tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21857516038058757292024-02-08T15:13:51.396-05:00Will Blog for Experience: Sarah & BrookeWe're student bloggers for Experience.com and if our blog gets the most readers out of the 3 challengers we will be going to Los Angeles for a job shadow at JibJab Media, the creators of some of the funniest videos on the web, courtesy of CBCampus. We are two juniors who share the same passion for working in the entertainment industry and need all your help to send us to Jib Jab, so keep coming back. Every click gets us one step closer!Experience Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017289809897954088noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-63066155803617833632007-06-01T08:19:00.000-05:002007-06-14T15:43:40.568-05:00Coolest Moment Of Our Lives? Quite Possibly!<div align="center"><a href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/leno-771406.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 413px; height: 276px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/leno-771403.jpg" border="0" height="192" width="335" /></a> <em>This is the polaroid pic we took with Leno! It doesn't get much cooler than this folks!</em> </div>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-66379386393669763542007-05-31T08:41:00.000-05:002007-06-02T16:24:46.101-05:00It's been real, unreal and surreal: The rest of the LA trip!<a href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/hollywood-sign-748726.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 402px; height: 266px;" alt="" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/hollywood-sign-748718.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>All right, now that I told you about the Jib Jab experience, it's time to fill you in on all of the other exciting moments that happened in LA! Before I do that, let me remind you of the top 5 reasons why I wanted to go to LA:</em><br /><br /><br /><strong><em>5) I Haven’t Left the Time Zone.</em></strong><br /><br /><br />If it wasn't for terrible jet lag the first few nights (Sarah can attest to how I was practically sleepwalking at the jazz cafe we went to!), then I really would have enjoyed it more. But I think I was like a little kid when I kept thinking what time it is in New York! It was actually the first day, when we walked through the Third Street Promenade in the late afternoon and I saw the Yankees-Red Sox game on the TV at a restaurant bar that I got really confused!<br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong><em>4) Have you been to Binghamton?</em></strong><br /><a href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/outside-775313.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 353px; height: 238px;" alt="" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/outside-775307.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Apparently we went during the worst overcast time, and the one day we were prepped for the beach, it wasn't beach weather, but even seeing the palm trees everywhere were enough for me!<br /><br /><br /><strong><em>3) I want to see the celebrities!</em></strong><br /><br /><br />AND THAT WE DID! I almost died when I saw Dermot Mulroney (The Wedding Date, My Best Friend's Wedding,jeez...the guy loves matrimony!) at a table right next to us at this new cafe! It was at that same cafe we sa<a href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/saget-797598.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 277px; height: 204px;" alt="" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/saget-797591.jpg" border="0" height="139" width="202" /></a>w "Trey" from "The OC." So two celebs in one sitting--not to bad! Then it was the next day for dinner that we saw the actor who played "Napoleon Dynamite" at a restaurant! Not to mention seeing and taking pics with Bob Saget at The Laugh Factory and Jay Leno at The Tonight Show! Also we went to the Bill Maher show and saw Ben Affleck on the season finale (not to mention Kevin Costner and Jordin Sparks on Leno!)! But the excitement didn't end when we got back to New York. JC Chasez, formerly of N'SYNC, was spotted when we got offthe plane! I guess I didn't need to leave NY after all to see some stars!<br /><br /><br /><strong><em>2) I want the golden ticket!</em></strong><br />Like the American Idol hopefuls, I want to say, “I’m going to Hollywoooooooooood!!!<br /><br />All right, now coupled with my Leno experience, I didn't think that an idol reference was going to turn into a reality! It turns out on Tuesday night, after Sarah and I checked out my cousin, Damon's work on the Comedy Central show, "Lil' Bush," we walked our way over to the Kodak Theatre. Damon suggested that there could be a chance there may be some unused Will Call tickets. So I power walked my way up to the theatre.<br /><br /><em>"Tickets please...tickets!" the usher cried out. <a href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/idol-722420.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 274px; height: 182px;" alt="" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/idol-722415.jpg" border="0" height="126" width="266" /></a></em><br /><em>"How do I get tickets!" I replied in a panic.</em><br /><em>"Go try at the box office. Show starts in 5 minutes!"</em><br /><em>So Sarah and I headed down to the office, where we were told they can't give out any tickets at that moment. So we hovered around that area and stood next to a security guard. The woman calls over the security guard two minutes later and tells him "Go start finding people to give out these tickets."