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Home sweet apartment
A few days off from writing were in order after finishing up that boot camp class. Wow, what an intense two weeks. I feel like I’ve learned a ridiculous amount about working in the newsroom . . . and sadly, I won’t be back there for some time. But that’s okay. There’s other adventures to [...]
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Tags: apartment, housewarming, love, missouri, Scott, unpacking
Well, it *was* a good day.
I let the best get to me today, and I totally missed out on a good opportunity for a story tonight. I should have called earlier in the day to talk with a PR person, but I got sidetracked on another story I’m working on and it totally slipped my mind. By the time I [...]
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Tags: distance, fail., grad school, i miss you, Scott, story
I wanted to try and update every few days, but life got in the way as usual. Packing is going well, almost done in both my and Scott’s apartments. Now we’re trying to figure out the logistics of how to get everything into the truck before we actually have the truck. Pre-planning will hopefully save [...]
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Tags: Dairy Godmother, family, moving, obama, packing, T-2 days
even in the wake of a tragic event, there’s room for some beautiful moments.
here’s one from the Washington Post.
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Tags: journalism, storytelling, tragedies, washington post, writing
some SPAM *is* awesome.
was the internet even invented by Al Gore yet?
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Tags: email, hilarious, i wasn't even born yet!, spam
more spelling bee links!
i’ve found (via Google alerts) more links with images from the bee! here, ad nauseum.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Manitoba-spelling-champ-in-the-running-at-US-competition-46233472.html
http://www.theprovince.com/World+toughest+spelling+begins+oral+rounds/1635211/story.html
http://www.leaderpost.com/Spellers+enter+world+toughest+challenge/1631710/story.html
http://www.leaderpost.com/Life/Canadian+spellers+wait+semi+final+list+Scripps/1635211/story.html
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Canadian+spellers+advance+Scripps+semifinal/1635211/story.html
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Canadian+spellers+wait+semi+final+list+Scripps/1635211/story.html
http://www2.canada.com/life/canadian+spellers+advance+scripps+semifinal/1635211/story.html?id=1635211
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Life/Canadian+spellers+advance+Scripps+semifinal/1635211/story.html
http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=1635211
http://www.dose.ca/news/story.html?id=1644332
i hope to see more photos, but i feel that they may be appearing in print. not sure. anyways, this has been the most fun assignment, and i’m SO happy i get to be there.
and now . . . sleep.
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grad school update #3
[sorry, no photos yet.]
i’ve now been accepted to all three schools – Missouri, Boston, and as of today via email, Ohio.
i rock!
also, Ohio’s offered a guaranteed assistantship for the first year, and most likely for the third of five total quarters. (that’s the max they offer.)
time to get on the assistantship apps for Missouri . [...]
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Tags: boston, decisions, grad school, i can't believe i did it!, missouri, ohio
missouri: accepted!
yes. i just heard, via email. i’ve been accepted into University of Missouri’s School of Journalism for photojournalism.
wow.
now to stalk the mailbox for ohio’s decision, and researching whether or not this will work. yikes. wow.
wow.
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Tags: grad school, i can't believe i did it!, missouri
chipotle.
i love chipotle. i always get the same thing – vegetarian burrito, with the rice, black beans, tomatoes, guacamole, and cheese. unlike most people though, i only eat half in one sitting. it doesn’t look like a lot of food, but it’s pretty filling. and it feels healthy enough – nothing fried, breaded, or greasy. [...]
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