Lost in "Lost"!

It's hard to believe that classes start on Tuesday. Am I ready to experience serious stress again? I don't think so.
I've had a lazy couple of days, but I think the weather is mostly to blame. Yesterday felt like a hurricane, with dark clouds and cold rain and 40 mph winds. Walking 4 blocks to the dining hall was fun...good thing I like eating. To occupy ourselves, Mallory introduced her dvds of the first season of "Lost" to Jenny and me. I can't really decide if that was a good idea...Jenny and I got completely hooked. We watched all 24 episodes in 2 days. Pretty sick, I think. But it's so addicting!!! It's like a drug. Now I have to wait until Tuesday when season 2 comes out so I can find out what's in the hatch and why the "others" took Walt. Ahh!!!
I've also spent a lot of time waiting in lines, which I am getting sick of. On Thursday, I met a girl from the 14th floor and we took the R train uptown to see the VMA red carpet action. Or...lack thereof. We couldn't get anywhere near the red carpet because it was sort of in Rockefeller Plaza, and everything was super blocked off. It was very chaotic. That night, a bunch of people were going to the Avalon club for the VMA after-party, and if you got in before 11pm, it was free...however the line was all the way around the building and we knew that we would have to end up paying, and it was $30. Waaaay too much for me. So...waiting in line in vain. Also, all my Welcome Week activities fell through on Friday, too, so that involved more sitting around. Tonight, I had my heart set on seeing the ASSSCAT improv show at the Upright Citizens Brigade, a free show that SNL and other famous people sometimes show up to perform in. However, when we WALKED all the way there (approximately 28 blocks), the line was super long and we were told we weren't going to get in. So we walked all the way back, and Jenny and I decided to get some Coldstone...waited in line for another 30 minutes for that. So, needless to say, I'm happy to be back in my cozy room wearing cozy pants, painting my nails and blogging. :)
Despite the fact that classes don't start until Tuesday, I already have homework. I have to read an article and answer questions for my Cultural Foundations class. Also, I went to a meeting for NYU's newspaper, the Washington Square News, so now I'm writing an article that's due in a week. I'm sort of stressed out about it. I feel like I'm still adjusting to my life here, and now I have to kick it into high gear to accomplish things besides watching "Lost". I am excited, though, to get a chance to write for the paper right away. It's a good way to get my feet wet (more like getting held underwater) in the pool of journalism. Ahhh....metaphors...
So, I've seen 2 famous people already. I knew the time would have to come when I would see Haley Joel Osment, because he's in Tisch and lives in the dorm 2 blocks from mine, and that time was Friday. I was walking on Broadway by a deli, and we made eye contact, and it was crazy! He's all tiny, with a little beard, like a hobbit. Haha. Then tonight, when we were walking back from UCB in Chelsea, we saw Sean William Scott. At least, we think it was him...Chelsea is a fun neighborhood. I feel safe walking around there at night...I NEVER feel like I would be raped or anything...if you know what I mean. Haha. Good times.
Today was the first sunny day in forever, which made me really happy. We decided to go to Palladium for brunch, which is on 14th and Broadway. We were lucky, because there was an adorable little street fair on all of Broadway this morning, right outside our building! I didn't buy anything (I'm poor), but it was fun to look at all the jewelry and food and trinkets and crap people were trying to sell. I wanted to buy the shirt that said East Village, because that's my little neighborhood! It's still really hard for me to believe that I'm living in NEW YORK. The fact that I can hop on the R train and in 5-10 minutes be at Times Square blows my mind. I love Midtown Manhattan so much, I think that if classes are going well and I still find my Fridays open, I'm going to try to get a job at a Starbucks near Rockefeller Center. The subway isn't too expensive, and it would be a fun area to work in. My favorite. :)
Okay, I guess everyone is going to bed, so that means it's time to get off the computer!