shopping at Market #2, pick up a pharmacy perscription at Walgreen's or cvs/pharmacy, grab a Happy Meal at McDonald's or a 6" inch sub at Subway, an early morning breakfast at Cafeteria Twenty Four, lounge around at Honey, catch some dancing at Mango's, relax on the beach at Nikki Beach, or sit an people watch at the 9th Street Cafe, on the first floor of The Hampton apartment building. That makes us better. Miami is that cool. Chicago? No, sorry.
Atlanta? Little Rock? Istanbul? Luanada? Yeah...I thought so...Miami is better. Be jealous of Miami. Miami is that cool.
^Indirect Erika reference
*I don't, actually.
**In my perfect world, conservatives from around the United States, like Mormons, Christians, Georgians (including Jacksonville and Tallahasse) and others that do nothing more than butt into people's lives and tell them to live like them, should all be put in South Carolina (crowd them in there). Then, South Carolina will cecede from the United States and we will figure out a way to seperate it from our landmass and send them out to sea. Then, they can live on this little island (hey, it will be surrounded by beaches!) and do conservo things, like censor television. I would love to seperate Georgia too (after all, its not much more than a Delta hub, peach farms, and a Coca-Cola factory), but I rather see the conservos suffer in limited space.
