Thank you Gmail! It's obvious why Microsoft Outlook has the recall message function. In the business sector sometimes emails go out that are no longer pertinent, sent by mistake or whatever the millions of reasons are for wanting to retrieve that mistake of a message. The problem is that the mistake also happens in the private sector too. As in, yeah I send angry messages to my ex-boyfriend because I want to rant but I don't really want him to read it. Unfortunately I can't take it back once I've sent it and then it requires another email explaining why I sent it and that it should be disregarded. Why oh why can't I just recall the message?!?! Thank you for listening Google!!!!!!
Google's Undo Send, I can tell we're going to become very close and intimate friends. I'll use you often but know that I have only your best interests at heart and we'll be together forever as long as you're around. :)
March 22, 2009
Once again I've changed my mind about what I want to do with my life.
At first I was doing biology and going for medicine because my parents wanted that. Then I changed my mind to and decided to do law. Inever felt passionate or excited about that and decided to put it off for the time being. Maybe in a couple of years I'll think about it again. Then I decided to pursue a MA in History and Museum Studies and it's something I was quite happy about but I always had my reservations. Where would I get a job, how much would it pay, would I be secure, were all questions that plagued my mind.
This weekend I spoke with a friend of mine who told me that a MA is Public Health or a MPH might be a great path for me to take. I want to help the health care system but I know that I would not be able to cut bodies up, inject people, touch dead bodies, etc and therefore medical school is not the place for me.
It's not only the health care system but it's the way people are educated about diseases and the way to protect themselves and the millions of little things that plague our society and our world and the little ways one person can make a difference. I know that if I can help one person that'll make all the difference in the world. Hopefully I'll be able to accomplish this.
At first I was doing biology and going for medicine because my parents wanted that. Then I changed my mind to and decided to do law. Inever felt passionate or excited about that and decided to put it off for the time being. Maybe in a couple of years I'll think about it again. Then I decided to pursue a MA in History and Museum Studies and it's something I was quite happy about but I always had my reservations. Where would I get a job, how much would it pay, would I be secure, were all questions that plagued my mind.
This weekend I spoke with a friend of mine who told me that a MA is Public Health or a MPH might be a great path for me to take. I want to help the health care system but I know that I would not be able to cut bodies up, inject people, touch dead bodies, etc and therefore medical school is not the place for me.
It's not only the health care system but it's the way people are educated about diseases and the way to protect themselves and the millions of little things that plague our society and our world and the little ways one person can make a difference. I know that if I can help one person that'll make all the difference in the world. Hopefully I'll be able to accomplish this.
March 10, 2009
Myself
I have to live with myself, and so
I want to be fit for myself to know.
I want to be able, as days go by,
Always to look myself straight in the eye.
I don't want to stand, with the setting sun,
and hate myself for the things I've done.
I want to go out with my head erect;
I want to deserve all men's respect.
For here in the struggle for fame and self
I want to be able to like myself.
I don't want to look at myself and know
I'm bluster, a bluff and an empty show.
I never can hide myself from me;
I see what others may never see.
I know what others may never know,
I never can fool myself, and so,
Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free.
-"Author Unknown"
I want to be fit for myself to know.
I want to be able, as days go by,
Always to look myself straight in the eye.
I don't want to stand, with the setting sun,
and hate myself for the things I've done.
I want to go out with my head erect;
I want to deserve all men's respect.
For here in the struggle for fame and self
I want to be able to like myself.
I don't want to look at myself and know
I'm bluster, a bluff and an empty show.
I never can hide myself from me;
I see what others may never see.
I know what others may never know,
I never can fool myself, and so,
Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free.
-"Author Unknown"
March 9, 2009
Lunch aka Operation Stalk Angie
Ang and Liev Schreiber are filming a new movie called Salt and I walked by all the action today. This is a little blow by blow:
1) My friend Megan and I walked out to "lunch" which was just codename for Operation Stalk Angie.
2) We turned left and walked down to 18th St (which is how I came to work this morning) and were told by a crew member that there was shooting going on at that moment on that street and that we couldn’t walk down that way at the moment. I was bummed because I really wanted Sbarros today but I couldn’t get to it.
