Our chancellor sent us this list of organizations providing direct relief to Haiti (via the Association of International Education Administrators). Or if you are interested in helping immediately, then you can text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts. Or text "YELE" to "501501" and a donation of $5 will be given automatically to Yele Haiti to help with relief efforts. The transactions will be charged to your cell phone bill (via Chancellor Tom George).
Action Against Hunger
American Red Cross
Beyond Borders
CARE
Direct Relief International
Doctors Without Borders
HED
International Medical Corps
International Relief Teams
Meds and Food for Kids
Mercy Corps
Operation USA
Oxfam America
Partners in Health
Save the Children
Stop Hunger Now
UNICEF
World Concern
Yele Haiti
Friday, January 15, 2010
List of Organizations Providing Direct Relief to Haiti
Monday, January 04, 2010
Friday, January 01, 2010
New Year's Day Scam
Mel, Angie and I got a text from someone we don't know. We decided to play along, by which we mean that we completely ignored standard grammar and spelling conventions and adapted to the guy's favorite topics. We attempted a teenage equivalent of a Turing test. The guy is under the impression that he is texting a male friend. Here is how the dialogue went:
Nathan (the name comes up later): I am completly gay guys just to let you know
Us: Congratulations! Who are you?
Nathan: Lol this is nathan ryan patient sent that
Us: How is your patient? Happy new year (explanation: we parsed this wrong. We thought his name was Nathan Ryan and that his patient sent it)
Nathan: What
Us: Sorry I forgot about that. Long day of drinking. How is he doing anyways. LOL
Nathan: Good i guess lol
Us: What did you do for new year's lol
Nathan: Hung out wit him got high
Us: Do you have pictures?
Nathan: No why
Us: Sorry I thought it was a party or something. So he stole yr phone?
Nathan: Ya lol and sent that to almost everyone on it
Us: OMG, that's so funny. LOL. New year's resolution?
Nathan: No dont have one hbu
Us: Get high more often
Nathan: Cool thats a good one
Us: What are you guys doing tonite?
Nathan: Nuthen sitting hear
Us: Is Ryan there?
Nathan: No if went good
Nathan: I ment home
Us: Going over there later?
Nathan: No
Us: Was there anyone else there yest. New year's hook-up? LOL
Nathan: No it was gay we couldn't find anywhere to go
Us: I hooked up w the hottest shit ever omfg (explanation: we are trying to find out what sex we are. 'Shit' is gender-neutral. We are hoping he would respond with 'who was she?' or 'who was he?')
Nathan: Cool who was it
Us: I don't even know there name wuz
Nathan: Lol thats awesome
Us: How is John doing? (Explanation: we were trying to get more information out of him)
Nathan: Jhon who
Us: I fucking forget his last name, but u remember that one time, that was so funny
Nathan: No what time lol
Us: Can't believe you don't remember, you were so fucked up, omg that fucker is so funny
Nathan: Lol that might be why I cant remember lol what happend
Us: Omg you puked so hard, it was hillarious is Ryan still hanging w that hot blond chick? (Explanation: we saw a facebook picture of some Ryan Patient but it wasn't even his)
Nathan: Idk
Us: Man she was hot. What's up tomorrow?
Nathan: Practice
Us: Cool, where? (Explanation: we are trying to figure out which kind of practice)
Nathan: School
Us: Shit oh right, what's up after that?
Nathan: Idk hbu
Us: Heard about a party, not sure yet, wanna go?
Nathan: Ya sure
Us: Wanna smoke a fat blunt
Nathan: Ya
Us: Do you still c what her face
Nathan: What
Us: John told me y hooked w sm hottie, but prob he just being gay
Nathan: Ya lol if is
Us: Can't believe y didn't get any last night, WTF
Nathan: Lol
Us: What happened at last practice?
Nathan: Nuthen we went longer than the jv but all we did was go live
Us: See y 2morrow prob. Gotta go
Nathan: K
