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Climbing Obsessed

This semester I joined my university’s climbing gym I’ve climbed off and on over the years, but never as more than a hobby. As a kid, I couldn’t get enough of it at summer camp and was often the only one not bored of going up and down the climbing wall until it was time […]

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Unsolicited Business Advice

Just as I would not dive into writing a novel without first getting to know my characters, I cannot dive into a business without first getting to know my product and the market in which I’ll be offering it.

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Perils of Online Dating: Match.com

OK, so you’ve just broken up with your boyfriend. You’ve been shoveling Ben and Jerry’s down your throat for a month now, and you’ve watched Ever After a total of 18 times. It’s time to move on. Problem is, you’ve forgotten how to meet people. You have some vague memory of meeting your ex at a college party where you undoubtedly held a scintillating conversation/spilled beer on each other and concluded the night holding hands gazing out at a scenic lake/retention pond. At least, that’s how you remember it.

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Inside Source

I have met Emma Roberts, and I’ve had maybe two brief conversations with her, but other than that I don’t know a thing about her. Makes you think, when tabloids mention a “source close to” whatever celebrity they’re reporting on, do they mean people like me?

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The Art of the Webseries

Needless to say, it frustrates me when people assume “anyone can write”. You may not have to be formally trained, but writing is a difficult and time-consuming process. AND relying on your actors to come up with good dialogue is a cop-out. Take the time to write something good. If you can’t do it, find someone who can. It’s not easy.

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Review: Django Unchained

Throughout the movie, I found myself laughing out loud and wondering what Tarantino would throw at us next. Although in the end, I couldn’t help but return to the director’s caricature of slavery.

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My Debut as a Costume Designer

“CROSSING THE RIVER” was the first film I ever Costume Designed. And it is finally hitting the festival circuit! The short film was recently accepted into the WAMM Fest (Women and Minorities in the Media). It’s crazy to me to think that I have been in costuming for over a year now! I am most […]

Singin’ the Blues

I went to the Rusty Nail for the First time Ever on Tuesday It just so happens that every Tuesday, and every 1st Saturday at 8pm,  The Rusty Nail hosts a Blues Jam. Having never been to a blues jam before (or the Rusty Nail for that matter), I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. […]