Car Tunes 

Hey everybody!

I love listening to CDs while driving! I actually look forward to going out for a ride just so I can listen to my car music. I always have at least 10 CDs in my car, and I alternate amongst them according to my mood and destination. I am usually a radio-music type of girl, but I am beginning to develop a love for different, alternative genres.

I want to share with you my CD collection, just in case you ever need a little music to jam out to on a nice drive to wherever you may be heading.

-Angela

1. My Head is an Animal - Of Monsters & Men

2. In Light - The Givers

3. Gossamer - Passion Pit

4. Group Love - Group Love

5. A Minor Bird - Sucre

6. Born to Die - Lana Del Rey

7. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

8. Lights - Ellie Goulding

9. The Lumineers - The Lumineers

10. Babel - Mumford and Sons

11. Night Visions - Imagine Dragons

Obligatory 'I Love A2B' Early Morning Post

TODAY: I had a long day at school. I went to work, I got out of work... exhausted. I was unproductive for the majority of the evening.

THEN, at around 10:30 PM, Angela came over on her way back from dropping Sophia home from REVO. She helped me sneak out of my house to just get away, getaway car included. We almost ran over a cat/skunk. We had ice cream. We talked about boys, people, Eastside, Styrofoam cups, Britt's mental and physical well-being, etc. all in the vicinity of a Super Wawa. We went back to my house, and we had a spiritual discussion. She's such a great person. 

Anyway, I then called up Brittany after a long exchange of text messages relevant to the 1997 film adaptation of "Lolita" (which, by the way, is not for those with weak stomachs). We talked for over an hour about everything and covered a lot of ground about our personal current events.

It's really incredible to have such chemistry with Angela and Britt, they are fantastic friends and that's all I had to say this very early morning.


-Angie

Ten Really Pretty Words

1. Infinitesimal (adj.) - immeasurably small
2. Celestial (adj.) -  of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
3. Synesthesia (n.) - a subjective sensation or image of a sense other than the one being stimulated
4. Periphery (n.) - the external boundary or surface of a body
5. Melancholia (n.) -  a mental condition and especially a manic-depressive condition
6. Paraselene (n.) - a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo
7. Rouleaux (n.) - little rolls, especially rolls of coins put up in paper
8. Ephemeral (adj.) - lasting one day only, lasting a very short time
9. Estival (adj.) - of relating to summer
10. Luster (n.) - a glow from within

The Ten Photo Commandments

These rules must be followed at all times--

consequences will be severe.

1. All photo requests better be in at least one week in advanced before layout day. The sooner, the better! Help us, help you!

2. Meet us at the photo couch. (It's OUR COUCH)

3. The A2B entourage always travels together, everywhere.

4. A2B-photo.blogspot.com is where it's at.

5. Angie Nguyen does not have a dark soul (or a soul at all).

6. In desperate times, one must consult the group before pulling an M.I.A.

7. Thou shalt love thy photo editors.

8. A2B meetings are exclusive and can only be held in the Short Hills Starbucks.

9. The following Vietnamese surnames are not to ever be mispelled: NGHIEM, NGUYEN.

10. Keep A2B away from the EICs.

Good Vibez | Playlist #2

I woke up this morning at 7:30 AM and 

didn't leave my bed until 9, then my best 

friend Jenny came over to visit me for a little

(in my time of need). These are the songs I was 

listening to all morning. Now I'm off to do a 
boatload of homework ): ): ):

-Angie

*P.S. Don't forget to click the songs.

