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How I Changed my Mind About Pinterest

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October 19, 2011

There’s been a lot of buzz flying around about Pinterest over the past few weeks, and I hate to contribute to it – but I’m in love. It wasn’t always the case. I got my invite to join in February (8 months ago, which as you know, in social media…
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cleveland, social media

New App for Lovers of Cleveland, Walking AND History

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August 19, 2011

I’m really excited about this new app I just came across – the Cleveland Historical App, available for Droids (and their ugly stepsister, iPhones, too). According to the website, the site was developed by the Center for Public History + Digital Humanities at CSU. I haven’t tried it out yet…
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Public Relations and Marketing, Tips

6 unsolicited tips for students applying for an internship

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August 3, 2011

I help run my company’s internship program for our office. Each season, I’m amazed at what I see in terms of resumes, cover letters, emails, etc. Each season I keep a list (for myself) of some of the crazy things students do to hurt their chances of getting an internship…
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cleveland, My Life

Next To Normal – Anything But Your Normal Musical

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June 10, 2011

Wednesday night B & I saw Next To Normal at Playhouse Square. It was the last night of the inaugural Review Crew’s duties. It was a bittersweet feeling – I felt proud to know that the first season was through, but sad that our time as Playhouse Square insiders was…
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cleveland, Traveling

My International Staycation (inspired by my brother)

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June 5, 2011

I’d be lying if said my passport didn’t contain quite a few stamps. I’ve visited Costa Rica, Peru, Spain, Italy and France. I studied abroad in college and lived for more than four months in Ecuador with an Ecuadorian family that spoke no English. i swam with the sea lions…
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Summer = Farmer’s Markets

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June 1, 2011

This weekend was the unofficial start of summer! Which not only means we can wear white (does anyone actually follow that rule?), but also enjoy fresh, locally grown produce in Northeast Ohio. One of my favorite things about summer is all the fresh fruits and vegetables that are available everywhere,…
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food, My Life

Reason #2413 I love my new apartment – New kitchen!

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May 26, 2011

I’m LOVING our new downtown digs. One of the many reasons I’m in love with it? Our new AMAZING kitchen. AND we’ve been busy 🙂 When we’re not getting takeout or trying one of the many new awesome restaurants within walking distance, we’ve been cooking! The meals we’ve tried out…
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cleveland, food, My Life

Who Says Clevelanders Don’t Go To Akron? (A review of VegiTerranean and Escher @ Akron Art Museum)

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May 23, 2011

Clevelanders have a thing about taking sides. When I moved here, one of the first things people asked me was “Westside or Eastside?” I had no idea what they were talking about – but soon found out they were asking about where I lived – and therefore spent my time,…
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cleveland, My Life

Changes!

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May 19, 2011

You may (or may not have) noticed that I have been seriously lacking in posts lately. What is the reasoning behind this? Well, let’s just say I’ve been a little busy with quite a few other things going on in my life. My personal to do list was starting to…
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food, My Life

A perfect springtime meal – Crab cakes

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May 19, 2011

The weather turned out relatively nice today, with the 5 + days of 40 degrees and rain coming to an end for a few hours, the sun coming out and 65 degree weather resulting. To celebrate, I decided to make one of my favorite summer/springtime recipes — crab cakes! I…
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I’m Melissa

Welcome to I Crashed The Web — proof that I’ve been oversharing online since the early days of blogging. It started as a blog (back when that was cool), morphed into a mom blog (when that was cool), and now it’s my happy place for all the things I love: running, baking, reading, traveling and life with my family of five.