tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73641470992113679772024-02-21T05:54:55.803-08:00Thinking Out Loudlittle snippets of one girl's thoughtsRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-69354432535245762812011-05-10T08:25:00.001-07:002011-05-10T08:25:50.218-07:00pop culture, 2011Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-14105508613453391262011-04-29T22:30:00.000-07:002011-04-29T22:30:14.999-07:00fill in the blank1. I am looking forward to graduation. But that is also something that I am dreading. It means the start of real life, moving away from the people I have spent the past four years with, and not being in school anymore. I have spent the past 16 years in school - it is about time to try something new.
2. Something kind of embarassing that I still loveRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-19188586246670133172011-04-28T19:29:00.000-07:002011-04-28T19:33:23.507-07:00in defense of the royal weddingWant to know what I am more sick of than hearing news about the royal wedding? People saying how sick they are of hearing news about the royal wedding.
Now, I might not be the best person to speak out about this – I absolutely love weddings and everything about them – but I am not quite sure why people are getting so angry about hearing about this major event. These people will one day be the&Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-49541173102154045842011-04-27T18:10:00.000-07:002011-04-27T18:10:28.594-07:00other thingsHello all! It has been so long since I wrote on this blog - but there is (relatively) good reason for it. I have been taking a class this quarter that is based on multi media reporting and we had to develop a blog on Wordpress for that class. I have been blogging a lot in that class, not just for class assignments but also just for fun. We are studying how multi-media affects reporting and how Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-80318486123299230702011-04-24T23:27:00.000-07:002011-04-24T23:27:16.332-07:00danceHappy Easter! I just got back to school after celebrating Easter at home. I got to spend some time with my mom's family today and I had a little bit of time to spend with my dad's family yesterday at a seder (yes, I know, that is a Jewish celebration).
I have so much to do tomorrow - luckily I don't have class - but as for right now, I am finishing watching the movie Center Stage (have you Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-87035975695204862712011-04-22T00:19:00.000-07:002011-04-22T00:20:15.997-07:00giants loveCame across this video when I was on the SF Giants website looking for the game schedule and ticket prices. It makes me fall in love with that team more than I already am.
Amazing.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-71668346023077838562011-04-19T15:26:00.000-07:002011-04-19T15:29:13.294-07:00i love you, i hate youMy friend Liz posted this on her Tumblr today and I absolutely fell in love with it. It is from a site called Thought Catalog which has some pretty cool posts/articles/videos/pictures.
Enjoy :)
I Love You, I Hate You
by Ryan O'Connell
If you love someone, you run the risk of not loving them one day. You run the risk of seeing them in a grocery store years later and hiding behind the Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-57888698675804097072011-04-12T23:19:00.000-07:002011-04-12T23:19:29.470-07:00courageI just re-read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee for my Adolescent Literature class. I forgot how much I liked that book. The story is riveting, the characters are relatable, and although the story is sad, it also gives you hope.
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you beginRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-41291629432632291232011-04-10T19:51:00.000-07:002011-04-10T19:51:13.591-07:00sharptooth!!My roommates and I just set up the PlayStation so that we could watch Netflix instant streaming. First movie to christen the new setup? The Land Before Time!!!
That movie was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid - I haven't seen it in years. Christine and I decided to watch it and it turned out that Stephanie had never seen it! So sad.
Did you ever watch The Land Before Time when you Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-21295425655854072592011-04-08T18:35:00.000-07:002011-04-08T18:35:05.389-07:00fill in the blank FridayFill in the blank Friday - and a picture from the super long and intense hail storm that occurred about an hour ago. The hail was so big it was painful!! And mind you - I live on the beautiful California Central Coast which means we don't get much of any type of weather besides sunshine 330 days out of the year.
This is the view from our court. The hail covered the street and probably dented a Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-84020360865596998862011-04-06T23:59:00.000-07:002011-04-07T00:00:36.240-07:00baby conversationsThis video was posted on my friend Hannah's Facebook wall and I thought it was hilarious.
I looked up the original one, but it wasn't as funny without Jimmy Kimmel's commentary. But just in case you want to see it, here is the link.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-20696681085392367642011-04-05T21:06:00.000-07:002011-04-05T21:06:43.094-07:00cow trainingIt is only 9 p.m. and I have been fighting against sleep for at least the past three hours. This past weekend my girlfriends and I went to Las Vegas (more on that later) and we definitely didn't get very much sleep.
Today was a very long day, but I actually have somewhere to be at 9:30 or 10, which means that I don't get to go to sleep for at least another two hours.
On the plus side, my friendRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-83601617631983909312011-03-31T22:13:00.000-07:002011-03-31T22:13:52.693-07:00ten years agoTen years ago today my dad's sister - my amazing Aunt Judy - passed away from cancer. She was a wonderful, creative, and loving woman and I was devastated by her passing. I still am.
