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Turn down the Christmas music, please.

December 24th, 2008 | 4 comments | Skydiving

Penelope Trunk made a good point on her blog earlier this morning.  I commented, and my comment inspired me to elaborate on why Christmas at my “office” sucks. I’ll tell you what I hate about Christmas at my “office” (read: restaurant). I hate that one of my coworkers says “Merry Christmas” to guests as they leave. I told her we...

 
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Love lessons and relating them to your professional life.

December 20th, 2008 | 2 comments | Uncategorized

If you know of a great therapist – I’m taking suggestions.  My mom said I need counseling after the last two relationships I’ve been in so I came straight here.  I am my own counselor when I’m writing. My mom defined the relationships that I’ve been in as “destructive”.  According to Dr. Jill Murray, author of Destructive Relationships, I have...

 
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USF = U Stay Forever

December 13th, 2008 | 5 comments | Skydiving

::screams in frustration:: My excitement for graduation came one semester too soon.  As it stands, I will have to take one class this summer.  At USF you can only take 18 hours at a time, and I need 19 to graduate.  So instead of graduating in the spring and being done, I’ll walk in the spring, and return for one...

 
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What it means to be Brazen.

December 10th, 2008 | 6 comments | Uncategorized

If there is one thing I have been harping on since October, is the importance of networking.  I was unaware of how important this was to my career.  And in the world of public relations, it really is all about who you know. Case in point – when I met Penelope Trunk. I was an innocent bystander to a speech...

 
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The economy is jeopardizing my timely graduation.

December 9th, 2008 | 1 comment | Skydiving

…and that pisses me off. Well, a number of things have led to this.  My dad’s accountant forgot to credit me for driving a hybrid and for my education part of my W-2 last year, so I still haven’t gotten an amended W-2.  No W-2 means no FAFSA.  No FAFSA means no federal loans.  The economy is so crappy right...