This is amazing. Kelly Clarkson did an acoustic cover of Miley Cyrus's "The Climb." Here's the vid: (oh, and apologies to those of you who aren't Miley fans. =P)
9.19.2009
Sick of Windows Vista?
Starting this past Thursday, Microsoft is offering the upgrade to Windows 7 to students for a mere $29.99. That's the SAME price as the upgrade to Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
I'd hop on board this bandwagon while it lasts - the offer expires in January, and then the price goes up to a whopping $119.99.
Just go to win741.com to get started.
Welcome to the Jungle TONIGHT
VP of Lathrop, Hilary Tandy '12, just sent us this message regarding their UpC party, Welcome to the Jungle:
Welcome to the Jungle is a villard-room-style dance party but with an element of sustainability (Vassar Greens)! It's an opportunity for everyone to release their inner animal and get back in touch with mother nature! some food and drink will be provided. And (it should be noted) one of our own is doing the DJing (he's totally AWESOME)!
Welcome to the Jungle is a villard-room-style dance party but with an element of sustainability (Vassar Greens)! It's an opportunity for everyone to release their inner animal and get back in touch with mother nature! some food and drink will be provided. And (it should be noted) one of our own is doing the DJing (he's totally AWESOME)!
"Get back in touch with mother nature?" In UpC? This sounds suspiciously like that "Forces of Nature" party Strong threw last year...
Jewett is also a cosponsor of this event.
No, Seriously
OK.
I'm really really REALLY sorry that on this first glorious day of Blog9's relaunch I have to have a bitch fit about something, but this is something that's irked me for awhile.
I love how friendly (most) people at Vassar are. I really do. But when I'm FIFTEEN feet (I do not exaggerate) behind you, and you hold the door open for me, that's kind of ridiculous. It's already happened to me several times this semester.
And then I feel all awkward because I'm not exactly sure what you want out of me - my "thank you" just doesn't seem like enough appreciation for such a gesture. Like, do you want to be friends? Besties? Do you need someone to talk to? Because me catching up to you means I'm probably going to have to follow you for a substantial part of my journey to where I'm going. Better yet, do you want a cookie?
That would be nice. Fuck, I'd hold the door open for you if you were thirty feet away if it meant I got a free Nilda's every time I did it.
Mmmmmm Nilda's....
I'm really really REALLY sorry that on this first glorious day of Blog9's relaunch I have to have a bitch fit about something, but this is something that's irked me for awhile.
I love how friendly (most) people at Vassar are. I really do. But when I'm FIFTEEN feet (I do not exaggerate) behind you, and you hold the door open for me, that's kind of ridiculous. It's already happened to me several times this semester.
And then I feel all awkward because I'm not exactly sure what you want out of me - my "thank you" just doesn't seem like enough appreciation for such a gesture. Like, do you want to be friends? Besties? Do you need someone to talk to? Because me catching up to you means I'm probably going to have to follow you for a substantial part of my journey to where I'm going. Better yet, do you want a cookie?
That would be nice. Fuck, I'd hold the door open for you if you were thirty feet away if it meant I got a free Nilda's every time I did it.
Mmmmmm Nilda's....
Full Circle
It's a very interesting thing for this blog to be back up-and-running, and an equally interesting thing to be doing it as a junior.
As you may know, Blog9 closed its doors, supposedly for good, back in fall 08. We felt that we'd become exhausted creatively and that (at least on my end) we'd lost that certain bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed quality that was necessary to write a blog about life at Vassar. That feeling of fascination, the sense that everything is new and fresh, was essential to Blog9 at its inception. We were, for all intents and purposes, blogging about the opening of a new and exciting chapter in our lives. Once we entered sophomore year, we had a slump.
I felt that Vassar was just a place where I live and learn things and have fun with friends. I could do that at any school in the country.
And to some extent, that's true. But being involved in student leadership positions over the last year really made me open my eyes to what a gem Vassar really is.
And so when one of my fellow Blog9ers asked me if I'd consider relaunching, I had to do a double take. The time is ripe for a new beginning. We're two years older (and presumably wiser), and we have a better understanding of how life at Vassar works. My word for the year is ZEN. I feel very much at peace with where I am in my life, and I hope that translates into my posts.
Blog9 feels like home to me. It evokes nostalgia for freshman year, which subsequently makes it hard to believe I'm entering the second half of my Vassar career. I hope you make Blog9 your home for the warm fuzzy feelings I get when I write for it, as well as a source for what's up on campus and in the world.
Welcome to the beginning of a new chapter of the story of Blog9.
-spire
As you may know, Blog9 closed its doors, supposedly for good, back in fall 08. We felt that we'd become exhausted creatively and that (at least on my end) we'd lost that certain bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed quality that was necessary to write a blog about life at Vassar. That feeling of fascination, the sense that everything is new and fresh, was essential to Blog9 at its inception. We were, for all intents and purposes, blogging about the opening of a new and exciting chapter in our lives. Once we entered sophomore year, we had a slump.
I felt that Vassar was just a place where I live and learn things and have fun with friends. I could do that at any school in the country.
And to some extent, that's true. But being involved in student leadership positions over the last year really made me open my eyes to what a gem Vassar really is.
And so when one of my fellow Blog9ers asked me if I'd consider relaunching, I had to do a double take. The time is ripe for a new beginning. We're two years older (and presumably wiser), and we have a better understanding of how life at Vassar works. My word for the year is ZEN. I feel very much at peace with where I am in my life, and I hope that translates into my posts.
Blog9 feels like home to me. It evokes nostalgia for freshman year, which subsequently makes it hard to believe I'm entering the second half of my Vassar career. I hope you make Blog9 your home for the warm fuzzy feelings I get when I write for it, as well as a source for what's up on campus and in the world.
Welcome to the beginning of a new chapter of the story of Blog9.
-spire
Lifeinthe9? Huh?
Yeah, so originally the whole "life in the 9" idea was that there are 9 residential buildings (excluding Ferry... oops) on campus, and that there would be at least one Blog9er in each...
That's not true anymore and we just kept the lifeinthe9 url because we liked the old site and didn't want to confuse you, our lovely readers, with another web address change.
This creates a certain problem in that we have an identity that is nonsensical now. Anyone have any ideas what the "9" could mean??
Welcome Back
It's good to be home.
The new version of Blog9 launches right now, and we think it's better than ever. We won't get long-winded - brevity, is after all, the soul of wit - just take some time to snoop around and see what's new.
The thing we love most about it is its mixture of old and new that evokes a sense of familiarity coupled with a certain freshness.
We hope you love it as much as we do.
~The Blog9 Team
P.S. Love it so much you wanna get in on this? Email us at lifeinthe9@gmail.com and we'll hook you up.
9.16.2009
8.07.2008
COUNTDOWN
We all hope you've had a marvelous summer! It's ending in just a few weeks now! GAH!
We've begun plans for the relaunch of Blog9 and we are ridiculously excited for next semester! We have some awesome ideas that we hope you find awesome too!
For now, enjoy the countdown clock!
Oh, and when's the relaunch?? Look to the header for a hint!
~The Blog9 Team
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