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Thursday, 26 July 2007

Thursday, 12 July 2007

  • Married

    It is done!

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    As of July 1, I am now Mrs. Mak.  Weird, huh?  Thanks to everyone who came out and celebrated with us...hope you had as good of a time as we did! 

    All pics taken by Danny's old VA housemate Paul except for the one of my siblings and me (taken by my cousin).  Here are a few more from our happy fun day.

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    Dad-Jan

    Jan-bms

    Dan-Jan-golf

    Jan-sibs

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    Sorry, some of the borders are cut off b/c I'm still trying to figure out this whole Xanga themes thing.  Honeymoon pics later!

Thursday, 24 May 2007

  • the new Cornell Alma Mada

    Hahaha...if you miss the sound of the Cornell alma mater playing over the chimes during lunchtime, or if you just want to hear a weird mash-up of the chimes with white boys rapping, read on: http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/da.alma.mada.spr.html

    (lyrics reposted here from the link above)

    Da Alma Mada

    By Eli Northrup and Joshua Raff
    Listen to "Da Alma Mada" (5.3 MB, mp3)

    Verse 1

    Turn off of 81, start picking up speed/ enter Ithaca, welcome to the Ivy League/ son, uh, hit with elation/ receiving your education/ that's right, uh huh uh huh, please believe me/ we are talking about Cornell Universiteezy/ it lies upon a location remote/ but it's dope engulfed with hope, have you seen libe slope?/ to be honest, right quick, the weather's not the best/ is it snowing already? Damn it's only august/ yea yea, this weather is funny/ it could be sunny with Santa or hail with the Easter bunny/ no worries, you won't even notice it cuz/ if you want you can ride the TCAT bus/ it can take you here or there, C-Town to central of course/ or to Mary Donlon where I resided on North/ ah the good old days, freshman year/ before you know it time has passed and you're a senior here/ but I still stray back rolling with friends in a bunch/ eating three subs and a milkshake from Louie's Lunch/ and because I'm rather lazy, I'm in luck/ cuz ATO is right across the street from the Hot Truck/ yes the food at Cornell is one of a kind/ RPU, Ivy Room always a pleasure to dine/ and if we're in accord in/ the fact that we have much respect, for DJ Skorton/ and we didn't go to Harvard, don't mean to be haters/ but we serve you fresher tracks than Cayuga's Waiters/

    Chorus

    It's Cornell y'all
    Do you get it?
    Cornell dog, and don't forget it
    That old track was hot
    But this track is hotter
    This here's the new Cornell Alma Mada

    Bridge

    Shout outs all around up and down giving pounds/ to the Trillium and Goldwin Smith and Collegetown (word)/ seven different schools teaching seven different tools/ utilizing for future generational rule/ you feeling elite you should get a big head/ and go to sporting events and scream "Go Big Red!"/ It's Cornell y'all, do you get it?/

    Verse 2

    Raffropuffs and Eli, and we're laying this track/ and like Bear Access we giving just the facts/ and there are no substitutes to this song we wrote/ do not attempt to reproduce, just like TakeNote/ and my days of fun have never quite begun/ until I get my morning serving of the Daily Sun/ and overall, I'd say I like my position/ and intuition to apply here early decision/ you know the campus is big, the hills enormous/ and it's stressful but refrain from jumping into the gorges/ well you can, if it's recreational/ and I've done it, the feeling's sensational/ and in May, you might say/ all the work was worth it when you get to Slope Day/ it's always snowing, and hailing, with sleet and slush/ but just seek shelter in Lynah for an adrenaline rush/ you know the true troopers, who are able/ camp outside for three days to become Lynah Faithful/ and down on Tower Road though it's a little bit far/ get some homemade ice cream from the Dairy Bar/ yea, I think it's safe to say there's something going on here like every day though it's a tough four years it's even tougher to leave/ and you'll be set walking out of here with a degree/ so E? What up Raff?/ Can't you see? What's that?/ That Cornell University is the place to be/ it's the best there ever will be and the best there was/ Cornell up in here, and that's because/ and that's because, and that's because…and that's because/

    What do you think...comparable to the Cayuga Waiters' "We Didn't Go to Harvard"?   I still love when that song pops up on my shuffling iPod.

Wednesday, 11 April 2007

  • Back! For now, at least.

    Hello, Xanga world!  Sorry for the long absence...I have certainly missed your mumblings, musings, and thoughts on life.  This entry is just a brief one, though.  I can't promise that I'll be back frequently, but I thought it'd be nice to just put something new besides the sombrero picture on my page.

    The quick run-down: I'm getting married in less than 3 months ( but also --and wow, I just realized that we've been together for 5 years now), and work has been going well.  I'm still where I've been for the past few years, and it's been a good job where I've grown and been given more responsibility.  I'm back on Xanga b/c of the latter...

    So we just published a book, Threshold Resistance, by A. Alfred Taubman, former head of Sotheby's, Detroit-area local hero, and "luxury retailing pioneer" (he founded a luxury shopping development center, which owns, among others, the Mall at Short Hills, NJ; Stamford Town Square, CT; Fair Oaks Mall, in Fairfax, VA; Beverly Center, Los Angeles; and the Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, MI).  He's a very wealthy and connected man, so of course for the launch of his book, his other affluent and well-connected friends threw him a book party at the Four Seasons.  And since I was fortunate enough to have worked on this book, I was invited. 

    In between the drinks and hors d'ouevres, the other assistants and I people-watched and ducked away from the various cameras that were around.  Not sure what they were filming or photographing for, but I'm sure the numerous other powerful people and socialites there were probably better subjects than us.  We were probably among people with 1,000x our net worth, but sadly, not recognizing any faces makes that realization more underwhelming.  That is, until we saw...

    Mr. and Mrs. Donald Trump!  I was 20 feet away, across the room, from the Donald, his hair, and the lovely Melania!  Not exactly "faint-worthy," per se, but still a fun highlight of the evening.  In case you were wondering, she is really beautiful, and his hair is really its own being, recognizable from behind and across the room.  We stared for like 15 seconds, and then turned back to our Gruyere cheese balls and tuna tartare with caviar (the latter of which, if you know me, you know I didn't eat).

    Have a great day.

Thursday, 06 July 2006

  • A funny pic posted by Wei:

    We went to a Cancun shopping mall earlier in the day, and the boys were just wearing sleeveless t-shirts and bball shorts.  When we got to the restaurant, they were deemed underdressed by the maitre'd and were given the appropriate coverups so that we could eat.  Sombreros were for this photo only.