Well-Balanced Weekly #1: Slice the Pie

A couple of days ago I happened across an interesting website called Slice the Pie, where you get paid to review up-and-coming music artists.

After doing a little digging, I found out that it is not a scam. They truly will pay you money. The better the review, the more money you get.

Here's How it Works:
You listen to a minimum of 90 seconds of the song, write a review, score it out of 10, and then submit to receive payment. You can still write the review during the 90 seconds, that's just how long until it will let you hit submit. It's very simple and once you get a minimum of $10.00, you can withdraw the money to your PayPal account.

For the Art, Not the Money:
If you're going to sign up for Slice the Pie, I suggest you keep in mind that the reviews aren't the greatest paying jobs. Reviews can be anywhere from $0.02 to I've heard just over $0.25. This isn't a get rich quick scheme. However, I like it because you get to listen to new music for free (I'm always looking for new music) and get paid for it. Getting some money during your free time is better than no money, right?

Slice the Pie is a fun little tool to pass the time. If you love music and you love to give your opinion, I suggest looking into it.

Here's the link again in case you missed it earlier.
Hannah Renea

Well-Balanced Weekly is posted every Wednesday. In the International Baccalaureate, being well-balanced is one of the traits we students strive to achieve. These posts are all about non-academic activities. They range from sports to crafts to interesting things I'd like to share about.

I.B. Smart #1: Die Frau ist gut

My first ever I.B. Smart post! Exciting!

Though it is summer break, that doesn't mean I've stopped learning!

This week, I started learning German. Yes, German. I'd like to go into Linguistics later on in life, so what better way to prepare for that than by learning new languages?

I began my German Journey using an awesome little app called Duolingo, which allows you to learn a new language for free using reading, listening, writing, and speaking tools. It's helpful, it's not too hard, and it has a cute little green owl for a mascot. What more could you want?

So hear's some of the little German that I've learned so far:

Ich bin eine Frau.
I am a woman.

Der Mann esse Brot.
The man is eating bread.

Der Junge est ein Kind.
The boy is a child.

So if I randomly happen across someone who speaks German, I can impress them with my extremely basic knowledge of the language! It's remarkably similar to English from what I can tell.

I'm excited, I love learning new things!
Hannah Renea

I.B. Smart is a weekly post written on Saturdays about what I learned in the previous week.

Changes and Updates

Last night, I sat down and wrote out a bunch of things I'd like to change about this blog. From here on out, there are going to be some changes to the way I run this blog, and hopefully it won't be so disorganized.

So expect new things. Ideally with these improvements, I'll be able to post on a regular basis now!
Hannah Renea

One Day More!

The school year is coming to a close. Tomorrow is the last day of school, which I am very excited about. Sophomore year definitely had its ups and downs. Now that summer's nearly here, I have created a list of things that I would like to to over the summer.

• Organize my postcard collection into a book so they're easier to see.
• Paint something. Maybe Avengers fan art. I've gotten back into Marvel lately.
• Create blackout poetry.
• Knit, knit, knit!
• Learn to play the guitar.
• Cosplay. It looks like a ton of fun, and I've never done it before. (Basically dress up for grown ups)
• Get a job. Earn money.
• Swim in a lake.
• Hang out with my friends.
• Watch everything there is to see on Netflix.

Okay, on that last one, I don't literally mean everything, just all the shows and movies I've been meaning to catch up on or watch. For example:

• Supernatural
• Doctor Who
• Merlin
• Every movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far (told you I've been getting back into Marvel)
• Arrow, which is a show from (dun dun dun!)
DC Comics

All of that, plus travelling to Georgia, volunteering, and (hopefully) working at a job.

Needless to say, the summer of 2014 is going to be awesome.
Hannah Renea