</em><br /><em>"I have two girls right here," he said.</em><br /><em>"All right take these two."</em><br /><blockquote><p align="center"><strong>And so I was handed an American Idol ticket and quite frankly, I think I was lifted up to our seats on Cloud Nine.</strong><br /></p></blockquote>If there was anywhere in the world I wanted to be (sorry if this sounds cheesy) but it was right there at that Idol show--and since we were in LA anyway--why, we just HAD to be there! We didn't see the real finale, but we saw the night that really counted, and therefore, add Ryan, Paula, Simon and Randy to the list of celeb sightings!<br /><br /><strong><em>1) This is my big break!</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/fame-782306.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 222px; height: 291px;" alt="" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/fame-782297.jpg" border="0" height="174" width="180" /></a>All right. Now what didn't I do out in LA you ask? Let's see, not only did we see celebs, view the shows American Idol, Jay Leno and Bill Maher, GO ON THE SET of the filming of National Treasure 2 by chance, but we checked out Universal Studios, Rodeo Drive, toured the Celebrities homes, checked out the Walk of Fame and the Chinese Theatre, covered the Santa Monica Pier, shopped at Third Street Promenade, The Grove and The Farmer's Market, walked along Venice Beach and ate at some great restaurants! Now I don't know if this was my big break--that I'll have to get back to you years from now, but I do know that this trip was an unreal, and surreal experience that I will truly NEVER forget.<br /><br />I think Sarah and I are extremely fortunate to have done all we did in Los Angeles. As you can see, a lot of our cool stories and experiences all happened by chance! It all couldn't have been possible without Experience.com and Jib Jab Media!<br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">THANK YOU!</span></strong> </div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 421px; height: 296px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/mesarah-766184.jpg" border="0" />SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-76390344654136400492007-05-31T07:44:00.000-05:002007-06-06T14:17:17.705-05:00The Jib Jab Experience: Nuckin' Futs!<a href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/jibjab-766262.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 373px; HEIGHT: 221px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="171" alt="" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/jibjab-766259.jpg" width="288" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div>I think I speak for Sarah and myself when I say that this trip to Los Angeles was WAY more that we could have imagined. Our main destination was the Jib JabMedia office in Venice, California, as part of the amazing prize we won to job shadow the creators of JibJab Media. By the end of the trip, we not only learned more about the digital media business, working in the entertainment industry, and living out in Los Angeles,but we got to experience first-hand some of the greatest entertainment shows out there on our trip! </div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/board-717326.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 242px; HEIGHT: 169px" height="155" alt="" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/board-717321.jpg" width="222" border="0" /></a>Let me first talk about my Jib Jab experience, because after all, that was the reason I was able to go on this entire trip to begin with! Sarah and I woke up bright and early (5:30am that is) to head over to the office, which apparently is within walking distance of Venice Beach! (not to shabby, right?) We sat down with Jenny, who is the Production Coordinator, responsible for overseeing pretty much every aspect of the videos from start to finish. It sounds like a really great job! Especially for someone like myself who likes to get my hands on a little of everything! Jenny told us how she landed in Los Angeles herself, and I think it further reinforced the notion in Sarah's mind that she NEEDS to be out in Los Angeles for her career! </div><br /><div>As for me, I was really intrigued after sitting with Andy, one of the writers for Jib Jab. He talked about how hard it is to come up with new ideas, break into the business and keep things funny. Andy sent out some "specs," or short scripts to different shows with the hope that he can get some episodes under his belt. I love the idea of writing comedies, but I must say that I was a bit discouraged. I'm not sure I'm passionate enough to write and write and write some more, and THEN handle what really seems to be an extremely competitive field of work. But I really would love to write a movie script someday and his advice really made me think with the right attitude, time committment and direction, it could happen!<br /></div><br /><a href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/evan-778630.jpg"></a><br /><div>The folks at Jib Jab treated us to coffee and lunch, and it was at our second Starbucks run that we were able to sit down with Evan, one of the co-creators of Jib Jab. Evan could quite possibly be one of the coolest bosses to ever work for. He has a laid-back attitude, but passionate desire to see the company grow. It really seemed to be a fun dynamic to be around! He really was so humble too, as he joked about he still felt like he's in his Brooklyn garage with his brother, Gregg, where the idea of Jib Jab came about. Evan brings to the table the artistic and web-based knowledge while Gregg, the other co-creator, is more focused on the creative writing and business side of Jib Jab. Those assets really do compliment each other!