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Caillat comes back with second album
N icole C ampbell _____________
Many songwriters write
about the common topic of
love, where they express
their mediocre relationships
and epic failures, in a 12 to
17 song album. Fortunately,
Colbie Caillat's album,
"Breakthrough" is much
more than a group of average
love songs with the author
pleading for forgiveness. Each
song on this album relates to
everyone in some way, and
Caillat's voice truly sticks in
your head with a message.
Caillat was 19 when she
took her first guitar lesson,
and that was also when she
wrote her first song. From
there, one of Caillat's friends
posted a song on Myspace.
Now she is 22, and has
released two albums: "Coco"
and "Breakthrough" assisted
by Jason Reeves who helped
her craft each song. She plays
mainly acoustic and pop
music combined with classical
folk and jazz.
Fler first album, "Coco"
was released in 2007. It
included "Bubbly," a number
one song on iTunes' "Top
Songs," and the hit singles,
"Realize" and "The Little
Things." She released "Falling
For You" in the Summer of
2009, and it quickly became
number one on Itunes,
leading to her current
album, "Breakthrough"
which she made available
to the public in late August.
"Breakthrough" includes: "I
Won't," "Begin Again," "You
Got M e," "Failin' For You,"
"Droplets (Featuring Jason
Reeves)," "I Never Told You,"
"Fearless," "Runnin' around,"
"Break Through," "It Stops
Today" and "Breakin' At The
Cracks."
In my opinion, the first
song on an album should be a
good opening song that grabs
your attention, but doesn't
make the other tracks seem
dull. "I Won't" had interesting
things to say. It began with
intriguing acoustics that held
my attention. "You Got Me"
was dull because the chorus
was short and it just didn't
grab me.
"Droplets (featuring Jason
Reeves)" opened with strong
guitar picking, and begins
very mellow, but then climbs
up to a chorus that stayed
with me the whole day.
"Breakthrough" is much
better than "Coco" because
all the songs are alike in that
they have an upbeat tune, but
each song has an interesting
message. "Breakthrough" is
an album that will leave you
dancing through for the rest of
the day.
UU Yogurt offers a tasty treat
J uua V an W inkle ______________
O n a rainy w inter night
m ost people d o n 't think of
going out for frozen yogurt.
H ow ever at U U Yogurt,
you w ill feel right at hom e
b e g in n in g w itb tb e first
sam ples and extending to
the last scoops at the bottom
of the bow l.
I had never eaten frozen
yogurt before and w as
interested to see how it
w ould taste. U U Yogurt
features a w ide range of
flavors to cater to m ost
tastes. They ranged from
the classics of chocolate
and vanilla to blueberry
and orange. There w ere
even special flavors for the
holidays such as eggnog
and pepperm int.
Everything at U U Yogurt
is self-serve. M achines
dispense the yogurt and a
buffet holds the toppings.
To determ ine w hich flavor I
w anted, I sam pled orange,
tart and chocolate. I selected
chocolate. There w ere stacks
of tw o different sized bow ls
to hold the yogurt. One
average sized one and one
that looked too big for one
person. I filled the sm aller
one w ith chocolate and
m oved onto the toppings.
M any different toppings
w ere spread across a
buffet. It seem ed like every
possible option som eone
could think of to put on
yogurt w as there. D ifferent
chocolates, fruits, and
candies w ere arranged in
no obvious order. H aving
a craving for chocolate,. I
opted for the R eese's Peanut
Butter Cups, K it Kats, and
chocolate sprinkles. N ext
to these w ere sauces. There
w ere m any of these to
Photo by Juiia VanWinkle
UU Yogurt, a frozen yogurt shop, opened in Lake Oswego. They have
a large selection of seasonal flavors, toppings and sauces available
for costumers to create their own unique dessert.
choose from as w ell, such
as fu d g e and caram el. U pon
finishing m y creation, the
yogurt w as w eighed and
paid for.
I w as curious to see
w hat the frozen yogurt
tasted like. I'm not a fan of
norm al yogurt, bu t the tw o
are different. A fter taking
a bite, I im m ediately knew
m y opinion of it; the frozen
yogurt w as delicious. I ate
every bite of w hat I had
taken..
