Sunday, July 31, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Follow Friday: Love146
Happy Follow Friday, yall! This Friday, I decided to spotlight an amazing organization called Love 146. Love 146 is an organization that works to end child sex slavery and exploitation.
Modern day slavery still exists in the form of human trafficking. This sad crime is occurring at a startling rate. In fact, 2 children are sold every 60 seconds. UNICEF actually estimates that 1.2 million children are trafficked annually. Often times these children are used as sexual objects and raped against their will. This enormous trauma can lead to HIV or other illnesses, psychological and emotional trauma, loss of educational opportunities, loss of family and community, increased vulnerability to further abuse, and a range of other negative things! The part that sickens me the most is that often times menus are provided at the brothels with pictures of the children, what acts they will perform, and the cost. These children are treated no better than a piece of meat. People should not be sold. Luckily, Love146 is doing research, and providing preventative and after care for victims of human trafficking.
There are SO many different things you can do to help out Love146. Here is just a list of a few different ways:
-Spread the word. Tell people about Love146.
-Become a partner. Contribute financially.
-Get educated on the issue. And share with others!
-Check out what the lovely Bethany Galeotti has to say about the cause!
-Purchase this adorable and super comfy shirt designed by Joy, with proceeds going to Love146!
And make sure to visit the official Love146 website to find out more information, read about how they got their name, view videos, and find out more ways YOU can help! “Because every little thing deserves to be loved.”
-Check out what the lovely Bethany Galeotti has to say about the cause!
-Purchase this adorable and super comfy shirt designed by Joy, with proceeds going to Love146!
And make sure to visit the official Love146 website to find out more information, read about how they got their name, view videos, and find out more ways YOU can help! “Because every little thing deserves to be loved.”
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Busy and Braindead
Hey yall. Sorry I have been so absent lately. Lots of fun things going on here, which means I have worked two long days in a row. Yesterday was a 10 hour day and today was 14! So when I have time to catch up on life and regrow some brain cells, I will be updating!! Hope everyone is having a great week!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
My Funk
I am now going on day 7 of “the funk”. It all started last Monday when I worked a 15 hour day on Eastbound and Down. I had a great day on set, then came home and immediately went to bed. I woke up on Tuesday in the strangest mood. I was exhausted, delirious, and in a horrible mood. And I have been in a bad mood ever since. I don’t know what it is or what’s going on (and no, it’s not that time of the month, so don’t even go there!). I have been so easily annoyed by people and very quickly frustrated and snappy. Something just isn’t right. My hair won’t lay right, my clothes don’t look right on me, and half of the time I can’t tell if I want to cry, laugh, or scream. Maybe I’m just overwhelmed by the fact that in the next 3 weeks I have to go to 2 weddings (both requiring travel), dog sit for 3 dogs, host some out of town guests, do lots of packing, prepare for school to start, study 15 chapters, and move my whole life to Charlotte. Maybe it’s the fact that I’ve been in this flipping house with my parents for the whole summer. (Love my parents, but no person in their right mind should live with their parents for more than a few weeks after the age of 18). Maybe I’m just going crazy? Who knows. I’ve tried being around friends and being by myself. I’ve tried napping and staying awake. Eating healthy and eating chocolate. So far, I have not found the solution to my funk. But I’m hoping that as time goes on my funk will just disappear and the more normal me will come back-suggestions are more than welcome.
But until then, I will just watch this video over and over again- because I love the song, the dancing, and the show! So here you go, Glee kids! I will gladly give up my funk!
But until then, I will just watch this video over and over again- because I love the song, the dancing, and the show! So here you go, Glee kids! I will gladly give up my funk!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Follow Friday: The World Food Programme
It’s Friday! Yahoo! This week has stretched on for what seems like forever. It has been hotter than Hades outside. For the past few days it has been literally too hot to go in the pool, and if you stay outside for more than 2 minutes, you turn a nice shade of red. Today the heat index was a scorching 112, but luckily it’s supposed to cool off tonight, and only be 111 tomorrow! Ha. But really, all sarcasm aside, I have been wanting to do a new feature every Friday on my blog called “Follow Friday”. Each Friday I will pick a charity, cause, or organization to write about in hopes of informing people and getting the word out there! So to go with this weeks theme of ‘ridiculously hot’, I thought I would do my Follow Friday on The World Food Programme.
Currently in Somalia is in a severe state of famine. They are actually seeing the worst drought and famine they have had in 40 years! According to UNICEF, this drought is “the most severe humanitarian emergency in the world”. As the search for food and water continues, people are walking up to 30 days just to find relief. Those who are lucky/strong enough to survive the journey, end up making it to refugee camps only to find that they are also out of food and water. A camp in north Kenya that usually houses 90,000 people is now attempting to serve about 382,000 malnourished individuals. With little to no resources and a rapidly decreasing amount of hope, about 1 in 5,000 people are dying of starvation and malnutrition each day. Because of this alarmingly high number, agencies such as UNICEF, the Red Cross, and The World Food Programme are running out of supplies quickly. It is estimated that around $300 million is needed to help this horrible famine within the next two months to prevent it from spreading to other countries.
