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{the life} Checking In & Checking Out at SXSW

March 9, 2012
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Despite several moments today when I thought I’d never be checked in, well-fed, warm, or dry, I am all of those things at South by Southwest in Austin right now. As I wandered around the conference center this evening, I saw so many people blogging, Tweeting, checking in on Foursquare, posting pictures, and updating their [...]

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Q & A with Bright Side Up Author Amy Spencer {+ a giveaway!}

February 10, 2012
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{Today I have the honor of turning my blog over to Amy Spencer, who is answering all the questions you submitted for her after I wrote about her new book, Bright Side Up. I think that after you read her answers, you’ll understand why I was gushing about this book — and her — so [...]

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{the life} U by Kotex @ NYFW

February 9, 2012

As you may already know, I’m a peer panelist for U by Kotex. I am more proud of the work I do on this campaign than anything else I’ve ever worked on. I just really believe in the message behind it — taking the shame out of periods, making them less taboo and not so [...]

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{getting it} The Imaginary Mentor

February 9, 2012
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So my friend Caitlin and I were chatting about life as she took photos of me — because talking career plans whilst 95 percent naked is kinda my thang — and we got onto the topic of an upcoming photography presentation she was going to. As soon as she started talking about it, she just [...]

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{owning it} On the Changes

February 8, 2012
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Some of you may have noticed my blog’s new header and sidebar icons already; if you haven’t (or if you’re viewing this in an RSS reader), come on over and take a look! Working with a designer for the first time was so exciting. I’ve always been very DIY when it comes to blogging headers [...]

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{getting it} Bright Side Up

February 3, 2012
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Two years ago, right around this time, I came across a blog called The Dating Optimist, written by a woman named Amy Spencer. I distinctly remember sitting on my couch in a pink sweatshirt and huge comfy men’s basketball pants, reading every single post and feeling like a light bulb was going off. I pre-ordered  Meeting [...]

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So I Used to Want to Be an Actor (Part II)

November 21, 2011
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A few weeks ago, I started telling you guys about my lifelong ambition to be an actor (which clearly was not lifelong). You can read Part I here! When I was five, my mom and I moved to Grand Blanc, Michigan, which wasn’t exactly known for its theater scene. I was so sad that my [...]

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Reading Into It: Two Funny Books by Two Really Funny Authors

November 8, 2011
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I have two books to share today from two of my favorite funny women! First up: Mary Roach’s newest book:  Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. So, Mary Roach is the author who got me really into reading non-fiction. I used to read a lot of fiction and historical fiction [...]

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Reading Into It: The Marriage Plot

October 25, 2011
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First, some background: Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides’ Pulitzer-prize winning novel about an amazing family and the journey of a gene, is one of my favorite books.  I read it about once a year and fall in love all over again. Actually I don’t even read it so much as devour it. As I’m reading, I experience [...]

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So I Used to Want to Be an Actor (Part I)

October 19, 2011
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This has been a really busy week for me at work, but it’s been really good. I’m loving the project I’m currently working on (more on that next month…lots of cool stuff going on behind the scenes here!) and I’ve been having a lot more fun with the site lately because I’ve been making more [...]

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