Erin

Joanne, i need you to look at this dress . . .

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:55:22 -0500

for bridesmaid and tell me what you think

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=33830335

jeralyndwile: Seriously, who gets married on a precipice of a...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:59:23 -0500

Seriously, who gets married on a precipice of a body of water?

Hilariously awful….if that’s even a way to describe the amount of ANGER I would have if I were her.

First of all I would be furious. That guy would no longer be our friend.

Second of all it was freaking hilarious.

Georgetown student advertises for a personal assistant

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:15:20 -0400

Georgetown student advertises for a personal assistant:

Georgetown University sophomore Charley Cooper is busy. He has a full load of classes, hours of homework and a part-time job at a financial services company. He’s also worried about an illness in the family. And then there are all the other time-consuming aspects of college.

The solution? A personal assistant.

Cooper, 19, logged on to the university’s student employment Web site last week and posted an ad for someone to tackle “some of my everyday tasks,” such as organizing his closet, dropping him off and picking him up from work, scheduling haircuts, putting gas in the car and taking it in for service, managing his electronic accounts and doing laundry (although the assistant will be paid only for the time spent loading, unloading and folding clothes, not the entire laundry cycle).

The successful applicant can expect to work three to seven hours a week and make $10 to $12 an hour, although “on occasion it will be possible to work additional hours and/or receive bonuses at my discretion.” Preference will be given to Georgetown undergraduates, Cooper says in the listing, and the assistant can spread his or her tasks throughout the day.

“As my PA you will receive an email once a day by 9:00 am with a task list for that day and a time estimate for each task,” Cooper wrote in the job listing, which was first reported by the student newsmagazine, Georgetown Voice. “Important tasks will be bolded on the list and must be done that day (even though everything on the list should theoretically be finished on a daily basis). At the end of the day you will send me an email telling me what tasks are incomplete or that all tasks have been completed.”

Could this be a publicity stunt? Cooper said in a Facebook message to a reporter that he is completely serious and has heard from several interested students, in addition to a few prank applicants. A university spokesman confirmed that Cooper is a student and has posted the job listing.

Cooper would answer questions only through messages sent to his Facebook account, which features a photo of a man in a striped polo shirt holding a champagne flute. He provided only brief details about himself, his family and his job: He grew up in Bethesda and graduated from the Landon School, a private boys school, in 2008. He lives in the dorms and hasn’t declared a major but is planning to double-major in finance and management, perhaps with a minor in Spanish. His Linked-In profile says he is considering jobs in finance, entertainment or both. In the spring, he got a part-time job in the D.C. offices of a financial services company that he didn’t want to identify, where he works as an assistant and manages a team of interns.

Cooper said he decided to post the help-wanted ad after a family member had a cancer diagnosis and began to make arrangements for treatment at Georgetown University Hospital. Cooper says he hopes to start interviews in a few days, after the craziness of midterms has passed. “I know that if I didn’t already have a job, I would definitely be interested in a job that pays 10 to 12 dollars per hour and is flexible in terms of hours,” he said.

The Georgetown Voice posted the listing on its blog Friday under the headline, “Georgetown sophomore seeks personal assistant, takes premature self-importance to whole new level.” Soon, dozens of derogatory comments popped up accusing Cooper of furthering the stereotype that Georgetown is filled with wealthy kids who can’t do anything for themselves.

“Everybody probably knows who he is now,” said Sarah Murphy, 19, a sophomore English major who heard about the job listing from friends. “People are not happy. They think he’s just ridiculous and full of himself.”

But other students were more understanding. “Listen, I think if there’s a market for it, and someone wants to do it, all the more power to him,” said Corey Sherman, 20, a junior international politics major who has two jobs. “Maybe he just wants the personal touch — knowing the human being folding his underwear.” (Earlier in the week, a Georgetown junior posted a similar job listing, according to the Georgetown Heckler, a campus humor blog. The student did not respond to an e-mail Thursday and it could not be determined whether the listing was a parody.)

Although the posting created buzz, outsourcing dull duties is not a new thing at Georgetown or other universities. Some students pay to have their group houses or apartments cleaned, or contract with Soapy Joe’s, a company that will pick up dirty laundry from the dorms and return it clean and folded within days.

Still, springing for a personal assistant is “definitely out of the ordinary,” said Bonnie Low-Kramen, the longtime personal assistant to actress Olympia Dukakis. Low-Kramen teaches workshops to aspiring celebrity personal assistants and wrote a book titled “Be the Ultimate Assistant.”

“Whenever someone gets wealthy or famous, things can fall through the cracks,” she said. “There’s no chance someone like Scarlett Johansson or Angelina Jolie end up on all of those covers without a team of people.”

But college students are rarely mature enough to handle the responsibility of managing a personal assistant, said Low-Kramen, whose son is a senior at the University of Maryland (and does not have a personal assistant).

“There’s a benefit to learning to do things on your own,” she said. “I know — college is stressful, there’s a lot to do. But the pressures are still nowhere near needing a personal assistant.”

(This is absoluetly ridculous and only plays on the reputation of students at Georgetown.)

beijos: Lilly and I went to get our nails done! LOVE this little...

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:59:44 -0400

beijos:

Lilly and I went to get our nails done! LOVE this little girl :)

Awww that is so cute!

reallykatie: A simple recipe for homemade pumpkin doggie...