<br /><br /></div><div>Unfortunately that day, we couldn't meet with Gregg, the other half of the brains behind the business, so again, Sarah and I woke up at5:00am to get to the Jib Jab office by 7:00am for an early breakfast with Gregg (who mind you, got in the office at 5:30am!)<br /><br /><br /><blockquote><p align="center"><strong>When we came in, we saw Evan sleeping on the couch in the break room. He didn't go home that night before! These guys are WORKAHOLICS!</strong> </p></blockquote>They literally told us they put in about 12hr work days, if not more. So while at breakfast, most of our questions were answered the prior day, butit was interesting to pick the brain of a Wharton School graduate! Sarah and I grilled him on how the company actually profits (which at the moment, it does not!) and gave advice on the best ways to target our demographic for their new features--which aren't targeting those interested in politics like their previous works! </div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/green-719133.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 205px; HEIGHT: 147px" height="67" alt="" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/green-719130.jpg" width="101" border="0" /></a>Overall the Jib Jab experience was great. Sarah and I even got to play in front of the green screen where they do the filming for their short videos. I really learned a lot about the business, the future of digital media, and life on the other side of the country. Seeing Gregg on Thursday was well worth it! Not only did he help round out the Jib Jab experience, but after telling him we planned on going to try to get Jay Leno tickets that day, he replied confidently, "I can get you guys tickets!" Little did we know that the tickets he got us were the two best seats in the house--directly in front of Leno when he does his monologue! (We also got to take a poleroid with Leno prior to the start of the show after being called up to the stage!) Seeing Jay Leno was one of MANY incredible stories that happened out there! But our time at Jib Jab really was an incredible experience.<br /></div><div align="center"><strong>I wish I could find a job that allows me to be as passionate about my work as both Evan and Gregg are about Jib Jab!</strong> </div></div></div></div></div>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-21870106263802469292007-03-29T10:08:00.000-05:002007-04-04T09:50:38.167-05:00Sarah's Appearance on The BS Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/mesarahbsshow-749975.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/mesarahbsshow-749960.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal">While our time in this competition is coming to an end, I am compelled to still blog away, just like you should still CLICKAWAY®! <span style=""> </span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I promised you all footage from Sarah’s appearance on The BS Show, so take a look at the link below! You can watch the "Send Brooke To LA" show by clicking on it at this site! Feel free to catch all other BS Shows too!<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://sa.binghamton.edu/%7Ebtv6/clips/BSSHOW_3.20.wmv"><br /></a> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://sa.binghamton.edu/%7Ebtv6/clips/video.htm#The_BS_Show">http://sa.binghamton.edu/~btv6/clips/video.htm#The_BS_Show</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-56928319826231168602007-03-27T22:15:00.000-05:002007-03-27T22:32:25.907-05:00Adieu, Adieu to you and you and you<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">To all my blog supporters,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">This is a big day in my life. Not only did i just partake in a spectacular chocolate-eating party with my roomate (with all the chocolate treats her grandmother sends her in care packages pretty much every other day), but today signifies the three-week mark for Brooke's and my blog. Yes, supporters, this is IT. The final stretch. The big finale. The fat lady is singing. We have done our work, and now our popularity will do the rest. If we have more hits than our other finalist friend Amber, then we, ladies and gentlemen, have won! This will be all due to you, and I'd like to thank everyone for clicking the link! When we know the results of the contest, we will post it immediately on the blog. (Even better, I'm hoping that we will win so that we can give you a phone call from the sunny beaches of Los Angeles). I had a lot of fun writing this blog, I'm not going to lie. I got to learn the in's and out's of the world of online journalism and I also got to express myself and show off my movies a little bit. I'm proud of the work we've done, and I hope you have enjoyed reading our blog just as much as both of us enjoyed making it. I'm hoping for the best possible results in this competition, but whether we win or not, it was incredible to be among the TOP TWO in a national media contest and to have the experience Brooke and I have had in making this is invaluable.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Thanks For Everything. You're the best supporters a blogger could ask for.