There are many angles in the advertising/digital media world to try to make yourself stand out. As I realized my first time around on the blog site, a blog is actually not very individual but rather pretty regular and even expected. Doh.
Some things that may not be expected about me.
I really was sure that I was going to be the first lady Detroit Tiger shortstop. Or a dolphin trainer. I still would be a dolphin trainer if given the chance. Or a tattoo artist. That requires a VERY steady hand. I might have a touch of Attention deficit disorder. My college volleyball coach made me take ritalin or else he said I couldn't play.
I just bought a blood red Ibanez bass guitar and mini fender amp. I am pretty sure I am going to be in a killer band someday.The serious yet obviously rhythm filled silent type.
Favorite things: Lots of Pulp Tropicana Orange Juice (not from concentrate), The number 3, Guacamole, Corn on the Cob, Jack White, Hobo leather products, the money you could be saving with Geico (seriously, I have a framed picture of it in my living room), Van Gogh paintings, Corner Kicks, The Wizard of Oz, Kettle Corn, Espadrilles, Sushi, Blue Glass.....I could go on
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I went back to Michigan State this weekend to help the volleyball staff coach some youth "All Skills" camps. I still feel like I just graduated so how hard could this possibly be?
Well, I got my teams, and it was all of 30 girls under 13 years old. I got stuck with the unfortunate job of picking team names for the three teams we split them into. I thought - what would girls who are 11, 12 and 13 years old get excited about....Team Edward! Team Jacob....and.....BIEBER FEVER! The girls were psyched about all of them except one. Team Edward?!?! The HORROR. This is about how our conversation went.
Them: "Team Edward? Eww"
Me: "Are you kidding me? He is so brooding and dreamy. He sparkles."
Them: "Team Jacob all the way"
Me: "Okay, he is cute, but he is like 18 or something. He's too young,"
Them: "We are 13."
Me: "Touche."
I watched Twilight (purely coincidentally) the Saturday after camps ended. Edward's hottness is confirmed, even though he is "too old" for my campers.
Christmas is right around the corner...Marley's creepy Christmas present
So apparently I write like Cory Doctorow. There is this website that analyzes your writing style and will tell you exactly who you match up with.
You might think, that doesn't work, and how can they match that up?
I put in 6 SEPARATE writing samples (albeit from this very same blog) and every result but one was that I write like Cory Doctorow.
He must be a kick ass guy. Just for that, I must plug him. He's a blogger and a smart social networker.
TEAM COREY!!! Just kidding, team Edward. It's definitely the glitter and brooding.
