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不知不觉,来美国已经一周了。
这一周来,生活仿佛完全被倒置。下面请看流水账系列。
day 1 - 06/28
时差症。在纽约的法拉盛落脚。类似China Town的那么一个地方,接机的大叔把我加进了他们的family plan,手机搞定。晚饭是韩国料理。看着那个所有食物都在$10以上的菜单,忽然开始怀念复旦。
饭后去逛了香港超市,调料什么一应俱全,知道自己好多东西都白带了。
“进口”商品很便宜。“国货”巨贵。
day 2 - 06/29
出发去雪城。早饭吃了虾饺和广式点心,开始后悔出发前萌吃中国菜。路上绕了不少弯路。
好在下午3点还是顺利抵达。
一路上风光甚美,但似乎每一处山谷都是上一处的复制。我一边听欢快的Club 8一边看到了Syracuse 16 Miles的Road Sign,心中一片感慨。
进城的高速公路右侧就是学校,但抵达落脚点还是兜了挺大一个圈子。学校周围是安静的市郊,到处都是树和房子。路窄。放在中国大概就是纯乡镇风光吧。
暂住的地方在Westcott St,沿街有一些杂货店,还有卖二手古着的店铺,餐馆,甚至是一家livehouse(是命吧!)。走路去学校图书馆大概15分钟,但通常我都坐校车过去……2分钟。房子不太好,屋顶漏雨,没有家具只能睡地板。进门先用吸尘器吸了30分钟地才稍微看得过去。
雪城很冷。
day 3 - 06/30
做了很多事情。去国际学生中心报道。去买保险。去银行开户。
累。
调整时差。
收到COM 698的阅读作业。
day 4 - 07/01
国际学生开学典礼。特地化妆去拍了学生卡。做完了Check-in该做的所有事情。
newhouse挺多中国人的。
day 5 - 07/02
闲着。去图书馆(E.S.Bird Library,学校最大的图书馆,人称鸟图)看 The First Amendment and The Fourth Estate,看得要睡着。在图书馆租了个柜子,10块一年,押金5块。用得很欢乐。
day 6 - 07/03
在msn上跟一个复旦学姐,本届也来newhouse念书的lingo桑接上头。她来我住的地方吃早饭。
本打算去图书馆自修,却发现鸟图闭馆 - 因为7月4日美国国庆……周末放假= =一直放到7月6号。最要命的是,我的书在里面。
室友说可以找dps(department of public saftey)让他们帮忙开门,只要说明情况。结果dps无人当值,打问讯电话对方说不办理类似事情。失望之余还错过一班校车,出门一看对面横着一辆dps的警车,赶紧冲过去问……得到的答复还是一样,还有一句,that's too bad, you've picked a bad weekend.
于是我只能跟我们专业的印度人借书……那妞还不错,当即说可以礼拜一借我看……
回家路上看到一家当地人摆出国庆阵势。最乐的是国旗图案的充气泳池。
实在爱国。
晚上去买了菜。巨乐。
day 7 - 国庆节
一点国庆气氛也没有。跟学姐坐车去Carousel Mall买东西。果然赶上国庆sale。买了一堆沐浴用品和碟。中午饭在一家中国盖浇饭吃的,店员巨热情,我们的菜比其他美国人多出好多好多。
其实在美国当个中国女生是件很好的事情。尤其是你的英文不是太烂的时候。因为通常来说,所有人都会对你巨友好……
day 8 - 07/05
看书。看书看书看书看书。
昨天晚上,楼下的印度人又party到深夜……我实在是不喜欢在自己家搞这种事情,又脏又吵邻居。可惜学校附近都流行这样。sigh。
5小时看掉接近70页法律,大概记住7行吧。
day 9 - 07/06
NEWHOUSE开学典礼。
发了个itouch,背面还有newhouse的logo。学校太有钱勒。
专业有6个中国人,还有个台湾人。
不过基本上对新媒体都很无知。我很庆幸我还多少有些了解……
对了,我的专业现在是New Media Management
day 10 - 07/07
开学第一天。系主任是变态。每天上课以调戏学生为乐。
传媒法的老师说话像south park里面那个campus shrink。收调查问卷的时候很乐的问,谁是复旦的,结果他说上个月刚去过复旦。还说要给我看照片。人蛮好的。
下午的课巨难。
day 11 - 07/08
第二天。两堂课中间基本上贡献给看书。
感觉比第一天好。
day 12 - 现在
鸟图发呆中,等下回家看cebo在serbia的live。
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2010-07-06
除了Molsdal我的脑内还剩下什么 - [扯淡]
备份帖。
http://tangbenwanghai.blogbus.com/
首先老规矩,请在数字1至30中选择4个,选中数字所代表的词便是你的关键词了。在你的故 事中请闪亮地出现这四个词。并选择其中一个词作为主题词带入故事内容(比如,你不小心选中了大雄、月亮、醉生梦死、傻X四个词,并自主 选择“月亮”作为主题词,在你的故事里,那么可以有多次月黑风高、花前月下等场景,或者其它与月亮月色月朦胧鸟朦胧有关的内容)。
附加题,请在A、B、C、D、E几个 字母中选择一个。在文中完成选中题目的要求。
钝感
奸雄
万箭齐发
汇集
B。故事发生在世界末日(可真伪)。
我日,这是三国杀2012版么。我要怎么写成molsdal呢⋯⋯太窘了啊。
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2010年6月25日。于我而言,大学本科生涯已经画上了休止符。Newhouse七月就会开学,而两天之后我就身在纽约了。毕业照和毕业典礼因为一些不可抗因素成为了可望可不及的幻想。届时我大概也只能在所有人都酣然入睡的时候独自在地球的另一头翻看你们的照片,捂着胸口顾影自怜吧……
