Happy Birthday Blog

Wow, as of today I've been blogging for 6 years!! Yoohoo. That's a really long time. My blog has officially outlasted any pet I've ever owned (sorry Tutle). Yes, my blog has been good to me. It has seen me through the years, at some times more than others.

Fortunately, one's blog can never disappoint nor forsake (unless you accidently delete it because you didn't know the Spanish word for delete, in which case the magic fairies at Blogger.com will restore your blog after a bunch of frantic emails). So here's to you my faithful friend. Happy 6th Birthday!

Welcome to Resonating Rhetoric

Hi Friends! Thanks for visiting me at Resonating Rhetoric. You might be asking all the usual questions you ask when you stumble upon a new blog.

How did I get from searching for "my cat can eat a whole watermelon", to a site on toe fungus infections, to buying vintage jeans on Ebay, to updating my facebook status, to stalking my friends on Twitter, to watching Lady Gaga's latest music video, to wikipedia, to playing Snood, to heaven knows where, to *you can almost take a breath* here. Well, I can't answer that question, but I can say, welcome.

I hope to amuse you, or at the very least, make you think. I hope to be your little monkey with cymbols, only cooler and more intellectually stimulating. You can never predict what I will post about next, but I will give you a clue--I study communication for a living, and my posts tend to be about "stuff" that interests me.

Ok, maybe that wasn't the best clue, because if you know anything about communication at all, you know pretty much EVERYTHING and ANYTHING can be related to it. So more or less, my posts are random. One day I might want to share an interesting article on a new technology and the next a personal commentary about why running with scissors is unadvisable (hint you probably enjoy your vision).

I had been blogging for over 5 years (@ Moonlight Masquerade and My Fulbright) followed by a short break during which I started to miss blogging, so I decided to create Resonating Rhetoric in hopes of getting back into the blogging groove again. I have high hopes of sharing interesting posts with you and having engaging conversations! So check back here soon, follow me, offer suggestions in the comments section, subscribe to my feed, hit the refresh button on your browser every 30 seconds in anticipation of my next post, whatever; just join me in my newest blogging adventure!

Oh, and P.S. yes, I did type "my cat" into Google, and it recommended that I search for "my cat can eat a whole watermelon." Dang. If only I had a cat. Or a watermelon.

Some stuff you just can't make up...

**Update** Whoa, I had no idea you could import/export blogs. I just imported my two old blogs right into this one, so now you see all my posts over the last 5+ years and not even have to click away. How handy dandy. Thanks Blogger!

School Blog

I'm blogging at yet another location.


Check out the blog I've been working on for my school by clicking here or going to http://escuela1salto.blogspot.com

Be forewarned however; you shall see a bunch of photos of some really adorable children.


The blog is intended to be a repository for the students to review many of lessons we have done throughout the year, and of course, to see all those photos I've been snapping of them every week. I wanted to have it finished by the time I left Salto, but unfortunately I don't see that happening at this point.


I don't even want to think about leaving my school. I will miss both the teachers and the students very much.

Check This Out

Hello blog readers. I have news.

I have recently gotten word that I received a Fulbright grant for this academic year!! In light of this major life-change, I decided to start a new blog dedicated to my time abroad.

Go here: My Fulbright


You didn't think I would stop blogging did you?
Moonlight Masquerade is just on a little hiatus until I get back from Uruguay.

Blog Birthday!

Happy Birthday Moonlight Masquerade!


It's been a good 4 years.
Here's to many more in the future!

Improv Everywhere

This is interesting. Improv Everywhere.

They do the most random things in the most random paces with hundreds of random people. You gotta love it.

No Pants Day
Food Court Musical
Frozen Grand Central


My favorite is probably no pants day. Why doesn't DC attract these types of events? It's always NYC.

Smiles Are Contagious; I Dare You Not to Smile at These

Check out Great Smiles - Happy Life - The Happiest Blog on Earth which features new smiles everyday. A great idea. People share their best smile photos with the site and they post a new one every day. I know some smilers. You know, people who smile even when the world is crashing and burning around them, but gosh darn it, they just can't wipe that smile off their face... The world needs more smilers.

And by the way, who can't smile at faces like these?




Come on. Don't fight it. I know you're smiling.

White and Nerdy

If you are white and nerdy (or neither), you'll like this blog, Stuff White People Like. It's a big list of, well, stuff white people tend to like. It's hilarious.


The list details the white person's obsession with (to name a few): coffee, bad memories of high school, Apple products, multi-lingual children, irony, music piracy, sweaters, and expensive sandwiches.

My personal favorite, Grammar:

Do not assume that white people will cast a blind eye to your grammar mistakes in email and official documents. They will judge you and make a general assessment about your intelligence after the first infraction. Fortunately, this situation can be improved if you ask a white person to proof read your work before you send it out. “Hey Jill, I’m sorry to do this, but I have a business degree and I’m a terrible writer. Can you look this over for me?” This deft maneuver will allow the white person to feel as though their liberal arts degree has a purpose and allow you to do something more interesting.

Don’t worry, it is impossible for a white person to turn down the opportunity to proofread.

----That's me. That's me. I am that person... Why do I get the feeling I am being mocked??

Indexed

Indexed is one of my new favorite websites. Every week day, Jessica Hagy posts a new intriguing Venn diagram or line graph to entertain her readers. She's a witty gal. And her math problems (read social commentaries) drawn on simple notecards are usually hilarious or insightful. Always one or the other. I'm a fan.

3 YEARS!!!! Fiesta.

Whoooo! Who is turning 3 today?

It's you blog. It's you.

It been 3 *tear* beautiful years.

Thanks for reading. Those who do. My blog loves you!

At the Berlin zoo, polar bear Knut had a giant marzipan for his first birthday. "His giant birthday cake was made from 300 eggs, more than 30 pounds each of flour and sugar, and 22 pounds of marzipan." MSNBC

Now that's a polar bear sized cake! That's what I got for you too, blog. A 22 pound hunk of ooey gooey sweetness. (in theory) Mmmmm.

Blue and Green

Go to this link to see my post on the blog, Field Notes From the Sea Around Us.

I've included the poem I've written for my Honors Colloquium Course.
Blue and Green: A Tribute to Rachel Carson

Usually I don't like to post my poetry online because of the whole publishing and copyright fiascos that have victimized other poor writers, but this is an exception.

Check out the blog!