3) We turned and walked back down D St and decided to cut through the Red Cross building because they’re filming on the other side. I took two pictures (for you) with my camera but couldn’t do much because 1) my camera is so jacked up right now and 2) there wasn’t much to take pictures of. I took them of the people milling around and of the cameras but that’s it.
4) We watched some of what was going on around us on E St between 17th and 18th but we couldn’t really see anything.
5) We left to go to lunch at Cosi’s and sat there for a while.
6) When we came back there was still a lot of filming going on but they were meaner and stricter than before. We couldn’t even stand on street to watch what was going on. It’s not like a car would have hit us because the streets are all blocked off!
7) I’ll try to leave early just in case they block off all the streets and I can’t get to where I’m going.
8) Ang will be back in June to film more at Memorial Continental Hall. I’ll be EVEN closer to her because that is right downstairs!
9) She is supposedly filming in the wind tunnel at Constitution Hall today but there is no possible way to get over there without me potentially losing my job. I love her but she’s not worth it.
xoxo,
Nadine
1) My friend Megan and I walked out to "lunch" which was just codename for Operation Stalk Angie.
2) We turned left and walked down to 18th St (which is how I came to work this morning) and were told by a crew member that there was shooting going on at that moment on that street and that we couldn’t walk down that way at the moment. I was bummed because I really wanted Sbarros today but I couldn’t get to it.
3) We turned and walked back down D St and decided to cut through the Red Cross building because they’re filming on the other side. I took two pictures (for you) with my camera but couldn’t do much because 1) my camera is so jacked up right now and 2) there wasn’t much to take pictures of. I took them of the people milling around and of the cameras but that’s it.
4) We watched some of what was going on around us on E St between 17th and 18th but we couldn’t really see anything.
5) We left to go to lunch at Cosi’s and sat there for a while.
6) When we came back there was still a lot of filming going on but they were meaner and stricter than before. We couldn’t even stand on street to watch what was going on. It’s not like a car would have hit us because the streets are all blocked off!
7) I’ll try to leave early just in case they block off all the streets and I can’t get to where I’m going.
8) Ang will be back in June to film more at Memorial Continental Hall. I’ll be EVEN closer to her because that is right downstairs!
9) She is supposedly filming in the wind tunnel at Constitution Hall today but there is no possible way to get over there without me potentially losing my job. I love her but she’s not worth it.
xoxo,
Nadine
March 4, 2009
10 Charities Overpaying their For-Profit Fundraisers
These 10 charities are not living up to their missions. Each spends more than 50% of its budget paying for-profit fundraising professionals to solicit your hard-earned money. They are ranked by the percentage of their total functional expenses spent on professional fundraising fees. As a result, very little of the charity's spending is directed towards its programs and services.
| Rank | Charity | Program Expenses | Professional Fundraising Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disabled Veterans Associations | 2.3% | 96.4% |
| 2 | The Committee for Missing Children | 10.2% | 88.1% |
| 3 | Children's Charitable Foundation | 10.3% | 87.8% |
| 4 | Disabled Police Officers of America | 11.4% | 85.9% |
| 5 | American Veterans Relief Foundation | 7.1% | 83.6% |
| 6 | Children's Charity Fund, Inc. | 5.4% | 82.9% |
| 7 | Firefighters Charitable Foundation | 11.0% | 82.8% |
| 8 | Coalition Against Breast Cancer | 12.7% | 80.6% |
| 9 | Disabled Police Officers Counseling Center | 18.2% | 78.0% |
| 10 | Foundation for Children with Cancer | 17.0% | 77.9% |
March 3, 2009
Weeki Wachee
There are moments in life that take you by surprise. While perusing my favorite website I usually run across an image or two that for whatever reason takes my breath away. You know that moment when you see a picture and wish that you had taken it, wonder about the moment, who the people are, what the situation was? I don't know why I love this picture so much since others find it scary and depressing but I hope it does something good for you like it did for me.
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