Post Grad: Archive

“I think it is clear to everyone what happens in the Fifth. The rejoicing is...”

– Hilarious quote that Laura read today that is apparently from Shostakovich himself about Symphony No. 5, which just happens to be what our Honor Orchestra is playing this year! Love it haha

Dec 21st

Songs I Love- I'll Follow You Into the Dark →

Loving this song lately. I’m not a HUGE Death Cab for Cutie fan, but I really like this one. Love of mine some day you will die But I'll be close behind I'll follow you into the dark No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white Just our hands clasped so tight Waiting for the hint of a spark If heaven and hell decide That they both are satisfied Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs...

Dec 3rd

Communication Gap between Millenials and Senior... →

Great article! Oh how I hate the debate of millennials being “entitled” , but this article is the first for me that raises some good points. Neither sad is accurate, just a difference in communications, both sides need to work on.

Dec 2nd

Nov 27th

We Are Change Video →

powerful stuff.

Nov 24th

It's the Little Things that Make Me Laugh the...

 An IM conversation between my boss and I.
Travis: whatcha doin
Me: trying to get the space to disappear in this word document
Travis: haha ummm ok

Nov 23rd

Nov 22nd

“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life...”

Nov 21st

Why Women Burnout at Work by 30 →

Great article. I see this happening… need to make changes in life so it doesn’t. My life shouldnt be ALL about my work!

Nov 17th

Uniform Motion: Release day economics →

uniformmotion: Our new record was ‘officially’ released today. This means that you’ll find the digital version on various different Digital music stores like iTunes, AmazonMP3 and eMusic, and you’ll be able to stream the music from services such as Spotify and Deezer. The physical versions (CD…

Sep 14th

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Starfish Initiative

One of my job responsibilities include occasionally representing Music for All at trade shows and conventions. The majority of the time it’s a music educator convention, where a lot of the attendees already know who we are, at least in a vague sense. But occasionally, we go somewhere where the attendees have no idea who Music for All is. This past Saturday I represented Music for All at...

Aug 2nd

Waiting for Superman

So I just finished watching Davis Guggenheim’s documentary “Waiting for Superman,” twice. Yes, I watched it two times in a row. Because I was afraid I had missed some things in the beginning. I am now all sorts of fired up about Education reform. I have always claimed I have never been big on politics. If someone asks me if I’m democrat or republican, I get incredibly vague and say it depends on...

Jul 28th

“I want a person who comes into my life by accident, but stays on purpose.”

– Read this tonight and it’s exactly what I needed to read. Smiling from ear to ear. Yes, the best is when it happens so unexpectedly…and you have no idea where it’s going, but you just go with it anyway. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT. :) :)

Jul 25th

Balance

What do you want to be when you grow up? My goal was always to be happy. How I would arrive at that happiness has changed over the years. For a really long time I associated happiness with being successful in my career. The plan was to work really hard to get into college, work hard in college to get an internship, work hard in the internships to get a job. Then I’d be happy. I had fun,...

Jul 22nd

Making A Come Back

So I havn’t blogged in, I don’t know…somewhere near forever? But times they are a changing and I am going to make a come back in a HUGE way!! It’s kind of my new professional goal. I want to work on some of my marketing and social media skills…and blogging more often and better is one of my goals. So get ready! I recently tried my hand at some guest blogging on the...

Jul 21st

Pinterest →

Pinterest is my favorite new site! I spend a lot of time pinning, and looking at pins. I wish that more of my friends knew about this awesome site! I get so many creative ideas, recipes, inspiring quotes, outfit ideas, etc from pinterest. So how does it work? It basically just catalogs pictures of things you like, and the picture is attached to the link of where you got the picture from....

Apr 13th

“Maybe your reason why all the doors are closed So you could open one that leads...”

Feb 9th

The Fear You Won't Fall

A combination of Josh Radin music, a conversation with my mom, and some discussion with the boy have me feeling very introspective tonight. I was telling my mom about a new person I’ve gone on some dates with, somebody who I’m pretty excited about…someone who gives me the butterflies I’ve been wanting. She said towards the end of our conversation. “That all sounds...

Jan 31st

Censored Self

I don’t tell many people about my blog. I don’t hide it, but it’s not something I openly share with everyone. There’s no link from my facebook, occasionally a post will show up on my Twitter because I never remember I have my tumblr linked to Twitter until after I publish a post. I don’t know why I don’t really tell people about it. I don’t really write...

Jan 23rd

Online Dating

So I’m going to be real open with my life. I started online dating with match.com last month. It still feels weird, but hey. I’m in a new city, and it’s nice to meet people, for the most part. I’m probably going to start sharing a lot about my dates, mostly because they are usually absolutely ridiculous. Today I got an email. First time this guy contacts me. All the...

Jan 5th

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Dec 10th

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Dec 2nd

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Dec 2nd

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The problem with being Facebook friends with your...