She lived across the country so we only saw her once or twice a year when we went to visit her or she came out here to visit us, but those visits were full of exciting adventures and parties. Tea parties, beanie Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-5176102519016343402011-03-29T16:08:00.000-07:002011-03-29T22:23:50.895-07:00learning balletSeriously one of the most precious videos I have ever seen. Not to mention the fact that I looked like this when I was little and was probably the least talented ballet dancer in my class.
Thanks Joanna at A Cup of Jo for posting this video! So cute.
This little girl is a prime example of never giving up. Perseverance my dear, perseverance. xoxRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-44171066297800488112011-03-28T21:56:00.000-07:002011-03-28T21:56:07.664-07:00lettersI absolutely love handwritten letters. I wrote a few this weekend - to my aunts on my mom's side.
I also absolutely love this picture.
Have a beautiful night. xoxRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-91770505014562184052011-03-25T23:23:00.000-07:002011-03-26T00:34:19.144-07:00backHello everybody!
So sorry that it has been so long since I posted anything - however there are a few relatively good reasons for my lack of blog activity.
1. I have been finishing my senior project paper (remember the Love Out Loud Campaign?) It ended up being 37 pages and is now published on our school's website. I am currently taking a break from LOL stuff, simply because my brain can't Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-5420896834325525332011-03-13T21:19:00.000-07:002011-03-13T21:19:39.828-07:00before i dieI came across this amazing mural that a woman named Candy Chang. She painted this big chalkboard mural on an abandoned house in New Orleans with the statement "Before I die...." and a bunch of blanks for people to fill in with the provided chalk.
My favorites? "Before I die I want to understand." and then right next to it: "Before I die I want to be ok with NOT understanding." There is so Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-41358878984228170202011-03-12T15:37:00.000-08:002011-03-12T15:39:03.068-08:00fill in the blank SaturdayAlright, so I'm a day late for Fill In The Blank Friday, but I figured I'd participate anyway.
1. My biggest accomplishment in life thus far is my senior project - The Love Out Loud Campaign. I just turned in my 37 page paper yesterday and it will be published in the Cal Poly library. Also, my advisor wants to nominate me for a senior accomplishmentRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-84936396601080793202011-03-07T23:02:00.000-08:002011-03-07T23:02:03.615-08:00dead weekThis week is crazy. Even though it's supposed to be "dead week" aka the week you do nothing in your classes because finals are next week, this week is crazy.
I have papers, I have presentations, I have hoops to jump through.
On the bright side, this quarter is almost done.
And then I go to Europe.
And then I go to Vegas.
And then I go to Wine Fest.
Until then, this quarter is crazy. I probably Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-1491834876840684152011-03-01T17:31:00.000-08:002011-03-01T18:06:30.488-08:00inspired videoAlthough I am still processing the events of this past weekend (The Love Out Loud Show), I wanted to share a video with you.
This video was made by Aubrea who did new media for the campaign, including our other video, designing the entire web page, etc.
I just wanted to share. I hope you are as inspired by it as I was. It brought me to tears.
Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-72244648715149579202011-02-28T07:58:00.000-08:002011-03-14T07:34:24.948-07:00you're my tiny ball of lightI watched the Oscars with my roommates and sister last night. Mainly for the fashion and to see who won best actor/actress and best picture... but this gem of a video was a definite added bonus.
In fact, it was the best part of the entire show (especially because, even though he is super attractive, James Franco stumbled a lot and didn't do a great job announcing... Anne Hathaway was great Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-77057924279011405652011-02-26T15:21:00.000-08:002011-02-26T15:21:11.801-08:00today is the dayToday is the day. The Love Out Loud Show is tonight!! I should actually be on campus helping to set up - however I needed a little cyber space support. If you are unable to make it to the show, I feel bad for you. Just kidding.. but really keep us in your thoughts. It really will be amazing.
Wish me luck!
Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-31879038268824789562011-02-22T17:57:00.000-08:002011-02-22T17:57:46.256-08:00funky photos :)Today and tomorrow the Love Out Loud Campaign girls are hosting a photo booth on campus for a few hours a day. We have funky hats, mustaches, magic wands, signs, etc. for people to play and take pictures with. We then edit the pictures and send the pictures to the e-mail addresses the people gave us - they are then supposed to set the entire image as their Facebook picture as a way of showing Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-40624497858994425792011-02-19T18:47:00.000-08:002011-02-21T14:11:03.763-08:00excitementSo there is officially one week until the Love Out Loud Show. There is so much stuff that still needs to get done, however I keep telling myself that it will all get done. Or, as my mom said to me the other day, "It will all get done because it has to." There is no backing out now.
In other news, even though I am kind of stressed about Love Out Loud (okay, "kind of" is basically the Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364147099211367977.post-34486722444849688162011-02-16T17:14:00.000-08:002011-02-21T09:58:18.891-08:00a dream fulfilledA few weeks ago I tried to call my little sister but she couldn't take my call... why? Because she was watching a flash mob. One of the things I have been wanting to experience forever.
Well, lucky for me, yesterday, as I was sitting in our University Union plaza, I got the opportunity to experience my very own flash mob!! A group of students put it together and it started promptly at 11:18 a.m.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252856429875585538noreply@blogger.com1