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Sincerely,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Sarah Kuvin Oren</span>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-35009814426639419002007-03-26T21:53:00.001-05:002007-03-26T21:53:12.641-05:00The BS Show Trailer<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/XxpkUV8SOGs' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/XxpkUV8SOGs'></embed></object></p><p>Check out the intro and some highlights from the award-winning BS Show!</p></div>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-64783460621694388332007-03-25T22:57:00.000-05:002007-03-25T23:04:41.112-05:00Top 5 Reasons Why I Need To Go To LA!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bergoiata.org/fe/hollywood/JLM-stars-Hollywood%20sign.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 185px;" src="http://www.bergoiata.org/fe/hollywood/JLM-stars-Hollywood%20sign.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>5) <i style=""><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I Haven’t Left the Time Zone.</span><o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>Sad, but true. I’ve traveled to <st1:state st="on">Florida</st1:state> a few times, but it was to see my grandparents in Boca, which is really just an extension of <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state>, so that shouldn’t even count! And just last October, I FINALLY left the country when I crossed the border at <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Niagara Falls</st1:city></st1:place>. So it’s safe to say I need to get out more. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">4) <i style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style=""> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Um, have you ever been to </span><st1:place style="font-weight: bold;" st="on"><st1:city st="on">Binghamton</st1:city></st1:place><span style="font-weight: bold;">?</span></i> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Let’s just say it felt like -25 degrees a few weeks ago according to weather.com. If it’s not snowing, it’s raining. In fact, <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Binghamton</st1:place></st1:city> is one of the top 10 rainiest cities in the country. Enough said. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">3) <i style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I want to see the celebrities!</i> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now I’ve seen my fair share of the rich and famous: Sarah Ferguson was 10 rows behind my family and me at The Lion King on Broadway, I’ve interviewed Bob Costas and members of the New York Mets (for those sports fans at home), and I saw Bebe Neuwirth in a grocery store in the city (she’s an actress). Wow. Now that I think about it, I really haven’t seen any celebrities. I wouldn’t mind bumping elbows with George Clooney, Matthew McConaughey or of course, Mr. Brad Pitt, in LA! </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">2) <i style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I want the golden ticket!</i> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Like the American Idol hopefuls, I want to say, “I’m going to Hollywoooooooooood!!!!”</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">And now...the #1 Reason Why I Need To Go To LA.....</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[DRUMROLL]......</span></span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">1) <i style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">THIS IS MY BIG BREAK!</i> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">All right, while I don’t have a Hillary Swank-like story of my family living out of a car for years, life hasn’t been that easy. Getting this opportunity would really validate everything that I have strived to accomplish. Working in the entertainment field has always been a dream, and there is a part of me that wonders whether or not that will just stay a life-long dream. But this could be the beginning of an amazing future! I can see it now….</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">I would like to thank the Academy, the <st1:place st="on">Hollywood</st1:place> Foreign Press, my parents, and most of all—JibJab Media—for starting me out on this incredible journey!</i></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"></p>-BrookeSarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-2154177334229565182007-03-25T15:51:00.000-05:002007-03-25T16:05:16.720-05:00CRIBS: University Plaza<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GJ9THmlCP9o"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GJ9THmlCP9o" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br />Above is a prime example of my BTV Cribs (for Binghamton Television), made last semester by me, starring some of my good friends. I've made many episodes of Cribs, some of Frat houses, some of dorm rooms. The season is still in progress, but here's a small morsel of the Cribs Fall 2006 season.<br /><br />-Sarah OrenSarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-66946551908738337042007-03-21T22:38:00.000-05:002007-03-26T00:56:35.288-05:00Brooke's Take on Celebrity Gossip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.magazines.com/magcom/covers/0/06/092/0060925.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.magazines.com/magcom/covers/0/06/092/0060925.