I was glancing through a Facebook photo album and looking at my friends' smiling faces when the thought finally occurred to me - I don't have a lot in common with these people anymore.
I had this same thought when I saw a few of them three weeks ago while I was in Las Vegas for APME. We went out for ice cream and awkwardly sat around a table, discussing our lives. The one time it grew a bit lively was when we started reminiscing about something.
I do love them. Don't get me wrong. These people supported me, made me laugh, let me cry on their shoulders. We make efforts to see each other when we're in the same city.
But we're growing up.
Three years ago, we were all on the same page. We were finishing up our senior year of high school and preparing to graduate and take on the world and whatever it had to throw at us. Our worries were relationships, prom, school, Accolades (the student newspaper), JEA trips.
And now?
One of my best friends has a baby. Another has graduated from culinary school and has moved in with his girlfriend. I'm only in Las Vegas at holiday intervals throughout the year. We're different.
I think sometimes that maybe it's me. I was the one who refused to stay in Las Vegas. I was the one who had to move hundreds of miles away.
What we do have in common is our memories. We will always remember nearly being late to our own graduation, or being mistaken for married couple at the top of the Stratosphere, or climbing the hill of death in San Francisco.
I just hope that's enough.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Top 200.
In an effort to avoid doing any of my homework for tomorrow, I have compiled my top 200 favorite songs (in no particular order).
Yeah, seriously. Blame Amy, I got the idea from her.
1) "When The Stars Go Blue," Tyler Hilton and Bethany Joy Lenz
2) "If I Told You," The Wedding Singer
3) "Take Me To The World," Liz Callaway and Gary Beach
4) "I Can Do Better Than That," The Last Five Years
5) "I Gotta Go My Own Way," High School Musical 2
6) "I'd Give It All For You," Songs for a New World
7) "Still Hurting," The Last Five Years
8) "Life Is A Highway," Rascal Flatts
9) "I'm Not Afraid Of Anything," Songs for a New World
10) "I'll Be Seeing You," New York Voices
11) "Someday," The Wedding Singer
12) "So She Dances," Josh Groban
13) "Livin' On A Prayer," Bon Jovi
14) "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)," Nine Days
15) "What Hurts The Most," Rascal Flatts
16) "Resolution," Nick Lachey
17) "Crazy for This Girl," Evan and Jaron
18) "As You Sleep," Something Corporate
19) "Taylor, the Latte Boy," Kristin Chenoweth
20) "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood
21) "I Kissed A Girl," Katy Perry
22) "You Can't Stop The Beat," Hairspray
23) "Cry Me A River," Justin Timberlake
24) "I'm Gonna Find Another You," John Mayer
25) "Moondance," Van Morrison
26) "The Way You Look Tonight," Frank Sinatra
27) "Come Clean," Hilary Duff
28) "Who Knew," Pink
29) "Lady Marmalade," Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya and Lil Kim
30) "Harder To Breathe," Maroon 5
31) "True," Ryan Cabrera
32) "Grace Kelly," Mika
33) "When Did You Fall," Chris Rice
34) "If I Can't Love Her," Beauty and the Beast
35) "Bonnie Taylor Shakedown," Hellogoodbye
36) "Such Great Heights," Postal Service
37) "El Tango de Roxanne," Moulin Rouge
38) "Yeah," Usher
