Lucas Carpenter & Mark Rose at Folklore Coffee & Co.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tonight, I got to enjoy the sweet sounds of Lucas Carpenter and Mark Rose at Folklore Coffee & Co. With a $5 cover charge, a chance to eat great food & better coffee, this was definitely an event worth coming out for. A Pennsylvania native, Lucas’s sound is refreshingly innovative Continue Reading →

Getting Past Finals Stress in 5 steps

Reading Time: 2 minutes How do you get past stress for finals? As I finish my thesis work and my final assignments, I can’t stop thinking about when I will be done with all the stress. When will it end? There are five  ways I use to get rid of finals stress: 1: Maintain Continue Reading →

I’m a published, amateur photographer!

Reading Time: < 1 minute I’m a published amateur photographer! The photograph I took is now online and can be viewed worldwide! Falling Water in Autumn I was selected as a Finalist in Photographer’s Forum magazine’s College Photography Contest in January. My photograph will be included in the hardcover book, Best of College Photography 2011. The Continue Reading →

Off the market!

Reading Time: < 1 minute One of the many updates is that I am off the market! I got engaged over Spring Break, right before my long illness. I am looking forward to wedding planning once school is done. Below is a first ever picture of The Fiancée, formerly referred to on the blog as Continue Reading →

Illness, Recovery, & Bills

Reading Time: 2 minutes The alternate post title could have been: “How to lose 7 pounds in 10 days.” For those of you wondering where I disappeared to, I have been writing my thesis, planning conferences, attending conferences, and recovering from illness. I got sick March 13th, wound up in the ER for a Continue Reading →

Japanese Textbooks Are Entertaining (via thatjapanesegirl)

Reading Time: < 1 minute This makes me want to take up studying Japanese again this summer and reminds me why learning languages can be so fun. I need to keep my mind challenged after this thesis is written or else it will turn to mush. Make sure to check out thatjapanesegirl on YouTube and Continue Reading →

My Austria Trip (November 2010)

Reading Time: < 1 minute Here is one of the first catch-up posts. (I should be working on my thesis, but I honestly need a brain break.) There won’t be too many of these since I want to post about fresh events and need to finish my thesis. I visited Innsbruck ,Austria from November 10 Continue Reading →