Unique & Sunny Side Up

Hi, hi, hi. I am, at this very moment over-caffeinated, on a sugar high and ridiculously hyper. Don't worry, it's fine :). Wait, hold on a second though, what the f do I think I'm doing blogging?! I should be studying, I should be writing, I should be researching, and final-ing. But I am, I can assure you I am. And I have... kind of. Thanks to Newhouse buildings, and the classes in them, and the professors that teach the classes in them, and the students that go to the classes that the professors teach in them, we have produced the most amazing final project ever.

Seriously, I am so proud of myself and my group and I hope you don't think I'm bragging but I really cannot get over how spectacular it turned out. We are all magazine majors and we had this fantastic vision to produce a magazine for our COM346: Race, Gender, and the Media class. I absolutely cannot wait to present it to the class on Thursday. And please, by all means, take a look at it yourself. It is bold, it is sassy, and it is original. It is so so so so ours. I just love it and feeling so enthusiastically thrilled about something makes the rest of my week that much more bearable. Apparently I can do it ;).


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Clips Galore

Good evening m'dears! Hope the weekend has treated you well :) mine was a combination of ups and downs. Friday, great, Saturday, mediocre, Sunday, ugh, I have yet to have enough time to dwell on it. I need a drink, would you like to join? Ha, kidding, anyway, in an attempt to cheer myself up, I thought I'd share a little something I am excited about...

This is the latest issue of Equal Time, a general interest magazine published by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Of which, I just happen to have been the features editor this past semester :).

I edited this fantastic piece, Divided We Stand, about race relations on campus. "In the 2010 edition of The Best 371 Colleges, the Princeton Review ranked SU as eight on a list of schools with the least race and class interaction." :(

Then, for the health editor, I wrote this short article on how to stay healthy during the holidays. 

And finally, edited this longer one, Is Technology Ruining Relationships?, about how technology is changing the way we interact and communicate... for better or for worse. I'm so happy with how everything was executed. The issue looks beautiful!

In the past I've worked with the fashion and beauty editor on accessory spreads,

and new beauty product must-haves. At this point, I had wanted to be an editor for Allure.

I obviously do plenty of writing, editing, reading, and researching in all of my classes but it's nice to pretend to be in the real world, with real responsibilities, and create a real true-to-life product. Not to mention that it's obviously amazing experience. There's more than page 106 of Fitness ;).

I've also wrote and worked for Medley Magazine, "a forum for students to explore international and cultural differences on campus, in the city of Syracuse, and abroad." Right up my alley!

And I apparently had it all figured out freshman year with a how-to fondue in a dorm article, combining my passion for food, travel, and culture. Oh and there's that guide to Santiago from the Daily Orange last year. But alas, we must sometimes do things that we don't quite enjoy as much: prepare final projects and study for final exams. Have a wonderful week, hopefully I make it back here alive and sane and well next Saturday ;).

How to be a good liar

Tell your readers that you aren't going to be around the blogosphere because of school and networking work, convince yourself that you are going to be nearly over-productive in the next 48 hours, make yourself go to sleep early the following night so that you aren't tempted to blog... and then wake up mid-early-morning, already rested, and give in. Sorry for the dishonesty, guess I just miss you too much.

I'm currently chomping on one of the very last Empower Glo Bars that I ordered from Angela a few weeks ago. They're beyond amazing. I was considering going downstairs to make a real breakfast, like the bowl of oats and tea pictured above from yesterday, but decided otherwise. Even though I'm very much awake, I'm still drowsy and don't feel like fighting over the microwave with the drunkies coming home for the bars that are no doubt craving nachos :).

I'm sure they've had quite their intake of beer at this point. You know, I never really appreciated beer until I was legal and began drinking local and international brews that were actually quite tasty. When the time is right, I'm all about quality, no more Natty-light for this princess ;).

I wasn't too hungry yesterday for lunch because I was feeling rather anxious and stressed. Don't you hate when that happens? I went the light route and had the standard soup and salad lunch. As I was eating, progressively calming more and more down, it got me thinking about stress-eaters. In the past I may have been considered one, and then I realized how much better healthy food made my mind and body feel. Yet another plus to eating well.

Still that sometimes might mean a glass of wine (don't worry I wasn't drinking at 1 pm yesterday, before 2 more classes, this is just an example). Reports on the health benefits of red wine, in particular, are nearly two centuries in the making. The most recent finding? Reservatrol which may aid in the prevention of age-related disorders, inflammation, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.

Anyway, it was when it turned out that I really had nothing to worry about, that I reached for sweets. I recently gave Carol a recipe for "healthy brownies" and she integrated them into her current already low-fat method. They were yummy :) I deserved the few bites anyway, my proposals on nearly all my final projects were welcomed by each professor with excitement and encouragement. It is odd that I can't wait to get started, right? Yep, I thought so too.

What actually is unarguably exciting is my first giveaway. You've already taken your pick on the Rate that Beer/Wine pad and told me all about it, haven't you? You've got nothing to lose, and everything to gain ;) I knew I could count on you. Thanks for participating!

Last night's dinner was a rather large tuna steak with fresh broccoli and string beans. What a veggilicious day I had! Now, I will make a promise that I actually will be able to keep: absolutely, positively no blogging until Sunday. Why not? I've got to do some beer and/or wine drinking of my own. Kidding. Kind of. 

The plan: I'm taking the train home early this morning, arriving back there around noon, having lunch, going shopping afterwards, and then into the city; stopping by the boy's, quickly dining with Leslie before our karaoke party, hopefully meeting up with Kailey at some point; being productive on Saturday, going out with graduated friends later that night (a maybe), and finally, driving back up to school on Sunday. Bzzzzy, non-stop, have a great weekend!