Is Anybody Out There?

Oh dears, I miss you so much. Is anybody still left out there? I hope you all haven't given up hope on me. I promise (for realsies this time) that I am going to get my act together and start updating this bloggity blog again. I miss it! I'm starting to read an adequate amount again since I got my Kindle. Does anyone else out there have a Kindle... I adore mine. In the meantime, here are some photo updates of what has been up with my life lately....


I have been...
Acting like a rhino.

Cheering on the Steelers (unsuccessfully). :(

Going to Jimmy Buffett themed dances.

Studying like a madwoman.

Reading on my Kindle.

Wearing lots of animal themed jewelry.

What have you all been up to? Fill me in on your lives and I promise to be back here soon.


Love as always, 

In My Mailbox (3)

Wow, I am doing a lot better with these In My Mailbox’s than I anticipated! This is my third one in as many weeks. You all know the deal by now, In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren and showcases the books bloggers have gotten by any means this week. 

Won/Received/I have no idea?:

The Illustrated Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. I am not entirely sure where this one came from, but I think it might be from the Got Books? event? If you sent this to me, let me know so I can give you proper thanks!

Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek audiobook by Olivia Munn. Won from MacMillan Audio. Thanks--this looks really funny!

Returned to Me:

The Morganville Vampire Series by Rachel Caine. I had sent these out to my friend to read and she returned them to me. She loves Shane just as much as I do--there may be some drool marks left over on the pages from her. ;)

Bought:

Social Meanings of News by Dan Berkowitz. This is for one of my courses in school---I think it’s for Sociology of News and Media Ethics... we shall see how it is.

InDesign CS4: Visual Quickstart Guide by Sandee Cohen and Photoshop CS4: Visual Quickstart Guide by Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas. These are both for my Desktop Publishing class which I am actually really excited about. Lots of magazine layout design, etc. 

Question time...

For IMM’s, do you prefer this kind of format or should I give video-blogging a try? Which is more entertaining? If you could let me know in the comments as well as what was in your mailbox this week, that would be amazing!

Back to School Tweet Chat 8/10 and 8/17

Calling all teens heading to college, college students and people who have been through college already!


I will be participating in a tweetchat with the lovely College Lifestyles ladies (I have been interning there for over a year and it is amazing). What is the subject of the tweetchat you may ask? Well, it's everything to do with back to school! A little teaser of the questions:
What is your favorite dorm/apt friendly recipe/snack?
What are your tips on staying organized for the fall?
Textbooks - used/new?  Ideas.


If you're heading to college for the first time, heading back or if you've been there and done that, we would love for your participation. You can even just be a lurker if that is more your style. It's going to be super fun and you will be amazed at how knowledgable the CL ladies and their readers are.


Here are the deets:


WHEN:  Tuesday, 8/10 and 8/17 at 8pmCST! 
WHERE: Twitter! You can use www.tweetchat.com or www.tweetgrid.com to make following nice and easy
WHAT: Tweetchat using the hashtag #collegelife
THEME: Back to School!


I really hope to see you there. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments and I will get back to you or you could email me at kaitlynkline(at)gmail(dot)com!