U U Yogurt isn 't cheap,
bu t the pricing is fairly
average. The final cost for
m y yogurt cam e to $4.15.
Instead of charging by
the topping, the price is
determ ined by the w eight
of the yogurt. The fee is 45
cents an ounce. C harging by
the ounce allow s you to be
able to select m any toppings
and choose how m uch you
w ant of each.
A s soon as I w alked in
the door, it w as obvious
the staff w as friendly
and helpful. They passed
out sam ple cups to help
determ ine the desired
flavor. They greeted w ith
a "H ello " and ended w ith
"H ave a nice evening".
Sim ple gestures like this
m ade the experience m ore
enjoyable.
How ever, not everything
w as perfect. O n the U U
Yogurt w ebsite they
advertise that they serve
sorbet. In the store there
w asn 't any and w hen asked
the staff said that they had
run out. Toppings w eren't
labeled. This caused m e
to w onder w hat som e of
the less obvious ones even
w ere. The inside of the shop
w as basic and plain, but
there w as a couch in one
com er, w hich w as a nice
touch. These setbacks w ere
m inor and shou ld n't keep
som eone from enjoying the
yogurt.
U U Yogurt w ould be an
ideal place to take fam ily
or hang out w ith friends.
It's tasty yogurt is topped
w ith lots of options and
a friendly staff. I w ould
return to U U Yogurt
w ith others to share m y
new found great treat.
Photo courtesy of covershut.com
Colbie Caillat released her second album, "Breakthrough” in August
of 2009. The songs include the hit single, "Failin' For You." Her first
album, "Coco," came out in 2007.
Caroline Cooney offers an
on-the-edge realistic thriller
H aley C ool _________________
Have you ever taken a
moment to look at the face of a
missing child, whether it was
on the news or in the paper?
Even though "The Face On the
Milk Carton" was written in
1990, it's a worthwhile read.
I was on the edge of my seat
when I read this book. I was
trying to guess the ending of
a book, but in this story I had
to guess what was going to
happen in the next chapter.
If you like trying to solve the
mystery. This book is definitely
one you should pick up.
"The Face on the Milk
Carton," by Caroline B. Cooney
tells the story of Janie Johnson
and how her world changed
when she looked at a milk
carton and saw her face. Her
friends shrug her worry off
because they don't believe
that she is the little girl on the
milk carton. The only person
who takes her seriously is
her neighbor, Reeve Sheilds.
Janie struggles to understand
that her parents could have
kidnapped her when she was
a little girl, as unimaginable as
it seems. When she's alone, she
digs around for clues about her
past. When she heads up to the
attic, there is more evidence to
prove that the face on the milk
carton is really her.
It is impossible for a normal
child to relate to Janie Johnson;
the majority of children are not
kidnapped. However, aside
from kidnapping it is easy
to relate to Janie. She tries to
balance her social life with
Reeve because she is crushing
on him and doesn't know how
handle this with because they
are just friends. Teenagers
tend to try to stay on good
terms with their parents and
that is what Janie does, even
though she suspects them of
kidnapping her.
Caroline B. Cooney is a
brilliant writer and left me
wanting to finish the book
in one sitting. Until the final
chapter of "The Face On the
Milk Carton," I could not set
Photo by Aiex Houston
Caroline B. Cooney offers a
thrilling read with her novel "The
Face on the Milk Carton." Cooney
has written many other suspense
novels aimed at the teen audience.
this book down. One of the
best parts of the book is when
Janie confronts her parents.
The story they spin seems
so unrealistic it makes you
question if they are telling the
truth. The confrontation does
not solve her problems so she
has to keep investigating into
her past while dealing with
flash backs from the day of her
kidnapping and her real family.
As talented as Cooney
is, the way she left readers
hanging at the end was
unsatisfying. When you are
expecting the story to finally
conclude be ready to start
another book to learn what
happens to Janie. Instead of
just ending the story in one
book, it becomes a series of
four books.
I would recommend this
book in a heartbeat because
the plot is strong and easy to
ftpllow. Cooney will not put
you to sleep as you read. I had
high expectations when I first
picked up this book and those
expectations were met and
even exceeded. If you don't
mind reading multiple books
to finish the story, you should
definitely pick up this book.