And so it begins!

Was it just me, or did summer go by too fast?

Yesterday I began my fall semester at the wonderful(haha) FIU. I'm taking 5 classes this semester, so I definetly have a lot of work to do. My classes so far consist of:

Sociology
Intro to Journalism
Writing Strategies for Reaching a Mass Audience
Creative Writing
Interpersonal Communication (I'm taking this one online)

I liked all of my professors; they all seem pretty friendly and helpful. I'm pretty confident I can get decent grades, considering I hunker down and focus on what I need to do. I calculated my GPA, and I would need to get straight A's this semester to get a 3.0! Eep!

I'm so sick of school already. I just want to graduate and get it over with! I already told everyone (and I guess I'm telling you, dear reader) that if you're looking to hang out this semester, the answer will (more than likely) be no. I have way too many papers to write, books to read, etc. Sorry to disappoint.

Anyway, I came to the realization today that people are stupid. I know, what an obvious statement, especially since I happen to work in the hub of stupid, FIU. But today I realized how truly stupid people can be. Before you go on to call me cold and heartless, let me explain.

My office (the University Testing Center) is located on the first floor of the library (GL 120). Across from the main doors of the library, there's an auditiorium that's usually used for large classes (GL100). Yesterday, everyone and their mother came by OUR office to ask where GL 100 was. It got so ridiculous that my coworker made a (very LARGE) sign to post on the door, which reads (in BIG, bold, red letters):

"IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR GL 100, GL100A, GL100B,
GO OUT THE FRONT FOORS OF THE LIBRARY AND WALK
STRAIGHT THROUGH THE GLASS DOORS ACROSS THE BREEZEWAY."
::GIANT RED ARROW POINTING PEOPLE IN THE DIRECTION OF WHICH TO GO::

There are not one, but two signs, posted on our door and on the window directly next to the door.

And still, people walked in and asked where GL 100 is.

Go figure. :)

Ah, life as an FIU employee. Never a dull moment.

Home Sweet Home.

So, we're back from our lovely trip to New York & New Jersey!

We had a fantastic time. We accomplished most of what we wanted to (especially the Yankee game), but unfortunately we were not able to check out a Broadway show. Boo.

Anyway, the Yankee game was a fiasco! We hadn't previously bought our tickets ("It's a Yankee/Royals game... who's going to go?"-Gabby), and the game ended up being sold out a month before the actual game. Go figure. So we had to take our chances on the many scalpers outside the stadium. At first, they were asking for $150- FOR BLEACHER SEATS (usually, bleacher seats go for about $15)!!! My crazy and desperate boyfriend was actually considering it, but I refused to pay five times the cost of a ticket to sit in bleachers. So we walked around a little more, and were approached by some dudes who were offering us $100 for field-level tickets(A little more reasonable, considering these particular tickets are usually about $80). The only thing was, the seats weren't next to each other. Anyway, we ended up finding an empty seat next to where Gabby was sitting, and sat together next to left field (pretty great seats, I must say).

In the meantime, our host, Johnny (a family friend of Gabby's family) was sitting outside listening to the game. He wanted us to enjoy our first Yankees game, but he wasn't going to pay double the price for tickets that he could easily buy on any given day for the normal price. He was approached during the sixth inning by a scalper trying to get rid of his last couple of tickets. The guy was going to sell him a ticket behind home plate for $80. Being the New Yorker that he is, he refused, and told the guy, "I only have $40. Take it or leave it." The guy got mad, since he apparently paid like $90 for the tickets. But Johnny told him, "ok, that's fine. I'm good just listening to the game from here, but $40 in your pocket is better than nothing." So the guy gave him the tickets for $40! (Let me emphasize- Behind HOME PLATE).

Later on, he called us and told us the story, and said that there were two seats next to him. And so, we ended up watching the Yankees beat the Royals- behind home plate. And we got great pictures of Jeter and A-Rod, too. :)


It was a great day. :)

I uploaded most of the pictures to my myspace photo album, you can check them out there.

Reasons Why I Love New York (and New Jersey, too)

1) Everything is within walking distance. If not, they actually have reliable forms of mass transit that will get you exactly where you need to go.

2) Flying in at night is absolutley breathtaking.

3) Historical buildings in a modern city.

4) The roads (in Jersey, where we are staying) are on hills! This is amazing to us Miami folk!

5) Central Park, and all its fantastic photo ops.

6) White Castle burgers. Yes... We ♥ Murder Burgers.

7) They give tours to the NBC Nightly News Studios! To be in the same space as some real-life news hotshots (or at least the producers that were stuck in New York while the talent was living it up in Beijing)......AH. MA. ZING. (Don't hate on my inner news geek.)

8) H&M.

Only one day here, and I'm having such an amazing time! We walked for it seems like a year, all around Central Park and hitting such great attractions such as the Rockefeller Center, Madame Toussad's Wax Museum, and others. I'm exhausted... tomorrow we're hitting the Yankee's game and hopefully a Broadway show. I'll post some pictures when I get around to it. :)

Any other suggestions for New York sightseeing?

<3

Prayer Request!

I have a HUGE prayer request for everyone!!

Yesterday, Gabby sent me a link for auditions being hosted for the CW network's new South Florida Morning Talk Show. They're hosting open auditions for talent and even off-camera work.

The auditions are this Saturday, and semifinals are Sunday. Getting any type of opportunity here (even off-camera) would be such a tremendous step for me career-wise. Please keep me in your prayers!