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Moved (Or the Next Chapter of My Online Identity)

October 14th, 2011 by Manda | 3 Comments | Filed in Online

It’s been a long time coming, but I’m not going to be blogging at breakthesky.net anymore. I’ve decided to cull and combine my online accounts (for lack of better phrasing) for one cohesive online identity.

I could get into the reasons that sparked my decision behind this but it’s the same old story: lack of time, changing interests, etc. It’s not a unique story, nor a particularly interesting one. But here’s where to find me, if you want to stay in touch (and I hope you do, because I definitely do!)

Blog: amandaosborn.com
Twitter: aosborn08
Facbeook: aosborn
Tumblr: meitiankaixin (this is the same)

I’ll be following the people I currently follow on my old Twitter account (eternitycrash) with my new one. Just a head’s up to my current twerps! :D

Tags: blog

Steve Jobs

October 6th, 2011 by Manda | 2 Comments | Filed in Technology

It’s crazy to think that a man who revolutionized the way we use technology on a daily basis is now gone.

I do all my personal computing on my MacBook. I listen to music on my iPod every day during my commute to class and work. I was attached to the hip at my iPhone (which now is a wonderfully functional iTouch).

It’s not just me that’s been affected by Jobs and his legacy, either. One can only look at the success of Apple, its many flagship stores, and the abundance of Apple products in our daily lives. One of my professors connects his iPad to a projector to show us videos. The computers in the journalism wing at my school are all iMacs. When I networked with LivingSocial at a career fair, I signed up for their newsletter on an iPad. 99% of the people I know own at least one Apple product.

Obviously Apple will continue to be groundbreaking and innovative in the future, but it’s weird to think that Steve Jobs is gone.

Tags: apple, news

Clifford and Miss Frizzle

October 5th, 2011 by Manda | 1 Comment | Filed in Entertainment

One of my roommates and I went to the National Book Festival two weekends ago. It was a lot of fun, and even though we didn’t get any books signed or meet any authors, we did meet literary figures. Like Clifford and Miss Frizzle.