The Bwog
Personals: Sophomore Class Edition

True love is the best way to battle the sophomore slump. All interested parties should contact Bwog via email and we'll provide the $10 for the date. And as always, nominate your friends (or yourself) for a personal by emailing bwgossip@columbia.edu.



Guy for Girl

Name: Johnny Ruan
Year: 2010
School: CC
Major: Astrophysics
Hometown: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Best Book You've Read for Class: This was in high school, but A
Midsummer Night's Dream.


Worst Book You've Read for Class:
The Poetry of Mihai Eminescu,
which I had to read for my Romanian class.

Most shameful thing you've ever done to procrastinate: Rewatch
episodes of Dawson's Creek on DVD, which I have for some reason. It's
a very guilty pleasure.

Beverage of choice:
Green or chamomile tea.

What are your most played songs on iTunes?

The Get Up Kids, "Red Letter Day"
Jimmy Eat World, "Sweetness"
Sunny Day Real Estate, "Seven"

What do you wish were your most played songs on iTunes?
I'm content
with what's on there, but I'd be open to some happier music.

Favorite Morningside Heights Meal: Any crepe from Artopolis.

The title of your memoir:
Global Warming Melted my Igloo: Tall Tales
of a Migration South to America


Dream date 5 words or fewer: fine wine + stargazing = Champagne Supernova

Thing you're looking forward to most this year: Actually getting a job
this summer doing something I enjoy doing, for the first time.

Thing you're looking forward to least this year:
Schmoozing professors
in the astronomy department to get said job.

Girl for Guy

Name: Rachel Ziegler
Year: 2010
School: Barnard
Major: English
Hometown: Lafayette, Louisiana

Best Book You've Read for Class: probably To the Lighthouse

Worst Book You've Read for Class: I wasn't a fan of Beowulf

Most shameful thing you've ever done to procrastinate: puppywar.com; and this

Beverage of choice:
water

What are your most played songs on iTunes? Joanna Newsom, "Sawdust and
Diamonds"; The Microphones, "The Moon"; Clifton Chenier, "La Jolie Blonde";
Animal Collective, "Grass"; David Bowie, "Starman"

What do you wish were your most played songs on iTunes? The Magnetic
Fields' 69 Love Songs... all of them

Favorite Morningside Heights Meal: Symposium's Greek macaroni and cheese.
They don't actually call it that, but they should--it's pretty much just
pasta and lots and lots of feta cheese. It's wonderful.

The title of your memoir:
I'm far too boring and awkward to ever write a
memoir

Dream date 5 words or fewer: Medieval Times?

Thing you're looking forward to most this year:
learning to knit. Unless
you mean calendar year, then it's going abroad in the fall.

Thing you're looking forward to least this year:
I have to do laundry
tomorrow

See also: Personals

Posted by WOW: #1 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 1:24 PM (from campus)
winners from 2010 for sure
Posted by hey now: #2 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 1:30 PM (from campus)
was the 10 bucks from bwog short lived?
Posted by here's a tip: #3 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 1:31 PM (from campus)
[external link to gawker.com]
Posted by Juli (Site staff): #4 (in reply to #2) · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 1:34 PM (from campus)
You're right! It is $10 and is going to stay $10.
Posted by what kind of: #5 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 1:37 PM (from campus)
ads do single cats place in the newspaper?

Purrrr-sonals!
Posted by logic: #6 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 1:40 PM (from campus)
guy for girl, girl for guy. Bwog, why not just set them up together?
Posted by oh man: #7 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 2:06 PM (from campus)
how uninteresting was that girl? not to be mean, but if you're going to do this, put a little effort in.

Posted by i would: #8 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 2:14 PM (from campus)
totally contact bwog about the girl, but i'd feel awkward and lame for doing so. so! i won't.
Posted by well: #9 (in reply to #6) · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 2:21 PM (from campus)
they dont seem compatible
Posted by Johnny: #10 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 2:41 PM (from campus)
can sweep me away to a parallel universe any time.
Posted by duhhh: #11 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 2:42 PM (from campus)
already dating, but who doesn't love an astronomer? he's cute
Posted by Johnny: #12 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 2:44 PM (from campus)
is a prince among the other mcbain 8 residents
Posted by hmmmm: #13 (in reply to #8) · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 3:03 PM (from campus)
awkward and lame guy for boring and awkward girl... could be a match made in heaven, no?
Posted by mo'hamdel: #14 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 3:49 PM (from campus)
Hmmm, try not to be such an asshole, you know? Not everyone can be as exciting and suave as Bwog commenters.
Posted by that girl: #15 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 4:12 PM (from campus)
is really pretty
Posted by quit your hating: #16 (in reply to #7) · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 4:32 PM (from campus)
I thought she was cute and has good taste in music. You are probably fat.
Posted by 2.0: #17 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 5:50 PM (from campus)
so, um, rachel, wanna go see the magnetic fields with me on thurs?
Posted by why not: #18 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 5:54 PM (from campus)
girl for girl?? I'd like to see some of that!
Posted by johnny is: #19 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 5:57 PM (from campus)
a hottie with a body.
Posted by i would: #20 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 5:59 PM (from campus)
choose johnny over sam any time.
Posted by he can: #21 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 6:04 PM (from campus)
paddle his boat on my creek anytime
Posted by goooooooooo: #22 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 6:30 PM (from campus)
Canada!
Posted by meh: #23 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 7:03 PM (from campus)
jimmy eats world and champagne supernova? come ON. I would pick the girl over him and I'm not even a lesbian.
Posted by not related: #24 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 7:07 PM
just wanted to thank someone for showing me puppywar

