Hookah Bars in NYC

I remember the first time I heard about hookah. I was a freshman at NYU, and it was the first night that I had spent in my dorm room. To get to know each other, my freshman floormates and I went out that night. My roommate suggested that we go get hookah. Of course, being…

NYU Wellness Exchange Discourages Over-Drinking

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…

50 Years of Resistance for Tibetan Women

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…

Desage Chocolatier

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…

Introducing Google Voice

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…

Glamour Subscription Only $1.50

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…

Growing Lettuce

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…

YouTube Discovery: Fuku the French Bulldog

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.…

Email Received -880 Minutes Ago

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)