An 18 year old victim was stabbed in the neck on Monday night. Right in the very packed Paramus Park Mall. Police believe that the altercation occurred over a girl.
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Yikes. I'm too scared to go venture out to the mall now.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
'Tis the Season to Get Stabbed
Monday, December 10, 2007
[Feature] Help! I Don't Want To Fail Out of My First Semester of College!
Dear _________,
Congratulations! You are close to finishing up your very first semester of college! It’s amazing how fast time flies when you are hardly studying having fun! But now it’s time to get into hardcore “study-mode,” especially if you want to be around for the next semester.
As a freshman in college, we make many mistakes. Whether it’s regretting to room with an old high school friend who turns out, doesn’t make a good roommate, or taking that 8AM class because you figured it would be alright since you had to get to school at that time during the past 12 years of your life, the choices we make always come back to bite you in the ass. But luckily, with two weeks until the semester ends, it might not be too late to (gasp!) salvage your grades! Take it from a self-proclaimed college slacker .. ME!
I missed too many classes and am totally lost as to what’s on the final.
Relax. Well, not really. The beauty of college is that you have all the resources out there, except you need to actively go out there and make use of them. If a professor keeps mentioning a study session, you sure as hell better be sitting in the front row of the study session, writing down anything and everything discussed
Also, talking to your professors has got to be the smartest move for many reasons. They are the ones who give you the grade, and when it comes down to straddling a grade between a C+ and a B-, the professor will be more willing to give you the better grade as long as they know your face. Sure, it seems lame to suddenly take an interest in your class and become a teacher’s pet, but college grades are a do-or-die situation. Linger after class or go to your professor’s office hours. And the key here is the art of conversation. Don’t go straight in and demand a good grade. Soften your professor up. Remember that scene in “Clueless” when Cher sweet talks all of her teachers to raise her grade? Sympathize with a professor who is stressed out about getting tenure. Or go the honest route and just tell the professor why you took the course and why you might be struggling. They’re human, too. They have hearts. In a few rare cases, professors have also been known to give a little information on exams during their office hours. But remember, you still should be studying your ass off.
My professor is an ass and known to be impossible to talk to. How else can I manage to get some last minute study tips?
Not all professors are awesome. Probably because they feel like they gave a lot of information throughout the semester, and had you been paying attention in class, you wouldn’t need help. Boo for them! But fear not! Find classmates on Facebook and send them a message asking them if they have the notes you need, or if they want to form a study session. You might come off a bit stalkerish, but trust me, you won’t be the only one freaking out about exams. Even the people who know their stuff will be glad to help out; strangely enough, by helping someone else study and telling them all you know is a great study tactic. It’s one of those you-scratch-my-back-I’ll-scratch-yours scenarios.
Aside from the studying, I think I might have too many absences! Augh!
This has got to be the worst feeling EVER! But before you freak out, go talk to your professor to make sure. If possible, try to find a loophole – who knows, you might have been in class, but the professor forgot to mark you in. Show the day’s worth of notes (as little as it might be) because it’ll be enough proof for your professor. Every little bit counts towards the end of a semester, and getting your grade lowered because of absences is crucial in making or breaking you.
If it turns out that you have too many absences, sadly, there’s no real hope there. There’s no point of stressing out over exams if you already failed the course, by means of absences. It sucks, but you need to learn how to manage your absences next semester. Just take the fail, and hopefully you’ll have learned your lesson later on when you retake the course to replace that eyesore.
What else can I do?
Study.your.ass.off. Pull an all-nighter or two during those study days. Surround yourself with a group of studious people. Say no to end-of-the-semester parties, especially if you’re still not done with exams. Retype your notes. Study index cards during meals or on the bus.
Disclaimer: These last-minute tactics will not ensure your ability to pass a class. Results may vary, depending on amount of studying done and effort taken to manage a good grade. If you are not satisfied with results, it’s probably your own damn fault. Learn from your mistakes and next semester, you’ll be at the top of your game. Advice is not for party animals, lazy asses, or procrastinators.
Fire Videos (it is very hard not to make some cheesy fire pun here)
So as you know, there was a pretty big fire in Fort Lee 2 weeks ago. Julia and I were there to see a little of it, and even got some (not so) great videos of it.
As I was surfing today, I stumbled upon someone who video..graphs(?) firefighters in Bergen County at work, including the Fort Lee fire.
I don't really know if he works as a firefighter, or what his story is, but it's kind of interesting. In a weird, pyromaniac, sort of way.
All Hands Going to Work
His Youtube Page
TV in Numbers
Here are some interesting TV statistics for this season, courtesy of TV Guide. I LOVE TV and entertainment statistics. Kinda like how Jorge loves baseball statistics. Idk, do you love baseball statistics, Jorge??
$73,000: The median income of homes that watch NBC's the Office. That is the highest of all network television shows. Scrubs is $68,000, ABC's Dirty Sexy Money, Big Shots, and Private Practice are $63,000.
24.1%: The lift in viewership for the Office when DVR playback is added into the number of people who watch it live the night of its airing (within the same week of its original airing). Heroes is 22%, Reaper is 18.7%, Grey's Anatomy is 18%, House is 17.6%, and Friday Night Lights is 17.1%.
45.2: The median age of people who watch NBC prime time, which makes it the youngest of the four major networks (NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX). CBS is the oldest, with a median age being 52.6 and up.
17%: The increase in viewers of FOX's Family Guy in the Sunday 9PM slot. Kinda amazing since the show has been on since 1999, but then again, they've had a kinda amazing and bumpy ride so far. Not any show can claim that they've been cancelled and then resurrected. This unheard of increase is probably due to its multiple syndication airings, which just went into effect this TV season.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
What are you doing this weekend?
Forecast
Fri.: 42 °F, mostly cloudy with chances of snow/rain
Sat.: 42 °F, periods of clouds and sunshine
Sun.: 44 °F, cloudy with chance of rain
See
Opening this weekend:
Atonement limited release (starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy)
The Golden Compass (starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig)
Juno limited release, opens nation-wide next week (starring Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Carner, Rainn Wilson)
Events
Cheapt Eats: Hungry for $0.08 falafels? Tasty Falafel is having their one-day $0.08 falafels from 4PM-9PM, located at 32 St. Mark's Place.
Fall into the GAP: Gather up your friends! The GapTidings mobile studio will be at the Union Square Holiday Market from 1PM-8PM for those who want to create their very own GapTidings video greeting. Click here for more info.
Shop Til You Drop: Stop by the 3 day shopping extravaganza for The Style Market at FIT, located at FIT's John E. Reeves Great Hall (7th Avenue & W 28th Street). Click here for more info.
For skiers and snowboarders: Check out the Princeton Ski Sale at Giant Stadium on Saturday (10AM) for some new winter sports-related gear. Click here for more info.
Friday, December 7, 2007
How to Fold Your Shirt in 2 seconds
Fold A Shirt In 2 Seconds - video powered by Metacafe
This is a really nifty trick for those of us who don't really enjoy folding laundry. I actually fold my shirts using this method. And even though I think the 2-second claim is exaggerating it a bit, it still is fast. It's one of those things where I don't get why people wouldn't fold their shirts like this.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
On TV...
For all of those wallowing in the from the pain of not being able to watch their favorite TV show, or if you're tired of Family Guy's 5th grade humor (I really enjoyed Family Guy, like the seasons they use to try to be funny...), I recommend trying The Boondocks. Episodes are on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim lineup, Mondays at 11:30 and 12:00. For those who like to stay up real late, reruns at 3:00 and 3:30.
"Riley has gone from sugar to absolute crap in no time at all."
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