time to waste a good hour
Posted by hah: #25 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 7:12 PM (from campus)
umm kittenwar is much better
Posted by people: #26 (in reply to #8) · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 7:15 PM (from campus)
who put up personals expect that you'll contact them DUH
Posted by aHA!: #27 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 7:27 PM (from campus)
so THAT's that guy i always see walking around who i try to make eye contact with, but seems like he's always deep in thought about something.
Posted by i like: #28 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 7:48 PM
rachel's haircut. ill be looking around for you. that sounds creepy.
Posted by Well: #29 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 8:12 PM
at least one Barnard girl knows her place and is learning to knit. Now all we need is some home economics classes (oh wait...that's basically the level of intellectual rigor they require in their econ dept) and perhaps a blow job and lamaze class and we've got ourselves one hell of a women's college. Maybe they'll even opt to be ranked again instead of taking their broken G.I. Joe home and not playing with the other kids anymore.
Posted by takeoutbox: #30 (in reply to #29) · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 8:36 PM (from campus)
that post is why youre not getting any pussy, along with having a really small penis of course
Posted by The Professor: #31 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 9:15 PM (from campus)
Johnny can schmooze me any day of the week...
Posted by meh: #32 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 10:46 PM (from campus)
props to the fellow coonass! although ziegler isn't a cajun name, it's close enough for me!
Posted by hmmm: #33 · reply · track
February 19, 2008 at 10:54 PM (from campus)
i mean the kid takes romanian...and he's asian...that's kinda hot.

how do i contact?
Posted by read: #34 · reply · track
February 20, 2008 at 12:37 AM (from campus)
"All interested parties should contact Bwog via email "
Posted by a suggestion: #35 · reply · track
February 20, 2008 at 12:42 AM (from campus)
Bwog should write up a follow up story about how the 10 dollar dates went.
Posted by an agreement: #36 · reply · track
February 20, 2008 at 1:07 AM (from campus)
I concur.
Posted by hey mag. fields guy!: #37 · reply · track
February 20, 2008 at 1:42 AM (from campus)
if rachel doesn't take you up on that and you end up with an extra i will definitely buy that ticket off of you
Posted by hopelessly in love: #38 · reply · track
February 20, 2008 at 3:31 AM
Hey Rachel--- i can't wait to share my hopeless love of knitting with you and grow in my love for you.
Posted by alexw: #39 · reply · track
February 20, 2008 at 5:19 AM (from campus)
These Ten US Dollars could purchase 2 seats to UP LATE WITH JEFF JULIAN and enough money left over for a Naked Juice....with two straws.
Posted by Rachel's friend: #40 · reply · track
February 20, 2008 at 11:53 AM
As a person who thought it would be fun to play bwog personals and helped get Rachel to do this, all of you who heart her should contact bwog so I can live vicariously through her adventurous blind dates with you all.

Also, I moved out of college housing this semester, so Rachel now lives in a single...
Posted by that's : #41 · reply · track
February 20, 2008 at 12:21 PM (from campus)
so awkward
Posted by At first: #42 · reply · track
February 20, 2008 at 2:16 PM (from campus)
I was gonna say that #29's comment was really mean, and totally uncalled for, but then #40 comes out of nowhere and plays into the Barnard stereotype perfectly? Super awk.
Posted by Dear Rachel: #43 · reply · track
February 20, 2008 at 5:47 PM (from campus)
You are adorable.
Posted by im sorry: #44 (in reply to #43) · reply · track
February 20, 2008 at 6:37 PM
but i believe its girl for guy holmes

also kitten war?

never gonna get work done
Posted by but: #45 (in reply to #42) · reply · track
February 20, 2008 at 7:16 PM (from campus)
don't judge the girl based on what someone else says
Posted by ladies, jump on: #46 · reply · track
February 21, 2008 at 12:21 AM (from campus)
this. ruan is the ultimate cocksman -- this is like a presidents' day sale on nookie.
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