Now, I know that I was complaining earlier about how horribly hot it has been here. But at least I have food and water and air conditioning. These people aren’t asking for bathing suits, candy bars, or other frivolous things. They are asking for the necessities of life. They NEED food, water, and hope. And they need it quickly. YOU can help in the following ways:
-In the USA: Donate $10 to efforts in the Horn of Africa by texting the word AID to this number: 27722
-In Canada: Donate $5 to efforts in the Horn of Africa by texting the word RELIEF to this number: 45678
-In the UK: Donate £3 to efforts in the Horn of Africa by texting the word AID to this number: 70303
For more information of how you can help you can check out this website. Please. Even if you cannot give a lot, considering giving what you can. Every little bit helps.
*Also, I have had a lot of people asking me if they can buy one of my sketches. If anyone is interested having a sketch and would like to donate to this cause, that would be absolutely amazing! Feel free to leave me a comment in the comment section with an e-mail address or other contact information.
"Nobody can do everything. But everybody can do something."
Currently in Somalia is in a severe state of famine. They are actually seeing the worst drought and famine they have had in 40 years! According to UNICEF, this drought is “the most severe humanitarian emergency in the world”. As the search for food and water continues, people are walking up to 30 days just to find relief. Those who are lucky/strong enough to survive the journey, end up making it to refugee camps only to find that they are also out of food and water. A camp in north Kenya that usually houses 90,000 people is now attempting to serve about 382,000 malnourished individuals. With little to no resources and a rapidly decreasing amount of hope, about 1 in 5,000 people are dying of starvation and malnutrition each day. Because of this alarmingly high number, agencies such as UNICEF, the Red Cross, and The World Food Programme are running out of supplies quickly. It is estimated that around $300 million is needed to help this horrible famine within the next two months to prevent it from spreading to other countries.
Now, I know that I was complaining earlier about how horribly hot it has been here. But at least I have food and water and air conditioning. These people aren’t asking for bathing suits, candy bars, or other frivolous things. They are asking for the necessities of life. They NEED food, water, and hope. And they need it quickly. YOU can help in the following ways:
-In the USA: Donate $10 to efforts in the Horn of Africa by texting the word AID to this number: 27722
-In Canada: Donate $5 to efforts in the Horn of Africa by texting the word RELIEF to this number: 45678
-In the UK: Donate £3 to efforts in the Horn of Africa by texting the word AID to this number: 70303
For more information of how you can help you can check out this website. Please. Even if you cannot give a lot, considering giving what you can. Every little bit helps.
*Also, I have had a lot of people asking me if they can buy one of my sketches. If anyone is interested having a sketch and would like to donate to this cause, that would be absolutely amazing! Feel free to leave me a comment in the comment section with an e-mail address or other contact information.
"Nobody can do everything. But everybody can do something."
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The end of one stage, the beginning of another...
I want to start this post with an apology. If I ramble or don’t make sense it is because I am exhausted and haven’t made sense all day (see previous post for proof). But I’m gonna go for it anyways:
Summer is coming to an end. In the next few weeks, one of my best friends will be moving back to school and I will be making the move to Charlotte. This summer has been weird. It’s strange moving back home after college. It was strange traveling so much. And it’s strange to be moving and starting new school. I wasn’t quite sure about how I felt about the end of summer until recently. But I have decided that I’m sad and slightly scared. It’s the end of a lot of things. After middle school, most of your friends stay in the same district and go to high school with you. After high school, things start to change. Most of your friends go off to different colleges but we all come home to the same place. Now that college is over, we are all moving on. Spreading out. Yes, there will always be Wilmington to come back to, but will this place stay “home” for all of us? The future is uncertain for a lot of us. I trust my friendships and I know that they’re strong, but it’s still scary to think that we are splitting up and moving on in different directions. The end of this summer signifies the end of childhood (yes, I’m aware that I’m 22 and ‘childhood’ probably ended a while ago, but for the sake of my point just go along with it). So am I excited to move and start nursing school? Yes, of course! But am I sad to be leaving my best friends? Am I anxious to see where we all end up? Yes. So here's to bittersweet endings and new beginnings.
Yawning
Hey guys!
Sorry for the lack of updates recently. This past week I worked a 12 hour day and a 15 hour day, so I've been working and sleeping a lot! One thing I have learned from being on set this much is that yawning is, in fact, contageious. Last week I passed yawns back and forth with Ms. Sophia Bush and yesterday I literally sat for 15 minutes and continually passed a yawn back and forth with one of the crew guys. Yawning is like a terrible game of ping pong that just goes back and forth and back and forth. Why? What is the science behind that? Do tell!
Sorry for the lack of updates recently. This past week I worked a 12 hour day and a 15 hour day, so I've been working and sleeping a lot! One thing I have learned from being on set this much is that yawning is, in fact, contageious. Last week I passed yawns back and forth with Ms. Sophia Bush and yesterday I literally sat for 15 minutes and continually passed a yawn back and forth with one of the crew guys. Yawning is like a terrible game of ping pong that just goes back and forth and back and forth. Why? What is the science behind that? Do tell!
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