This is what happens when you browse your alma mater’s Tumblr tag
A series of events last night:
- Was messing around on Tumblr for a few minutes before watching an episode of Downton Abbey on Netflix.
- Clicked on the “steenbeck” tag I had saved previously.
- They all reminded me of editing rooms back in college at NYU.
- Clicked on the first NYU tag I see.
- Scrolled through a series of posts most often authored by high school kids dreaming of going to NYU. Including at least one screenshot of — not an admission letter, but a “your application is complete” response screen on what appears to be an Internet.
- Saw someone claiming their roommate’s TA was dating Tumblr founder David Karp. OK, then.
- Spotted a clever bit of satire about the prevalence of vegetarian and vegan options in NYU dining halls. (I assure you this is not the way things were in my day, youngsters. In my day, we walked to the animal rights protests at NYU uphill both ways in the snow in our Chuck Taylors.)
- Noticed that the blog with the satirical vegan rant thing was called “[RYAN’S UNMISTAKABLE FRESHMAN YEAR DORM ROOM NUMBER HERE].”
- Whoa.
- Click through, confirm that indeed, this is a blog written by residents of a space where I once [MANY, MANY STORIES REDACTED HERE FOR MANY GOOD REASONS].
- Click on link to the Facebook page for said blog, post on their wall to say hello.
WHAT’S NEXT, INTERNET? DO I DARE LOOK AT THE TUMBLR TAG FOR MY HIGH SCHOOL?
