It’s every college kid’s worst nightmare

Okay, I’ll admit it. I know I’m not supposed to go home when I’m at
college, but I did tonight. I needed some clothes (and I needed a free
brisket dinner…mmmm). So after tutoring, while I still had access to
a car, I stopped in Lincolnwood.

I walked up the stairs, about to go into my room, and I see what looks
like the back of a piano taking up all of my floorspace. Upon closer
inspection after turning on the lights, I see that it is not a piano,
but a large armoire that used to be in my parents’ room.

“What, I’m gone two months and you’re already renting out my space?” I asked my mom.

Mom and Dad got some new drawers in their room, so they don’t need this
one anymore. That still didn’t explain, though, what it was doing in my
room.

Pretty soon, I’ll come home to find fat men with scruffy beards who play the viola living in there. I hope not.

Coolest e-mail ever

I got this e-mail today:

Subject: Greetings from Jerusalem!
_______________________________________________________________________
Hi Lia,
My name is Lia Lerer, I live in Jerusalem.
I happened to find your
lovely site on the web
(Guess what I was looking for… Didn’t find
anything…).

I thought it would be funny to write you a quick
note.

I’ll tell you a bit about me,
I’m 28, after 8 years of working
as a TV producer I decided to study photography.
I moved with my boyfriend
from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for that. School starts in a week and a half, very
exciting.

My parents live in Tel Aviv, My father is a multi camera
director and my mom is an art teacher.
I have two sisters, Ivy is 25, married
and works as assistant editor,
Tamy, my baby sister, is 22 and she studies
architecture in Haifa.

Oh, by the way, I have a Princess Leia Tattoo on
my arm. Star Wars fan, what to do.

That’s it for now.
I attached a pic
I took in Sinai of me and Eviatar my BF.
(It’s very weird to take a picture
of yourself, that’s why I like I think…)

Take care!
Lia.
_______________________________________________________________________

Woah. Small world.

Earrings, pictures, and interviews

I have graduated from the six weeks of training earrings, and now I can wear real ones!

Here I am at my dorm’s formal with my pearl earrings (and friends Emily and Lauren):

You can see this and other pictures at my new picture website: http://photos.yahoo.com/lialehrer

I have a lot of friends in journalism classes here, and a few of them
have interviewed me for articles for their classes. Prior to this, I
can’t remember the last time I was interviewed. I must say that it was
quite an unusual experience. I’d much rather be the one asking the
questions.

Just some thoughts

1) I did my laundry over two weeks ago, but my clothes still smell
incredible! I’m using liquid Tide with Downy, I believe, and it smells
amazing. I pretty much walk around smelling myself all day. Mmmmmm.

2) I have my Sociology midterm next week, and the other ones will
probably come soon after. I feel like I’ve only been in class for three
weeks…oh wait, I have only been in class for three weeks.

3) For my memoir class, I had to write my own memoir. That’s a tough thing to do if you have a bad memory.

4) I’m in a pretty big fight with the dining halls at Northwestern, for a number of reasons.
    a) Breakfast is served from 7:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m. I am
not up at 7:30. My first class is at 10 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays, and I don’t want to get to breakfast any earlier than 9:50.
But noooo!
    b) Lunch is from 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. That’s not too bad, but what if I wanted lunch at 2?
    c) This is the killer. Dinner–4:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Who am I, an old person in Boca Raton? I’m always hungry for dinner #2
/ snacks at 9, and sometimes 10:30, and often 12:30.

5) The movie list lives on!

6) Um, that’s all for now.