"IT'S SHWANDA RETURNING TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME!!!"Me, on...well you get it.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL! Today was an alright day. I know I know, I thought it was going to be awesome too. But whatev, it happens. So I went to Social Foundations and Professor Oliver STILL didn't have our papers or our midterms. So I was really irked by that. And Writing was just ridiculous. I seriously...no. Don't even get me started. And I have to conference with her tomorrow. LSDKJFSDF. But I walked back to my dorm with Brandon, this kid in my class whose really nice and he's got an internship at a small fashion business so we like to discuss...fashion. Haha. He's cool. He lives in U-Hall. And basically we just hate on our Professor and talk about magazines and clothes and such.

I got a text from Susan to have lunch early, so I met her in the dining hall and we ate. And she brought me my salad dressing and we got to talk. Which isn't that big of a deal since we do basically all the time. But we let our frustrations out. And I saw Mike from LAS there too. Anyway. That was a good time. I lurrrrrve Susan Darling.

So I got back to the dorm and read some of Dante's Inferno. I've only got a few more Cantos left for next week. I looked over my Writing paper because I got that back. Yeah...it needs some uhhhh..work. Haha. If you know what I mean. Speaking of, apparently Nick [that little bobobebe] used only ONE of the MULTITUDE of corrections me and Kyle spent AN HOUR AND A HALF doing the other night. Last time I do that boy a favor. I won't lie. After that all I did pretty much for the next 5 hours was sleep and watch Friends. It was a nice relaxing day. I'm really ahead on all my homework so I can allow for that kind of wasted time. But really. Friends. Wow I love that show. I just sit at my laptop and laugh out loud and Kelly thinks I'm crazy.

After watching a plethora of Friends episodes I started to get ready for the Halloween parade. Tina did my makeup, Kayla helped me get into my costume and then I was ready to go! Everyone looked FABULOUS. We were running a little late to the parade but we made it just in time.


I was a Rose. Duh.

Tina did my makeup.

Fabi was the PERFECT Holly Golightly. [Good job Mom!]

Tina as Angelina Jolie

Susan as Hannah Montana.

All of us!

Kayla as a 1940's Spy and Sophie as Lolita.

BAHAHA.

Kelly arresting Kayla.


Rachel as Amy Winehouse [KAITY THIS ONE'S FOR YOUU!!!!! ISN'T SHE PERFECT?!]

Me and Fabi.


Tina and Ricky as Brangelina.

Me and Linds.


Susan and Me.

Linds and Fabi.

The Entire Group!

The 14th Floor Girls!

Me and Kel.

Now. About the parade. I won't lie, I pretty much hated it. There were literally THOUSANDS of people and I got crushed and smashed and pretty much molested by all these crazy drunk people. So yeah. Never again. But it was good that I went because now I know I don't like it and don't have to waste my time next year. I wouldn't even want to watch it. So next year I'll probably just go to a party or something. But no more parade for me.


A small fraction of the crowd.

The KFC Man.

A Treasure Chest.

Carmen Miranda.

DYLAN!!!!!! [That lucky boy got his butt on a float! He was a perfect Warhol]

Wii [Kaity you must show this one to Dink Daddy for me!]

The Metro.

More crowd.

Drag Queen Spice Girls!!! [My favorite of the night.]

Okay I lied. WHO DOESN'T LOVE THOSE GUYS?!

Kayla and a Drag Queen Playboy Bunny.

Barely survived.

So me, Kayla and Sophie make it back [barely] alive and I call Kyle because he called while I was gone and we're on the phone discussing old school Nicktoons when all of a sudden...THE FIRE ALARM GOES OFF. Like really people. ANOTHER fire?! It was 11:30 at night! So I throw on some sweatpants, a scarf and my flip flops and then think [since last time this happened it WASN'T a drill] to grab all the belongings I can [aka purse, wallet, phone, camera, ID and elevator pass]. So I tell Kyle I'll call him back and all of us girls haul our butts down the 14 flights of stairs. And we're standing outside in the freezing cold for about half an hour before the fire trucks leave. Apparently something in the dining hall was on fire...? Who knows. So we file back in and I called Kyle back.


UGH. FIREEEEEE!