39) "A Whole New World," Aladdin
40) "All Summer Long," Kid Rock
41) "Somewhere," Nickelback
42) "Flavor of the Week," American Hi-Fi
43) "Somos Novios," Andrea Bocelli and Christina Aguilera
44) "Once Upon A December," Liz Callaway
45) "At The Beginning," Richard Marx and Donna Lewis
46) "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist," Avenue Q
47) "Lullaby," Josh Groban
48) "When I'm Gone," 3 Doors Down
49) "You Drive Me Crazy," Britney Spears
50) "Candyman," Christina Aguilera
51) "I Honestly Love You," Olivia Newton John
52) "As Long As You Love," Backstreet Boys
53) "Lux Aurumque," Eric Whitacre
54) "A Thousand Miles," Vanessa Carlton
55) "Tonight I Wanna Cry," Keith Urban
56) "How Did I Fall In Love With You," Backstreet Boys
57) "Born To Make You Happy," Britney Spears
58) "The Heart of the Matter," India Arie
59) "I Swear," All 4 One
60) "I'll Make Love To You," Boys II Men
61) "Since U Been Gone," Kelly Clarkson
62) "This Is The Night," Clay Aiken
63) "I Love Rock and Roll," Joan Jett
64) "It Is You I Have Loved," Shrek
65) "Me and Mrs. Jones," Michael Buble
66) "Real Gone," Sheryl Crow
67) "Independent Woman," Destiny's Child
68) "One," A Chorus Line
69) "Honestly," Cartel
70) "It Needs Work," City of Angels
71) "Picture," Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
72) "She Hates Me," Puddle of Mudd
73) "How Do I Live Without You," LeAnn Rimes
74) "Colorblind," Counting Crows
75) "Bittersweet Symphony," The Verve
76) "Feels Like Tonight," Daughtry
77) "Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades," Brand New
78) "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
79) "Apologize," OneRepublic
80) "Running Away," Midnight Hour
81) "Big Girls Don't Cry," Fergie
82) "Baby, It's Cold Outside," Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan
83) "So Close," John McLaughlin
84) "That's How You Know," Amy Adams
85) "Everything You Want," Vertical Horizon
86) "Chasing Cars," Snow Patrol
87) "Bring Me To Life," Evanescence
88) "Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop," Landon Pigg
89) "It's All Coming Back To Me Now," Celine Dion
90) "Thriller," Michael Jackson
91) "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," Panic! at the Disco
92) "Dance, Dance," Fall Out Boy
93) "SexyBack," Justin Timberlake
94) "My Immortal," Evanescence
95) "I 2 I," A Goofy Movie
96) "Summer Nights," Grease
97) "Hopelessly Devoted To You," Olivia Newton John
98) "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" Shania Twain
99) "(Can't Get My) Head Around You," The Offspring
100) "All The Small Things," Blink-182
101) "Iris," Goo Goo Dolls
102) "Toxic," Britney Spears
103) "Crazy," Gnarls Barkley
104) "Just The Girl," The Click Five
105) "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)," Hairspray
106) "Almost," Bowling for Soup
107) "LoveStoned," Justin Timberlake
108) "Don't Stop Believin'," Journey
109) "Black Velvet," Alannah Myles
110) "Breaking Free," High School Musical
111) "The Reason," Hoobastank
112) "Andy, You're A Star," The Killers
113) "In The End," Linkin Park
114)"Shut-Up and Smile," Bowling for Soup
115) "Love Song," Sara Bareilles
116) "Breathe," Michelle Branch
117) "Over My Head (Cable Car)," The Fray
118) "Ocean Avenue," Yellowcard
119) "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race," Fall Out Boy
120) "No One Is Alone," Into The Woods
