Crunchy Mustard

Earlier this year in April, right after I was accepted to Barnard, I met up with Lindsey at the accepted students weekend there. We had a blast together, and found out that we both:

• Don’t see the logic in keeping an ultra-neat room.
• Enjoy performing (her: theater/Broadway, me: dance!)
• Are certainly outgoing and love the city (NYC) and all it has to offer.

So voila! A roommate match was born. We’ve been keeping in touch during the summer (of course we planned our room theme thank you) and we’ve both been keeping busy.

With the help of her boyfriend’s father, Lindsey and Alex both work at Playbill. But… this is no ordinary desk job! I present to you: Playbill: Video. The fantastic duo does a great job reporting on a variety of theatrical events along with their friend Noah. Check out their feature on Shakespeare in the Park and all of their extremely professional features. (They’re naturals.)

Here’s a bizarre find: a chorus line of more than 1,500 inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines performing Thriller. (However, the poster of this video on YouTube (byronfgarcia) insists this is only a practice run.)

The Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center has a fine history of fantastically large singing and dance productions showcasing their rapists, thieves, killers, and tax-evaders. Looks like someone spent quite a bit of time on this bit of choreography along with the inmates.

So, as you can all see the Crunchy Mustard crew is back after a nice long weekend of graduation partying and general mayhem. Now it’s time to get back to work! (Or not.)

Here are a few dilemmas I’m currently facing. Perhaps you can help me with them.

• Should I buy this leotard in “Sage” or “Blue Mist?”
• Should I buy an iPhone, or should I decide to not be a tool?
• And finally, is two week old bologna still OK to eat? (When I typed in “two week old bologna” into Google, this is what came up. A two week old baby made of bologna?!)
• Should I buy a mini-fridge with a separate freezer or not? (Remember: college life begs for frozen food.)

My sincere thanks to all who help with these matters. Your generosity will be rewarded greatly. (I promise.)

Sincerely,
Lara

Good times at the Eurovision contest!