But now it's REALLY late. Luckily my first class tomorrow is canceled because of the museum assignment but still. I'm exhausted. As per usual. I want to see EVERYONE'S Halloween pictures. Seriously. Email, facebook, myspace whatev. I want to see everyone's costumes!

Much Love.
Jewlie.

"Instead of 'Ugly Naked Guy' he can be 'Creepy Weird Kid'!"-Susan, on the Creepy, Weird Kid that watches us from his window. Ew.

So today was like an AH-MAZING day. I got to sleep in since I showered last night after the gym and I just took my time getting ready and then headed over to Cultural Foundations where the best thing ever happend to me. I GOT A 100% ON MY MIDTERM!!!!!! And an A- on my 1st paper for that class and an A on the second one! I'm seriously THRILLED. So of course I called my mom immediately after that on my way over to Starbucks and she was thrilled too! I grabbed my grande nonfat latte and [very nervously] went to Latin American Cultures. I was nervous because duh. We got our midterms back today. And I KNOW you all KNOW that I basically bombed that midterm...if by bombing you mean a 91%!!!!!! SERIOUSLY. HOW DID I PULL THAT OFF?! This is like a miracle. No. Guys. It's a miracle. I was PRAYING for a C here people and I got an A-!!!!! So duh. I tried to call my mom but she didn't answer so I moved down the list and called my Dad and he was REALLY proud of me and it was nice to just get to chat with him briefly. Then when I got back I called Mom and she was thrilled too! And we got to have a nice long conversation about school and the Sam's and Teen Vogue and such. I miss her A LOT. And she's sending me a belated Halloween package!

Which reminds me! Bob [the security guard] was really proud of my grades too. Haha. We're tight. Bob and I. No really. He's like an uncle to me or something. But he was really excited for my amazing grades. I had lunch with Fabi and Susan as per usual and that was fun and then I checked my mail and my family had sent me a Halloween package and my Dad sent me a card! So fun!


A card from dad! How exciting!

SILLY STRINGGGGG [Pink silly string!]

AND a MASK! Jewlie to the rescueeeeee!

After that I worked on my homework briefly. Nicomachean Ethics are SO boring. But then me and Fabi went to Fred Flare to pick up her Holly Golightly Eye Mask! And it was nice because it was so beautiful outside and the walk to Fred Flare is a nice one through the little park and through Polish Town/Little Poland/Whatever the P.C. term is. So Fab got to see where I work and I got to chat with Jen for a little while about business and Gossip Girls and such. She told me they got 500 orders in yesterday! So me and Fab headed back and using her amazing Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robins 6th sense found one [in a place where I've never seen a chain ANYTHING!] and treated me to a delicious Mango smoothie for being her tour guide. But it was my pleasure. I've come to love Brooklyn. And I love Fab. And Fred Flare.

On the metro ride back I got lots of compliments on my lovely new Dooney and Bourke bag. And we met some pretty nice hig school kids. It was cool because they all knew eachother and you don't get that a lot in the city. When I got back I worked on some more Nicomachean Ethics and then I watched some Friends. Guys. I seriously LOVE Friends now. I'm addicted. It's so hilarious.

But I had to stop watching Friends so that Susan and I could go to Third North's Got Talent. It's like the preliminary round for Ultra Violet Light [a talent contest in Feb. that's like a HUGE deal]. It was mostly like a bad Karaoke night but Stacy [our CDE] was hilarious. She tap danced and told jokes and was just...Stacy. Gotta love her. But danggggg. There were these two guys from the laundry party jam session that live in the 13th floor of the North tower and they were CUTE. The one played guitar and the other sang. They did a medley of classic rock. But they didn't place or anything. [They should have. Haha.]

AND OMG OMG! Creepy weird kid was there! I don't know if I ever told the story about Creepy Weird Kid but I"ll give a brief synopsyis of it. Basically at one of the TAG [our dorm govt.] meetings this kid [Creepy Weird Kid] said that he looks into our window from his all the time and just watches us. HELLOOOOOO STALKER ANYONE?! How creepy and weird is that?! So yeah. And there's just something off about him. So we named him Creepy Weird Kid [like Ugly Naked Guy on Friends]. And he was there. And he serioulsy put his chair right on the other side of the pillar from me and Susan but out far enough so that he could still see us! WEIRDDDDD. And he kept getting up and leaving and then walking in from the other side so he was like circling us like 5 times. No joke. It was like really creepy and weird. So me and Susan had a good laugh about that.

