My next option is outside of my normal realm. I am not really a foodie, and this idea involves a whole lot of food. In this blog I would travel to 10 State College restaurants and give you, the reader, my unfiltered honest opinion of the total experience. By total experience I mean food taste, food cost, location, service and much more. I might even sneak a few pictures of the inside to give the audience an up close and personal view. I can try to order a similar thing a each restaurant, to decrease variables, but I don't know if I can eat the same food 10 times. Actually thats a lie, I ate the same exact lunch from 6th grade on everyday. Back from the slight digression, I could order the same food at each restaurant or I could order their signature/special or I could order their craziest option. Thoughts? An idea for the name is "Cuisine Critic," yet I feel that critic has negative connotation, and I don't plan on bashing our local restaurants. Another option is "Cuisine Connoisseur," but I feel as if it implies that I am knowledgeable about food, which I certainly am not. Maybe " Penn State's Cuisine Connoisseur"?
Another idea is to interview a different person each week around the Penn State Campus. From my roommate to the dean of the college, (we all know that probably won't happen) the plan is to introduce my audience to someone new, including their interests, hobbies, fun facts, and how they go about their daily life. Complete with high quality pictures taken by my iPhone, this is surely a blog to be remembered. A possible name is "People of Penn State." The longevity of this blog is a plus because there are plenty of people here on campus. Even if I interviewed one person every week, I could keep this blog going for at least 50,000 weeks, which is about 900 years. The one problem I foresee with this idea is the difficulty of incorporating my own voice into the blog. It may become too informative, and less conversational.Let me know what you think. Pardon my ramblings, colloquial language, and subpar photoshops, but if you like this style, let me know too. Any other ideas that are better than mine, let me know. Thanks for reading!
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I love the People of Penn State idea! Every single person on this campus has a personal story or experience that nobody would ever know by passing them while walking to class. Your photos in this are incredible too! I'm excited to find out which idea you end up going with!
ReplyDeleteBoth of your ideas sound like they could be very interesting and fun to read! I can also see the problem that you mentioned with having trouble incorporating your voice into the second option. I think since you do have a very memorable and funny voice in writing, you would have a lot of success in writing either of these blogs but you would be able to show this voice much more with the blog about food. Also I think both of your title suggestions are really good!
ReplyDeleteWhile all your ideas are unique and interesting, I think that you are most passionate about the animals and that would translate into your writing in week. You write with a humorous and quirky style that I, and many others, will genuinly enjoy reading about each week.
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ReplyDeleteI love your photoshopped pictures. Clever!
Good luck as you decide on your topic!