Hello crew!

So it’s currently raining/snowing and it is the middle of March… and this makes me very confused.

Anyway, I had my very first Honors Day experience at MMC on March 16. It was pretty cool to see some of the students’ work, and how some of them just took a class assignment and expanded on it in their own time. It inspired me to submit something for next year. Check out some of the photos of the event!

As of now, I am trying to figure out where I am going to live next year. My first choice is the 55^th street dorms, just because of the location and the overall vicinity. However, I am going to take a peek at Roosevelt Island and the 92^nd street Y dorms. Decisions, decisions!

Dr. Bombay :D

I am still excitedly counting down the weeks and days to spring break! I think everyone is, though –  everyone has been working so hard on papers, projects, and homework. For the break, I decided to head back to Long Island to spend some quality time at home, just me and my cats :)

In other news, it was my roommate's birthday the other weekend, and I got some karaoke experience. We found this great and cheap karaoke place downtown by St. Marks. It was a lot of fun and it was definitely something different to do.

St. Marks!

On St. Patrick’s Day, I locked myself in my room, away from all of the craziness outside and caught up on GLEE and the final episodes of The Bachelor. It was the best St. Patrick’s Day EVERRRRR!!

I am also on a job hunt for this summer, whether it be internships, apprenticeships… just anything! I applied to an apprenticeship at the Powerhouse Theater upstate in Poughkeepsie, and should be hearing back from them soon. I hope I get it!! 

P.S. I highly recommend on going to the Orchid Show at the NY Botanical Gardens. The flowers there are gorgeous! Check them out here: http://www.flickr.com/alidaxrose

busy busy busy

So it’s been 7 months now that I have been living in the city!

I cannot even believe it!!

NY is slowly but surely getting warmer, and I cannot wait to whip out the spring wardrobe.

I hope you all watched the Oscars. Of course, I was thrilled that The King’s Speech walked away with best picture.

It was well deserved, and if you haven’t seen it, well, what are you waiting for?

The Oscars are known to be the biggest fashion red carpet event of the year, but in my eyes, it’s an opportunity to see actors express themselves. We, as the audience, constantly see them in another element, as another character, but rarely as themselves.

Helena Bonham Carter never fails at truly embracing her quirkiness and what makes her unique. Just check out this dress she wore, which was specially made for her by costume designer, Colleen Atwood!

People judge Helena Bonham Carter for her eccentricity, her wacky outfits, and her birds-nest-of-a-hair, but I think that her quirks really make her one of the most beautiful people in the world.

I’ve been working 24/7, which I love because I work surprisingly well under pressure.

I volunteered to take pictures of Honors Day at school (check out the photos of me near Pete's Cafe!), I write for Artfusion, and of course, I write for you and update this blog on my life. 

The downside of all of this work is that I’ve been finding that I’m not reserving much time for myself.

So I decided to pick up my camera and brainstorm some new creative projects, something I haven’t really done since entering college.

I’m really fascinated with people and what makes them unique both physically and mentally, so I’m attempting to capture both of these characteristics through a photograph.

I’m really happy with the results so far and cannot wait to shoot more people!

Spring break is almost here….. I think?

Well that’s all folks, I have some more homework to finish J

Spring Semester!

Lady Gaga lives her art through her life

Hello everyone! The classes this semester are going fantastic so far.

My Sociology, Writing, and Costume Design class are probably my three favorite, because they are all so different and interesting.

In Sociology, I am studying how women are viewed and placed in society and I get to read a lot of feminism works, which is surprisingly really fascinating.

"Superbowling"

My Writing class's theme this semester is Novel and Film, where I can finally put my film nerdiness to good use!

Costume Design is really hard and a lot of work, but I’ve learned so much so far, and it's only been my second class.

Aside from enjoying all of my classes, I’ve been enjoying the down time when I do have some.

I tuned in and watched the Superbowl, despite the fact I had no idea what was going on, and the Grammys, to see Lady Gaga in an egg, which she supposedly had stayed in for 3 days… 

In other news, I did get to see the lovely Johnny Depp again, this time near somewhat on Marymount headquarters, meaning on 55^th street at P.J. Clarks.

Again, he was amazingly kind and generous to the MMC community, who had waited in the cold to catch a glimpse of him.