121) "Defying Gravity," Wicked
122) "Makes Me Wonder," Maroon 5
123) "Ain't It Funny," Jennifer Lopez
124) "Dangerous Game," Jekyll and Hyde
125) "The Prayer," Josh Groban and Charlotte Church
126) "La Vie Boheme," Rent
127) "What I've Done," Linkin Park
128) "Sway," Pussycat Dolls
129) "On My Own," Les Miserables
130) "Anything But Ordinary," Avril Lavigne
131) "You and Me," Lifehouse
132) "The Light in the Piazza," The Light in the Piazza
133) "Can't Help Falling In Love," Elvis Presley
134) "Fairytale," Sara Bareilles
135) "Part of Your World," Little Mermaid
136) "Extraordinary," Liz Phair
137) "Come Together," The Beatles
138) "When I Fall In Love," Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole
139) "Crush," Mandy Moore
140) "I've Got A Crush On You," Frank Sinatra
141) "Sorry," Maria Mena
142) "I Want It That Way," Backstreet Boys
143) "I Still Believe," Miss Saigon
144) "My Humps," Black Eyed Peas
145) "Come What May," Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman
146) "Tearin' Up My Heart," 'N Sync
147) "I'd Do Anything," Simple Plan
148) "Never Had A Dream Come True," S Club 7
149) "On The Line," On The Line Allstars
150) "Forever Yours," Once On This Island
151) "Staplegunned," Spill Canvas
152) "The Phantom of the Opera," Sarah Brightman
153) "The Plagues," Prince of Egypt
154) "Bohemian Rhapsody," Queen
155) "Goodbye, My Love," Ragtime
156) "Take Me or Leave Me," Rent
157) "I Want You To Want Me," Letters to Cleo
158) "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)," Rupert Holmes
159) "Heaven," DJ Sammy
160) "Break Stuff," Limp Bizkit
161) "Ordinary," Train
162) "Spider-Man," Vocal Point
163) "Everywhere," Michelle Branch
164) "All Hail The Heartbreaker," Spill Canvas
165) "Far Longer Than Forever," The Swan Princess
166) "The Sweet Escape," Gwen Stefani
167) "Tim McGraw," Taylor Swift
168) "Beautiful Disaster (live)," Kelly Clarkson
169) "Bye Bye Bye," 'N Sync
170) "Gimme Gimme," Thoroughly Modern Millie
171) "Right Here Waiting," Richard Marx
172) "Louder Than Words," tick, tick...BOOM!
173) "My Heart Will Go On," Celine Dion
174) "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)," Jason Mraz
175) "Only Hope," Mandy Moore
176) "For Good," Wicked
177) "Lose Yourself," Eminem
178) "Con Te Partiro," Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
179) "Back Here," BBMak
180) "A Thousand Miles," Bo Weevil
181) "Anything You Want," Josephine Conigliaro
182) "All Or Nothing," O-Town
183) "I Knew I Loved You," Savage Garden
184) "How Soon Is Now," The Smiths
185) "Semi-Charmed Life," Third Eye Blind
186) "Who Are You," The Who
187) "Someday We'll Know," Mandy Moore and Jon Foreman
188) "A Lifetime," Better than Ezra
189) "I'll Be There For You," The Rembrandts
190) "Hardest Thing," 98 Degrees
191) "Walk This Way," Aerosmith
192) "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me)," Blessid Union of Souls
193) "I Like It, I Love It," Tim McGraw
194) "Dreaming of You," Selena
195) "Save The Best For Last," Vanessa Williams
196) "You Were Meant For Me," Jewel
197) "Date Rape," Sublime
198) "Crash Into Me," Dave Matthews Band
199) "Kiss From A Rose," Seal
200) "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," Jet
And for your listening pleasure, here are two playlists of as many of the above songs I could find.
Yeah, seriously. Blame Amy, I got the idea from her.
