Peace.

**WARNING: THIS POST IS LONGER THAN 300 WORDS.**

So this will be my last post as a Joss correspondent, because I am moving to a GLORIOUS apartment next year, where no one will vom on my bathroom floor (hopefully) or scream outside my window at 4 AM. It's a little bittersweet at the same time, because I'll miss being able to run up and down the halls and visit my friends whenever I want, but the benefits far outweigh the losses. So prepare yourselves for The Adventures of Littleone Off-Campus (volume one: Adventures in Cooking OR Littleone Sets the Oven on Fire).

(ESPECIALLY SINCE THE DC BAGELS ARE APPARENTLY INFESTED. Oh my GOD, I eat those every day. Including this morning. I am seriously holding back my gag reflex right now. If you don't know what I'm talking about, check Mads or the Vassar Livejournal community... unless you have a weak stomach or have recently eaten a bagel from the DC.)

Back on track, though...

This year. What can I say? I don't know where to start. It wasn't what I expected. Nothing about this school is what I expected. Which isn't to say I'm unhappy - I really do love Vassar.

I forgot that your status somewhere else doesn't automatically transfer. I was first in my class in high school, in the top level of dance in a fairly competitive program, building up a reputation in the theatre community in my city... yeah, none of that came with me to Vassar. There are a lot of people here that are a LOT smarter than me, I didn't even get into VRDT, and... well... the theatre thing went well, so I guess I'm good at something. But as I learned in high school, so too am I learning in college - if you want respect, you kind of have to work your ass off to get it. And I'm doing that. And I love it.

I will miss you all during this long, hot (I hate living in the desert) summer. If you need me, you will be able to find me drowning my sorrows at Del Taco.

littleone

Mads Freezes Comments

For those of you who are dedicated Mads readers, you've probably already seen it, but:

"We've been inundated with spam in the last few hours and we need to freeze commenting for the time being. Thanks for your patience and your comments will be published soon.

-Mads
Wednesday 8PM"

No doubt this is in response to what is possibly the most controversial comment war in the history of the blog. Oddly enough, it stemmed from the accident in the library. Mads posted a little more info about it than some people liked, and now finds itself amidst a battle between Mads lovers and haters. Among the various topics touched upon in the comments is the question as to whether Mads should be considered a gossip site or a news site.

I personally like to think of it as an inside scoop as to what's going on around campus, gossip or otherwise.

That said, Mads, I feel your pain!
We had a bit of a snafu when we first started over a similar incident.

My advice to Mads: keep on trucking!
If 200,000 hits doesn't validate a blog, I dunno what does....
(40,000 maybe??)
;)
Sprink.

Intriguing....

There seems to be an awful lot of shit going down right now in my life, the lives of those close to me, and the whole Vassar community. And those three are unrelated. But still, crazy. And all right before exams, so not very conducive towards studying.

For those interested in the Vassar community drama, there's a very interesting comment war going on at Mads. I recommend checking it out. That's what I've been doing instead of studying for my astronomy final...

Good luck to all of you with all your various endeavors.
-Peabo

Fantastic Weekend

I've seriously been in the greatest mood ever all weekend. On Friday night, my friends and I had a Disney movie marathon (Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid, Mulan, and Aladdin) and honestly, there is nothing to put you in a good mood like watching four Disney movies in a row while eating amazing brownies (the normal kind, not the sketchy kind).

And then FOUNDER'S DAY, which absolutely lived up to what everyone told me about it. I was just in such a happy place all day, and so was everyone else I was with... and despite the fact that it was "the longest day ever" (I am agreeing with Mads on this one), and I'm still confused as to how we packed in so much activity into one day, it was absolutely lovely.

And those fireworks! They were GORGEOUS! From my vantage point, it was like they were falling on my head. It was stunning; I didn't want it to end.

13 days until home.

love and hungover Sundays
littleone

Blog9 and Mads in This Week's Misc

And in cited in the same sentence, no less!

Pick up this week's copy, and turn right away to page 9 (appropriately) to read a wonderful story about the rise of campus blogs, written by none other than editor-in-chief Acacia O'Connor herself!

It'll be the most enjoyable read of your life (though we offer no money-back guarantees).

Do it. You won't.
~The Blog9 Team

(Oh, and Acacia, we forgive you for putting a space between "Blog" and "9")

UPDATE: Full article now online here.

MGMT to Perform After All?

According to an interview with Mads:

"We hope those that attended were treated to a great show by MIA and MGMT hopes to make up the show to the Vassar College students soon."

SPRiNKLES's Take: If MGMT does a show by themselves at Vassar, that would be fantastic! To be completely honest, I was looking forward to MGMT more than M.I.A. (that's not to say M.I.A. wasn't SPECTACULAR). I feel as if them putting on a show of their own for free (or like $3 to $5) outside in the quad would be AMAZING. Anyone else agree??

M.I.A.: The Vids

Here's a playlist of vids both Blog9 and Mads took last night! Mads was especially lucky and got right up on stage next to M.I.A. - freakin awesome! haha! As both we and Mads upload more vids, they'll be added to this playlist, so be sure to check back!



Pics should be up sometime in the near future, probably tomorrow or Monday, but Tuesday at the very latest!

SPRiNKLES

CONFIRMED: M.I.A. TO PERFORM AT VASSAR 4/11

Mads has dug up some interesting info on the M.I.A. concert first reported on by Blog9 back in February!

According to both Ticketmaster and TicketWeb, M.I.A. will be performing in the west side of ACDC Friday, April 11th! Tickets go on sale this Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. on both of those sites; they'll be $25 at the door.

UPDATE: The time tickets go on sale, as well as their price, is for non-Vassar students only.

Remember, you heard rumblings of this here first!

SPRiNKLES's Take: YESSSS!!!! I love M.I.A.! (Esp. Paper Planes) It should be noted that both sites list the event as "M.I.A. featuring Special Guest." Who could this mysterious person/group be? I hope it's Britney!!!..... But know it won't be. =/