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10 Things I Thought About TodayNovember 11

1. Why does it have to feel oh, so cozy under the covers when you need to get up in the morning?

2. We all need to be more grateful to the people who help us.

3. The Real Housewives of Atlanta are kind of horrid but still addictive.

4. We’re more fragile than we think.

5. I appreciate my parents’ support more than I could ever truly convey.

6. Beaks get a party going.

7. I have weird dreams.

8. Greg is the cutest, and I’m a very lucky girl. Gremanda rules.

9. Sometimes I miss having blond hair.

10. Checking things off my to-do list makes me feel powerful.

Back to College I Go…November 9

Tomorrow evening, I have the distinct honor of being a guest speaker in my friend Michael Dowding’s class at Boston University’s College of Communication. I was thinking today that it’s been almost a year since I finished school, so it’ll be interesting to walk through the COM building as an alum. I’ve learned a bunch since I graduated, and I’m excited to share some tidbits tomorrow.

Dowding’s lucky students are in for a discussion about the importance of good writing as it pertains to public relations and communication in a 2.0 world. And of course, we’ll be talking about first jobs and what life is like on the entry level as we start and build our professional careers.

Should be a good time–here’s hopin’ we all learn something new.

Shining a Spotlight on “Net Geners”November 3

Tonight I read the first of a BusinessWeek eight-part series Don Tapscott is authoring about my super stimulated, very digital generation.

With tomorrow’s election as the backdrop, Don brings up some good points about how we as a generation tend to behave and think. He’s right–we multi-task like crazy and we prefer to learn through collaboration rather than lectures. And in my own experience, young people definitely have a tremendous ability and affinity for uniting in groups online, whether it’s around a common interest, political event or social community.

Musing about how my generation organizes online, I can’t help but think of my friend Jessica. In late August, one of my best childhood friends was in a horrific car crash. Within what felt like minutes,

Amanda’s Vay-Stay-Cay in a Tag CloudNovember 2

I was on vay-stay-cay for the past week, and it was just lovely and perfect and sweet. Thanks for asking.

Because you’re so darn cute, I’m going to cut you a break. In lieu of blogging about every little thing that happened last week, I’ll just share a Wordle tag cloud that highlights what went down from 10/25 - 11/2. If you need more though, and you’re my friend on Facebook or one of Greg’s contacts on Flickr, you can check out our photos–I’d say they’re worth a click or two. Even if it’s just for the dopey captions.

Back to reality, folks.

 Update: Also, LOVE.

Saturday in Amandaland, 10/11/08October 11

Fact: I like to move my feet around a lot.

So, what are you doing during this gorgeous weekend? Do tell.