My Obsession

I am absolutely obsessed with quotes. I don’t know when exactly this obsession started, but I have been a quote lover for quite some time now. I literally collect quotes (if that is even possible). My quote collection is becoming rather extensive and I have about 20 Word documents on my computer alone designated to random quotes I find while searching the internet. I have also decided that I would like a hard copy of all the quotes I collect in case I ever lost the documents on my computer. Therefore, I have also begun writing them down in notebooks, and printing off the documents to keep them in folders. Anyways, while searching the internet for quotes, I have found that surprisingly I am not alone in my obsession. So I wanted to share just a sample of some of my favorite quotes with you. Enjoy!

“I regret that it takes a life to learn how to live.” – Jonathan Safran Foer

“You know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to have changed, but pretty soon … everything’s different.” – Bill Watterson

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that’s all.” – Oscar Wilde

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste the experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.” – Henry Miller

"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"'That proves you are unusual,' returned the Scarecrow; 'and I am convinced that the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a tree, and live and die unnoticed.'" — L. Frank Baum (The Land of Oz)

"Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop & look around once in a while you could miss it."
- Ferris Bueller

"Be happy for this moment...this moment is your life." - Bob Marley

My Fall Break

Unfortunately I didn’t get to enjoy my Fall Break to the fullest since I had to work Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. I did, however, get the chance to go home for Friday and Saturday. I haven’t been home to see my family or my boyfriend in about five weeks now so I really enjoyed it. The weather was almost perfect too. I live in Youngstown, Ohio, which is about three hours from here. When I first got home I went out to lunch with my boyfriend at Friendly’s. Then we went to the local grocery store where he works and bought a pumpkin because we decided we were in the mood to do something “seasonal”. We spent the next few hours designing and carving the pumpkin together at his house. To my surprise, it didn’t turn out that bad. Afterwards, he introduced me to pumpkin seeds for the first time. He seasoned them and put them in the oven. He made me try some, but I didn’t enjoy them nearly as much as he did. After that, I enjoyed a home cooked dinner with my family. The next morning, my boyfriend and I got breakfast, went to the mall, and then came back to my house to bake chocolate chip cookies. This is something we have never done together so we figured it might be fun. It was fun and, once again to my surprise, the cookies actually turned out delicious. I then spent the rest of my Saturday watching movies and lounging around the house. Overall, it was a much- needed, relaxing weekend and I was disappointed when I had to drive back to Toledo on Sunday to work. Hope all of you had a good Fall Break also!

My Major

I’m not sure if I mentioned this in a previous blog, but I am currently a student at the University of Toledo, I am majoring in business but have not declared an official major yet. However there is only a month or two left until I need to officially choose what area of business I want to major in. One occupation I have been interested in since high school is accounting. I became interested in pursuing this career after working at a local golf course in high school. My supervisor at the golf course asked me to come in twice a week and do some clerical work for him. This work included keeping track of our weekly sales from each department and organizing the totals in a spreadsheet. I found that I was very good at this job because of my knack for paying attention to detail. I then decided to take an accounting class in high school and, not only did I do very well in the class, but I also enjoyed it. Since then, I have decided that accounting is the best career path for me. However, I wanted to see if I would still do well in a college accounting class. Well, I am pleased to say that I am doing very well in my accounting class and have officially decided to major in Accounting. I plan on getting my Master’s degree in accounting, and am considering a double major because of all the benefits it could provide. I plan on becoming a Certified Public Accountant and hope to someday work for a public accounting firm.

Always Audrey

Today I remembered that I am supposedly going to a baby shower with my cousin this weekend. This led to me rummaging through my closet trying to find something decent to wear. After much debate, my cousin came in and pulled out a little black dress from the back and said that it would be perfect. I then was reminded of the reason I bought the little black dress. Audrey Hepburn has always been my favorite actress and fashion inspiration. When I saw the dress in the store one day, I couldn’t help but think of her saying how every girl should have one little black dress in their closet. Anyways, I am dedicating this blog to the elegant and iconic Audrey Hepburn.