1) "When The Stars Go Blue," Tyler Hilton and Bethany Joy Lenz
2) "If I Told You," The Wedding Singer
3) "Take Me To The World," Liz Callaway and Gary Beach
4) "I Can Do Better Than That," The Last Five Years
5) "I Gotta Go My Own Way," High School Musical 2
6) "I'd Give It All For You," Songs for a New World
7) "Still Hurting," The Last Five Years
8) "Life Is A Highway," Rascal Flatts
9) "I'm Not Afraid Of Anything," Songs for a New World
10) "I'll Be Seeing You," New York Voices
11) "Someday," The Wedding Singer
12) "So She Dances," Josh Groban
13) "Livin' On A Prayer," Bon Jovi
14) "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)," Nine Days
15) "What Hurts The Most," Rascal Flatts
16) "Resolution," Nick Lachey
17) "Crazy for This Girl," Evan and Jaron
18) "As You Sleep," Something Corporate
19) "Taylor, the Latte Boy," Kristin Chenoweth
20) "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood
21) "I Kissed A Girl," Katy Perry
22) "You Can't Stop The Beat," Hairspray
23) "Cry Me A River," Justin Timberlake
24) "I'm Gonna Find Another You," John Mayer
25) "Moondance," Van Morrison
26) "The Way You Look Tonight," Frank Sinatra
27) "Come Clean," Hilary Duff
28) "Who Knew," Pink
29) "Lady Marmalade," Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya and Lil Kim
30) "Harder To Breathe," Maroon 5
31) "True," Ryan Cabrera
32) "Grace Kelly," Mika
33) "When Did You Fall," Chris Rice
34) "If I Can't Love Her," Beauty and the Beast
35) "Bonnie Taylor Shakedown," Hellogoodbye
36) "Such Great Heights," Postal Service
37) "El Tango de Roxanne," Moulin Rouge
38) "Yeah," Usher
39) "A Whole New World," Aladdin
40) "All Summer Long," Kid Rock
41) "Somewhere," Nickelback
42) "Flavor of the Week," American Hi-Fi
43) "Somos Novios," Andrea Bocelli and Christina Aguilera
44) "Once Upon A December," Liz Callaway
45) "At The Beginning," Richard Marx and Donna Lewis
46) "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist," Avenue Q
47) "Lullaby," Josh Groban
48) "When I'm Gone," 3 Doors Down
49) "You Drive Me Crazy," Britney Spears
50) "Candyman," Christina Aguilera
51) "I Honestly Love You," Olivia Newton John
52) "As Long As You Love," Backstreet Boys
53) "Lux Aurumque," Eric Whitacre
54) "A Thousand Miles," Vanessa Carlton
55) "Tonight I Wanna Cry," Keith Urban
56) "How Did I Fall In Love With You," Backstreet Boys
57) "Born To Make You Happy," Britney Spears
58) "The Heart of the Matter," India Arie
59) "I Swear," All 4 One
60) "I'll Make Love To You," Boys II Men
61) "Since U Been Gone," Kelly Clarkson
62) "This Is The Night," Clay Aiken
63) "I Love Rock and Roll," Joan Jett
64) "It Is You I Have Loved," Shrek
65) "Me and Mrs. Jones," Michael Buble
66) "Real Gone," Sheryl Crow
67) "Independent Woman," Destiny's Child
68) "One," A Chorus Line
69) "Honestly," Cartel
70) "It Needs Work," City of Angels
71) "Picture," Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
72) "She Hates Me," Puddle of Mudd
73) "How Do I Live Without You," LeAnn Rimes
74) "Colorblind," Counting Crows
75) "Bittersweet Symphony," The Verve
76) "Feels Like Tonight," Daughtry
77) "Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades," Brand New
78) "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
79) "Apologize," OneRepublic
80) "Running Away," Midnight Hour
81) "Big Girls Don't Cry," Fergie
82) "Baby, It's Cold Outside," Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan
83) "So Close," John McLaughlin
84) "That's How You Know," Amy Adams
85) "Everything You Want," Vertical Horizon