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:44:11 -0400

reallykatie:

A simple recipe for homemade pumpkin doggie biscuits! This looks like a fun & easy project for a gloomy Sunday…plus it’s nice for your dog to have healthy homemade eats too!

Fun fact: pumpkin is a natural tummy soother for dogs, which might come in handy next time you found out your pup’s eaten four socks and a doorknob (after he gets back from the vet, of course).

Luis we must make some for the gang.

i love luis

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:17:27 -0400

he is the best in the whole world and he makes me smile. But he can be a meanie.

imlendc: 1:33 pm Tuesday afternoon office temp is holding at...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:36:56 -0400

imlendc:

1:33 pm Tuesday afternoon office temp is holding at 85.1. Fans and windows all doing there best. Out side temp: 83 degrees

Time to boycott work and leave.

I offically hate school and am over it. . . the end.

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:35:47 -0400

Graduating

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:48:33 -0400

I am all of 19 credits away from graduating. Instead of breaking it up into two semesters, I have decided to take all the credits this semester. Three of the credits I think I am either going to do online or clept. Of the other 16, three are an internship, one is a PE credit that I already have for soccer, and two are for piano. I really don’t think that the classes are going to be hard. The only real class that I am worried about is Social and Political Philosophy. I might have to try in order to get an A.

What I am worried about is working 16 hours a week, finding the time to do the internship, and trying to study for the LSAT in December. Hopefully, I will be able to do it all. I just need to find the strength to get through this last semester.

jeralyndwile: Funny quotes from Micheal and Dwight on The...

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:24:48 -0400

jeralyndwile:

Funny quotes from Micheal and Dwight on The Office.

Watch it! You’ll laugh OUT LOUD.

love love love the office.

I'm tired of my hair..

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:13:48 -0400

beijos:

So I’m looking up ideas on what I should do…

I can’t do much with it, because it’s already short. I guess I should probably start letting it grow for Erin & Luis’ wedding.

So maybe I’ll just dye it.

yes please don’t cut it. I am so tired of my hair but it has gotten long and i am scared that if i go get it cut, it will be toooo short.

kimboslice: This guy was standing on a busy intersection in...

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:49:07 -0400

kimboslice:

This guy was standing on a busy intersection in Tyson’s Corner, VA this morning with a sign that read: “I CHEATED THIS IS MY PUNISHMENT”. Apparently his wife told him he had to do it every rush hour for the whole week.

That is awesome.

Luis and I went on a little road trip to Ocean City today. As...

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:05:45 -0400

Luis and I went on a little road trip to Ocean City today. As California natives, we had both never been to the atlantic ocean and me never to the Eastern Shore.

I did not plan to go to Ocean City. At first we were just going to go to Sonic. But once there, I decided that we would just go to OC. After picking up some bathing suits at the mall, we headed to the beach. It was a ton of fun.

AND I drove over the Bay Bridge. I am so proud of myself.

LSAT

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:19:44 -0400

I went to register for the LSAT thinking at I would be able to get into my Christian college during the Saturday Observance day for September. But have found that it is all full. The closest center is now in La Plata, MD.

I guess I am going to have to take it in December.

FML Moments in Greek Mythology

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:43:28 -0400

imlendc:

janieblue84:

lifeisdelicious:

Icarus
Today my father made wings out of feathers and wax so that we could escape the king’s castle. But I flew too close to the sun and the wings melted. I then fell into the ocean below. I can’t swim. FML

Odysseus
Today I came up with a plan that helped my country win a 10-year war. But, because I forgot to pray to Poseidon, I won’t get to go home for another 10 years. FML

Oedipus
I’ve been really busy. I solved the riddle of the Sphinx, gained entrance to the city of Thebes, killed the king and took his place, and then married his wife and had several kids. As it turns out, the guy that I killed to become king was my dad. And the chick that I married and had kids with was my mother. FML

Odysseus’ should say something about Calypso. I would have hated to be on a island with her and her obsessiveness.

I want a bike. We have found the perfect place by our house to go for a bike ride. The trail is...

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:58:56 -0400

I want a bike. We have found the perfect place by our house to go for a bike ride. The trail is quiet, clean, and peacful. It is nothing like going out for a bike ride in Coronado along the Silver Strand, but it is nice. I really hate hate running. I played soccer in college but I dont see the point in just running to run. Biking would be a nice alternative way for me to get out and execrise (and tan!). I have been looking an cragislist for a nice little bike until I can afford a nicer bike. But it seems like anyone on there is charging a lot for a bike they have had forever. I think that I will keep looking until I find something I like.

YAY!!! I got my blackberry to work

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:29:03 -0400

So my blackberry has been acting stupid, thinking I would fix the problem I switched back to my old...

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:56:56 -0400

So my blackberry has been acting stupid, thinking I would fix the problem I switched back to my old slider phone. Now my slider phone is not working at all. It will not turn on.

I decided that I would go back to my blackberry and guess what my blackberry is not working. I have no cell phone. This sucks.

I want these. Click the shoe for the source.

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400

I want these.

Click the shoe for the source.

Borders

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:56:17 -0400

Today we went to borders to go and get the 500 days of summer soundtrack. But while I was there I decided that I should just get the She & Him cd too. Well that turned into getting:

500 days of summer

Away We go

She & Him

Feist

Doom (For Louie)

And

5 books.

I can never go into borders and get one thing.