One great thing about my internship at The Rachael Ray Show, is the fact that I get to see and meet a lot of musicians that I love.
Recently one of my favorite bands stopped by to promote their new album. (I won’t say who it is, because I’m going to post more about it once the episodes featuring them actually air.) However, it was an amazing experience because I got to sit in the audience and rock out to some of their most popular hits and get a preview of what is to come from their band in the upcoming weeks.
On top of that, I was selected to be one of the interns who got to sit behind the band OAR a few weeks ago. My job was to sit there, enjoy the music, and try to have fun. Sounds like a great task to me!
Turns out I was visible on camera, and when the episode aired, I finally made my debut on national television. OK, it’s a bit corny and silly, but seeing myself in the background was pretty exciting!
You can check out the clips here:
http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/performance-or/
http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/encore-performance-or/
Happy listening!
Technology is something I love to discuss and learn more about.
Over the years I’ve been using Google and several of it’s products to simplify my life. One product in particular that I’ve learned to love again and enjoy, is analytics.
Most of the people I know probably have no idea what that even is, or how to go about using it, but I guess that could also be due to the fact that many of them aren’t really technically advanced or have websites of their own. However, as I pushed forward with a new design and overall image for myself and my improved site, I was excited to reuse analytics.
For me, there is nothing quite as exciting as seeing people from around the country, and even the world, checking out my content and work. Sure, I haven’t done a lot of updating of my blog since last semester, but that could be due to the fact that I’m constantly in class or in NYC working for Rachael Ray, but I’ve missed sharing my life, thoughts, and stories I’ve discovered on the web with everyone. It is time to make a change!
Below I’ve inserted a screen shot of my latest stats since my site changed over to the new design. I’m liking what I’m seeing, especially all the visits from Mountain View! <3
So happy to see people stopping by my site!
If you don’t have a website of your own yet, and you’re hoping to join either the technology or news fields, you should consider looking into it! It will help you grow your image and create a name for yourself!
For about three months now I’ve been interning at The Rachael Ray Show. It’s been an interesting, eye opening, and exciting experience so far.
Tape days are by far the greatest of times. I’m fortunate enough to work on the Audience Team during those days, and get to be up on the sixth floor where we film the show. While on 6, I get to see and meet many celebrities, help out behind stage, eat lots of yummy cooking (yes by Rachael and of course her cooking staff), and learn the ins and outs of a talk show.
You also get to observe a lot. We’ve all wanted to meet a celebrity at some point in our lives, including me. Getting to see celebrities as they come in for their round table discussions with Rachael is a lot of fun. I’ve gotten to see how celebrities really are in real life. A lot of the people I’ve been fortunate enough to meet are actually extremely kind, something many people usually find hard to believe. Yes, there are a few people who you can tell aren’t the friendliest or happiest of sorts, but they didn’t outnumber the others.
Some of the work for segments I’ve really enjoyed so far have been being able to shop for items, especially for a show about weddings. I had a lot of fun searching Macy’s for the perfect sheets, towels, rings, and china. In addition, I’ve been able to help research items for Stump the Rach, where we find items that look strange and have a unique use. Double Duty is also a segment I’ve helped research for, which includes finding everyday items, let’s say things for the kitchen, that you can use in multiple ways. A good example is a funky cake pan, such as ones for making little individual cakes (similar to a cupcake tray), and then you flip it over, put cookie dough over the shapes, and then put the pan in the oven upside down, and voila, you have a cookie bowl!
Working for a talk show is extremely different from everything I have ever done before. I’m used to news, and have had a news background for quite some time. I was up for a challenge and wanted to try something new, and I can say that the atmosphere is quite different. At times I miss the fast paced environment of the world of news, but at other times, it is nice to know that we have time to perfect everything and work on segments, interviews, and research over a couple of hours or days so that everything can come together flawlessly.
I look forward to seeing how the rest of the internship goes, and to move on to the next journey that life has for me!
At the beginning of May, the town of Greenlawn on Long Island, New York, held their first ever science bed race.
What is a science bed race you ask? Well, it is basically formed off of the original idea of a bed race. Bed races involve people building structures that resemble a twin size bed, that they then put four wheels, of their choice, onto the bed frame so that it will easily roll. Then, you simply push the bed along a race course. In regards to a science bed race, the twist is that beds and sometimes competitors are decked out in science related themes. It is used to bring science more into the spotlight within communities so they are willing to get more involved with educational programs that will benefit their students.
