Singitdontsayit's Blog

Spring Break is Approaching. And most people are trying to get into PERFECT shape in order to rock out the bikini (or speedo) so here are some tips….

What foods to avoid:

soda, coffee, alcohol, anything in the snack isle( chips, cookis, cake), stay away from salts and sugar.

what foods to eat:

whole grains, fruits, vegetables, oatmeal, plain popcorn, brown rice, protein, nuts, yogurt, hot peppers.

when ordering out, have the salad dressing on the side, another tip is to ask for a to go box at the start of the meal , and put half in to take home for later so you don’t “accidentally”  overeat.

also try this workout plan.

Oh the Winter Olymics… aside from one or two normal sports ( hockey, skiing, ice-skating) who really knows anything about the rest?

lets take a look at a list of events for the winter Olympics!

We got the

• Bobsled
• Luge
• Skeleton
• Ice Hockey
• Figure Skating (including Ice Dancing)
• Speed Skating
• Short Track Speed Skating
• Curling
• Alpine Skiing
• Freestyle Skiing
• Snowboarding
• Biathlon
• Cross-Country Skiing
• Ski Jumping
• Nordic Combined

Now how many of these events are you familiar with?

Why someone needs to learn how to shoot a rifle then skate away feverishly escapes me. in the words of Chelsea Latly. ” Thats a skill you only need if its snowing in Harlem.”

but none the less i do enjoy a reason to get a little rowdy about the good old US of A so… you go Shaun White!!!

Well its time for more snow talk…

Lets take a look at what the Nation and more importantly WV has been up to over the last few days while buried under feet of snow.

It was reported today that W.Va is spending an average of $1 million a day on snow removal.

( thats funny cause MY street is yet to be visited by a plow)

In other news. A man froze to death today. ( We really fall apart when a little snow hits

People are kind of Freaking out about the storm . I guess all the Cabin fever is getting to people , and when they finally do get out of the house they decide to trash a Walmart for example.

On a lighter note. SOME people seem to be LOVING the snow. Check out their snow fun HERE.

Although some maybe enjoying it a bit to much.

Over the last few days i have been stuck in my tiny house with only my dog and my wonderful roommate to keep my company ( due to snow) so i dug out the scrapbook and decided to put a few pages together.

I’m scrap booking  my internship to New Zealand . I worked with a local television station called CTV ( Canterbury television). The station covers the Canterbury Region of NZ.

Looking back on my experiences in with broadcast news NZ to how broadcast works here in the states, I can see many differences .

1. In NZ i was given a camera-man who would shoot my interview and b-roll for me. This does not happen as often in the states and many stations are getting rid of camera-men and hiring more “one-man-bands” journalists that can do it all themselves. that brings us to the next difference

2. In NZ they have editers , 2 men that split the days stories and edit the package together to go on air. HA we are not so lucky. Being a WVU news student we are required to not only come up with the story, write it in a compelling and interesting mannor, but also shoot and edit everything. Big change from what i was use to in New Zealand.

so although it was the time of my life. And i improved my writing and interviewing skills.

( I interviews/met baby cheetahs and their trainer, the leader of the Opposition party, and one of the most famous NZ musicians, among others, within a 10 week span)

I am still getting used to being a “one -man-band” But i have to say I am enjoying the learning process.)

Well i’m sure many people in Morgantown are in my position right now . I am stuck in my house, although i have it infinitely worse than others because no one is here is go sledding with me

So i have been on a search to find something to do.

I tried baking Cookies. But i couldn’t get out of the house to get ingredients so i have to work with what we had in the house… we only had 5 ingredients lol … lets just say they turned out more like biscuits instead of cookies… but they’re still pretty tasty.

In addition to baking biscuits/cookies. my roommate Ashley and i decided to decorate them Valentine’s day style!

However cookie making only took about an hour of my day up… so the next activity we accomplished.

making candy necklaces.

So it is now 4 hours later , and after watching MAMMA MIA , baking cookies, and making Candy necklaces once again i have nothing to do .

Here are five sites you can visit when you find yourself in my predicament.

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TWO

THREE

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FIVE

ENJOY!

Just recently i did a story for WVU news about WVU’s efforts to give to Haiti relief. I would like to tell you a little about what our school is doing to help out the poorest nation in the world after the Devistating magnitue 7 earthquake hit Por-au-prince in January.

SGA has put together a “Dollars for Disaster” campaign collecting shoes, clothes, and money. They had booths set up the mountain lair, boxes for shoe collections at the Rec center, and Engenering buidings, and were even at the Backyard Brawl this past Thursday collecting at all the ticket gates. No word yet on how much they earned ( everything will be counted by Feb 13th) However we do know that they collected over a thousand pairs of shoes to send to those in need in Haiti!

PRSSA disigned T-shirts for next weeks Vilinova game ( the first ever Coal Rush) Calling it ” Hoops for Haiti” with all proceeds going to the American Red Crosss.

In addition Greek organizations across campus are holding funraising events and housing collecions within their houses.

It seems that everyone is chipping in to give to the 2 million people struggling in Port-au-Prince. We sould be proud of our Unviersity’s effots to help, and remember that they STILL need our help.. dont stop giving

you can donate online at http://dollarsfordisaster.wvu.edu

or be texting YELE to 510510 to give $5

or Haiti to 90999 to give $10

This kind of goes with the dude thats blogging about wearing helmets while skiing… today i was up at Wisp and i have to say that there were SOOO many people wearing Helmets.. snowboarders, skiers, old people, young people, and everyone in between.

I am glad that people are putting safety first when tackling a mountian… especially if they are beginners.

Whenever i first started skiing i never wore pads let alone a helmet and i cant tell you how many blows to the head i endured!! Its crazy how many times you fall when you’re first starting out… ( especially snow-boarders)

i tryed snowboarding once, and oh boy … the next time i try it..

( probubly next week actually) i will defenetly be one on the slopes sporting a helmet!!

On a different note. I was very disappointed at Wisp today. My roommate and I went up there for their night ski pass and ventured up the slopes only to find that two lifts were working and numerous runs were closed. I did not pay to ski down the same run 12 times!! There were no updates on their web-site about lifts closing or runs shut down. I am hoping that next time Wisp will be a little more on top on their own conditions , Because usually it is a very nice place to spend the evening!