To twitter or not to twitter?

I had to make a twitter for my day job. I have been debate every day whether I should actually use it or not. Any opinions?

I won't be telling you 25 things.

This cracked me up. Maybe its because I have yet to actually fill one out (even though I have been tagged no less than twelve times). I will continue to tell people that I prefer staying mysterious and cool, but in reality I am just lazy. And also I don't like soul searching for the purpose of FaceBook.

Click the link to read my favorite answer, number 18, my second favorite being number 10.

I was invited into my first cult!

A few weeks ago I recieved this email:

Hi Amanda,

Check out http://www.soulore.com/ and click on Inner Pathworks. It isn't for everybody but it does cure quarterlife crisis.

Soulfully,

Randy Russell

(Note: I would love to upload the entire email for you because Randy included some pretty sweet graphics, but he also added his address and two telephone numbers, and I really don't need an entire cult up my ass.)

Naturally I looked into Randy's offer and found that Inner Pathworks is described as

"the place to come if you are over 18 and feel the inner call to create a
self-sufficient life of meaning and adventure while becoming at home with mother
nature and your inner nature".

I started to wonder what my inner nature would look like. I have a feeling it doesn't include canoeing and hiking up a mountain at sunset like Randy's site depicts.

Now, none of this really points to cult, but there's something about Randy's flowing gray ponytail and the words "over 18" that make me think you have to pay in sexual favors... that may just be me though. I'm not really into investigative journalism, but I will bake anyone brownies who is willing to go this guy's house in Idaho and tell me what goes down. Pictures are preferable.

Turns out people are kind of assholes in the blogosphere.

Ignore that I just said "blogsphere".

Anyway, I started my blogging internship a few weeks ago, and so far so good. I get to look for gossip all day and then post my opinions on it. Sometimes I get an assignment to write from a certain perspective and cheese it up to make everyone feel all warm and gooey inside, but I can handle that, who doesn't love warm, gooey cheese?

There were some unexpected set backs. For one, it turns out I am deathly afraid of commenters. Holy hell they are mean! I got an assignment to write an open letter to the "mean people" (their words not mine) that are calling Jessica Simpson fat. I was supposed to tie it into eating disorder awareness week, and be really angry at people who think they have a right to make these comments.

Oh. My. God. Readers did not like that at all. The comments started out being really lovey and yay- for-positive-body-image, and all the sudden they turned on Jessica (and a little on me too). The shit hit the fan. They were pointing out rolls and psycho-analyzing her eating habits since Ashlee stole the spot light. It was bad news, I had no idea people were so passionate about Jessica Simpson's back fat. I imagine comments could be way, wayyyy worse, but it was a little shocking.

I also underestimated how stupid I would feel about this blog after working on a professional one. I contemplated re-imaging, or picking a better focus, but then I got lazy. I also thought about shutting it down and never logging in again so I didn't have to read angry comments, but then I would have nowhere to complain... so here I stay.

Anyway I'll keep you updated with my adventures in blogging, or you could aways check out the comments on CollegeCandy. I have to refrain from telling everyone to suck it, but you sure don't have to. Either way, its pretty entertaining.

I'm Back!

Its been tooooo long, but fear not, I come bearing gifts. In attempt to win back the five people who actually read this, here is your daily dose of cuteness: a little something called The Puppy Bowl.



I'll have some more posts today, lots of complaing, lots of updates, you know the drill. Its slushy and gross out and I don't feel like doing real work.

My excuse note:

To Whom it may concern,

Please excuse my absence from this blog for the next few days. Unfortunately I have started my internship the week before I am moving back into my apartment and starting classes and going back to my other job so I will be unable to attend our daily(ish) updates. I will be sure to make up all the blogs I have missed and should be back into the swing of things by early(ish) next week. Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,
Your favorite (tardy) blogger

PS I will probably updating less in general because I'm at CollegeCandy now and I really don't have that much to say.

Fuck Yeah!

I was checking out my daily blogs this morning and came across this over at The Frisky. FuckYeah!RyanGosling, is hilarious and sexy, and I almost wish I thought of it first. It's kind of like a mix of Lolcats and Postsecret, and will soon be a new addiction. I included one of my favorites above. Other notable postings include "Hey Girl I love listening to your stories about what a bitch Kathy is", and "Hey Girl Eff it lets get a taco".