Audrey Hepburn once said, “I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people’s minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing”. Whether Audrey considered herself to be an icon or not, that is exactly what she was. When she was first introduced to America in the 1953 classic Roman Holiday, she captured the hearts of a generation of moviegoers. Immediately, both men and women were drawn in by her sophistication, grace, and manner. Only a few weeks after the release of Roman Holiday, a generation of women throughout the world were copying her gamine, yet elegant style. Audrey’s style was unprecedented in her time. She introduced a different way for women to dress and behave, at a time when the main focus was on sex appeal. Ever since Audrey’s rise to stardom, females everywhere have strived to pull of the “Audrey Hepburn look”. Over a half century later, Audrey’s style is still being copied by famous designers, and she is still known to be one of the greatest influences on fashion.

                                   

My Movie Reviews

I always thought it would be fun to be a movie critic. I mean, getting paid to watch movies all day and write about them, what could be more fun than that? However, I don’t see that particular career in my future, so for the next ten minutes I am going to pretend I am a movie critic. This past weekend, I set a personal record. I saw three movies in three days. The first movie I saw was the newly released teen comedy Easy A. This movie was just as cute and funny as I expected it to be. I think the main reason I enjoyed it so much is because the main character is just so lovably quirky and relatable to every teenage girl. I give it 4 out of 5 stars. The next movie I saw this past weekend was You Again. This movie was also a comedy about a high-powered PR professional discovers that her brother is about to marry the woman who made her high school life a living hell. The plot seemed promising to me, but after about ten minutes into the film I knew it was going to be a flop. The actors were unbelievable and the jokes were not funny. I was tempted to leave the movie half way through. I give this movie 1 out of 5 stars. The last film I saw was Eat, Pray, Love. This movie is about a woman who, on the heels of a painful divorce, sets out to seek her true destiny by traveling first to Italy, where she learns to appreciate nourishment; then to India, where she discovers the power of prayer; and finally to Bali, where she unexpectedly finds the meaning of true love. I mainly wanted to see this movie because the main character, Julia Roberts, is one of my favorite actresses. Roberts was definitely not a letdown in this movie. She played her part superbly. I found this movie to be inspiring and uplifting, and would definitely recommend it to all of you. I give this movie 4 out of 5 stars.

"Apple Makes Internet- TV Push"

I just wanted to take a moment to discuss an article I recently read in the Wall Street Journal. The article, entitled “Apple Makes Internet-TV Push”, explained how Apple Inc. is attempting to make an aggressive push into the television market. Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Inc., recently introduced a new device that allows users to rent episodes of TV shows over the internet for 99 cents each. The device will only allow users to rent, not buy, videos to watch on their televisions. The new Apple TV will cost 99 dollars and will be available in four weeks. Shows on both FOX and ABC will be available for rent the day after they are broadcasted on television. In my opinion, the entire article seemed like an advertisement for Apple. The article didn’t really announce anything that exciting. It basically just reported progress being made by Apple, which isn’t anything new or surprising. At first glance, it seemed as if Apple was introducing something ground-breaking. However, Netflix has been streaming videos through TV and Blu-Ray DVD players since last year. I think that the new Apple TV might not be as big of a hit as Apple anticipates it to be. Also, most networks allow people to view episodes of their shows online for free not long after they air on television. However, this is only one girl’s opinion. What do you think?

The Catcher In the Rye

Today I have a book reccommendation for all o you. Recently I read one of the great classics The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger. I was surprsingly never required to read it in highschool, so I decided to read it now. Better late than never, right? I would definitely recommend it to someone who wanted a quick enjoyable read. The book’s main character, Holden Caulfield, is a sixteen year old who has experienced some trauma in his life, making it very hard for him to move forward with his life. His younger brother died at a young age from leukemia, and since then Holden cannot move forward. The book shows his downfall, eventually leading him to a psychiatric ward. The book has a strong theme of preservation, and the main character wants to preserve everybody’s innocence, or youth. While trying to preserve everyone else, he is sticking himself right between youth/innocence, and adulthood/corruption. Throughout the entire book I was rooting for Holden to move past his problems, and become an adult. All in all, I really enjoyed this book, and I would recommend anyone with a little free time on their hands to read it.