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />While I wholeheartedly agree with Sarah that celebrity stardom has had a negative impact on our society, I can’t help but admit that I enjoy reading the tabloids, gossiping about who is dating who, or occasionally catching Entertainment Tonight. The truth is, I can’t control what I find to be enjoying, and even though most of you may agree with Sarah’s sentiments, there is a little bit of all of us that are intrigued by celebrities’ lives.<br /><br />One day, I was having a discussion with my friend about how he finds celebrity gossip to be insignificant and an utter waste of time. Our conversation went something like this:<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">“Celebrity gossip is stupid,” he said. </span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />“Did you hear what happened with K-Fed?” I asked him.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />“No, tell me!” he replied.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />“Wait a minute, you just said you don’t care about celebrity gossip, and now you want to know all about it!”</span> </blockquote>Interesting, don’t you think?<br /><br />The truth is, there is not one SECOND that goes by that I think my obsession with Hollywood stars is meaningful, important and worthy of my attention. I wish I were this passionate about real-world news, politics, or finding a cure for cancer. But the truth is, I need to know where Anjolina Jolie is adopting her new child, why Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn split and the latest on TomKat. I’m being sarcastic, yes, but all my friends know that I am the girl to ask for the latest dirt on the celebs and all things entertainment. I guess in some sad way, I'm proud of that! But like the theme of my blog here, I love being entertained, and if reading PerezHilton.com is a crime, then guilty as charged!<br /><br />To keep along with the theme of celebrity gossip, I started my own celebrity gossip column last semester for the school paper. Click on the articles below if you are interested. Whether you are willing to admit it or not, I know you’re tempted to click!<br /><br />The Tinseltown Blabbermouth:<br />1)<a href="http://bupipedream.com/pipeline_web/display_article.php?id=3505"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">http://bupipedream.com/pipeline_web/display_article.php?id=3505 </span></a><br />2) <a href="http://bupipedream.com/pipeline_web/display_article.php?id=3118">http://bupipedream.com/pipeline_web/display_article.php?id=3118</a><br />3) <a href="http://bupipedream.com/pipeline_web/display_article.php?id=2896">http://bupipedream.com/pipeline_web/display_article.php?id=2896</a><br />4) <a href="http://bupipedream.com/pipeline_web/display_article.php?id=2778">http://bupipedream.com/pipeline_web/display_article.php?id=2778</a><br />5) <a href="http://bupipedream.com/pipeline_web/display_article.php?id=2544">http://bupipedream.com/pipeline_web/display_article.php?id=2544</a><br /><br />I also write about sports too!<br /><a href="http://bupipedream.com/pipeline_web/author_articles.php?id=186">http://bupipedream.com/pipeline_web/author_articles.php?id=186</a><br /><br />-Brooke "The Blabbermouth" SchneiderSarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-80301318042500105352007-03-21T14:03:00.000-05:002007-03-21T22:26:45.931-05:00Sarah and Brooke on the BS Show on Sunday<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w188/sarahbrooke07/IMG_28361-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w188/sarahbrooke07/IMG_28371-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-1001546045549845262007-03-20T16:31:00.000-05:002007-03-21T14:07:22.411-05:00We are Time's Person of the Year!<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w188/sarahbrooke07/timemagazinenew.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><br /><br />this was a real picture from google! we're famous!!! :)SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-46490541022745890712007-03-20T16:02:00.000-05:002007-03-20T16:30:49.319-05:00Lifestyles of the Rich and... Who Cares?Celebrities. We love 'em, we hate 'em, we just can't seem to live without 'em.<br />I was recently pondering our society's fascination with celebritydom, the lifetstyles of the rich and famous (this is where you can feel free to burst out singing the Good Charlotte song, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"), and came to the conclusion that it is not WE who are at fault; it is the media! Yes, media, that's you I'm talking about. You cannot walk through a grocery store, hair salon, or convenience store without mass media marketing in your face. George Clooney, Naomi Watts, Madonna, all famous names, all household discussions. Now, one might ask "How does this affect me and why is this necessarily a bad thing?" It's not a bad thing, per se. It is more of an out-of control phenomenon that has immersed itself in the minds of young and old alike.<br />For example, I participate in a mentorship program with the local middle school, spending about 5 hours per week with a little blonde 6th grade girl. This week, I got to her English class as the kids were writing down names of famous people they'd like to research in the library: George Washington, Derek Jeter, Rudy Giuliani, etc. Then I saw what my mentee wrote: Britney Spears, Eminem, J-Lo, and Anna Nicole Smith. <br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w188/sarahbrooke07/anna_nicole_smith_ss_122705_01.