The Oxford Adventure - Week One

     Hey there, loyal followers! It's been a while! I apologize for not being better about getting on here and putting up some life updates, but life has been busy. I've been in England for a week and a day now, and it's been amazing!! The schoolwork is beginning to build up and take control of my nerves, but I've got to remember to breathe. But besides the work, things have been amazing! I'm going to try to do my best to give a weekly recap of what my adventures have consisted of, but I'm not making any promises. Anything that seems blog worthy will appear eventually. I promise. :) But here's a play-by-play of Week One!

SBU-TV Sports falls short

St. Bonaventure University’s TV crew gets nominated for a College Sports Media Award but loses out to neighboring school
By Maddie Gionet - features editor

     ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (June 20) – Unlike Michael Davenport’s buzzer-beating shot, SBU-TV Sports’ clip of the February 5 game could not beat Rochester Institute of Technology’s at the College Sports Media Award ceremony on June 7.

Newsflash!

     Just a quick head's up for all you loyal followers out there, I've started another blog! Woohoo! :) I realized it might be a good idea to have a professional blog so future employers don't have to weed through my usual rants and raves to find my real work I've done for school or The Intrepid. And so ...
     I made a new blog!  Words Mean Something Good name, huh? :) There's an explanation for the name in my first post on the blog, so go there and read it if you have questions.
     Well, that's about all I wanted to say. Come follow me!

Fireflies and Bubbles



      Life is made up of fireflies and bubbles. Or more commonly known as memories and moments. It's upsetting to think time flies by, but it's also exciting to think of all the opportunities you're presented with in a lifetime. It all comes down to how much time you want to spend catching fireflies and chasing bubbles.
    Memories are like fireflies. They're hard to catch, but one you've got them, you'll never forget them. Just like a firefly unexpectedly lights up the dark, summer sky, a memory lights up a dark place in your life. The firefly might not stay, but the memory will.

SBU-TV Sports nominated for award

By Maddie Gionet, features editor
     ST. BONAVENTURE (June 2) - With 1.6 seconds left on the clock, Michael Davenport shoots and sinks a 3-pointer for the Bonnies.
     After a failed Hail Mary, the crowd stormed the court since St. Bonaventure just defeated the then undefeated-in-the-Atlantic-10-Conference Duquesne, 64-62, on February 5.
     While the students ran amuck, SBU-TV Sports and its crew calmly continued on its broadcast, which included various shots of the court storming and an on-court interview with head coach Mark Schmidt.

The Burning House

     Here I go again with the weird stuff ... just bear with me. I was fiddling around Sunday night on the world-wide Web, and I remembered that Sunday is PostSecret day. So being the weirdo who likes to read secrets of strangers, I went to the website and read some pretty intriguing secrets..
     I don't know what it is about that website ... I really like it! I always think about what my secret would be and I can't come up with anything good. I understand that I don't have to have some deep, dark, depressing secret that's burdening my life to send something in to PostSecret. I think what pulls me towards the site is that little hope that I'll come across a postcard with something written on it that directly connects to my life.
 Not like someone writing, "Maddie Gionet, will you marry me?" More like someone writing about a tough time they're going through that I'm also dealing with in my life. It's the feeling of knowing someone is either going through the same thing I'm struggling with or did struggle with and they got through it. Reassurance ... it's a good feeling.

Remember Me

     Sanctus Real said it best:

"Oh, I want to leave a legacy to be remembered,

More than just a memory that fades away,

Because we only, we only get one life."

~ Legacy



     Sure, a little morbid ... don't worry, I'm not thinking of doing anything drastic. But do you ever wonder what type of legacy you're going to leave behind?

     Today marks the second anniversary of one of my best friend's (Alicia) mother's (Tricia) death. I don't really want to go into details, but this day marks an important day in my life.

     I had never really witnessed death before this, and never death at such a young age. Sure, I've been to multiple funerals for great aunts and uncles but I didn't really know them so there was no connection. There was a connection with Tricia, though. This was the first time I truly questioned life and what we're here to do. This day comes with sadness, but also inspiration. May 19 always reminds me to live life to the fullest and have no regrets ... leave a legacy you'll be proud of.