Gossip Girl: Rise and shine, Upper East Siders. It's officially fall. And when the leaves start to turn, we know it's time for B's birthday. We hope Serena will be there to celebrate, but we hear she's having her own private party with a professor. Serena: So you're from Maine. Colin (Sam Page): I grew…

Gossip Girl: They say waking up is hard to do. Especially when you're not alone. Blair: What have we here? Bed: unslept in. Hair in... missionary disarray. And yesterday's dress with today's shame all over it. Serena: No shame. For your information we just stayed up talking. Blair: Oh. So does this chatty insomniac have…

Gossip Girl: Morning on the Upper East Side. Where even our own blonde birdie has been spotted flying the coop early to make it to her morning classes. Leave it to Serena van der Woodsen to make geek, chic. Who knew ivy would look so good on her. Serena: Hey! Hey hey. Are you kidding…

Gossip Girl: Overnight our brooding billionaire has become a generous gentleman. But what’s responsible for this metamorphosis? Or should I say, "who". Has a French fairy touched Chuck with her magic wand? Or does simply being with an angel make you want to grow wings too? Dorota: Sorry, Miss Blair. No papers today. I think…

Gossip Girl: Under Construction Blair: I don't understand. How can Gossip Girl be down my first day at Columbia? Dorota: Maybe Gossip Girl get kidnapped. Unstable ex-boyfriend lock internet— Blair: Dorota! What did I tell you? No more watching Law and Order: SVU while you're breastfeeding. No, unlike those plebeians at NYU the students at…

Gossip Girl: Summer is coming to a close. And as everyone knows, Paris—like the Upper East Side—empties out in August. Leaving behind only the tourists and the dreamers, lamenting the imminent return to real life. Serena: I can't believe it's almost time to go back to New York already. Blair: I know. And you still…

Gossip Girl: Nothing beats a summer abroad. But when travelling far from home it's always nice to bring along an old friend from the neighborhood. Cobblestones and Cafe de Flore. Serena's locked down the Left Bank and become a muse to us all. Meanwhile, Blair rules the Right Bank. Storming the shops and consuming the…