86) "Chasing Cars," Snow Patrol
87) "Bring Me To Life," Evanescence
88) "Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop," Landon Pigg
89) "It's All Coming Back To Me Now," Celine Dion
90) "Thriller," Michael Jackson
91) "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," Panic! at the Disco
92) "Dance, Dance," Fall Out Boy
93) "SexyBack," Justin Timberlake
94) "My Immortal," Evanescence
95) "I 2 I," A Goofy Movie
96) "Summer Nights," Grease
97) "Hopelessly Devoted To You," Olivia Newton John
98) "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" Shania Twain
99) "(Can't Get My) Head Around You," The Offspring
100) "All The Small Things," Blink-182
101) "Iris," Goo Goo Dolls
102) "Toxic," Britney Spears
103) "Crazy," Gnarls Barkley
104) "Just The Girl," The Click Five
105) "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)," Hairspray
106) "Almost," Bowling for Soup
107) "LoveStoned," Justin Timberlake
108) "Don't Stop Believin'," Journey
109) "Black Velvet," Alannah Myles
110) "Breaking Free," High School Musical
111) "The Reason," Hoobastank
112) "Andy, You're A Star," The Killers
113) "In The End," Linkin Park
114)"Shut-Up and Smile," Bowling for Soup
115) "Love Song," Sara Bareilles
116) "Breathe," Michelle Branch
117) "Over My Head (Cable Car)," The Fray
118) "Ocean Avenue," Yellowcard
119) "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race," Fall Out Boy
120) "No One Is Alone," Into The Woods
121) "Defying Gravity," Wicked
122) "Makes Me Wonder," Maroon 5
123) "Ain't It Funny," Jennifer Lopez
124) "Dangerous Game," Jekyll and Hyde
125) "The Prayer," Josh Groban and Charlotte Church
126) "La Vie Boheme," Rent
127) "What I've Done," Linkin Park
128) "Sway," Pussycat Dolls
129) "On My Own," Les Miserables
130) "Anything But Ordinary," Avril Lavigne
131) "You and Me," Lifehouse
132) "The Light in the Piazza," The Light in the Piazza
133) "Can't Help Falling In Love," Elvis Presley
134) "Fairytale," Sara Bareilles
135) "Part of Your World," Little Mermaid
136) "Extraordinary," Liz Phair
137) "Come Together," The Beatles
138) "When I Fall In Love," Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole
139) "Crush," Mandy Moore
140) "I've Got A Crush On You," Frank Sinatra
141) "Sorry," Maria Mena
142) "I Want It That Way," Backstreet Boys
143) "I Still Believe," Miss Saigon
144) "My Humps," Black Eyed Peas
145) "Come What May," Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman
146) "Tearin' Up My Heart," 'N Sync
147) "I'd Do Anything," Simple Plan
148) "Never Had A Dream Come True," S Club 7
149) "On The Line," On The Line Allstars
150) "Forever Yours," Once On This Island
151) "Staplegunned," Spill Canvas
152) "The Phantom of the Opera," Sarah Brightman
153) "The Plagues," Prince of Egypt
154) "Bohemian Rhapsody," Queen
155) "Goodbye, My Love," Ragtime
156) "Take Me or Leave Me," Rent
157) "I Want You To Want Me," Letters to Cleo
158) "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)," Rupert Holmes
159) "Heaven," DJ Sammy
160) "Break Stuff," Limp Bizkit
161) "Ordinary," Train
162) "Spider-Man," Vocal Point
163) "Everywhere," Michelle Branch
164) "All Hail The Heartbreaker," Spill Canvas
165) "Far Longer Than Forever," The Swan Princess
166) "The Sweet Escape," Gwen Stefani
167) "Tim McGraw," Taylor Swift
168) "Beautiful Disaster (live)," Kelly Clarkson
169) "Bye Bye Bye," 'N Sync
170) "Gimme Gimme," Thoroughly Modern Millie
171) "Right Here Waiting," Richard Marx
172) "Louder Than Words," tick, tick...BOOM!
