Valerie had lost her ID card 4 times already in her short college lifespan.
I, luckily, had never (knock on wood) lost/misplaced my ID card.
Be prepared: When you first go to Orientation over the summer, when you least expect it, they (the school leaders you are assigned with) will take you to 12th street and snap a picture of you to slap on to your ID card. A huge picture of you that will last you for the rest of your college career.
As I've mentioned before, you ID is a big deal, and part of the BIG DEAL is getting a sticker on it to say that, yes, indeed you are living somewhere on campus. Well, like I said, Valerie had to get a new ID card, and I had my own little mishap with my sticker. We ventured to get new stickers for our cards...
The Residential Man was really nice, as they all usually are (or at least I hope they are). He asks me nicely, "So, what happened to your sticker?"
"I actually was curious and peeled off the plastic cover of the sticker, and it really just fell apart." The truth. I swear. Word of advice: Never pick at your official sticker. To my great amusement, he put on my new sticker and a piece of tape over it.
"An extra layer for your own good." He turns to Valerie. "So, what happened to you?"
"I accidentally lost my ID card."
"How?"
"I actually threw it down the garbage chute..." She blushes.
The school is good about one thing, though. Their great love for media, communications, arts, etc...as you know well. Part of my search for media truth, I've finished a video project. A few posts ago, I was in the park shooting for a mini-film. Well, lo and behold, it really happened!
The editing process was a major pain (hint: Jessica wants Final Cut Pro or something else really cool for her birthday/Christmas) because I only have Windows Movie Maker on my laptop. It gets the job done, what can I say? Frank (my laptop) crashed every few minutes when my editing was getting extra complicated. Anyway, I give a thumbs up to the school for having me further explore my artistic endeavors.
What we were trying to do here was communicate the simple joys of Central Park. It's more than just an escape from the fast-paced NYC, but it's also a retreat for children. Actually, it's more for them (I feel) -- a chance to give them a backyard in a city of concrete.
Basically I am very interested in this because my concentrations are Images/Screen Studies and Persuasion/Politics. I'm minoring in French and Producing, and so what have I decided to do in my adult life? Make French propaganda films.
...kidding. Nice to have that possibility, though.
And whaddya know...here is the video! (Title: Park With Kids Centrally)
Attention: No children and/or dogs were hurt during the filming of this 2.32 short.
Enjoy!
Comments (2)
PPS. Jessica would also like an external hard drive to keep Frankie occupied. Freeze tag is no fun when Frankie's playing by himself. He needs a co-conspirator.
Posted by Angela | October 30, 2007 4:50 PM
Posted on October 30, 2007 16:50
I needed to pay $50 back when I was an undergrad.
Posted by Jeena Chen | January 11, 2008 10:54 AM
Posted on January 11, 2008 10:54