打住!
其实,换一个角度,我的毕业或许是提前到来了。从3月份到昨天为止的全方位自我放纵,几乎是史无前例的,现在想起来都觉得有些不可思议。原因再简单不过,玩心大发;目的亦再明晰不过,“我就是要把自己浪费掉”。在六月底离开去美利坚重新做人是一个不错的选择,也是一个恰当的时机:我的生活呈现出一种乱象,而我不想也没有气力再继续下去,这里就不多赘述了。
唯一觉得有些遗憾跟可惜的是,没有和新院的同学吃饭,不是不想,而是没有时间和精力去组织。在这里跟当时说过要一起吃饭的人说声对不起……
大学生活过得如此匆匆,四年一晃,需要细看才能记起许多。前些天传过一个相册,里面是06年入学后碰到过的朋友和发生过的事。看到那些顿觉感慨,人的记忆还是需要一些实物来承载。
事已至此,我也多少词穷,那么就感谢大家,有缘再见。
特别感谢章希萌小朋友,你懂的。
另,昨天晚上还有一个蛮有趣的小插曲,我跟几个朋友去光华楼台阶坐着吹风,兴致上来就开始叫,新闻学院还我青春,3108不给力呀,3108闹不住啊,3108坑爹呢吧,3108玩儿蛋去吧……结果有小朋友嘹亮地回叫,学姐走好。
于是我欢乐了。
顺便澄清 一下,其实我是m。怎么办,那鞭子用来自抽么。
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2010-06-24
Turin Brakes - Sea Change - [Music]
six billion backs against the wall
now do we walk or run
these puzzle's falling into place
once more around the sun
remember when you were a kid
those days were all so long
but if we don't do this
somebody else will
three billion backs against the wall
a prayer for everyone
we saw the changing at the sea
another thing was done
remember when you could rely
those days are all but gone
and if we don't do this
somebody else will
if we don't do this
somebody else will
somebody else will
one billion backs against the wall
at least our feet were dry
I was an island to myself
this storm would pass me by
remember anythings I did
I knew I would survive
but if we don't do this
somebody else will
if we don't do this
somebody else will
somebody else will
one billion backs against the wall
now do we walk or run
one thousand backs against the wall
now do we walk or run
one hundred backs against the wall
now do we walk or run
it's just your back against the wall
now do you walk or run
remember when you were a kid
those days are all but gone
if we don't do this
nobody else will
if we don't do this
nobody else will
nobody else will -
2010-06-22
【无法任性起来的最后一周】 - [扯淡]
买了140刀的书,整理行李,扫墓,哭,吃饭,喝一杯酒,微醉,自言自语以及,
梦见你们。
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2010-06-17
A heart that hurts is a heart that works.
Sometimes I would just forget about what's going on, about the fact that I'm leaving in 11 days. I dont feel like counting down the days and make myself look miserable and get everyone else fumbling around me like nuts. It's not the right thing to do. And sometimes I feel so alienated towards my life and fate, feeling completed amazed and a bit dizzy, as if I was walking in someone else's shoes.
