Where should you put this Red Pencil?

A few days ago, I came across another Rhodes Student blog about being a journalism student. I had been reading a few of the other student’s blogs ever since we started them (not to check out the competition or anything). I found that in most of the blogs, at least one writer was shockingly bad. Either with terrible grammar and spelling, or they were dead boring. I was just about to give up and write a post about how disappointed I was when I stumbled into a blog that I actually found myself reading for longer than two minutes. In fact, I’m pretty sure I spent more time on this blog than the total time I’ve spent reading newspapers all year.


I justify the amount of time I’ve spent on this blog by assuring myself that I was reading articles that not only were well written, but entertaining, and therefore worth a portion of my life. This blog is unique because it’s writers not only have something to say, but they have a special way of saying it. They don’t always take themselves too seriously (like so many blogs floating around) and have a down-to-earth take on both the study of journalism and what is going on in the media. But don’t think that this blog is all flowers and fairies. They also have opinions and criticisms, which however controversial, are daring.


This blog is definitely a blog worth checking out if you want to hear what is going on in other journalism student’s bright little heads, after you’ve finished reading all our posts of course! Pour another glass of Vodka and Coke, you’re going to be in front of your computer for a while.
Oh, before I forget, the blog’s name is Blunt Red Pencil <-- clicky!
http://bluntredpencil.blogspot.com/

There's Hope Afterall

Dude! I just recieved the best news I've had all week (besides finding a new series starring Mischa Barton. She is beautiful, I don't care what you say. You know who you are.). Okay well, let me start at the beginning.

If you look at the photograph I posted of the ROAR members marching, you'd know that this week was animal anti-cruelty week at Rhodes University. And with that, they had a photo-expo up at one of our lecture venues, Eden Grove. See, I'm the kind of person who, as an animal lover, refuses to be ignorant to what these people have to say (plus I tend to be a little self-destructive). Naturally I looked at the photographs of horrible things that people do to animals. Among many of the things, I feel most strongly about animal testing. And so the photographs of the terrible experiments they do on animals had the biggest affect on me. Thing is, it kills me to think that one of my animals might ever be abused like that (the picture above is my baby Aliaah). Essentially, the only thing separating your bunny Mr.Sparkles and test subject 30042 is...luck. If you have a pet, or have ever loved an animal, you should care that when you buy certain products, you are supporting companies which torture animals so that they can have bigger profits.

But before you declare the world a dark place and retreat to a badly lit room and an eternity of Dashboard Confessional and Death Cab for Cutie... there is hope. Certain organisations have compiled lists of compassionate companies with cruelty-free products. I recommend the PETA list, mostly cos it doesn't only have tree-hugging and completely unnknown brands. Its the brands you know, the ones you love. So the main reason I am so elated, is because I found out that my favourite cosmetics brand, Clinique, is on Peta's list of compassionate companies. This is definately a victory for women all over the world that care.

Here is the linky: http://search.caringconsumer.com/search_list_icons.aspx?Donottest=-1&Product=Sub_93&Dotest=-1.

Now you have something to be excited about too. Anyway, how was your week?