1. Laura - Bat For Lashes

2. Cheerleader - St. Vincent

3. Just a Song - Girls

4. Weirdo - The Vaccines

5. Spanish Sahara - Foals

6. Rest of Our Lives - Dum Dum Girls

7. Sun Was High (So Was I) - Best Coast

8. Why Don't You Love Me - Beyoncé

9. Black Treacle - Arctic Monkeys

10. You Only Live Once - The Strokes

AABS

So it is time to introduce a very special person on this blog! Her name is Sophia Bella Santo and she is my best friend in the whole entire world. we have been best friends since birth and have been going strong for 17 years. We are campaigning for cutest best friends this year and i am very confident that that superlative is ours.  I am writing this post about her because one. she is amazing and i want you all to meet her via blog but two. she is with me litterally every day and we do almost everything together including eastside so to write about our newspaper exsperiences without including her would just be plain wrong because there is not only two angies and a britt but a sophia and thats why this blog post is dedicated to her! Sophia is on our newspaper staff and takes alot of the pictures for us. On wednesday Britt, Angie, and I went as an entourage to go take pictures of the sports stars for the sports article, and of course Sophia went with us! thats when we realized that it might not just be A2B anymore its 2ABS! She will not be blogging on here because of course she is not an editior but i give her all credit in the world for being a great photographer, friend and co worker :) She does whatever needs to be done and listens to us when we just need to talk! A2B love her so much and are so happy she is joining our team this year! She is talented herself and besides being in Eastside she has her own cupcake business (sophiessweets) check it out! She is an artist. She is smarter than i ever will be, She has a great sense of fashion and music and she pertains a great deal of common sense (which i seem to lack) she also has 4000 followers on twitter and is followed by two of the one direction boys! She is quiet and quite the opposite of my loud and crazy self but when you get to know her you see that she is one of the best people you will ever meet! I am so lucky to have her! Yes she might be a sophia stupid selfish santo sometimes but she is one of my favorite people on this planet, and my other half and i in all honesty could not live without her. A2B loves you soph <3

Layout Day #1

Hello everyone!

Yesterday was our first layout day for the October issue of Eastside. Brittany, Angie and I have never contributed to the layout process so this was a new experience for us! A2B woke up very excited for this day. We thought it would consist of hanging out with our fellow editors, eating food and just having a jovial time putting this newspaper together. However, by the end of the day, Angie and I were on the couch in the Eastside room ready to take a nap. Brittany was trying to photoshop a Mac screen on a Mac... If any of you have ever had any time discovering the wonderful, magical world of photoshop, nothing is a simple task. 

After this long week, it is safe to say that all of our brains are fried. All three of us had a mental breakdown and cried at some point during the day, but try to understand we did spend 8 hours in that room on a Friday night after a long week of school! This is my first blog post, and its purpose is simply to share with whoevers reading about our first layout day! 

A2B has been working really hard this week. For the first time in Eastside photo history, we have come together as a team and got all the work done! I am so proud of A2B and I know we are going to be a great force for this newspaper. Yes, it was a little more work than we expected, but we are going to stay at it--taking and editing pictures because that's what we love doing! 

As far as Layout Day goes, one of our fellow editors told me, "You can never spend too much time in F087!". I have now come to terms with that fact. I am also starting to see how the Eastside family works and behaves with each other. And as weird and crazy as it is, they really are a family. Now we are apart of it!

Eastside also has adopted some class pets (sea monkeys) so that is exciting! Usually Layout Day is on a Saturday, and everyone is required to go. So I will have to report to you guys next time. 

WE SURVIVED LAYOUT DAY #1 YAY A2B

Sidebar: We only died figuratively. A2B is still very well and alive.

(at least till friday... layout day)

update: A2B died today ♡♡♡♡

Fresh Start | Playlist #1

Kicking off this blog with some feel-good tunes.
Click on the song titles! ENJOY.
-A2B

 

1. The Resolution - Jack's Mannequin

2. Radio - Lana Del Rey

3. sol. - Mausi

4. Oh, La - Ra Ra Riot

5. Pop Culture - Madeon

6. Up All Night - Best Coast

7. Towers - Bon Iver

8. Pyramids - Frank Ocean

9. Fiction - The xx

10. Clique - Kanye West, Jay Z, Big Sean

11. Everything is Embarrassing - Sky Ferreira

12. Obedear - Purity Ring

13. Hiding Tonight - Alex Turner

14. Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men

The Origins of A2B

Once upon a time, A2B formed (unknowingly at the time) on a hot August evening when Angela "Angie" Pacitti, Brittany Nghiem, and Angie Nguyen met up at the Short Hills Starbucks to discuss their Eastside endeavors for the 2012-2013 school year. They didn't end up really accomplishing much but they did end up at Brittany's house and smoked candy cigarettes.

On September 12th 2012, Angie P. joined the Eastside editorial entourage as a photo editor.

Today is the 19th, they're having a photo meeting in the Starbucks where A2B was conceived, and the trio has decided to make this blogspot for no particular reason at all other than to bitch about their problems and talk about Eastside.

They're also in the process of creating an upcoming documentary. (I think)

♡♡♡♡Love♡♡♡♡,
Angie, Angie, and Britt
aka
Two Angies and a Britt
aka
Two Asians and a Bitch