Joe and I “broke” up about two months ago now. I’m using the term loosely here by the way, but that’s a story for another day. Anyway, I dont like to admit it, but o frequently look at his Facebook page. I have no idea why, he doesn’t use it much. His friends don’t comment, he never posts pictures…but still I look. Today, I noticed he deleted several...

Dec 2nd

"I broke her heart. How do I get her back?"

allisonweiss: I don’t think you can ever really get someone back after you’ve broken their heart. You can maybe get a version of her, but you’ve changed her. This has changed her. — Laneia via autostraddle

Dec 2nd

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I'm a bad blogger

I admit it. I suck at blogging. When I have a lot to say, I can’t bring myself to take the 5 minutes and blog because I feel to busy. I miss a lot of the good stuff. So what’s going on in my little Post Grad world? I have a full time job that’s waaaay more than full time haha. I travel every weekend in the fall during marching seasons. But I am absolutely loving it. I took...

Oct 21st

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The Journey

Once upon a time I dreamed of the big city, an amazingly glamorous job, and a closet full of expensive shoes. What was the key to the good life in all these dreams? College. Get into college, go to college, graduate college and then it would all be mine. So that’s what I did. A million essays and scholarship applications, working hard to get good grade in high school, all to get into...

Sep 8th

“My Mantra for Today: One day at a time—this is enough. Do not look back...”

Aug 11th

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can...”

Aug 10th

“I believe in music. Good music and bad music. I don’t believe in the lines and...”

– JayZ (via kellyvictoriakucher) Love this! Thanks for sharing Kelly.

Jul 13th

My Personality Type: ESFJ

I love taking personality tests. I’ve always had a passion for analyzing myself, and I like to see if the results vary on my personality based on what test it is I’m taking. I’ve taken a lot of different ones, mostly from being a part of Residential Life at Ferris State. In Res Life all you do is staff development, professional development, team building….and it all...

May 31st

Phone Interviews

I absolutely hate phone interviews. For some reason I get even more worked up/ nervous about a phone interview then I get over a normal face-2-face interview. I think it has a lot to do with not being able to gauge the interviewers reactions to my responses. Also a phone interview is usually just a preliminary interview, so I start thinking “I have to do this well, or I won’t even...

May 31st

Apr 24th

Writer's Block

I’ve been job searching for 5 months straight now. I have written hundreds of cover letters. Whenever I find a job posting that I get really excited about, I get writer’s block. I want it to be perfect. I want it to impress upon whoever reads it, that I want that job because I am perfect for it. It’s the one chance to get the interview. So many of my cover letters/ resumes have...

Apr 15th

Apr 7th

Autumn Alive- Phil Vassar

I was flipping through the channels tonight and came across a taping of a Phil Vassar concert. The concert is taped at some Amphitheater in Ohio. It caught my attention because the song Vassar was singing as I happened to click on the channel was very off key. It surprised me because I’ve seen him live and up-close, and I know he doesn’t normally sing off key at concerts. I know the acoustics...

Mar 30th

the ch!cktionary: Why I'm Against Gay Marriage... →

I love reading posts by intelligent people on controversial topics. I’ve often had mixed feelings about the idea of marriage, and I think this post brings up some valid points. Enjoy! :) -erin … … I’m a strong proponent of LGBT rights, but recently, I’ve begun to think the focus on marriage equality is terribly misguided. Marriage has never been about what people personally...

Mar 27th

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Why the Music Industry?

I graduated from college this past May, and I finished my final internship with the Percussive Arts Society in the beginning of January. The past 2 months have been the first time I have been back to the place where I grew up for an extended period of time in four years. I have been seeing a lot of people I used to know. People I graduated high school with. People that know my parents. Former...

Mar 2nd

Building a Network →

I just read this article (the title above is linked!) from the Jobs section of philly.com today. I was directed to the article by @thescottbishop on Twitter. It reminded me of a very important thing to remember in networking. Collecting business cards, or contacts on LinkedIn and Twitter do not matter. It does not matter how many you have, it matters what you do with those business cards, or...

Mar 2nd

Feb 27th

“Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams....”

– As crazy as she may be sometimes. Maybe Gaga is on to something ;)

Feb 27th

Jan 24th

Tips for Recent Grads →

Interesting article that was passed along via twitter. Reading this reminded me of a meeting I was in last year. I was working for residential life at Ferris State University and my staff had to go in for a meeting with the director of Residential Life because of some comments that were written on our employee satisfaction surveys. The department put a survey out to the RAs and Desk Managers...

Dec 30th

So excited! RT @NAMMShow 15 days until the 108th NAMM Show Opens in Anaheim!!

Dec 29th

RT @untperc: NPR has a feature on a robot marimbist..!! http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/

Dec 29th

hanging with 3 software engineers at the bar… my head is going to explode with tech terms haha

Dec 29th