The Final Week in NJ

Alright so I haven't updated too much lately, obviously, but I swear that's only due to being busy. Actually that's almost a bold faced lie; I didn't do too much this weekend but, alas, I have some updating to do. Firstly, I just finished this ridiculous report of social media that I've been working on. And I say ridiculous because it's huge! Check this thing out:

So what that huge packet is is a report on how all the staff members of the Bonner Foundation feel about social media/ what they think we should use, as well as reports on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Email, Wikis, Blogs, and YouTube and how we will be using them. It's hefty to say the least, and what I spent the past week and a half writing. We'll see how it goes tomorrow when I present it.
   So it's my last week here in New Jersey and I'm pretty excited to be heading home. It's been nice to be hear but I'm reading to get back to a place I know. Bonner is actually hosting a conference in Princeton this week so it's going to be a hectic one leading right up until Saturday morning when I'll be leaving here to drive home. Luckily, the intrepid Corey Bridges is coming along for that ride...so expect some fun stuff to come out of that.

   Anyway, as I was walking back from lunch today, which, by the way, Panera Bread in Princeton is like a bread warzone at lunchtime, I walked by one of the celebrities I'd heard about in Princeton since I've been here. Now, when you get to Princeton people usually tell you about all the super smart/famous people that live around Princeton or went there and still hangout, but you I never expected to see anyone. Well, today I walked right by Professor Cornel West - the famous author and civil rights activist.

   I think he was actually wearing exactly this. I found a great quote from him which seems very appropriate for working at the Bonner Foundation, or simply appropriate for why we do service: "You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people." It's pretty humbling to walk by a guy like this who didn't seem to have any overly large ego or anything. And he talked to everyone that stopped him - very cool. I wish I'd chit-chatted with him!
   Well, that's all I have right now, but I'm sure I'll have something else this week. Take care all -Jack

Oh yeah, I just remembered this: So I went out on Saturday to see what was up in the malls here so I walked into this store and got a text message and pulled out my iPhone and this guy, with a beard that made me have immediate beard envy, starts talking to me about it and how he just got an iPhone 4. So he takes out his 4.0 and starts showing what it can do and all this stuff, and pretty much now I'm in love with that brick of technology..so I get to browsing around the store and the guy starts talking about music and whatnot (of you know me, easy topic) and we get chitchatting and well, short story shorter, I bought some shorts due to 1) Awesome beard, 2) Awesome iPhone demo 3) Super outgoing hilarious sales person. Let this be a lesson that if you aspire to be a clothing salesperson in the mall..this guy was exemplary.