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Forming Friendships the First Week of College: What to Know and Expect

As you start freshman year and settle into campus life, aim to meet classmates who share your interests and values.

If you're like most incoming college freshmen, it's been a while since you started from scratch and made new friends. Rest assured: almost everyone's in the same position as you. The classic rules to making new friends certainly apply—be open-minded, friendly, and make sure to smile! But you can also use the unique social situations on college campuses to your advantage by joining student groups and meeting people who share your major. Remember that it takes time to settle into campus life, and the students you meet during orientation probably won't comprise your friend group for the next four years. We asked the experts about what you should keep in mind as you meet your classmates.

Look for friends with common interests.

"Figure out what you like and what you want to achieve at college; after that, seek out the communities that are involved in those kinds of activities and have similar values," says Kelci Lucier, an education writer for About.com and US News & World Report. "You can meet people through a sports team, club, and your major's department. Head to programs, speakers, or events. If your community doesn't exist, go ahead and make one! College campuses are always open to new groups—chances are, if you're feeling a lack of community around something, other students are too."

Aim for variety.

"One nice thing about college is that you can have different friends who play different roles in your life," says Lucier. "You can have your studious friends with whom you know you can cram for a midterm and as well as more social friends with whom you know you can go out with on weekends."

Step outside of your comfort zone.

"Stay open to meeting new friends, even if you already know people from high school going to your college," says Jenny Blake, author of Life After College. "Challenge yourself. Think about the quote, 'do one thing each day that scares you.' Talk to one new person each day and try to expand beyond that initial comfort zone of a clique."

Try to avoid cliques.

"Cliques in college are very different from high school," says Lucier. "Because people travel in so many different circles—for example, people who live in your residence hall, chemistry majors, students in the organic farming club—cliques in college are pretty fluid. So, it's important to always be open to meeting new people. Each semester will bring changes to the groups you belong to, so you'll always have a chance to break out and meet new people if you feel stuck. The challenge is really figuring out which community to join, not finding one!"

Prioritize quality over quantity.

"There's a window when new students will be much more open to connections, and that window stays open for about the first six weeks of school," says Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out. "There are positives and negatives to that. The good part is that you can connect easily and quickly with a lot of people. The bad part is you can go overboard and read too much into the connections you're making."

Don't be afraid to distance yourself.

"You may wake up one day and ask, what am I doing with these people? This is not me," says Simmons. "It's important to spin that in a positive way. It means that you're getting more confident about your life at college and what you want. That's exciting! It doesn't mean that everything's a mess. You don't want to burn any bridges, but it's important to start scheduling time to be in situations without those friends. If you're in a pack of friends, you probably don't look like someone who wants to make new ones."

Realize that some of your friendships are fleeting.

"It's important to remember that some friendships may last, and others may not, and that's totally normal," says Simmons. "You're in a new place, and you're going to get overwhelmed by a very large social community. It takes time to find your tribe. It doesn't mean you're bad at making friends."

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Polaroid Z2300 Instant Digital Camera

Suka foto-foto pake kamera Polaroid? Coba lirik seri terbaru yang diberi nama Polaroid Z2300 Instant Digital Camera. Dari bentuknya memang keliatan berbeda ya dengan Polaroid biasanya. Nah, kamera ini ternyata canggih banget, karena dilengkapi printer dengan ZINK® Technology, yang memungkinkan kita setelah foto-foto bisa langsung mengeditnya, ngecrop, bahkan ngeprint full color (2x3” prints), hanya dalam beberapa menit sajaa. Wih! Selain itu, Polaroid Z2300 juga memudahkan kita langsung mengupload semua image di berbagai social media platform loh. Jadi nggak perlu tuh transfer foto ke laptop, untuk upload di social media. Nah, buat para Polaroid lovers, kayaknya nggak boleh ngelewatin kamera berukuran compact yang satu ini. Dengan harga jual sekitar Rp.1.500.000-an, dijadwalkan bakal keluar bulan Agustus 2012 mendatang.

Stella McCartney Resort 2013 Garden Party

The Resort Collection of Stella McCartney is always one of our favorites of the season. Apalagi untuk koleksi “Stella McCartney’s Resort 2013”, Stella menggelar Garden Party presentation di New York Marble Cemetery in the East Village. Yeay! Everybody dressed in Stella, playing croquet, sipping on some lemonade & dancing to the live music the brass band is playing. Isn’t fun?

