My name is James. James Del actually. I work at a place called Gawker Media, something I find myself explaining to my parents every time I see them. They'll get it one day. I don't believe in Twitter, but I do believe in Facebook and LinkedIn. There's a Myspace page out there too, but never mind that. Questions, concerns, and comments can be directed to James, At-Sign Gawker, Period Com.

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Foster’s ridiculous post intros actually turned up something positive!

I just got this Facebook message from a girl named Nina.

I saw your name mentioned in a friend’s (Joe Coscarelli) Gawker guest post and I remembered contacting you 4+ years ago on MySpace (ha) to ask about NYU, Gallatin, and Weezer (ha again).

I just wanted to thank you for giving me advice back then. Gallatin was perfect for me and I graduated one semester early this January. I’m now working in emerging media at JWT (global ad agency). Glad to see you’re at Gawker - congrats and thanks again!

I imagine this is the kinda feeling teachers have when a student comes back years later and isn’t an abject failure at life.