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  • Think Tank: #Goals

    Most people do not know that I consider Ina Garten as one of my role models. Before becoming the Barefoot Contessa, she was a White House nuclear policy analyst and overall badass. Now she spends her days cooking for her blog, inviting friends over and spending time with her devoted husband Jeffrey. If you don’t know…

  • Think Tank: Going Outside

    The quarter has winded down, which means that I have a break from The Poly Post staff meetings for a few weeks. I came home from school early, had lunch in my own kitchen (which never happens anymore), brought my laptop in from my room and opened my in-progress ENG 466 portfolio Word document to work…

  • Think Tank: The Dress

    I had totally planned to write something else for today’s Think Tank, but Adrian told me that I needed to write about The Dress so here I am. If you haven’t seen or heard about The Dress yet, it’s this photo of a dress that’s been circulating the Internet today. The original poster asked her followers…

  • Think Tank: Brick-and-Mortar Shopping

    There are two things I need to tell you about myself before I keep going with this post: 1. I am one of those weird people that runs errands alone, goes to the movies by herself and would go to any corner of the Earth even if she didn’t have someone to do it with, so…

  • Think Tank: Trivia Crack

    Last weekend, the other editors at The Poly Post told me about Trivia Crack, and it’s been downhill ever since. Trivia Crack is a trivia game that you play against other people. You spin a virtual wheel, and depending on where you land, you get a random multiple-choice question about sports, history, geography, art, science…

  • Think Tank: Having It Together

    Earlier today, I asked the video editor at The Poly Post if he wanted to make the camera his career. (I like to ask people these kinds of questions, because I’m weird.) He said that he wasn’t sure of whether or not he wanted to be in front of or behind the camera, but that…

  • Think Tank: Relinquishing Control

    In the last two days, I have had several moments where I realized what my biggest self-loathed quality is. I hate relinquishing control of my future. Let me backtrack for a second. I’ve gotten to the point in my academic career where I am starting to make decisions about post-graduation life. I’ve applied to graduate school…

  • Think Tank: What I’m Thankful For

    The world, in all of its beauty and sheer size, is such a mess these days. But I think in light of tragedy and incredible sadness, it is really important to remember that we can all still find a lot to be thankful for — and not just on Thanksgiving. And in remembering what we’re thankful for,…

  • Think Tank: Netflix

    https://twitter.com/AntDeRosa/status/535455149733724160 I saw this tweet this morning (from a very good journalist, might I add), and I couldn’t get it out of my head all day. According to that statistic, more than a third of the internet traffic in North America  is devoted to streaming Netflix television shows and movies. Judging by the hype over old…

  • Think Tank: Time

    On Wednesday, I had a progress meeting with my capstone advisor. I ran into him on the way to his office, so I asked if he wanted some time. I meant to ask if he wanted a few moments to collect his thoughts or get himself ready, but those parts didn’t make it out of my…