My next week just went from completely free to study for the FSOT to completely booked.  Based on the events of yesterday and two phone calls today, this is how next week looks for me..

Monday - PWM CFO of Merrill Lynch

Tuesday - SWIFT in person interview

Wednesday - Jamba Juice Local Ambassador Call

Thursday - Foreign Office Test

Friday/Sat - Possibly going to judge at Harvard...  I think I might pass though

Then Columbus Day weekend!!!  I could really use a beach day this weekend, any takers?

I guess I should probably actually start cramming for the FSOT now...

Night out at Tiro a Segno & Crimson

Matt, one of my old friends from GBA, invited me and a few others out to Tiro a Segno last night!  As he explained it Tiro a Segno is the oldest Italian Club on the Western Hemisphere with a rifle range in the basement for shooting.

He invited me, his roommate Casey. Giselle (from GBA) and her husband.

Giselle walked in saying she had a big surprise for us...

We met up and ordered drinks, sadly she and her husband said they couldnt... turned out that GISELLE IS PREGNANT!!!  :)

The club was very classy and had a classy old school vibe, with big nice chairs, carpeted floors etc.  It was really nice.  We started off in the reception area with some drinks, followed by a very extensive dinner in the main room.  I had calamari, truffle ravioli, strip steak and a strawberry moose cake!!!  There was sooooo much food, but boy was it AMAZING!!!

After dinner we headed downstairs to the shooting range, where we shot some 22 mm rilfes!!! Tons of fun!!!  We then went upstairs and played a game of pool then headed out to some bars.

By the end of the night we ended up at Crimson.  It's a pretty nice and very large venue, it wasn't too bad, except for the fact that they were only playing Polish music... which isn't quite my cup of tea...

Great night out on the town!

Columbia Parli Tournament

This past Friday/Saturday I was judging at Columbia.

It was definitely a blast from the past with all the high school debaters now joining the college parli debate circuit (APDA).

I saw Abhi who went to my HS AFTER I graduated, Thurm who I had judged throughout his HS career and Andrew, used to coach at Bronx who I finally convinced to join the circuit!

I also met the new Fordham novices, they seem like a good crowd now.  I think Fordham is heading toward the right track - old school, fun Fordham again!  Which makes me super happy!!! I wont go into too much detail, but those who spoke to me know my take on the team...

Between Round 2 & 3, Lily kicked off the first "Women's Initative" mixer event, which was great!  It was nice for all the girls to be in a room together to talk about girl power, but idk it was weird that it was segregated - not a big fan of that... kind of defeats the purpose to some extent...  But good in theory.

I had the pleasure of staying with Clara Friday night - so of course I had an awesome night.  I <3 that girl!!!

The team rented out a frat house for the party which was pretty sweet to say the least.  I paried a bit w/ Eric, who I thought hated me... I guess he doesnt! :)  And it was just good to finally see him in a different light - other than that debater from Scarsdale - lol.

On Saturday I stayed til semis and FINALLY got to judge and see Coulter (part of Harvard Lion King) debate!  He was fabulous!  Sadly I had to drop Clara/Mark to them though :(

Happy to say that Andrew/Sam won the Novice division and Coulter/Loomis won the entire tournament!

Congrats! :)

FSOT

I decided to take the FSOT, looks like I'll be taking it in 2 weeks on October 6.  Wish me luck!

MTVu VJ On-Camera Interview

Today I had my on-camera interview for a VJ position with MTVu!!!  This has been my dream job since like 7th grade.. yes, back in the days of Cason Daly and TRL

I think the interview went well?  I mean its really up to the producers and if they like me.  I just hope that the fact that I'm out of school doesn't harm my chances - I mean I'm still only 22, even if I do have an MBA...

So everyone wants to know what the process is like...

Application Process
So I sent in my resume and a photo to MTVu last week and got a call yesterday.

Phone Interview/Screening
The call was a short phone interview asking me questions like - what are your favorite types of music, favorite band, etc.

Then they asked me to send a few more pictures to get a better idea of what I looked like.  Before I could even decide what pictures to send in, I got a call from her boss asking me to come in for a camera interview the next day (today)!!!

I was sent some cues, things you'd see on cue cards, to look over.  Pretty straight forward stuff.

On-Camera Interview
At the interview, I got there a tad early, then he came out and brough tme to this room - which was essentially an office w/ empty walls, but had the complete set up w/ a desk and everything, except there was a camera facing the wall.

For the on-camera interview, the producer started off filming a conversation type interview , where I was answering questions - boy did I learn some interesting things while being interviewed.  Then I did the cues, which went somewhat well, it only took me like 1.5 times to run through them.  I just hope I didn't speak too quickly as I tend to do when I get nervous.

The filming was very quick, it was supposed to start at 3 PM and I was out by 3:15 PM.

Fingers crossed to see how it all goes!

We Rememeber 9/11

Never Forget

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.

The memorial site down at the WTC finally opened up to the public and they had some moments of silence and a big memorial at the site.

I can't believe its been 10 years!  That just seems bizarre, aIso can't believe it took that long to finish the memorial and the new buildings aren't done yet!

Regardless...

My heart and best goes out to all the victims and their families and I want to thank all of the first responders and military who are out there doing what they do best for America!

Fashion's Night Out 2011

Tonight, now technically last night, I went out to Fashion's Night out with the usual crew, Ashley, Becky and Amanda!!!

We started off in Soho at Billabong, then moved around from there.  Betsey Johnson had the cutest dresses!!!

Next we went to DVF where Diane Von Furstenberg made an appearance!!!  She then proceeded to spray me and the girls with her new line of perfume! lol  

Next was Roxy where Amanda and I took part in the casting call and we got VIP status! :)

Spring Street, right outside "Dash" was a complete and utter madhouse!!!

There were a tons of people waiting to meet/see the Kardashians and Pauly D

After the madness Marianna and I went to Tribeca Grand and got some drinks w/ her friends.

Tony Hawk Vert Jam

Today marked the kickoff of the Quiksilver Pro with the Tony Hawk Vert Jam.  Some of the best riders had come out to skate, including Tony Hawk, Mitchie Brusco, Sandro Dias, Elliot Sloan and Steve Berra.  The event was great!

 At one point Tony and Mitchie were skating on the half-pipe at the same time!!!

Tony even got the FDNY boat to play a role in the event!

 After the event I got to meet some of the skateboarders!

 Sadly Tony left in a minivan, many of the fans were sad, especially this one little boy who was about to start crying :'(