When I got back I saw that Nick had called [and Nick NEVER calls] so I called him back and we talked for a while and then then REAL motives came out. He wanted me to edit his college application essays, which I'd already told him I would do so he emails them to me. And then the truth comes out. HE TELLS ME HE NEEDS THEM BY MIDNIGHT TONITE. Wait...WHAT?! But of course I say I'll do it anyway. So we finish our chat and I call Kyle back and we sort of work on Nick's essays together. Basically in the words of Kyle, "We saved those essay's lives!". Which we did. And I discovered I love editing people's papers. Haha. Random I know.

There were a few interuption scandals but I won't mention any names or situations since I already discussed them with Susan. Haha. I love that girl. Chelsea tagged me on a bunch of her facebook photos...so here they are! Thanks darling!


At the Tiffany's party before the screening of Seamless.

Starbucks on the metro to Bloomingdales!

Dunkin Donuts after Bloomingdale's!

....Yeah. We had A LOT of coffee that weekend.

Trying to get me into my dress for Halloween on Thursday night.

STILL trying!

WOOO! WE DID IT!

Another version of my "Let It Snow Baby...Let It Reindeer" photo.

Us being silly! Duh.

But anyway. I finishsed editing the essays and talking to Kyle and now I'm thinking it's definitely time for bed. So have a FABULOUS Halloween tomorrow everyone!

Much Love.
Jewlie.

"There was this pigeon and it was so fat that it couldn't fly and you could literally kick it."-Susan, on the notoriously fat pigeon from her school.

And today was a day just like any other [Jack's Mannequin? Anyone? Anyone?] But really. Today was a pretty ordinary day. I woke up really late because I stayed up last night until 1:00 because at 11:30 me, Kayla and Fabi ordered brownies and cookies to be delivered and they didn't get here until 12:30 and then duh. We had to eat them. And let me tell you. THEY WERE TASTY [Bits!]. Insomnia Cookies saved our lives last night. Haha. So yes. I woke up at 7:05 and then left for Social Foundations at 7:30 so I could stop at Starbucks and get an iced coffee. Even though it was...40 DEGREES OUTSIDE! I was seriously wearing: socks, boots, leggings, legwarmers, a tank top, a long sleeved shirt, a thermal, and a velour hoodie dress, AND mittens, a scarf and earmuffs. Yeah. It was intense.

So Social Foundations was dull and I skipped Writing because we were doing pointless stuff and I hadn't finished my homework. I almost ran into my professor on the way to skipping her class but luckily I avoided her. But just barely. That could have been awkward. Like woah.

When I got home I finished my assignment and emailed it to her and then I worked on some Cultural Foundations homework. After that Susan, Fabi, Lindsey and I went to Peanut Butter & Co. for some lunch. Mmm! I had a Cookie Dough Sandwich [peanut butter, vanilla cream cheese and chocolate chips] and a bunch of carrot sticks. It was SO good. Plus it was nice to hang with my girrrrrrls.





So we walked back home through Washington Square park and walked Fabi to her class and I came back and took a nice, pretty long, nap. It was glorious. Then I read some more of Dante's Inferno because I realized that I'm a complete idiot. This is because when I wrote down in my planner to read Cantos I-II I though I meant 1 and 2 like Roman Numerals. Which was like 7 pages. In actuality I meant 1-11 which is like 60 more pages. So I did that and mom called me and we chatted briefly.

Then I hung out with Susan Love for a while and finally headed down to work out in C3....FOR TWO HOURS. Yeah. Apparently time flies when you're working out. But seriously. I could have stayed down there forever. It takes a lot for me to get off my lazy butt and go, but once I'm there I never want to leave. But I had to because I had to shower and call Kaity before the The Hills. When I got back me, Susan and Fabi ran down to get some food to go. I got Lucky Charms and Pops! And various other foods, including this really really delicious soup! While I was in the gym Kyle had called. He had a bad day and just needed to talk to me so I called him back and we BRIEFLY chatted.

