A Little Piece of (My) Mind

Moving Day

Rachel — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:07:12 +0000

I have a new site, so make sure you update your RSS reader to

See you there!

Posted in Fun! Fun! Fun!

Last Night at the VMAs

Rachel — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:02:55 +0000

What happened to Taylor Swift last night was absolutely dreadful and mortifying – her first VMA win should not have panned out like that. But in a way, I’m happy that someone took the attention off of Lady Gaga; she was trying far too hard.

Posted in Celebrities, Music, Popular Culture, Television Tagged: attention whore, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, MTV, Taylor Swift, VMAs

New Name, New Identity

Rachel — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:37:16 +0000

I’ve been using helsinkiwinner in one form or another since high school. It’s from a line from a JJ72 song called October Swimmer. I loved that band, and that song back in the day, so I used the term as my email address for years.

When it came to creating a Twitter account and blog, it seemed to be the default. The thing is, I am growing to hate it. I really serves no meaning any more since the band broke up, and I’m not listening to indie rock music any more.

I already know I want to create a brand new blog that is far more focused than this one, so I will need a new name/URL. I also want to create a new Twitter user name that is more reflective of me and who I am.

So what’s the problem? I have no idea where to start. I’ve never had a nickname and my name is far too long for it to even be considered a user name.

I have a lot of thinking to do, because I really want to steer clear of this when people Google my user name.

Posted in Life Happens, The Internet Tagged: Twitter, user name

What am I Reading?

Rachel — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:03:28 +0000

Since I have had a couple of Travis’ books sitting on my TV stand for the past I-don’t-know-how-many-months, I’m going to kick off the first day of school (even though I’ve been out of school for well over a year) by picking up a book.

First on my reading list, How to Get Ideas by Jack Foster.

Let me know what you’re reading. I’d love suggestions of some good and must-reads too!

Posted in books Tagged: books, How to Get Ideas, Jack Foster, Reading

Starting Anew…again

Rachel — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:39:02 +0000

Starting tomorrow there will be no more Starbucks, no more Tim Hortons and no more buying lunch.

I just had to scrounge around for money tonight and cashed in all the American money I had left over from my trip to Florida.

What makes matters worse is that I have no idea if I’m going to have a job come September. When I went to the mall to cash in my U.S. funds, I picked up the employment listing from Customer Service. Yeah, I’m getting that desperate.

Posted in Life Happens