Heels and a Power Suit

Today was a defining moment in my life, I purchased my first "lady suit." As the journalism career fair approaches, as well as what will hopefully be followed by many job interviews, it was time to have a business professional ensemble of my own. It's navy, from Gap, and in terms of business attire...quite cute. I scared myself a little as I told my mother the blazer would be great to throw on with jean to go for drinks in after I leave work. WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE? Hopefully now with my oh so fashionable suit, I will walk into the career fair on Wednesday and have companies throwing offers out right and left...wishful thinking I know. Well at least I will be looking good and hopefully my resume can do the rest. Wish me luck!

See more pants and dress clothes like these and the ones I got here.

No Excuses

I will not start making excuses for how the Jayhawks played today, however, I will start with this quote.

A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of it; having some tough losses can be really important. --Andrew Shue

My team did not play up to its potential today, this is true, but I do believe that it is better to know what it feels like to loose before we hit the NCAA tournament than to experience while in the tournament. I like to think of it as "getting it out of our system." So while I was just like everyone else in screaming at my TV this afternoon, I do not think this is the end of the world, and MAY actually be a good thing. PLUS last time we lost to Oklahoma State, we won the National Championship...so hey, who says we're just not trying to have a re-enactment? So Bill, give them a stern talking to and let them know there are A LOT of people depending on them and they should get their act together. I'm ready to see another National Championship before I leave this place. Selection Sunday countdown...2 weeks from tomorrow.

See more of the Kansan photos and coverage here.

Putting Things Into Perspective

I'm along with everyone else in the world when I say that the people of Chile are in my thoughts. The devastation is awful (although certainly could have been worse if it had hit in a more populated area). The people of Chile seem to be handling it well from what I can see on TV, which obviously is not always accurate. Although I do know that they are not asking for outside assistance at this time, so they must have themselves fairly well taken care of for the time being. I'm not really sure that there have been more natural disasters lately or it has just seemed that way but hopefully seeing the hardship that so many people in these countries are going through will make people here be grateful for what they have. Find out more information here.

Two Weeks and Counting

In a mere two weeks I will embark on what will be the LAST school break of my life. How weird is it to think about that for 22 years I have always been guaranteed a "break" from the chaos of school to either go home or go on vacation somewhere. I think it's a pretty good system they've worked out, it's too bad the "real world" doesn't have this same great deal. I'm spending my last break with around 30 of my friends laying on a beach, and it is going to be wonderful. The only downfall to the fact that is it is so soon, is the fact that this means the semester is half way over. As much as I am ready to be done with the busy work and going to classes, I am in love with being in college. I don't want to stay any longer but I am still sad to see if coming to an end. I guess this just means I am going to have to enjoy every second after spring break...that is if Campaigns (capstone journalism class) doesn't consume my life...which it will until May 5th (presentation day!) I guess on top of all that, do you think I have two weeks to make my body look like this?

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This Week On The Most Dramatic Rose Ceremony Ever...until next week

I hate to admit it but similar to a lot of other girls (or guys) in this country, I have been sucked into the reality show phenom, The Bachelor. From around episode two or three I heard Vienna won, yet some irresistible pull kept me watching. I'm usually very pessimistic when it comes to reality TV in the fact that I believe most of it is staged. The whole thing can get to be a little much, how many shots do we need to see of Jake pensively staring into the distance, by a fire and shadows? Yet despite all this, ABC will definitely have my TV tuned in for what I'm sure will drag on for a three hour finally Monday night.

The Bachelor Show

Secrets Don't Make Friends

Every Sunday for the past couple of years have meant one thing...Post Secret. Sometimes I try to wait to read it to "savor" it for later, but I can never resist. I am absolutely in love with Post Secret and everything that it does. Frank came to KU when I was a sophomore and I wasn't able to go, I've been tweeting him telling him to come back but it hasn't worked yet. I have ALWAYS wanted to send in a secret. I think about it all the time, what I would want to say, how I would make my postcard look, if it was about someone if they would know, etc. If I opened up the site on Sunday morning and saw my post card, my life would be complete. My issue is that I don't think I would be able to keep it a secret that my card made it...completely defeating the purpose. I think I will set a goal to send in a secret by the time I graduate. Check back later to see if I actually follow through. Until then read Post Secret (www.postsecret.com), it will brighten your day.

Too Addicted???

I LOVE Mac products (Macintosh that is, not the make-up, although those are great too). In marketing terms I'm what you would call a "heavy user." Mac Book, iPod, iPhone, what have you...however lately I have found my apps constantly not working. I have had to re-download one of my applications 3 times in the past week because it just spontaneously stops working. Part of my frusteration stems from the fact that I am WAY too addicted to my phone and find it a crisis when I can't update my Twitter or play back my Words With Friends, but also I just feel that the apps should maybe just a tad more reliable than they are. Maybe if they could work just a little more often and I could take my dependency down a notch, life would be good. Until then...I think I'll just continue staring at the screen asking "why are you not working?!" until it eventually starts again.

This Is It

After some contemplation and inspiration, I've decided to start this blog. I'm not exactly sure why--I don't actually think I have that much insight--however I do enjoy sharing how I view the world so take it for what you will. As I end my senior year at the University of Kansas and enter the "real world" I have truly learned not to take anything for granite because time does goes by so fast. I know everyone's heard this time and time again but in all honesty take some time and enjoy it all.