So amazing. No words <3

Valentine's Day was extra special this year, and I really wanted to find a way to express how much my friendships mean to me here at MMC.

Unfortunately, all my friends were able to figure out that I was their secret Valentine, but nonetheless it was really rewarding to see their expressions when they received their envelopes in the morning.

Well that’s all folks! Counting down the days to the Oscars, the best part of the month of February for me. 

I think that its between Black Swan and Kings Speech for best picture. King Speech for the win :)

Fall Semester

Snow on 55th!

Welcome back everyone! It has been quite a long winter break with lots and lots of crazy snow, but who is ready for the spring?

I spent the first part of my vacation catching up with family and friends… but also feasting on SO MUCH food. Seriously. I ate more then I EVER have out of all of my years of celebrating Christmas.  It was lovely to be home and to cuddle with my kitties and to sleep in my own bed, but I was excited for J-term. 

Christmas party!

It was definitely weird returning to 55^th with no one in sight, but overall, I am glad that I decided to stay at school over break. It was something for me to do and keep me busy, but also to get some credits out of the way. I only had class 3 days a week (Tuesday-Thursday), which was really nice. I also was able to hang out with some people that were in my classes in the fall semester (hi Ky, Derek, and Marshall!), but that I just never was able to really get to know outside of class. We had such a good time and spent our company together in the most 

interesting way, preparing for Honors Day and working on our creative artsy fartsy projects, but also exploring the down town area, and noming on delicious Mexican nachos :)

Last night of the fall semester! So many memories :)

Not to head down the deep and intellectual path, but I learned a lot about myself over J-term, as short as it was. Perhaps it was because I set a lot of personal time aside for myself to reflect and perform a self-evaluation, and now that I think about it, I guess you can call it a New Years Resolution. I mean, I never end up following through with those resolution things anyways, but I do believe in setting goals for yourself. There is still a lot that I have left to learn, and of course, there is still room to grow. This year all I ask is peace, love, happiness, and the continuation of self-discovery. I hope the spring semester brings something new and unexpected. I can’t wait! 

:)



Sacred Heart girls <3

 Ahhh the holiday season is finally here! It's time to whip out my hat and gloves (even though I have had them ready since the beginning of November). 

 

I just returned from a very relaxing and lazy Thanksgiving break. 

It was nice to be home to eat my mom and dad's delicious home cooked meals, and even see some high school friends. 

I also visited my high school to see Sacred Heart's underclassman perform in the annual production of "The Nutcracker."

 

Victoria, Me, Mariel, and Meg <3



It was lovely to reunite with the girls who helped run the production last year with me :)

However, I was very excited to return to the city and start preparing for the end of semester, my birthday, and the holiday season in New York City. 

My roommates and I had been anxiously waiting to decorate our suite with Hanukkah and Christmas decorations! We just finished last night and it is a joy to come home to a “Winter Wonderland.”



I recently saw Part 1 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and I went ALL out this year. I frantically bought tickets a month in advance to see it opening night. 

I also decided to dress up like Severus Snape, in an attempt to fully embrace the ever-awesome Alan Rickman. I think I carried his role pretty well ;-) I love the evil characters best.

 

He is just so good!



Me as Snape and Alexandra as Bellatrix

 

The film was dark and sad, as expected, but it didn’t disappoint.

And just as I always recommend the movies every year, I support the books even more. So go read!



Lucca and I messing around!

I’m really looking forward to this week because Marymount is having a holiday snowball dance themed “The Roaring Twenties” on Friday night and it will definitely be pretty fun.

Prior to the dance, my friend Lucca and I are going to see a Steven Sondheim concert full of some of his greatest works with many special broadway guests.  (Lucca was able to get us free tickets!) Friday will be a great kick-off to my birthday weekend! I just cannot wait to get dressed up and take lots of pictures haha!

But tonight I am going to go to Rockerfeller Center to see the Christmas tree light up!

For years I’ve watched it on television, but have never actually been there in person to see this happen in front of my very eyes.

Hopefully it won’t continue to rain….



Sadly, I will be turning nineteen next Tuesday… and I just cannot believe it!

It’s so crazy!! Life goes by so fast but on a happy note I will be celebrating it in the best city in the entire universe.

Wow, I just thought of that… ok maybe my birthday will be more exciting th
an I thought ^_^

So that is all for now! Good luck with finals everybody!! 



