Fleet Week | Loving a man in uniform

It's Fleet Week in the city! "Thousands of Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard ships will be in town for Fleet Week New York. Hosted nearly every year since 1984, Fleet Week New York is the City's celebration of the sea services. This annual event also provides an opportunity for the citizens of New York City and the surrounding Tri-State area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness first hand the latest capabilities of today's Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Team. Fleet Week includes dozens of military demonstrations and displays throughout the week, as well as public visitation of many of the participating ships." I am undeniably excited. It's my first ever fleet week, and the marines are my favorites. Why DO women always like "men in uniform"?

I have an interview today with American Apparel and then my best friend from home is coming to visit. Ta!

Please Pray for Myanmar | Devastating Cyclone Hit

The New York Times: "Myanmar — the name the junta gave to Burma — has been ruled by military dictatorship for 46 years, increasingly isolated and struggling under economic sanctions by the United States and Europe. Last September, the junta crushed peaceful protest marches by Buddhist monks."

A devastating cyclone (Cyclone Nargis) has hit Myanmar. The numbers now follow: at least 22,000 dead, 41,000 missing, 1 million homeless. Meanwhile, the junta continue to refuse aid from other countries. Please pray for this country that:

-the country officials accept international aid
-that Cyclone Nargis victims will get access to water, food, and shelter asap
-that this horrific event will become a political salvation for the people of Myanmar

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The end of a marathon weekend | Freshman year is over?? Wha-

Oh god. My head is pounding. My throat is sore. I'm a tired mess. This weekend has been the craziest, busiest marathon weekend of my life (PS. I am not exaggerating at all).

We started it off with a bang: SLOPE DAY - an epic celebration of everything Cornellian. Hot hot heat performed pretty solidly. Although the weather was a bit iffy, everyone toughed it out on the slope as best they could.



The next day, I woke up at 4:45pm!!!! NO JOKE. To top that off, I had a formal to go to at 5:30pm!!! I woke up to my friend banging on my door, scared to death because everyone had been trying to reach me all day and I hadn't responded once. I didn't even hear my alarm ring because I felt so worn out and tired the night before. Some background information: recently, an Ithaca College student was found in a pond after going missing for a few days (look up the story). In addition, a Binghamton student died from a car accident on slope day. All this combined with the fact that I had not responded to anyone's calls and been missing for a good 13 hours made everyone extremely alarmed. Thank god, I was fine (just a bit woozy from tons of sleep).

Me, extremely tired.

I woke up Saturday morning after formal at a decent hour but immediately hopped onto a bus to go on a wine tour. We visited Wagners vineyard, which was a good hour away, I think. It was BEAUTIFUL, next to Seneca lake. People had wine tastings and picnics. Pretty nice... EXCEPT THAT I LOST MY PHONE AND MY ID ON THE BUS. And that basically ruined my night. I was just so stressed and tired I went back and fell asleep around 9:30pm and woke up at 10:30am.


Wow. Come to think of it, I've been sleeping a lot, except the sleeping I've been doing isn't even real sleeping.. it's just a crash, blackout and then wake-up at an ungodly hour (either too early or too late). Today, I attempted to do work at the library but it was way too nice outside so I eventually gave in and slept outside (sleeping more damn it). I went to an amazing Thai restaurant for my friendss 22nd birthday... which was really a nice chill lovely thing to do.



So, I have to turn in early tonight. I really do. There's so much work to do and I've got to crack down for my finals and a final paper. Ok. I'm gonna crack down... starting tomorrow morning.

EPIC DAY TOMORROW.

As we all know, tomorrow is the first Friday of May. As well as the last day of classes. As well as, SLOPE DAY. THE MOST EPIC DAY DURING THE CORNELL ACADEMIC CALENDAR. GET EXCITED.

"And now," said Max, "Let the wild rumpus start."

This year, Gym Class Heroes and Hot Hot Heat will perform. I will probably be floating around between my early French class, my sorority mixer, my freshman friends, some of the Asian peoples, and miscellaneous. Basically everyone crams the slope (hopefully, we will all get there) and celebrates. Festivities begin at 10 AM. Set your alarms!!

Recipe for a Perfect Weekend

I love how all the prefrosh think that all we do at Cornell is sunbathe in bikinis, gorge jump, eat, and play Frisbee. When I visited last year (it's been a year??), five feet of snow covered all of Ithaca. How I ended up here... that is the question. Anyway, let me first give a little introduction:

Every Sunday, my sorority has a chapter meeting to discuss all that's going on in and around Alpha Phi. Today, a woman from the health center came to us about nutrition. Apparently, a person whose mood dramatically improves as a result of good weather has a high dependency on seratonin. That means food, physical activity, and 60 degrees and over temp = happy. Welcome to the most amazing weekend I've had at Cornell, thus far and the beginning of a much needed love affair with this University of Diversity.

On Saturday morning, I woke up and threw on the oldest, rattiest pieces of clothing I owned and joined up with some people headed for Holi, an Indian holiday to "welcome Spring" (such a nice reason, huh?). It was INSANE. About a hundred or more students ran around Annabel courtyard, throwing colored powder at each other for three hours. I barely survived- we were all covered in color and looked like a complete mess. A random person had thrown yellow into my eyes and I needed a friend to guide me step-by-step to a bathroom.


At the end of Holi, someone came up with the brilliant idea to go swimming. Which eventually turned into a mass migration to the gorges. (You see why I'm amazed I ever found myself in a a college surrounded by waterfalls and cow meadows?) Imagine a crowd of paint-covered, barely recognizable figures splashing into the gorges. I think the water changed color after all that.

Yes, I spent most of this weekend outdoors. After our gorge-jumping-slash-color-cleansing adventure, we decided to lay out in sun, walk to Collegetown for bubble tea, get dinner. I ran back to get ready for a breakdancing showcase and going out. The perfect weekend. I ran-without going to the gym, got utterly messed up-intentionally, ate delicious food, and actually got a legitimate tan. Seratonin overload. This week will be bombarded with activities as well. It's officially Cornell Fashion week... our show is this weekend. And Formal is coming up. My INTERNSHIP INTERVIEWS. PRESENTATIONS. And, again I'm writing here when I should be writing for actual grades (I have a full documentary play to write tonight). Ciao, and have a good week. PS And yes, I did end my weekend night outdoors.