Dan walaupun Stella sibuk mingle sama tamu-tamunya, dia sempat bilang "this collection was about having standout pieces," sambungnya. Para model dan beberapa seleb yang diundang, mulai dari Anne Hathaway, Solange Knowles, Amy Poehler, Jim Carrey keliatan happy banget. Selain bisa ngeliat koleksi terbaru Resort 2013, para model juga asiik bermain piñata dengan mata tertutup, and hei... Solange Knowles pun keliatan sibuk banget hari itu! Hehe... Yes, what a gorgeous way to show the Resort collection... a garden party in New York!

Inside Twitter's New HQ

Udah tau belum kalo Twitter punya Headquarters baru loh di San Fransisco. Nah, kantor yang berlantai 3 ini tepatnya berlokasi di 1355 Market Street, dan di dalamnya kita bisa melihat ada yoga studio, rooftop garden, arcade sampai micro-health cafeteria! Beruntungnya seorang fotografer lokal; Troy Holden diundang oleh Twitter untuk masuk ke dalamnya, dan memotret beberapa ruangan dari new HQ Twitter. Penasaran seperti apa?

All Photos: http://troyholden.com/
Source: http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/3921/inside-twitters-new-hq
http://slamxhype.com/design-tech/inside-twitters-new-san-francisco-headquarters/

Confessions of A Teenage Drama Queen

Mary "Lola" Cep (Lindsay Lohan) is a 15-year-old girl who grew up in New York City and wants desperately to be a famous Broadway actress. Lola narrates the story. Much to her chagrin, she moves with her family to the suburbs of Dellwood, New Jersey, but she confidently tells the audience, "A legend is about to be born. That legend would be me."

At school, Lola makes friends with an unpopular girl named Ella Gerard (Alison Pill), who shares her love for the rock band Sidarthur. Lola idolizes the band's lead singer Stu Wolff (Adam Garcia). She also meets Sam, a cute boy who takes a liking to her, and makes enemies with Carla Santini (Megan Fox), the most popular girl in school.

When Lola auditions for the school play, a modernized musical version of Pygmalion called "Eliza Rocks", she is chosen over Carla to play Eliza, and Carla promises to make her life miserable. Lola also beats Carla on a dancing video game at an arcade, where Carla reveals that she has tickets to the farewell concert of Sidarthar, who recently decided to break up. Afraid of being one-upped by Carla, Lola falsely claims that she and Ella have tickets too. She loses her chance to buy tickets and new clothes when her mother takes away her allowance, and the concert is sold out by the time she persuades Ella to pay for the tickets. But Lola explains that they can buy tickets from a scalper, and she gets Sam to sneak Eliza's dress out of the costume room for her to wear at the concert.

On the night of the concert, Lola and Ella take a train to New York City, but Lola loses the money for the tickets and her plan to sneak into the concert doesn't work. Lola and Ella finally give up and walk through the city to Stu's after-show party. When they get there, Stu stumbles drunkenly out of the building and passes out in an alley. The two girls take him to a diner to sober him up, but he gets in trouble and they end up at a police station, where Lola gives her father's New York City address.

At this point, Lola's dishonesty becomes a problem. When she met Ella, she tried to impress her by telling her a dramatic story about her father dying years earlier. Ella highly values honesty, so she becomes infuriated when she discovers that Lola's story was a lie. After Lola's father arrives and they explain what happened, Stu gratefully takes them all back to the party, where Ella forgives Lola for lying and the two girls see Carla, who sees them as well and looks upset. Lola talks with Stu about his work, but is disappointed to discover that he is a drunk.

Back at school, Carla humiliates Lola by denying that she saw Lola or Ella at the party and calling Lola a liar. None of the other students believe Lola's story about being arrested with Stu and leaving her necklace at his house.

Afterward, Lola goes home, depressed, and refuses to perform in the play, but she is spurred on by Ella's encouragement and arrives backstage just in time to prevent Carla from taking over her part. As she is about to go on stage, her mother wishes her good luck and finally calls her by her nickname "Lola". The modernist interpretation of My Fair Lady (Eliza Rocks) ensues. After a great performance that brings a standing ovation, the cast goes to an after-party at Carla's house, where Stu arrives to see Lola. Carla tries to save herself from humiliation by saying he is there to see her, but is proved wrong when Stu gives Lola her necklace in front of everyone. As Carla's lies become apparent, she backs away from the crowd on the verge of tears and falls into a fountain, greeted by everyone's laughter. In a conciliatory gesture, Lola helps her up, and Carla accepts defeat. After dancing with Stu, Lola dances with Sam and they eventually share a kiss.