Elle’s Monday Motivation

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Our blog mascot offers some words of inspiration: It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail. – Gore Vidal

Mascot Contest: Grand Finale

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. Well, school officially kicks off tomorrow and I still haven’t wrapped up this ridiculous summer distraction. At the end of the 3rd competition, we had Toby Dog [...]

I’ve identified the problem

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Here’s the thing about moving to a new city: You can’t see it, but there’s a really, really tiny circle labeled “things I say to cute guys I meet at bars.” Anyway, there’s a whole lotta family stuff happening this week. We’re talking birth, death, birthdays, road trips, conflict, sickness, reunions and all the assorted [...]

Daily Show

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

So if you were following my twitter today, you probably already know I went to a taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart this afternoon. It was great fun and I was impressed by how funny and charming Jon was before the show and in person. I got a pretty good seat, was right [...]

Parking It

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Since I don’t have a lot to do this week (or money to do it with), I’ve been roaming a bit, and enjoying the hot city weather. I’ve been spending a lot of time exploring park spaces, especially Central Park and Riverside. Today I walked all the way down the river to the High Line, [...]

Night Views

Friday, August 7th, 2009

The AEP program classes finished up on Thursday night. It was a good way to get ready for the start of school. I feel like I know at least the basics of how to brief cases, what I’m looking for when I read them, how the Socratic method works and the most beginning aspects of [...]

Mascot Contest: Breaking News

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

We interrupt this regularly scheduled program with a special announcement. Moments ago, I received a series of Twitter messages from Gay Moose declaring that he is dropping out of the contest and, apparently, moving to Los Angeles to become a judge on American Idol. GM: Sadders in my heartz, Imma not coming back to the [...]

Marry, F*ck or Kill: season finale

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Okay, this is definitely the last one of these I’m doing for a while. It’s been fun, but I don’t want it to get stale and routine. As I threatened, the final week of MFoK is dedicated to online friends and regular responders to the game. And they all brought cute little furry things (except [...]

Weekend Wrap and HP&tHBP

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

My first full weekend in the city was less than eventful. I spent some time wandering around the Upper West Side, jogging along Riverside Park, and generally getting to know my neighborhood better. I stopped in a dive-y gay bar I doubt I’ll be checking out again and I treated myself to a trip to [...]