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><br /><br /> I asked my mentee what her reasons were for writing these names, to which she replied by telling me how they all are interesting people, and that she'd like to know why Anna Nicole Smith died from an overdose. I thought to myself how unfortunate it is that my young mentee, someone who should be so innocent and naive, is researching drug-induced deaths of trashy celebrities. I wanted to tell her that this is something she should not worry about, she should stick with the classy famous people and the true important historical figures. But that stuff doesn't sell tabloids, does it? The reason kids love celebrities is the same reason the older generation does: they're popular. Pick up any issue of Cosmo, and there is an extremely high chance that the woman on the cover is a famous person.<br />My mentee did not know better, she simply wanted to learn about the things her friends were probably discussing at the lunchtables, which is also probably the same thing they overheard their parents talking about over dinner. I learned a lot that day in mentoring. I learned the shallowness of many aspects of our culture, and if we only obsess over celebrities and forget the people who truly make a difference, then we all deserve to go back to middle school.<br /><br />-SarahSarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-75067660872889908052007-03-20T08:55:00.000-05:002007-03-20T09:05:38.686-05:00Borat Star Visits the BS Show!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mo/borat_trailer250c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mo/borat_trailer250c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">After reading my school newspaper last semester, I noticed an article that read “New Borat Film Features Bearcat.” I immediately thought one thing. No, it wasn’t: how did I not know Sasha Baron Cohen went to BU, but rather, how do I get this guy on my show!</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>I decided to go to the most reliable and efficient contact source---Facebook, and messaged David Corcoran, one of the sweet gentlemen who expressed such kind words as one of the frat boys on the RV van in the movie (if you haven’t seen the movie, that was complete sarcasm). It took about 10 messages back and forth to finally convince David to come on the show, but once he confirmed, I couldn’t help but get excited to know that a real movie star was making his way on to my show! First David Corcoran, next Brad Pitt! That’s right! I’m thinking BIG! </p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>This past Sunday on "The BS Show," my partner Sarah here was a visitor, and we filmed a “Help Send Us To LA” segment that will hopefully make its way to the blog shortly! STAY TUNED! </p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">In the meanwhile, click on the link below to see the Borat episode which also features a very funny improv group! (Disregard all technical glitches and errors--this is BTV, not CNN! Cut me some slack here!)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://sa.binghamton.edu/%7Ebtv6/clips/BS2_9.htm">http://sa.binghamton.edu/~btv6/clips/BS2_9.htm</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">-Brooke </span></p>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-37371754609880970182007-03-18T23:11:00.000-05:002007-03-18T23:20:45.516-05:00Road Trip To Seinfeld!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/brookesarah2-746076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/brookesarah2-746049.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Nothing was going to stop us from seeing Jerry Seinfeld live--not even a snow storm in Binghamton. Yup that's right, yet another reason to leave Upstate NY and head to LA!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Seinfeld was great! His comedic work has inspired me to do a little comedy bit of my own, so stay tuned for my "Top 5 Awkward Moments in Life" blog that will be coming later this week! I swear it will be original material!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">-Brooke</span>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-7800347019803367192007-03-17T00:54:00.001-05:002007-03-17T17:03:21.631-05:00Binghamton's Got Talent<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/86mkz17EJZw' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/86mkz17EJZw'></embed></object></p><p>As you guys can probably tell from my previous blogs, I love to entertain! But while I have visions of getting my own Hollywood star, I will be just as happy working in behind the scenes in the entertainment field! I mean who wants to deal with the paparazzi and the tabloid rumors anyway. I wouldn't want to take headlines away from Britney and Lindsay now! <br /><br />Here at Binghamton University, I have tried my best efforts to provide students with plenty of entertainment. Besides my television show, I am currently coordinating a campus-wide, week-long talent show, "Binghamton's Got Talent," in which all the proceeds will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. I've been handling the public relations with the local media, talking with businesses about sponsoring the event, advertising around campus, and coordinating each of the six shows. Currently, we already have a belly dancer, magician, juggling unicyclist and a puppet show! <br /><br />Take a look at the commercial I created for the show! YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT! YES YOU ARE! YES YOU ARE! :) <br /><br />-Brooke</p></div>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-25256073417434946282007-03-17T00:15:00.000-05:002007-03-17T10:51:08.759-05:00SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-59283215048503811352007-03-16T09:49:00.000-05:002007-03-17T10:58:11.946-05:00Gotta Love Them Apples<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8RDCjr7jBS4"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8RDCjr7jBS4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />by Sarah Kuvin Oren<br /><br />(fun fact: This commercial stars Anna Mahon who was not only my high school English teacher, she also came in 2nd in the 2004 Olympic Trials for her sport, hammerthrowing)SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-53178659691886960692007-03-14T20:55:00.000-05:002007-03-14T21:08:08.758-05:00The Sarah and Brooke "CLICK AWAY®" Infomercial<p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal">Are you tired of <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Binghamton</st1:city></st1:place>?