Archive for 'Distractions'

Potter-Mania: Reflections on Harry Potter’s Midnight Debut

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 A reflection of one writer’s experience at last night’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix premiere showing:
I woke up the morning of July 11, 2007 as any ordinary muggle who had a late night run in with the wizarding world would-dazed, confused and, although not able to recall details of the event, left […]

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Top Picks: Page Turners

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It’s late and your eyes are tired, but you just can’t stop. You’re too deep in this and would rather the sun come up then take a break. Immersed. Enveloped.
You can’t put this book down….
We’ve all been there before; so deliciously lost between the pages of a story that we can’t bare to separate ourselves […]

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Harry Potter, From Dream to Reality

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Talk about making a dream a reality. Harry Potter swept the nation from its first release and has taken the world by storm. How did Harry Potter become such a phenomenon? It all started when author J.K. Rowling was traveling through Europe by train.
Harry Potter began as a mere image in Rowling’s head; a black […]

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Fake It Till You Make It

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Another sound bit of advice from our friend Sophie. This goes out to all of us who are just starting in a new job or internship this summer. Being the low-woman on the totem pole is tough at times, especially when you feel like you might not have too much to offer in your current […]

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Sophie’s Philosophies: Simple is Sufficient

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The beauty of summer is that regardless of whether you’re taking a class or two, working or interning, life seems to slow down a bit. The warmer temps and sunny days seem to help all of us take a deep breath and chill out.
Take a walk outside, eat a popsicle, wear flipflops and remember that […]

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New Relationship Mantra: Be Breezy

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The best advice I’ve heard in a while, applicable for new relationships when playing it cool and collected gets you much farther than spilling your beans on how much you might feel you like the guy… Think light and airy, mysterious and classy and you’ll come out ahead every time.
In other words: Be Breezy.
For those of […]

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Daily philoSophie’s: Graduation

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Make an imprint as you graduate and move forward in the world. You’ve worked hard, finished the papers and passed the exams. This is no small feat!
ChickSpeak and philoSophie’s wish to congratulate the Class of 2007! Rock On!

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Friday’s philoSophie

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Sometimes it’s so hard to “unplug” ourselves from PDAs and laptops… I ran past a woman jogging the other day and thought she was a bit nutty at first glance, as she was having what appeared to be a very heated conversation with herself on the street. It took me a moment to notice the […]

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Daily philoSophie’s from JoAnna Alberti

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The ChickSpeak Team is excited to welcome Artist Joanna Alberti’s fabulous philoSophie cartoons to our daily updates on the site! Joanna is a dear friend and all-around awesome gal.
Watch for her featured articles coming soon!
Stay Tuned!

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