Two nights ago was Columbia University's Senior Ball. I went to Washington Heights and got my nails especially done for the occasion. The purple/black/silver zebra stripe design came to me in a dream.
The following evening I went to Providence for le Bal Oriental. Here I am taking a nap in an opium den. I am wearing a turban, Nefertiti makeup, and a Japonesque shift dress.
"My life is absolutely meaningless. When i consider the different periods into which it falls, it seems like the word Schnur in the dictionary, which means in the first place a string, in the second, a daughter-in-law. The only thing lacking is that the word Schnur should mean in the third place a camel, and in the fourth, a dust-brush."
Why is it that young pop stars always feature themselves on their debut single? By feature themselves, I mean, insert their names into the song lyrics where its not necessarily appropriate. Then they rap a verse and give a little flavor of their pop icon persona. I mean, I get it, they want their name to PoP PoW but it's totally absurd. Let's go over this.
Lil' Romeo "Oh Romeo you're the cutest boy I know! I know I know! So let me be your girlfriend" wait it goes on
"11 years old, makin' A's and B's
and these lil mommy's can't keep their hands off me
when you see in the streets holla what's up doc
I gotta a bugs bunny chain wit a matchin' watch
I make you jump like Kris Kross, bounce like Bow
I'm the next generation, I came to lock it down
I'm a little boy, but live a big man's life
I got girls passin' up wanna be my wife
I got grown women wanna be in my life
by the time I'm 18 I'm not gon be nothin' nice
I'm that R-O-M-E-O, after high school
I'm goin' straight to the pro's bounce,bounce"
OK that one is my favorite. That is a fucking incredible song. Better than anything the Jackson 5 ever did like forreal.
Next we have Aaron Carter. Do you remember that smash hit "Aaron's Party"??? He plugs himself a whole lot in that ditty
" The door bell rings cuz the party's here
I'm crankin up the stereo like it's New Years
Walkin' 'round the house like who's Da Man
(Everybody do it like Aaron can)"
" Aaron C's in the house, here we go
Come with it"
I can't remember what Hillary Duff's first song was nor can I remember Lil Bowwow's and that's the extent of my recent pop knowledge. Now I'm talking about 11-14 year old pop stars and not 17 year old like Britney, Avril etc.
What prompted this was that everyone has been singing this retarded song by Miley Cyrus who apparently is the hot new teen celeb. The song is genius in that it isn't catchy and the singer just sounds like a huge loser. Yet she makes sure to identify herself as big loser nonetheless:
" The last time I freaked out
I just kept looking down
I st-st-stuttered when you asked me what I'm thinking about
Felt like I couldn't breath
You asked what's wrong with me
My best friend Lesley said "Oh she's just being Miley""
umm so kids these days identify not with bugs bunny watch and break dancing but WEAK INSECURE GIRLS yeaaaaaahhhh
paz,
where are you?
what is your phone number?
how can i contact you?
have you started orientation yet?
have you been to a pub?
how is your accent?
what do you feel inside?
i am lonely without you
please contact
artemis
Il n'y a pas de meilleur moyen pour se familiariser avec la mort que de l'allier a une idee libertine.
Orientation week was stupid. I made one friend and a few friendlies. At least I got to see Karimah (shout out!) and another day Adam.
Also, seeing Gus & Kate on a daily basis is super nice.
i've been wondering for weeks where all the european youth hang out. on the beach sipping wine? no. in a local taverna eating goat? no. on the platia checking eachother out? no! they are here in gnet playing world of warcraft! the horror...the horror!
fortnight (week past, present, future)
TOP TEN
1. danielson ............ w. animal collective.
2. the big animal (paz, you must see this immediately. it is the best movie i've seen in some months.)
3. fermenting compost pile, mad citrus juices
4. twelfth night
5. marta o., my brother alexios
6. patrick wolf
7. swimming only 1000 during my free period
8. gelato (and my friends jamie, ellie and katrina. shout out! ow ow!)
9. omnivore's dilemma - perhaps someday joel will hire me?
10. on wednesday or saturday i will buy a prom dress (perhaps)
a chameleon for good measure
david brower is my flav
this is funny
my mattress was dead so for my birthday i asked for a space technology certified tempur-pedic mattress. lately i have noticed that i have only been sleeping six or seven hours a day recently, even on days when i have all the time i like, but i have been totally energetic anyway! hooray! this is really great because on weekends when i'm tired i tend to sleep eight or nine hours. this means that in one year, i will have added over ten days of awake time to my life and if i live to 54, i will have added over a year of awake time to my life! this is really awesome and far superior to adding a whole year to the end of life because then i won't be so energetic, but instead i'm adding my extra awake time throughout the course of my life. i hope to spend this extra time learning new languages, helping people, and going to mass.
