Splendiferous-ness

The place where I vent, appreciate, reflect and express.

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this is going to be HUGE.

Beme is going to be a revolution in the app world. I don’t know much about it right now but I do know it is going to spread like wildfire across the globe. With a hefty fan base including Youtube stars like JacksGap, FunForLouis and Mr. Ben Brown, Beme is granted to appear on cell-phones across the globe within days of its release. Maybe even hours...minutes...seconds...who knows? 

I am a YouTube nerd who follows the lives of comedians, moms, entreprenuers, makeup gurus, advocators, and explorers through little video blogs better known as vlogs. Vlogs consume up to 80% of my daily Youtube digests. Though life does get in the way of watching every single vlog/ youtube update there is, I always make sure I am up to date with Casey Neistat’s videos.

His videos are generally themed with insight on his new company and life. Casey’s most recent vlog post this morning was his first official announcement of his “new company” (Beme). This guy has reached so many new viewers since starting his vlogs and his subscriber count has increased exponentially. His video editing skills have also improved as he is committed to uploading a video blog every single day.

I was so giddy after hearing him finally announce his new company not as “new company” but as Beme. The YouTube community is an innovative, creative and welcoming haven filled with creators all over the world. The power of this alone will help BemeApp spread like wildfire.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BghRnwvX3_s

[sandandglass]

Jon Stewart on the Charleston shooting:

I didn’t do my job today. I’ve got nothing for you in terms of jokes and sounds because of what happened in South Carolina. And maybe if I wasn’t nearing the end of the run or this wasn’t such a common occurrence, maybe I could have pulled out of the spiral. But I didn’t.

I honestly have nothing other than just sadness once again that we have to peer into the abyss of the depraved violence that we do to each other and the nexus of a just gaping racial wound that will not heal yet we pretend doesn’t exist. I’m confident though, that by acknowledging it – by staring into that and seeing it for what it is…We still won’t do jack shit. Yeah, that’s us. And that’s the part that blows my mind.

I don’t want to get into the political argument of guns and things. What blows my mind is the disparity of response between when we think people that are foreign are going to kill us and us killing ourselves…

If this had been what we thought was Islamic terrorism, it would fit into our [narrative]. We invaded two countries and spent trillions of dollars and [lost] thousands of American lives and now fly unmanned death machines over like five or six different counties, all to keep Americans safe. We’ve got to do whatever we can – we’ll torture people. We’ve got to do whatever we can to keep Americans safe. But nine people shot in a church, what about that? “Hey, what are you going go to do? Crazy is as crazy is, right?”

That’s the part that I cannot, for the life of me, wrap my head around. And you know it’s gonna go down the same path. “This is a terrible tragedy.” They are already using the nuanced language of lack of effort for this.

This is a terrorist attack. This is a violent attack on the Emanuel Church in South Carolina which is a symbol for the black community. It has stood in that part of Charleston for a hundred and some years and has been attacked viciously many times – as many black churches have. And to pretend that – I heard someone on the news say – “tragedy has visited this church”. This wasn’t a tornado. This was a racist. This was a guy with a Rhodesia badge on his sweater. So the idea that – I hate to even use this pun – but this one is black and white. There’s no nuance here. And we’re gonna keep pretending like, “I don’t get it, what happened. This one guy lost his mind.”

But we are steeped in that culture in this country and we refuse to recognize it. And I cannot believe how hard people are working to discount it. In South Carolina, the roads that people drive on are named for Confederate generals who fought to keep black people from being able to drive freely on that road. That’s insanity. That’s racial wallpaper. You can’t allow that.

Nine people were shot in a black church by a white guy who hated them – who wanted to start some kind of civil war. The Confederate flag flies over South Carolina and the roads are named for Confederate generals. And the white guy is the one who feels his country’s being taken away from him. We’re bringing it on ourselves.

And that’s the thing – Al Qaeda, all those guys, ISIS – they’re not shit compared to the damage that we can apparently do to ourselves on a regular basis.

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Thankful.

You know what makes me really happy? Nice emails. I love receiving well wishes from people I haven’t seen or spoken to in a long time. I accepted an offer to intern at a Big Four firm next summer and the love and support I’ve been receiving has simply been amazing. I was literally smiling and jumping around by myself with SO MUCH EXCITEMENT. Sometimes, the littles things in life make the biggest impact. The little things in life make me happy. 

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Year 2 Recap.

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted/expected. 

- Being a syRAcuse (resident advisor) for the first time to first year students. 

- Carrying out all public relations duties for the Northeast Affiliate or College and University Residence Halls (NEACURH) Regional Conference.

- Successfully held one of the most successful NEACURH Regional Conferences EVER with the best conference team. Working with this team for one year was so rewarding. 

- Selling the most Chicken and Rice plates EVER in the history of The Supply. The Supply Chapter at Syracuse University completely dominated and I am still so proud of this achievement. 