In Greenlawn, the non-profit organization, Science-A-Peel, decided to hold their first annual science bed race because they wanted to work with a New York State initiative. The initiative asked asked for towns and communities to raise science awareness and get parents and kids more involved with the field. The state of New York realized that less and less students were able to pass the science proficiency exam, and felt that they needed to take matters into their own hands. Science-A-Peel couldn’t agree more and felt the need to start the race so that community groups such as boy scouts, local businesses, and families could showcase an interest in science, while learning and having fun at the same time. Science-A-Peel hopes that the race, and future races, will show students that science can be fun and exciting and that it is an important part of our lives.
Nestled amongst a residential area in Old Bethpage lies a living history site, Old Bethpage Village Restoration, which brings to life Long Island’s past.
Unpaved pathways lead to the main attractions of the site of a Long Island farm village from the mid-19th century. There are about 80 buildings on the premise, with 13 of them being houses that are spread out on the 209 acres.
During the last two weekends of October, the village holds an annual event focused around Halloween. The event is known as an 1880 Long Island Halloween. It’s kid friendly and offers much more than spooky sites and sounds. The cost is around $10 a person.
Christine Scott, the costume coordinator for the village was walking around in a time period appropriate black dress, giving her the eerie appearance of being a witch to fit in with the event.
According to the Scott, “the museum itself was actually put together in the 1960′s as a living history site.” She said “the buildings are from all around what was considered Queens County in the 1880′s which was all of Nassau and Queens.” A few of the buildings are also from Suffolk County as well.
Many of the homes that are open for visitors to walk through have secret surprises around every corner, waiting to spook you. In one particular home, children were running up and down the stairs, warning people who were about to turn the corner that something up ahead was bound to scare to them.
The houses, which are decorated as if it were back in the 1880’s stay true to their historical nature at this time of year, except beware when you peer into the various rooms because there are bloody statues, witches, and skeletons lurking in the corners to add a little fun.
Scott, who was standing outside of one of the supposed haunted homes on the site had just finished up giving ghost tours and telling stories. She said she enjoys “being able to go around and inform people about stories you will hear about no other time of the year.” She continued “If you come back next week and say I hear this house is haunted, I’ll go ‘really, never heard that.’ We only talk about it Halloween time, just a little extra special thing.”
Besides hearing her ghoulish tales as she stands upon a platform that resembles what witches were hung on back in the day, Scott said there are many more activities and events going on that embrace the Halloween spirit.
“There’s musicians, story tellers, the headless horseman, and the Grimm reaper. You can go and stand yourself in a casket and take a picture of yourself acting like your dead, all sorts of fun stuff like that,” said Scott.
Bob Dawson, who also works at the village, participates as just a volunteer. Dawson stood in the graveyard, a body was lying next to a newly dug grave. As a volunteer, “we do whatever the village needs us to do, and we come here and work in the graveyard,” said Dawson.
The graveyard was one of many locations on the site that was offering a Halloween attraction. For Ariel Seligman, from Massachusetts, she enjoyed the cemetery. “I like creepy stuff some days and learning about how a grave was dug is kind of interesting.”
If seeing a fake body being thrown into a grave is a bit too scary, the 1880 Halloween event featured milder sites and activities. Children dressed as ghosts, witches, and other characters were welcomed to participate in the costume parade. Chris Foley, along with his wife and three children from Massapequa said they came “to get outside and see the Halloween special that was going” and their children absolutely loved being apart of the parade.
Probably the most popular attraction of the day was the Monster Hunt. When entering the main lobby, kids were handed sheets with the names of all the monsters hiding about. The objective was to find the monsters, get their signatures, and at the end of your visit, you could get a little surprise.
The combination of quaint buildings, actors in time period clothing, the smells of a real farm, hidden secrets, and family friendly fun, make Old Bethpage Village Restoration a great place to visit, especially in the fall and during the Halloween celebration.
“Right now the leaves are changing, the weather is gorgeous and just being able to spend time with your family is the best part. It’s a safe environment, and oh goodness gracious, you might actually learn something cool and historical,” said Christine Scott.