Let the Contdown to Christmas Begin!

The official shopping season for Christmas began on Black Friday.  I don't see the point in opening stores on Thanksgiving night when people are in a food coma. Personally, I won't brave the crowds on that day or on Black Friday. I can watch the fights unfold on television or on YouTube.  I rather order off of Amazon, Overstock, and Barnes and Noble for presents, not yank someone's hair out of their scalp for a smart phone or a flat-screen TV.

I can go to a dollar store for the cheap stuff to give to my friends and family. I can wait for the after-Christmas sales to buy what I want to get

 

Sick!

I don't really have too much to say, as I lay here with  laryngitis.   I hope it goes away by Monday before I attend my classes.  Thanks to the ever-changing weather, I can't get the cold in my chest cleared up.  For now, I'll just climb back into bed and watch one of my favorite movies, Saturday Night Fever.

When I was in the Chicago Public School system and was sick, I would watch soap operas with my grandma until cartoons came on.  As I grew older, I discovered daytime talk shows and laughed at the phoniness of those shows.  I turned off the television and decided to read books, since Maury and Jerry Springer were killing my brain cells.

I need to get back in the bed and try not to talk too much or do a lot.  There's always homework that needs to be done.

Sharon Pearson: Photographer?

One of the hobbies I work on a lot is photography.  I've mostly taken photos around the city while I'm out on foot, or on the trains going from place to place. I also taken pictures while I was on the road constantly; but for privacy reasons, I cannot post their pictures online.  I took a few shots while I was out on a few cloudy days and here they are.

I think I was on the Brown Line heading to a friend's house. Photo taken by Sharon Pearson

I was on the #12 Roosevelt Rd. bus heading west. Photo taken by Sharon Pearson

On the Red Line looking east. Photo taken by Sharon Pearson

On the Red Line, looking east in Rogers Park. Photo taken by Sharon Pearson

On the campus of Northwestern University. I was tempted to lay on the ground and make angels. Photo taken by Sharon Pearson.

The pond over at Northwestern University. Photo taken by Sharon Pearson.

I plan on making a gallery filled with my amateur photography relatively soon. 

The Weekend

I had a great weekend. Friday, I got inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, and Saturday I attend the 91st annual ACP/CMA National College Media Convention.  I learned about putting together a portfolio and resume for potential employers and about working in the newsroom.  After the convention, I went with a friend to the Water Tower and had a retail therapy session before heading to the Hard Rock Cafe, located on Dearborn and Ontario Streets.  Usually, my weekends are reserved for my homework in all of my classes; these were two events I committed to partake in and I wanted to honor those commitments.  I'm almost complete with one assignment for French class, and I have to work on a ten-page report for my political science class as well as a presentation on COPD and emphysema for my human biology class as well. 

The semester is almost over, and I have to complete my assignments and get good grades.