Getting To Know You: Newborn Blogger!

Okay, let's get this little confession out of the way. I HAVE NEVER BLOGGED BEFORE! However, I find myself quite often nowadays happily browsing well-organized blogs that have a defined theme. While blogs about sports, recipes, travel, education and art are abundant and stimulating, I haven't found many coherent blogs that post regularly about Advertising! So, as a passionate and interested Advertising student, my goal is to post one observation per day that relates to Advertising, Marketing, Branding, Consumer Relations and Manipulations and other things of that nature in hopes of receiving feedback and learning something new each day about my future industry. Posts will probably consist of my opinions about specific ads, things I'm learning in my classes, observations about advertising in general and questions about things I don't really understand.

I don't claim to be an authority by any stretch of the imagination, so if by some chance anyone is actually reading this and you have legitimate knowledge or insight into something I'm just noticing (probably for the first time) post it in the comments! I'll do my best to cite my sources in an easily accessible format. Please, if possible, do the same! My plan is to treat the extensive blogging community as an educational resource that, in my case, has gone far too long untapped.

In the interest of actually introducing myself, I suppose I should probably do that. Ahem. My name is Alyssa. I am (technically) a senior year Advertising student at an undisclosed University in Pennsylvania. I'm currently also double minoring in African History and German Language. I'm fairly loyal to a few brands and I might occasionally allude to them, but please don't hesitate to recommend things. I'm interested in knowing a little about everything, so I often get distracted in my education. Some see this as a weakness, but I believe that it has ultimately made me more open-minded and well-rounded. I'm fairly nerdy. I enjoy things like music, herbal tea, sports, baking, reading, beer, technology, food, photography, and homework (really). I like to make bad jokes and puns pretty often, so if you find them cheesy...well...sorry. I also use a lot of commas. I'm not sure if that annoys other people or not, but my English teachers were just always really aggressive about the correct use of commas.

So, in honor of my very first post, let's all agree to act like adults, check our facts, express our opinions kindly, cite our sources, and keep our minds open!

[This might go without saying, but, if you, the reader, find something I post to be unpleasant, offensive, or just downright wrong, please try not to take it personally. Feel free to let me know in a calm, rational way. I may not be a seasoned blogger, but I am certainly no stranger to the dreaded comment section. While I'm not very easily offended, I'm hoping we can all present our disagreements in a way that doesn't try to hurt anyone's feelings, you know, like grown-ups. If comments start to appear that contain (excessive) profanity, spam, insults, threats, or anything I consider to be intrusive, offensive, or mean-spirited, your post will be deleted and you will be reported.]