- Organized a “Lecture Series” with The Supply and the most committed e-board. We were able to bring a school director from a Network School in Nairobi to Syracuse University. His wise words, complemented by Chicken’N Rice was superb. 

- Learned about the world of consulting and started my first official semester as a student in the School of Information Studies. (iSchool, best school)

- Learned about the power of technology. (Very powerful) (More powerful than I thought) (SO POWERFUL)

- Worked on a case study with seven other students and EY professionals for one semester. (Global Consulting Challenges Program)

- Learned about the complexity of compliance and banking regulations in the European Union .

- Learned the meaning of compliance.

- Created a risk assessment with the seven students mentioned above

- Presented our findings and final recommendations at the EY NYC office to EY partners and managers.

- Completely stepped out of my comfort zone with this project. 

- Improved my Photoshop Skills.

- Finally subscribed to Creative Cloud

- Learned how to use InDesign, Illustrator and Lightroom. 

-Stayed in a hotel in Time Square. (Amaaaazing)

- Devoured one slice of Lady M’s Green Tea cake. (It was like a little cloud...slowly melting in your mouth...with green tea matcha and all)

- Returned home for Thanksgiving break for three days.

- Went back to Syracuse the day before Thanksgiving for work. 

- Experienced my first Thanksgiving without my family. 

- Ate pizza on Thanksgiving. Bacon cheers me up no matter what day it is. i was very content. 

- Reunited with all of my friends from Day 3.

- Took my first coding class.

- Totally loved my first coding class. I know this because I looked forward to my 8AM class every Monday and Wednesday. Those mornings were pure bliss and the professor was brilliant. 

- Explored Washington DC with my cousin 

- Became a Teaching Assistant for the coding class that I loved so much second semester.

- Continued learning about web development with a new professor.

- Learned how to make responsive websites. 

- Joined the planning committee for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

- Broadened my knowledge on the struggles that so many people around me go through everyday

- Went on my first iSchool Road Trip in Washington DC.

- Fell in love with Washington DC all over again. 

- Confirmed my future plans of working in DC one day. One day. I just need to get a job first. 

- Learned about an amazing company called 18F.

- Coded and deployed my first website. 

- Created a website for a Student Association President/Vice President candidate pair. 

- Watched two of the best leaders at Syracuse University become the first multicultural female president/vice president duo. I watched history happen. 

- Fell in love with GIlmore Girls and House of Cards all over again.

- Saw 50 Cent and Kygo live. 

- Played a piano in the Setnor School of music and watched a talented friend of mine enchant me with her amazing piano playing skills.

- Got accepted to the Study Abroad program in Hong Kong for the Fall Semester. 

- Received the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for my trip to Hong Kong. 

- Completed both semesters with rockin GPAs. 

- Said more “see you laters” than I wanted to, to the class of 2015. 

- Learned so much from old and new friends this year. 

- Received a summer internship for the summer of 2016...in June 2015. waahoo. 

- Learned that I love making technology easier for people to use...specifically through means of design. 

- Worked with the best staff I could possibly ask for at Day Hall. 

- Worked with a wonderful Co-RA for the whole year. 

- Packed all of my things up and said farewell to Syracuse until 2016. 

I met so many incredible people this year and I learned SO SO SO SO much. I am forever thankful for having the opportunity to study at Syracuse University. I am forever grateful for the people in my life who are not afraid to tell me when I am wrong and help push me to my fullest potential. I have no idea of what lays ahead of me in Hong Kong. Cheers to another year of growth, learning, loving, and realizing that everything will be okay. Stay kind and stay awesome. 

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I Wonder.

Sometimes I wonder what that missing piece in my life is. I wonder why I don't feel complete. I wonder why despite all of the happiness and sorrow and perfections and imperfections that currently exist in my life, I still feel...incomplete. I wonder why it is so difficult for people to follow the mantra of treating everyone with kindness. Giving out more happiness than you receive...because one day, I promise all of that happiness and positivity will come pouring back into your life. I know I am in a never-ending learning growing process called life. I realize everyone expresses themselves differently. I realize people change. I realize people move on. I don't understand why some of these changes happen. I never expect anything in return when I do a kind deed.Well..there is one thing, take the kindness and help I gave you, and change someone's life. Changing someones life can be interpreted in numerous ways. In my head, changing someones life can be as simple as smiling, giving them a helping hand by opening a door, listening, laughing, being there for them. It's the simple things in life so many people take for granted. It's the simple things in life that can change a life. I wonder when the people around me will acknowledge these little wonders in life.

[victoriousvocabulary]

Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (via imaan-daar)

[pineappleofyoureye]

21 People On What They Would Tell Their 19-Year-Old Selves

Jonathan, 55: There is no such thing as “the only one”. You will meet lots of “the ones”. Only commit when the timing is right for the both of you – that can take years for some, and that’s okay.

