Sandy Aint so Dandy

Stuck at home for a seven (7) day weekend is one thing, but with a broken tree in the back and barely any internet,phone or  cable, its another thing.

I know I dont have it so bad, so I'm very thankful that our house and home is relatively unscathed after the storm. I hope and pray everyone at the Rockaways are alright, and readers in Manhattan and the other boroughs, Long Island and NJ and other areas are doing ok too.

I was at the dorms on Sunday around 12pm, when my parents called. Up till this point I really thought the "frankenstorm" business was just inflated newstalk. My parents wanted me to stay at the dorms because we had thought it would be safer with the thicker windows and walls. However, a few spotty announcements later over the loudspeaker, my friends and I were evacuated out. Thankfully, we left, because after seeing all those pictures of the flooded streets around Brookdale, and knowing that the Tisch medical center was flooded out, and that the Con Ed power plant in the area exploded, I'm glad I'm home.

Of course, with no subways running, how will classes ever start? And *gasp* HALLOWEEN?! Whats going to happen with the Halloween Parade in Greenwich??Christie's supposedly "postponed" the holiday- it sure will be weird to see trick-or -treaters in early November. 

Anyways, I hope everyones doing ok. Stay safe and dry!

it's been a while!

Hey guys,

Sorry I've been away for so long!  I had to take some time from class because I wasn't feeling too well, and ended up getting swamped with work.
One thing I have to say about Hunter professors is that they're incredibly understanding.  They've given me time to catch up on assignments, and have been willing to explain missed lectures to me.  So far I've just been completely immersed in the current work, and the work I need to catch up on…which isn't a lot of fun, but I know it'll turn out well.  The extra day from Hurricane Sandy should help me out a bit with the work, as long as the power doesn't go out! *crosses fingers*
This stormy weather reminds me of my first few days at Hunter…we had to do an in-building evacuation at the Grad Center, about 5 minutes into our Laptop Info Session!  We had literally just found our classrooms and opened our laptops, when these announcements came on ordering us to stay put, and a few minutes later, to evacuate because of the earthquake.  I remember thinking, this can't possibly just be an earthquake, it has to be a terrorist attack.  I had no idea an earthquake could cause an evacuation or damage!  I remember how reassuring and calm the Macaulay ITFs were (apparently, they're not only great at technology, but at diffusing tense situations!).  Despite the evacuation, I didn't feel anything, but later that day, I found out that my mom had actually felt the earthquake at the park, but that no one believed her at the time!
…and, the first weekend at the dorms, we had to evacuate because of Hurricane Irene!  I remember being kind of freaked out about that "Zone A" evacuation and the fact that mass transit would be shut down (it just sounds SO ominous!).  They ordered another one this weekend, but I was home ahead of it.  To be honest, I didn't think much of it this time, even though this storm is probably much worse…I guess this is just another thing we'll get used to...
Anyways, I hope all of you are staying safe throughout the storm!  Enjoy your days off =]

G.

No meat? No fish? No chicken?

For this whole week, I took up a challenge with a friend to become a vegetarian. Why? Just for the heck of proving to a vegetarian friend that we could do it.

I personally don't think it is that hard to be a vegetarian since I don't eat much meat anyways. My regular meals since college started has consisted of bars, apples, and cookies. As you can see I get plenty of nutrition.

The real question is: What does the diet of a vegetarian include? Chicken? Fish? Eggs? I thought it was just red meats but, according to the friend who challenged us, we can't eat any meats or fish or you could just chose what kind of vegetarian you are. Whaaaa??? So confusing! I've got plans to go to a sushi buffet this week so I'm just going to stick to my version of the diet thank you.

It's been two days since I started the diet and I think I'm doing pretty well so far...well better than how my friend is doing at least. I haven't had any meats, red or poultry, but I've had seafood and lots of veggies and mushrooms of course. It's only the beginning so we'll see how all this goes...