Posted 09 Aug 2010 — by Ellie
Category Random
It is easy to get bogged down with our problems and concerns… and forget to be happy. Even when everyone else is frowning, I smile. There are tons of reasons why, but I’m going to tell you five ways to have a great day and feel better about yourself. Even for the biggest pessimist, they should warm your heart and make your steps a little lighter!
1. You woke up. No matter how bad things are, you woke up this morning! This is a great accomplishment. So many people – young, old, infirm, healthy – did not wake up this morning. Families around the world wish their loved ones were with them for one more day. So enjoy these precious moments.
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Posted 20 Jul 2010 — by Ellie
Category Random
Dear Mama,
I love you more than words can express. You have always been in my corner, even when I was a wild child. I know I can always depend on you for sound advice, a good joke or some great homecooked food! I wish we lived closer, so we could go out for Waffle House a few times a week and laugh and have fun. It’ll happen. Just wait!
Love,
Ellie
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Posted 19 Jul 2010 — by Ellie
Category Random
Dear HTC Evo,
Ever since you popped up on my computer screen a few weeks ago, I spend a good deal of time drooling, looking at accessories for you and wishing you’d come into my life. I’d love nothing more than to caress your stylish exterior and use you like I do my current phone, the Samsung Moment. There’s something about your front facing camera and 4g service that just makes me shiver in anticipation of my upgrade in December. I hope we have a long and fruitful relationship – if you can wait that long!
Best,
Ellie
Posted 19 Jul 2010 — by Ellie
Category Random
I decided to participate in the 30 Days of Letters project. Here’s my first installment:
Dear J,
We’ve been friends for many, many years and despite the distance and the fact that our lives are no longer the same, I still consider you my best friend. I always know that I can be as nerdy as I want around you and you don’t mind at all. We have laughed about tons of things that have happened in our lives. We’ve also worked through some monumental problems. I know that I can always depend on you to be there when I need someone to listen – and vice versa. You’ve made a huge change in your life recently, and I wish you all the best in the future. Our friendship might change some, but know that you are always going to be my friend.
I love you,
Posted 15 Sep 2009 — by Ellie
Category Random
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know that Kanye West stole the show during the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) Sunday night by grabbing to mic from Taylor Swift and stating that Beyonce should have won best female video of the year.
I was watching the show, thought it was all staged until I checked Twitter and Facebook – and realized, along with millions of other people, that this was not a joke. Kanye West really did smash this young artists’ heart with his boot heel.
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Posted 02 Sep 2009 — by Ellie
Category Random
Back to work I went on Tuesday. This is the end of my second day at my new-old job, and so far, it is going well. My coworkers seem like a good bunch and I have remembered to bring my lucky sweater both days. I call this my new-old job because I held this position for three years, just not in this particular office. I’m thankful for a job because things are rough out there and people are having a hard time finding employment, despite being qualified and having good experience. To be honest, I was worried about whether or not I’d be able to remain here in NYC – but now at least I know I have a job and I can stop worrying about that.
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Posted 19 Aug 2009 — by Ellie
Category Random
photo credit: freakgirl
This summer has been full of adventures of all kinds – from spending time with family and friends, a little travel and even continuing my job search. I finished graduate school in May, and have been searching, with no success, for a job since. Well, actually since last September, but who’s counting the months? LOL
I’ve spent a lot of time searching for jobs, applying for jobs and never hearing back one way or another. It would be nice that if you didn’t get selected for an interview that the company or agency would let you know why, so you can improve your resume and cover letter and hopefully secure employment elsewhere. If you don’t know what’s holding you back, how do you move forward?
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Posted 13 Aug 2009 — by HarriMac
Category Soulville
How is a technology crazed kid to fly these days!? Take this out, put this on here, move this over here, that should be over here in this bag…..the rules of air travel go on and on and on. I fly semi-frequently and have come up with a TSA and HarriMac friendly way of flying. No more being driven crazy even in Hartsfield-Jackson!! I’ll touch on general tips and some tech tips here.
Tips for Flying with Technology
Twitter is a great social networking tool for sharing with friends old and new. But with any social media phenomenon, there is a culture attached to it that can be borderline excessive.
Many people have started using auto-follow software to automatically follow any Twitter user who follows them, whether it is a real person or a bot. Other tactics include setting up alerts via various Twitter API-based clients for keywords and automatically following people who mention certain keywords in their tweets. These users are more concerned with follower counts than the quality of the people they follow.
It is easy to get bogged down with our problems and concerns… and forget to be happy. Even when everyone else is frowning, I smile. There are tons of reasons why, but I’m going to tell you five ways to have a great day and feel better about yourself. Even for the biggest pessimist, they should warm your heart and make your steps a little lighter!