Miranda, 24: Drop pre-med.

Isaac, 48: Deodorant does not count as a shower, and that haircut only looked good on Bon Jovi.

Anya, 42: Make the conscious decision to be happy, and then stick with it. Society will do everything in its power to convince you that your personal happiness is dependent on something external – beauty, success, wealth, etc. – it isn’t.

Parker, 55: 60% of the things you think are important now won’t matter a whit to you by the time you reach 50. The trick is to figure out the important 40% and work it.

Megan, 34: He doesn’t love you, and you will be okay.

Peter, 58: Don’t let anything stand in your way of taking part (or all) of your junior year abroad. You’ll never again have quite the same opportunity to experience a foreign land, for an extended period of time, in your youth. It is destined to be one of the most memorable aspects of your life.

Eleanor, 67: Talk less. Listen more.

Donald, 27: There’s a huge difference between who you want to be and who everyone around you wants you to be. Figure out which is which.

Camille, 56: Always remember: when falling off a horse, pull your tongue in.

Jackson, 57: No one knows anything for sure. They’re all just doing the best they can with what they have, just like you.

Vicki, 47: You’ll never have all the answers, so make every question count.

Donald, 38: You don’t have to grow up to be the dad you never had.

Katelyn, 30: Make the most out of college. You will never again be at a place where your only goal is to learn. Learn a lot, learn often, and learn with reckless abandon.

Joshua, 55: Women love to laugh.

Annabelle, 38: Drugs are not beautiful, glamorous or opulent. They are not a remedy, a solution, a cure-all, or a cure-anything.

Colin, 50: You miss so much life when you sleep until 3 PM. Wake up to see sunrises; they are the most stunning of nature’s masterpieces.

Eleanor, 26: Eating two pints of ice cream won’t make you happy. Neither will sprinting 10 miles. Be nice to yourself.

Aaron, 52: Don’t forget to ask that girl in the Oberlin library what kind of perfume she’s wearing. You’ll buy it for her in 20 years.

Scarlett, 54: Don’t be afraid to be yourself. Those that get you will love you, those that don’t, well, their loss. Just remember: Wherever you are, it’s a party.

Zack, 9: I hope you’re awesome. And be nice to girls.

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GUNG HAY FAT CHOY!!!!!!!! CHUC MUNG NAM MOI!!! HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR EVERYONE! =] May this year be filled with happiness, great health, love and prosperity!! =]

[likeliness]

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mom: how are your grades this semester?

me: mother what's important is that we have our health

[locsofpoetry]

My father used to say, “Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu  (via asdfghjkllove)

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Here are some interesting facts about him, though:

He basically saved public television. In 1969 the government wanted to cut public television funds. Mister Rogers then went to Washington where he gave an amazing merely six minute speech. By the end of the speech not only did he charm the hostile Senators, he got them to double the budget they would have initially cut down. The whole thing can be found on youtube, a video called “Mister Rogers defending PBS to the US Senate.”

“Certain fundamentalist preachers hated him because, apparently not getting the “kindest man who ever lived” memo, they would ask him to denounce homosexuals. Mr. Rogers’s response? He’d pat the target on the shoulder and say, “God loves you just as you are.” Rogers even belonged to a “More Light” congregation in Pittsburgh, a part of the Presbyterian Church dedicated to welcoming LGBT persons to full participation in the church.”

According to a TV Guide piece on him, Fred Rogers drove a plain old Impala for years. One day, however, the car was stolen from the street near the TV station. When Rogers filed a police report, the story was picked up by every newspaper, radio and media outlet around town. Amazingly, within 48 hours the car was left in the exact spot where it was taken from, with an apology on the dashboard. It read, “If we’d known it was yours, we never would have taken it.”

Once, on a fancy trip up to a PBS exec’s house, he heard the limo driver was going to wait outside for 2 hours, so he insisted the driver come in and join them (which flustered the host). On the way back, Rogers sat up front, and when he learned that they were passing the driver’s home on the way, he asked if they could stop in to meet his family. According to the driver, it was one of the best nights of his life—the house supposedly lit up when Rogers arrived, and he played jazz piano and bantered with them late into the night. Further, like with the reporters, Rogers sent him notes and kept in touch with the driver for the rest of his life.

[artisttrap]

Reverse graffiti

Reverse graffiti, also known as clean tagging, dust tagging, grime writing, green graffiti or clean advertising, is a method of creating temporary or semi permanent images on walls or other surfaces by removing dirt from a surface. It is often done by removing dirt/dust with the fingertip(s) from windows or other dirty surfaces, such as writing ‘wash me’ on a dirty vehicle. Others, such as artist Moose, use a cloth or a high power washer to remove dirt on a larger scale. - Source

[oursearchof-blog]

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.

Maya Angelou  (via awake-andunafraidd)

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