Journal 1-100 things that bring me HappYness

1. the beach
2. watermelon
3. holidays
4. coffee
5. music
6. blink-182
7. tom delonge
8. greek dancing
9. Madrid
10. Greece
11. Italy
12. friends and family
13. water
14. waterfalls
15. chocolate covered strawberries
16. the Chargers
17. a Chargers win
18. my education
19. traveling
20. new adventures
21. succeeding in something
22. summer
23. composting
24. gardening
25. Shakespeare
26. Vegan food
27. Nutrition
28. Yoga
29. Yoga Tropics
30. Hot Yoga
31. Jason Mraz
32. Death Cab for Cute
33. Swimming
34. Convertibles
35. Encintias
36. Walking barefoot
37. Customers at the bank
38. vacations
39. being able to walk instead of drive
40. living near the beach
41. going to concerts
42. pedicures
43. Alicia Silverstone
44. The Kind Life
45. Friends
46. Seinfeld
47. Ellen Degeneres
48. Oprah
49. Yoga pants
50. flip flops
51. strawberries
52. Manzanilla Olives
53. Cheese!
54. Mac N Cheese
55. Ginger Green Tea
56. Smoothies
57. Finding yummy ways to eat Kale
58. Knowing I wont have to work at the bank much longer
59. Live music
60. Concerts
61. Piano
62. Violin
63. Saul Williams poetry
64. sunflowers
65. farmers markets
66. ants on a log
67. girraffs
68. rain
69. bonfires
70. candles
71. my pink customized water bottle
72. comedians
73. accomplishing a to-do list
74. Cadiz
75. Spain
76. metro/subway
77. nice, friendly, sincere people
78. roommates
79. animals
80. sailing
81. Will Smith movies
82. volunteering
83. documentaries
84. reading
85. fruits
86. vegetables
87. New York City
88. living in San Diego
89. My support system
90. learning a language
91. butterflys
92. linguistics
93. creating something artistic
94. hiking
95. love
96. chai tea
97. green tea
98. Moroccan mint tea
99. contacts
100. winter

Journal 2

Ferguson, H. (2010). Join the flock!. Learning and Leading, 12-14. Retrieved from
            http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/20100607?pg=1search_term=join
            the flock

Miller, S. M. (2010). Enhance your twitter experience. Learning and Leading, 14-17. Retrieved from http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/20100607?pg=14&search_term=join the flock

The article by Ferguson makes me want to use twitter for every aspect of my life; personal and professional.  She is very inspiring and encouraging.  There are still many aspects of twitter I do not fully understand like the hashtag (#) and the lists however I am confident I will figure it out and find it helpful in sorting information I want to receive. Ferguson explains that she has two separate twitter accounts; one for personal use and one for professional use.  Although on first thought this seems like a good idea, I think I would be too confused, constantly tweeting from the wrong account, and not able to keep my accounts straight.

Miller’s article recommended the use of a Twitter organizer like www.hootsuit.com or www. tweetdeck.com to manage lists and friends.  She also provides some terminology that was useful to someone like me who is unfamiliar with twitter.

Question: How do I familiarize myself with hashtags and how do I sort what hashtags I see?
      I understand that the hashtag is a way to search for similar information. If I want to talk about my favorite band I can use their name in a hash tag, #blink182.  You can search any phrase on the twitter homepage and all relevant tweets will be shown.  You can also see the trending, or most popular hash tags up to the minute. 

Question: What other professionals are utilizing twitter professionally?
     After some simple searching I found actors promoting upcoming movies, musicians releasing concert news and CD releases, sportscasters with the latest player info, writers and artists sharing their creative work, and cooks and chefs supplying you with a healthy and quick dinner recipe.  All the above professionals are using Twitter professionally.