But it's not true. This is my life and all I can do is to try to put up with it. Things happened, people come and go just like flowing water. All of a sudden, it reminds of a dream/concept that I had about myself a couple of years ago:
I was standing in a room, it's dimly lit, phantoms slided in, stayed for a while and left. No one talked to me, I was standing still, watching all this happen. I was all alone.
The fact is, we are all alone. That's why I love the book, sputnik sweetheart. There's no cure for the absolute loneliness. You're born to be alone.
I know I've always been looking for COMMUNICATION. I love to meet interesting/smart people. I adore great minds, I appreciate genuine faith and deep deep thoughts. And I was so lucky that I did encounter those, who are now VIPs in my life.
But then, Brian told me, this can be cured. There's a status called empathy, built on mutual understanding and love. We dont need any commitment, we can live in different parts of the world, we dont even need to keep in touch on a daily base, we dont even need to talk, for days and months and years. But when we are together, it feels right.
I know this might be the future of Molsdal and it makes me a bit sad everytime it came across on mind. But what else? To soulmaten someone, it's more than enough. Empathy is the best communictaion. No, it's so much better than that.
Last night, I went to see a friend. We went shopping, had some icecream and then drinking coffee and smoking, sitting on the bench outside a giant mall. And it was around 10 o'clock. I told her about my frustration and puzzle and I've decided to be who I am for the rest of my days in SH.
She's right. I need to stay honest w/ myself. FIND THE TRUE AND INNER ME, ERADICATE THE SCHISM. Why frustrate? It's beautiful. I am not pathetic and it's all damn right. We need to talk, but where are you?
No, maybe not. I just need to stay by your side and stare, killing time by doing nothing, quiet like a nuts. And I dont fucking care if I'm leaving in days or if you like me or not. I miss you and that's all just for today, period.
Tomorrow will be another day to kill.
Thank you for bring me back to LIFE.
这个世界上,总是有很多纯傻逼,比如我。
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12号考完大学倒数第二场考试,晚上留下来看新院男生最后一场比赛,和光科的篮球赛。
开场的时候我们打得很棒,可最后不知道为什么还是输掉了,感觉男孩子们多少还是有些体力不支,算是输在世界杯手里还是下午那场考试呢?
13日考完最后一场考试。媒介管理,和grad study衔接得异常完美。下午去私立牙科诊所洗牙,痛掉我半条命,当然洗得的确比医院干净,可出门乘地铁回家时脚都发软。医生说我对痛楚的敏感程度绝对超出一般人的水平。我也不知道是因为红牛喝多了还是最近睡太少。
于是赶紧回家补觉。醒来时已过了六点,左肩一直承受着身体的全部重量,被压得隐隐作痛。昏昏沉沉地洗完澡,赶赴表哥为我践行的海鲜宴。路上碰到一个出租车司机唱北国之春,跟专业训练的没差……询问之下司机爆料说之前还有音乐学院的乘客想拉他进专业合唱队,但被婉拒。
世界就是这样,如果你把天赋当作一种兴趣,而机会又没有尽早光顾你的时候,那么世界上很可能少一个天才歌唱家,多一个有趣有料唱歌比电台美妙的出租车司机。
昨天晚上因为没有人玩,最后决定跟表哥表妹什么的去唱歌,意外在上海歌城唱到Ashtray Heart……当时我就震惊了。虽然是伴奏版,也已经完全超过我的期待。太与时俱进了!
今天么……早上昏睡到10点起床,下午1点多开始睡到3点,整个人都散架快了,起来出门买红牛,抽根烟稍微缓过来一些,但还是头脑发胀……拼凑着写完马凌的新闻史论文,明天还需要奋战黄小雄的手写论文。2000字,我已经准备好视死如归地手抽筋了。
买的两个diplomat箱子到货,硬箱相当满意,黄色箱箱估计是二等品,多少有些遗憾。顺便买了跟Molsdal类似的口袋皮衣,小期待一下。
目前还要为毕业红毯找鞋子和配饰,真是麻烦啊……
placebo在以色列见了一个患有als综合症的粉丝,视频看得我很感动。尤其是Renon的太太,太不容易了。
晚上本想出门,结果无奈众人都在世界杯。世界杯果然是我的悲剧啊。
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就是焦虑,不吃饭和少睡觉。
我还是不要这样折腾自己了。
