Take some time off and laugh a little!

Oh, it's that time of the semester again. CRUNCH TIME.

With presentations, projects, papers and finals around the corner, I decided to post this video in hopes of spreading some cheer during this stressful time. Make sure your volume is up!

Raising Cost of Groceries

Groceries are getting so expensive!!

FAT & OILS
2007: Percentage increase: 2.9 percent
2008: The predicted increase:
+7-8%
CEREALS AND BAKERY PRODUCTS
2007: Percentage increase: 4.4 percent
2008: The predicted increase:
+6.5-7.5%
FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
2007: Percentage increase: 3.9 percent
2008: The predicted percentage increase:
+3-4%
SEAFOOD
2007: Percentage increase: 4.6 percent
2008: The predicted percentage increase:
+3-4%
DAIRY PRODUCTS
2007: Percentage increase: 7.4 percent
2008: The predicted percentage increase:
+3-4%
EGGS
2007: Percentage increase: 29.2 percent
2008: The predicted percentage increase:
+2-3%
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Facebook Unveils Instant Message Feature

(From CNN.com)

Facebook fans are getting a new toy this week. With the launch of Facebook Chat, users will be able to communicate in real time with friends on the site.

The social networking giant, which boasts more than 69 million active users, has always had a built-in message system that resembles e-mail.

But for the first time, the site will release a chat system so friends can type back and forth instantly. Because Facebook users already have lists of friends, they won't need to build buddy lists. At the bottom right of any Facebook page, users can click an "Online Friends" button that will indicate which friends are available to chat.

Facebook Chat only allows for one-to-one conversations. Users will be able to view recent conversations, but the chats won't be logged permanently, and users will be able to clear that chat history any time.

Facebook users will also have the option of keeping the conversation on the bottom of the screen or creating a pop-up window they can move. A chat window will also display Mini-Feed stories, which are notices concerning other friends' Facebook activities.

Facebook Chat could mean big competition for America Online's instant message client AIM, which is the No. 1 instant message service in the United States. (Time Warner is the parent company of AOL and CNN.)
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"[Facebook Chat] looks like it's going to be an interesting and useful feature," said Josh Pasek, a graduate student in political communication at Stanford University. "My bet is that this will surpass [Google's] GChat as No. 2 behind AIM, because it's so universally used and logged into."
Patrick Thornton, who runs the blog "The Journalism Iconoclast," said since he can chat with his Gmail contacts in Gmail and Facebook friends on Facebook, he will have little need for AIM.

"Facebook is a platform that allows people to connect in much deeper and more visceral ways than a standalone IM client ever could," he said. "Why just talk to someone when you can experience them? That's what Facebook allows people to do."

Exciting summer plans

Study Abroad in Paris... Summer 2008.

Get ready... new design and blog coming soon... =D

Wow. This past month was definetly one of the most stressful months of my life. Spring Break was uneventful but I think I needed rest more than anything. I hope everyone had a nice break =)

Finally recovering...

There's a flu bug going around. Each of my roommates caught it and I hoped and prayed that I wouldn't become a victim as well. Unfortuneately, it got me too. After suffering for a week, I'm finally feeling better. (Just in time for exams)

Stay healthy everyone!

Oh February...

I tried to stop it. I tried to halt time. Unfortunately, it still came upon me.

February.
I've been dreading this month since I made my calendar of class work. Exams are in every week along with case studies and law briefs. This means many sleepless nights and tears of frustration.

Not to mention, I picked up a job waitressing at a restaurant.

Well if I make it through this month alive then the rest of the semester should go smoothly!