TNGG: It Takes Two Men to Make this Woman Happy.

So this week is Food Week on The Next Great Generation. Today I have an article about Ben & Jerry's.

Read here!

TNGG - 5 Ways to target Gen Y: Love Google

Melanie Wong and I recently collaborated in an article (via Google Wave) now appearing on The Next Great Generation. It's all about Google and how much we love it, basically.

I'm really proud of our work and I think it's definitely worth reading.

Read here!

The Next Great Project

This semester in college I found out about a great opportunity to write for a blog called The Next Great Generation, organized by Edward Boches. It's all about the Millennial Generation (18 to 25 year olds) and our views on the world geared towards and older audience so they can better understand us. I learned about this opportunity from Melanie Wong who is my Account Executive at my college's own marketing firm. When she mentioned the opportunity I was excited to start writing and gain some valuable experience.

Melanie is an editor for this online magazine and I work as a writer under the Brand section. Currently, her and I are developing an entry about Google and how much it plays such an important role in our lives. I couldn't live without Gmail, Google Reader or even Google Chrome. We even collaborated through Google Wave.

So far I have written about Glee and Windows 7 and am in the process of having my work published on the site. Needless to say, I'm incredibly excited about working on this project. I'm gaining such a great experience while still exercising my love for writing and blogging. Stay tuned and I will give you updates on upcoming posts and information about The Next Great Generation.

Video - Dan Likes to Party

One night last week, I was called at midnight and asked if I wanted to slap Dan Horgan. We lived on the same floor last year, in adjacent rooms, and I got to slap him last year for our Wellness Fuck movie. Now, they want this video to go viral (which I doubt it will, but hey, it's worth a shot).

I actually find the video pretty funny. I ask you to please wait until the end. Don't stop it short because it's only about a minute and 30 seconds long anyway.

My Top Ten Guilty Pleasures

So I got to thinking, "How can people get to know me more without reiterating stuff that's just in my profile?" Then I realized that people could get to know me more if I came up with a list of my guilty pleasures.

1. Reality Television - For my friends, this doesn't come as any surprise. I love television, and it's the main thing I use to occupy my time. But there is something about reality television. I love watching people get mad at each other and make fools out of themselves. Is that a bit cruel?
2. Ice Cream - I work at a Ben and Jerry's, so some may not consider this a guilty pleasure, but hey, I love ice cream!
   
3. Spongebob Squarepants - I love this show. It is my childhood wrapped up into a nice, adorable box (even though it came out when I was in 5th grade). It's still hilarious and I sleep with a Spongebob pillow every night.
4. Clinical Protection Deodorant - With the amount of metal that is in clinical strength deodorant, I will probably get cancer, but I can't live without it! It keeps me smelling good all day, even if I went to work!
5. Taking naps - Naps are fairly common for most people, especially college students. Since I fall into that category, of course I nap! However, it makes me feel so lazy when I know I could probably be doing something more productive.
6. ICanHasCheezBurger.com - There is just something so cute and hilarious about those damn cats!
7. Baked Goods - I love to bake, but more than that, I love to eat what I bake. I was a cooking instructor all summer and if there were any leftovers, you could bet that I would eat them.
8. Perez Hilton - I read his website daily, and I follow him on Twitter. Yet it can be bit embarrassing when you reference reading a story on PerezHilton.com in class.
9. Halloween - I love it. Even at almost 20-years-old, it is one of my favorite holidays. It makes eating candy and scaring young children (just kidding!) okay for a night. Not to mention the fact that you get to dress up.
10. Wife Swap - Technically, this could be considered part of reality TV, but it deserves a category all it's own. Lifetime runs episodes of Wife Swap during the day when I don't have anything to do, and I love it! There is nothing better than seeing a crazy-Christian woman enter the house of a pagan family and lose her shit. (Balloon Boy will never have a normal life because of this television show)
    

Why I Love my BlackBerry

So back in February, I got a BlackBerry, and frankly, I don't know what I would do without it. Being able to get my e-mails instantly without my computer, check up on the latest FMyLife posts, and play Bubble Popper all day long! I wondered, where had this technology been all my life?!

There are a just a few reasons why I love my BlackBerry oh so much:

1) Getting e-mails and being able to reply instantly. I don't know what I would be able to do do without it. It seems like I'm getting a new e-mail every 5 minutes that needs my immediate attention. But never fear! I can be in touch no matter what, and I will always get back to you.

2) All those awesome applications. Now, it may not be like the iPhone where there is a new application every second. However, the applications that you can find for your BlackBerry are awesome! I can get the weather right on my phone, check CNN, play games, and Google no matter where I am.

3) It's always there for me. A BlackBerry definitely isn't like a shitty boyfriend. It will always be there for you. Do you need to find something to laugh at? Find your favorite webcomic from anywhere! Need to be occupied? Play Brick Breaker until your eyes bleed. Need to express your feelings? Tweet from your lonely one-bedroom apartment.

Now, be warned. Because a BlackBerry is so entertaining, you may ignore people when it is around. I used to get crap for checking Facebook all the time when I was out to dinner with friends. But hey, you have to make sacrifices, right?