A Few of my Favorite Links {#8}

(Trigger Warning: sexual assault/misconduct)

Over the past couple (extremely busy) weeks, my friends, students, classmates, and colleagues, have done a solid job of hooking me up with some awesome internet content to peruse. This comes with some serious gratitude, because I really haven't had all that much time to skim the web myself for links to share with you all. Here are some of my favorite internet findings of the past few weeks!

"Not Too Deep" with Grace Helbig

I'm in the car a minimum of 90 minutes each day, commuting here, there, and everywhere. When you're driving, you can't really do much else but drive and listen to whatever happens to be coming through your radio. I've become a huge fan of podcasts, and this is definitely one of my favorites. (I listent to many podcasts, but this is one of my top 3 at the moment. Maybe I'll share a list of all the podcasts I listen to in a future post! #postidea) 

"Not Too Deep" with Grace Helbig is pure, stupid humor. I know that's not for everyone, but I definitely need something mindlessly entertaining to listen to as I drive from workplace to workplace. I must look crazy to the drivers around me when I'm listening to this podcast because I laugh so much when I do. If you're a fan of stupid humor and jokes that go on for way too long (which I find hilarious), then definitely check this podcast out. Here's my favorite one that I've listened to so far, featuring Mitchell Davis!

Prints of Love Charm Bangle

This Alex and Ani bangle is currently on sale and donating 20% of its proceeds are being donated to the ASPCA! And, bonus - it's adorable. I'm definitely hoping to snag a few of these as holiday gifts (can you believe I just said that? It's October...) for friends and helping out my favorite causes - protecting animals!

Colleges Walk a Fine Line When Athletes Are Accused of Sexual Assault

If you've seen the news at all this fall, you've likely seen a huge spike in reports of sexual assaults on college campuses. To me, this is a bittersweet situation - bitter that there are still so many cases of assault and misconduct on college campuses, but it's great that those who may fall victim of these situations are now feeling more confident to report what's happening and getting the awareness out there of this epidemic. However, as someone who works at multiple institutions, there is a lot to consider when it comes to situations such as this, up to and including making sure the accused is also being protected (false accusations have the potential to ruin an individual's life). 

This article has recently come out on The Chronicle of Higher Education, and shed a little light on what an institution has to go through if one of their students is accused of sexual assault. I can't stress enough the importance of continuing education on this topic. I feel like I learn something new in every article and that's something I hope continues.

20 Courses Missing from Your #HigherEd & #StudentAffairs Master's Program

I saw Paul Gordon Brown speak at ACPA in March and I have fallen in love with his blog! He's always coming up with clever and hilarious posts that those of us in the HESA field can relate to. This one in particular was just TOO real! If you're currently in a HESA program, have been in a HESA program, or are considering going into one in the future, definitely check this post out for a good laugh!

There is FINALLY an Answer to the "HIMYM" Pineapple Mystery

For those of you who are HIMYM fans, you'll remember that in the first season, there's an episode called "The Pineapple Incident". The entire series goes by without ever giving us an answer to where the pineapple in that episode came from. With the release of the final season on DVD, there's FINALLY an answer! Check out the video under the link for some explanation if you're a HIMYM fan like me!

What links have you been loving lately?

#overoccupied

As usual, I have been so crazy busy these past few weeks - even during Spring Break! Meetings, work, duty, travelling back and forth - and that's all before homework and class! Yikes. I thought it'd be a good time to give y'all a little update on what I've been up to.

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Getting ready for my trip to Indianapolis. Because I'm getting funding from my College of Graduate Studies to attend ACPA, there have been a lot of hoops to jump through (filling out forms, finding transport to the airport, etc). I'm finally finishing everything up and tying up all the loose ends and am pretty much all set to fly out Sunday!

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Crying over the fact that How I Met Your Mother is ending. I can't believe there's only one episode left! The last episode airs while I'm at ACPA, so I'm predicting I'll be crying in front of thousands of future colleagues and employers.

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Working my booty off on multiple projects. I have 3 major projects due in my future and they've all been haunting my dreams these past few weeks. Luckily, all of the topics I'm exploring are pretty interesting so I've been enjoying working on them. They're just running my life at the moment!

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Seeing my sister go through her C-SOG training. My sister is kind of a badass and is one of very few women who is part of the US Corrections Special Operations Group. The other night she sent us a video that she and other members at the jail she works at is a part of that gives you a little glimpse into what her training and job is like. Check it out! (She appears around minutes 6 and 9!) ...

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Reading Orange is the New Black. It's been sitting on my Kindle since December. I intended to read it over winter break, but then I was assigned to read an entire textbook within the span of about 4 weeks (and I'm a very slow reader) so my attention shifted to that. I just recently started to read it and I'm loving it! I can't wait to finish so I can finally jump into the series on Netflix. ...

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Getting excited for the return of Game of Thrones and 24. (Yes, two of these items have to do with television, haha.) Even though one of my favorite shows is coming to an end, two others are making a return withing a month of each other, and I CAN'T WAIT. #goodbyeproductivity

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I hope you all have been well. I'm sorry that I've been neglecting this blog, but there's only 6 weeks left in the semester, so things will be slowing down soon! :)

Favorite Fall Things

Happy fall, everyone! It's getting chilly here in the northeast, and though I'll miss lazy days of lying in the sunshine and staying outside until the sun sets at 10pm (I'll always be a summer girl at heart), this time of year is always super exciting in college land. First year students figuring things out and finding their independence, students joining new organizations and taking chances, and the whole community coming together with pride for the school. Love it!

Fall also brings my favorite holiday evereverever - Halloween! :D I got so excited this morning when I realized that it's almost the end of September and soon it will be acceptable to start hanging up Halloween decorations around my apartment! Halloween's just one of those holidays that's pure fun, like New Year's or the 4th of July. There isn't an obligation to celebrate, participate, or buy anything. It's completely stress free, and that's what makes it so great! This year I'll be away at a conference on the 31st, so we'll be celebrating the weekend before with a combination Halloween/Brett's birthday party with all sorts of friends. Can't wait!

Though I hate the cold weather, I'm happy it's finally acceptable to wear comfy sweaters, cute tights, high boots, and cozy scarves (even though I wear them no matter the temperature :P), drink hot coffee, chocolate, and apple cider, and watch the Patriots and throw a tailgate party every weekend. Not to mention How I Met Your Mother is back, and the Bruins will be opening their season next week! I'll always pick summer as my favorite season, but I guess fall has grown on me in the past few years. I can't wait to share with you all this fall has in store for me!

What are your favorite things about fall?