Category Archives: Caryn Rupert

Black Friday is coming. Please be nice to me.

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

As Black Friday sales get earlier and earlier every year, the stories of deal-chasers grow more and more insane.   In 2008, a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death.   Last year, a woman pepper-sprayed an entire crowd … Continue reading →

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Something new: My first 5K

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

A couple months ago, a manager at my part-time job, Jess, invited me to do the Color Run in Richmond, Va., with her and a couple other coworkers. I signed up, and on Sept. 15, I ran my first 5K.  … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on submitting crafts to the York Fair? Do it. It’s fun!

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

This past week, I wrote a story about how the art, crafts, paintings, photos and antiques are judged at the York Fair. For a while I’ve been interested in submitting some of my crafts for judging. I was eying the … Continue reading →

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Fall movie season is just around the corner

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

I’m more excited than usual about going to the movie theater this fall. Well, since I’ve been jeering at movies with my work pal, Dan, movies have been, overall, more fun. However, this fall there are some great movies to … Continue reading →

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My own holiday knitting story

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

On Friday I wrote a story about knitters working on holiday gifts in August. I went to Uncommon Threads for a couple hours during the store’s lock-in on Aug. 10 to see if anyone was working on holiday gifts yet. … Continue reading →

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Working a part-time job at Victoria’s Secret keeps me on my toes

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

When I was in college, I did it all. During my last semester, I had an internship, a part-time job, 15 credits worth of classes, an editor position on the student newspaper and the lead role in a Shakespeare play. … Continue reading →

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My first cult-movie experience and how I met Tommy Wiseau

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

From the very moment the end credits to Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room” rolled across my TV screen, I knew I had to see a live screening of the movie. If I could, I wanted to meet Tommy Wiseau, the mastermind … Continue reading →

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Looking for feedback about the worst movies (and Storifying it)

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

On Mondays, my coworker, Dan, and I go to Frank Theatres to see the worst of the worst movies. We both work at nights and have Mondays off. It’s kind of our thing. We talk about bad movies. All. The. … Continue reading →

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How do we use Facebook?

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

A website that has been a constant source of amusement and horror for me for the past couple months is stfuparentsblog.com. It’s a blog that details how parents overshare on Facebook and other sites about their children. The blogger, under … Continue reading →

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One reason why I’m happy to rent

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

In November, when it started getting chilly, my husband and I decided to turn on the heat. Our vents blew a lot of lukewarm air into our apartment, then the “heat” shut off and wouldn’t start again. I called the … Continue reading →

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