</p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>[Sarah and Brooke nodding heads in unison]</p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Do you want to get away?</p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>[Sarah and Brooke smiling gleefully]</p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Well now you can with <span style="font-weight: bold;">CLICK AWAY®</span>!</p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">CLICK AWAY®</span> is a new innovative way to send your friends to LA. All you have to do is <span style="font-weight: bold;">CLICK AWAY® </span>on this site! That’s right, every minute of every hour of every day of every week, you can just click and click and click some more with <span style="font-weight: bold;">CLICK AWAY®</span>!</p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>For only 4 easy payments of $69.99, you can help send Sarah and Brooke to LA!!!</p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>BUT…</p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>If you click on the site within the next two weeks, Sarah and Brooke can go for FREE! Yup, that’s right, FREE!</p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><i style="">Testimonial<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><i style="">“</i>I didn’t realize how easy it was until I clicked. 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Clicking for Sarah and Brooke is easy, and FREE!</p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal">So what do you say? <span style="font-weight: bold;">CLICK AWAY®</span> to send Sarah and Brooke to LA!<o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal">[Sarah and Brooke]: Thanks, <span style="font-weight: bold;">CLICK AWAY®</span>! </p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><i style="">Paid for by the Send Sarah and Brooke to LA “CLICK AWAY TO LA” Foundation.</i></p><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">-Brooke<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">CLICK AWAY</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">®</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> Creator<br /></span>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-32911005105267137022007-03-13T11:37:00.000-05:002007-03-13T12:00:09.339-05:00My Cinematic Life, in a Nutshell<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Alright, blog, you've waited long enough. I made a promise, and I'm going to keep it.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Are you ready?...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">This is the part where I spill my guts and then tell you a little bit about myself.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">On the other hand, let's just do the latter.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">My name is Sarah Oren and I'm going to be a film editor. Goodness knows that we all have had our confusions about where we're going in life and what path is our "destiny." But who's to say that it hasn't been there under your nose the entire time? Since I was really young, I've been scrapbooking; family events, summer excursions, wild vacations, etc. This is the stuff of great albums. This brings me to my next point where I tell you how scrapbooking has affected my life. Through the painstaking hours spend cutting out paper and writing captions and glueing photos down, I've learned an invaluable skill about editing. I learned how to have patience with my creativity, how to make good artistic decisions, and how to present an appealing piece of work. I'm so thankful for my mother's frequent trips to AC Moore for scrapbook supplies, how could I have done without means for my craft?!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">The next step in my ever-improving scrapbooking process? Movies. I began making video scrapbooks when I was of junior high school age, making fun simple Imovies (with my lovely Mac). I learned how much fun they were to create and how enjoyable they were to watch. I moved onto more elaborate projects, making short documentaries in high school, and often was able to utilize my video skills for class group projects. I've lost count of how many video scrapbooks and other movies I've made, but I'm sure the tally runs high. It is my passion, my hobby, my future. Upon admission to college, I put my moviemaking drive on the backburner and hoped that a run-of-the-mill Liberal Arts major would satisfy me. But it did not. Cinema is my passion, and to not spend my days working on that makes me feel empty. Looking back, I realize just how crucial those little scrapbooks were, for they guided me to where I'm at today: a future filmmaker.