The New Faces of J-School, Oh Yeah!

An ad in the New York Post yesterday.

This Guy is a Genius

There is no better way to get me to donate a WHOLE DOLLAR than by having a kitten as your mascot. It helped that when I bent to pet her, she climbed into my lap and purred. SO sweet.

The Apartment

Sorry it took me so long to get photos up. Here are some views of our place. . . Click on them for a closer look.

Studio:

Bathroom:

Nate's Room:

Guest Room:

Hallway Leading to (clockwise from bottom left) Linen Closet, Bathroom, Studio, Nate's Room, and Guest Room: Living Room looking toward the hallway to the front door:

Living Room looking toward the back of the apartment (and brick wall out the window):

Front Hallway looking toward door:

Kitchen:My Room:

A Funny

This is one of the most hysterical things I have seen in a long long time. Dog owners especially will enjoy it.

Feeding Time

The five monsters, a.k.a. the Thunder Cat Army.

Update

My brother seems to be doing ok, and I have taken up a collection to get him a new computer since he lost a brand-new one in the fire. It's likely that most of you who read this blog have gotten the email. (If you didn't, just let me know.) Thanks so, so much to those of you who have already donated. We are eternally grateful for your generosity and support.

Mitch is now looking for places to live in Troy so he can be closer to school. If anyone in the area knows of anything available, please let me know.

Fire

My brother's house burned down today. He and his girlfriend and his dog got out. Everything is lost. More later when I can see straight.

3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .

Holy shit, I'm 28.

Shmutzy

This made me giggle.

Deluge of Fall Birthdays

Sept. 25: Happy birthday NATE!!!!
Oct. 10: Happy birthday MOM!!!!!!
Oct. 25: Happy birthday ROBIN!!!!!
Oct. 28: Happy 30th birthday MIKE!!!!!
Nov. 4: Happy birthday KATHY!!!!!
Nov. 6: Happy birthday KEN!!!!
Nov. 9: Happy birthday ME!!!!
Nov. 15: Happy birthday HEATHER!!!!

alright, now everyone stop getting older. ready? ok... go!

Today's Assignment

Abi, Erin and I are about to walk the half-block to Port Authority to profile it for our afternoon drill. Upon hearing about our assignment, Dana says, "Ew.. You guys have to go inhale dried piss??"

Port Authority, here we come.

Sometimes Lectures Just Need to END

Over-read on my classmate Steve's computer during lecture today (which, by the way, is closing in on three hours right about now):

"Dear Sister,
I am in class and I want to die."

Gotta love laptops--for visual eavesdropping alone. ;-)

Our Humble Abode

Nate's selling a keyboard on Craigslist and a girl came to look at it this evening. She was pleasant and took her time playing the keyboard in the foyer while Nate and I chatted in the kitchen. She talked to Nate for a minute about the instrument and then proceeded to gush about our apartment. Among other things, she said, "I've never seen an apartment this put together in New York." We thought that was cute, and it made us feel even more proud of our very cool apartment.