P.S.  I GOT MY BRACES OFF!!!!!! :D

Hello everyone! My goodness, a lot has happened since my very first blog post.

I’ve been was busy studying for midterms, putting the final touches on essays, reading the lovely Alice in Wonderland for my theater productions class, and lastly trying to catch up on some sleep.

Off to the village as Team Edward, a bum, and a geisha :)

Needless to say, Halloween was the most relaxed version of Halloween I’ve ever had and/or celebrated.

The Village was too crazy for my friends’ and my own taste, and after about an hour, we proceeded to return to the 55^th street dorms and just talk politics (theater politics), movies, and life, feasting on some chips and salsa with some lavender tea.

Sound appetizing?

I was a geisha! My friend Kelly helped me with the makeup

Currently, everyone is getting ready to sign up for classes next semester, which, luckily for me, is an enjoyable time where I can truly embrace my OCDness and put it to good use.I have 5 different mock schedules prepared, neatly compiled with an excessive amount of nauseating highlighter colors. I wish I were lying…

Anyway, picking classes and narrowing down my choices was so tough.

There is just so much I want to do and try and if I could, I would probably take all the English courses Marymount has to offer, however, that seems impossible.

As I glance at all my schedules, what I seem to be most excited about taking is Costume Design I – learning about the history behind clothes and their significance in society.

I think I take fashion and clothes for granted sometimes, but this course will definitely be an eye opener.

This weekend was kind of on the lazy side, but everyone needs one of those now and then.

Ever since my roommate gave me access to her Netflix account….oh geez.

Who is catching up on 21 Jumpstreet, aka Johnny Depp’s first serious gig? I am!!!

I suggest you go watch it...

Aside from drooling all over the computer screen, I did visit a friend from high school who currently attends Barnard College all the way on the Upper West Side.

We had a delicious and cheap meal at Tom’s Diner, the restaurant where the Seinfeld characters always eat. I highly recommend it J

In other news, I plan on attempting to at least see some small political shows at the Public Theater or partake in Merchant of Venice’s lottery to see Al Pacino be, well, fabulous.

I hope to do that soon, but the month of November just seems to be so busy and I have so much to do!

I’m looking forward to Thanksgiving and eating “heaven,” meaning mashed potatoes and turkey, but also seeing my friends from home and hearing about their college experience, and visiting my high school and seeing their annual production of The Nutcracker.

My favorite part of the park

Yea, I’m really getting into the holiday spirit this season.

I think just living in the city gets you really into the holiday season, and right now I’m head-over-heels with the fall weather and the trees. 

Central Park has never looked more beautiful.

Which reminds me, I could actually use a cup of hot chocolate right about now as I curl up to The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead…

the life and times

Window at Bergdoff Goodman on 5th Avenue

Hello everyone! My name is Alida Rose, and I can honestly say that I'm so excited to be posting my very first blog.

Well first off, I’m from Long Island, New York, but am originally from Brooklyn, which I consider to be my true hometown.

I am currently a freshman at MMC, and in the spring graduated from an all-girls high school.

I haven’t chosen a major yet (I haven’t narrowed down my options!), but I’m thrilled to experiment and try different kinds of classes.

Fierce photo session on the 32nd floor lounge 

I have many, many interests, or what I like to call “obsessions.”

I’m very  passionate about the arts. I’ve been a dancer my entire life, and just graduated from the Joffrey Ballet School in New York.

St. Patrick's Cathedral on East 51st Street

Aside from dance, I also adore: theater, English, photography/photo-journalism, and since being at Marymount I’m starting to really like Costume Design.

Of course I also have some other really embarrassing “likes”: pickles, Paul Frank, Johnny Depp, books, museums, English accents, Meryl Streep, tutus… the list can legitimately go on foreverrr.

I’ve only been living in the city for about 2 months, and it’s been pure awesomeness so far. There’s just so much to do, and so much to see that it’s frightening, but in a good way.

Broadway on Broadway Times Square Event, it was awesome!

I’ve already invested my college funds into seeing Next to Normal, American Idiot with Billie Joe, and have been inside the Good Morning America studios.

This is a dream come true for me, and I’m just so excited to take full advantage of New York City!

I look forward to talking more about my experience as a college student at MMC and just growing up in the greatest city in the world!

Tata for now,

Alida Rose