I just wanted to share the most recent NYU Wellness Exchange public service announcement encouraging students to know their limits on drinking alcohol. It’s interesting that they would try to spell it out for us… so, how much is too much? Well, according to this PSA, you’re over the line in you’ve gone from: one…
Many people know about the significance of March 10, 1959 for Tibetans. It was the day of the Tibetan National Uprising against Chinese occupation. But it wasn’t until last night when I learned of the importance of March 12th in Tibetan history. On March 12, 1959, thousands of Tibetan Women gathered in Lhasa to protest…
For those of you who don’t know much about me, let me make something very clear: I LOVE CHOCOLATE. There, now it’s all out in the open. Last night, I was shopping at my favorite dive store, Filene’s Basement, when I noticed that they had chocolate on sale. Surprisingly, they carry a lot of premium…
After 16 months of delays, Google has finally launched Google Voice.The service features: One phone number for all of your calls and text messages Voicemail Transcription: All of your voicemails are transcribed, saved, and searchable. Free conference calls for up to six people International calls at a reasonable rate. For example, since I’m so in…
In celebration of their 70th Birthday, Glamour Magazine is dishing out subscriptions for $1.50 for one year! How did they choose $1.50? That was their price in their founding year of 1939. Take advantage of this one! Sign up for a subscription here! You might be wondering how I heard about this… Facebook! I’m really…
I am currently trying to reduce my footprint on the world by growing my own lettuce… at this rate, I’m going to starve to death. I acquired the supplies (i.e. seeds, soil, and a cup) to grow this lettuce at the New York Times’ Green Fair about a month ago. Since then, I’ve been plagued…
Today I discovered a YouTube channel called Tsuchinoko TV that features a French Bulldog named Fuku. Tsucchisan is a Japanese director living in Tokyo. His channel features his pet and will later feature cartoons that he makes, inspired by Fuku. His puppy is incredibly adorable, as you can observe for yourself in the video above.…
As pictured above, I just received an email on my Gmail account -880 minutes ago… Interesting…. I’m not sure if that means I received the email already or if I’ll actually receive it in the future. Either way, I’m intrigued. Update: 10:36pm: The string just keeps getting more exciting. (see above)
For everyone out there that’s interested in China, I want to share some information about a fellowship for college students that takes place in Beijing, China, run through a group called IMUSE. (Note: I was a runner up in their China in My Eyes Photography Contest!) Project IMUSE (Initiating Mutual Understanding through Student Exchange) is…
I decided to enter our school’s graduation speech content. It was due last night at midnight. I started around 10:30pm and finally submitted my speech at 11:58pm. They will go through all of the speeches, pick a select group to audition, and then pick the final speaker. Last night as I wrote my speech, I…
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