But now I'm off to call Kaity, watch The Hills and eat Strawberry Frozen Yogurt and then talk to Kyle. But not for too long because we're both getting to be sleep deprived. Which is no good for us. OH! And tomorrow me and Fabi are going to Brooklyn to Fred Flare to pick up her order for her Holly Golightly costume! EEP! I've missed Keith, Chris and Jen.

Night all!

Much Love.
Jewlie.

"Oh. It's Tuesday at 1:00...wait. NO IT'S NOT!"-Me, on the NOT fire drill we had today!

Forget everything I've said. I've just had the best WEEKEND ever. [Chelsea, I'm listening to our song right now. Oh. Our song is "Don't Make Me Wait" just so you know. Haha.] I'm so sad Chelsea is gone! But more on that later. So we got up this morning [it was hella hard. We were tired!] We left for Graduation at Bloomingdale's at 10:30 and stopped at Starbucks on the way. Of course.



We got to Bloomingdale's and had our pictures taken with our diplomas and then we shopped until we literally dropped. There was SO much cute stuff. I wanted like...all the Juicy stuff. I ended up getting a really long velour Juicy zip up. So comfy! And Chelsea got a super cute Michael Kors bag and something else that I can't remember...?! I'm losing my mind apparently.




So by the time we were done shopping [1:30] our feet killed. We wore heels! So we took the metro back home [Chels' last metro ride ever.] And we stopped at Dunkin' Donuts on the way back because we NEEDED to sit down. I never got a seat on the way back on the metro from 59th street to 14th! So we had some more coffee and then headed back to the dorm. Chelsea was packing and I was telling Fabi about our Graduation thing when all of a sudden...THE FIRE ALARM GOES OFF. And I'm thinking it's a drill but whatev we all climb the 14 flights of stairs down to the ground floor...AND THE DOOR IS LOCKED. And I'm flipping out because how are we supposed to get out?! So we go back up to the second floor and take the elevator down to the ground and some bobobebe takes our IDs because duh. You're not supposed to take the elevator in a fire drill. BUT THE DOOR WAS LOCKED. And then we find out...it's NOT a drill! WE COULD HAVE BURNED ALIVE. And by now Chelsea's car is coming in 20 minutes and her suitcase is upstairs. So yeah...that wasn't good. Apparently the smoke from the smoke machine on the haunted house floor [it was NYUBoo today] set the alarm off but the firemen were there and fire trucks and everything!

After we got back in the building Fabi, Lindsey and Susan ran up to get Chelsea's stuff and her car arrived...and we had to say goodbye. I was so sad. I know I only met Chelsea a few days ago really but I won't lie. I almost cried. I loved having her here [Girrrrrl you best be coming back STAT!] It was so nice to have someone stay with me that shared so many interests with me!

Then after Chelsea left I came back upstairs to finish putting my free stuff away and I find this note and a box on my bed. The note says:

"Jewlie, Thank you SO much for everything. The meals, the place to stay, taking me shopping and being my Fashion U. buddy! I had SO much fun and I'm so sad to be going home. We'll have to meet up again. You're "totes" awesome! Love, Chels"

And I open the box and it's this BEAUTIFUL Juicy necklace I'd been admiring at Bloomingdale's. I won't lie. I literally broke down crying. It was THE nicest thing ever. Chelsea, you did NOT need to get me anything but seriously. It's perfect. I love it. And I can't thank you ENOUGH. I really really do want you to come back soon and duh. We'll keep touch via facebook/blog. LOVE YOU GIRL!





[I wish Kayla had told me my eye was doing the wonky thing.]

Sadly now, I have to go do Writing homework and then I think I'm going to hit up open mic night tonite with Susan. And I HAVE to call my mom. She doesn't know anything that's happend this weekend. And I need to finish my episode of Friends. And talk to Kyle. And catch up on sleep. AND DO LAUNDRY. Danggggg I have a lot to do. So I'm off.

You know you love me.

XOXO,
Gossip Girl [HAHA I HAD TO! I HAD TO!]

Just kidding. Have a nice night everyone.

Much Love.
Jewlie. [Gossip Girl...?]