<br /><br />by Sarah Oren<br /></span>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-60377285601960133902007-03-11T10:46:00.000-05:002007-03-11T22:49:54.541-05:00My Claim to Fame: The BS Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/n8111130_31608386_6962-771247.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://blogs.experience.com/sarahandbrooke/uploaded_images/n8111130_31608386_6962-769979.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">While I don’t normally like to boast about my accomplishments, that’s all about to change. Freshman year, I decided to start my own television show, “The BS Show.” Through my fame and fortune, I have stayed humble throughout—mostly because there’s no real fame or fortune. But I take pride in having a TV show that allows me to express my passion—celebrity gossip, New York sports, television and movie news. </span><blockquote style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">When people come up to me and say, “Thank you Brooke, I didn’t know Britney was back with K-Fed,” it reminds me of how Mother Teresa felt when she helped make the world a better place.</span></span> </blockquote><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">But in all seriousness, the show is supposed to be entertaining! I will post a few of my favorite shows in this blog, starting with one that garnered the most popularity. In fact I still receive calls requesting that this student, Luke, come back on. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">If a student wants to come on the show as a "visitor" to sit in the "visitor's chair," I am all for it. So when one student e-mailed me about coming on, I didn't realize until he showed up that he was a 40-year-old Napoleon Dynamite look-a-like! Unsure if I should allow him to come on, the marketing major in me realized he would make for great television. Take a look and see for yourself!<br /><a href="http://sa.binghamton.edu/%7Ebtv6/clips/BS2_11.htm"><br />http://sa.binghamton.edu/~btv6/clips/BS2_11.htm</a><br /><br /></span>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-54414891086931320502007-03-09T23:51:00.000-05:002007-03-09T23:57:22.810-05:00A Short Animation<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FB2alEWkwwo"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FB2alEWkwwo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br />made Nov 2006<br />by Sarah Kuvin OrenSarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-59465329771717096752007-03-09T23:12:00.000-05:002007-06-12T23:34:42.651-05:00JibJab's 2006 Year in Review<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="JibJabPlayer" width="440" height="370" align="middle"><br /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><br /> <param name="JibJabPlayer" value="http://www.jibjab.com/v/88555" /><br /> <param name="loop" value="false" /><br /> <param name="menu" value="false" /><br /> <param name="quality" value="high" /><br /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><br /> <embed src="http://www.jibjab.com/v/88555" loop="false" menu="false" quality="high" bgcolor="#C4C2AA" width="440" height="370" swliveconnect="true" id="JibJabPlayer" name="JibJabPlayer" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /></object><br /><div><br /> <a href="http://www.jibjab.com/originals/nuckin_futs" target="_blank" title="Nuckin' Futs! The JibJab Year in Review">Nuckin' Futs! The JibJab Year in Review</a><br /> |<a href="http://www.jibjab.com/" title="Funny Jokes at JibJab" target="_blank">Funny Jokes at JibJab</a><br /></div>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-41597123771516273172007-03-09T17:00:00.000-05:002007-03-09T17:14:44.900-05:00Why I Want Us To Be The Underdog!!!<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Ok…lets be real here. When you are favored to win, it’s no fun. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />When you win, it’s expected. When you lose, it’s an embarrassment.<br /><br />Who wants to deal with that?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >That is why I am officially labeling us the “underdogs.” Now I have no idea who these other participants are, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say that two Jewish girls from the Metro NY area aren’t the favorites to win. (If we are, sssshh! Don’t ruin this blog for me). And who doesn’t like rooting for the underdog? </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >So that is why, I proclaim Sarah and myself “underdogs” in this competition. When we win, it will shock the world. And when we lose, well…we don’t have to worry about that scenario! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >So if you’re not family, friends, or stalkers of Sarah and me, than you’re probably thinking to yourself, who should I root for in this competition?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I say root for the underdog. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >-Brooke</span>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-18511502009708397032007-03-09T14:30:00.000-05:002007-03-09T15:09:08.448-05:00<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w188/sarahbrooke07/BSSKOpiccopy.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185751603805875729.post-86906801013901966892007-03-09T14:27:00.000-05:002007-03-09T14:29:29.885-05:00<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w188/sarahbrooke07/SKOBScopy.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>SarahBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322690028893336086noreply@blogger.com1