173) "My Heart Will Go On," Celine Dion
174) "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)," Jason Mraz
175) "Only Hope," Mandy Moore
176) "For Good," Wicked
177) "Lose Yourself," Eminem
178) "Con Te Partiro," Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
179) "Back Here," BBMak
180) "A Thousand Miles," Bo Weevil
181) "Anything You Want," Josephine Conigliaro
182) "All Or Nothing," O-Town
183) "I Knew I Loved You," Savage Garden
184) "How Soon Is Now," The Smiths
185) "Semi-Charmed Life," Third Eye Blind
186) "Who Are You," The Who
187) "Someday We'll Know," Mandy Moore and Jon Foreman
188) "A Lifetime," Better than Ezra
189) "I'll Be There For You," The Rembrandts
190) "Hardest Thing," 98 Degrees
191) "Walk This Way," Aerosmith
192) "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me)," Blessid Union of Souls
193) "I Like It, I Love It," Tim McGraw
194) "Dreaming of You," Selena
195) "Save The Best For Last," Vanessa Williams
196) "You Were Meant For Me," Jewel
197) "Date Rape," Sublime
198) "Crash Into Me," Dave Matthews Band
199) "Kiss From A Rose," Seal
200) "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," Jet
And for your listening pleasure, here are two playlists of as many of the above songs I could find.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Things I need to get better at.
- Doing homework.
- Meeting deadline.
- Cleaning.
- Washing the dishes.
- Expressing my ideas.
- Eating on a regular basis.
- Reading for classes and for fun.
- Taking days off.
- Not getting parking tickets.
- Reporting.
- Writing.
- Doing laundry.
- Keeping in touch with people.
- Being on time.
- Keeping up with the news.
- Networking.
- Dancing (ballroom and just in general).
- Becoming a wine snob.
- Meeting deadline.
- Cleaning.
- Washing the dishes.
- Expressing my ideas.
- Eating on a regular basis.
- Reading for classes and for fun.
- Taking days off.
- Not getting parking tickets.
- Reporting.
- Writing.
- Doing laundry.
- Keeping in touch with people.
- Being on time.
- Keeping up with the news.
- Networking.
- Dancing (ballroom and just in general).
- Becoming a wine snob.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Things I learned this week
I meant to blog from Vegas, but I was too busy working during the day and too busy doing other things at night. That, and at night, Internet was not available - I refused to pay $12.99 a day.
So here's everything summed up in one entry.
-- Journalism is not dead (not that I thought that, but it was nice to hear professionals say that).
-- Journalists love to drink and schmooze.
-- Rob Curley is a genius for a reason - and absolutely funny too.
-- Ethics online are much more complicated than you'd think.
-- There are people out there who are looking to hire.
-- Broadcast kids don't get enough credit.
-- Arguing with the strip club manager won't do you any good.
-- There are boys with manners out there.
-- Drunken text messages are bad.
-- Even people in newsrooms don't give out phone numbers (which is incredibly stupid).
-- It takes 30 seconds to run from one end of the Red Rock hotel hallways to the other.
-- I'm never going to be an organized person.
-- It's absolutely amazing how singing in the shower just reverbrates off the wall.
-- Truth or dare is much more interesting when you're not in middle school.
-- You'll always love your high school friends, but two years brings a lot of change.
-- The Sagebrush isn't the most important thing in the world, even though it feels like it some times.
-- I'm not a terrible ballroom dancer after all, but I've got to start working on the technique.
-- Don't kiss and tell.
-- Do not under any circumstance ever fly hungover anywhere.
-- Lock the door when you plan on lying around in your underwear because the maid will walk in.
-- Soaking in the bathtub while watching Sex and the City is really relaxing.
-- McCarran has the biggest and most efficient car rental building I've ever seen.
-- The journalism world is tiny, tiny, tiny.
-- The view of the Strip is better than actually going down it (from my POV, anyway).
-- I'm not ever going to be the chaser.
-- I'm ready for something new.
-- I also need to learn how to relax more.
-- Someone has got to figure out a business model that doesn't include a joint operating agreement so online journalism can take off.
-- Always print out the business cards, no matter how broke you are.
-- Always get the business card.
-- Work hard, because it'll somehow pay off in the end (whether it's a scholarship, internship information or your editor saying your a "superintern" to other editors)
-- Plan on owning a king sized bed someday. It's just that nice.
-- Twitter is awesome, and there are many people who agree with that statement.
-- Don't suggest early meetings if you don't have to.
-- Stay up-to-date on Web site coverage, no matter what it is.
So here's everything summed up in one entry.
-- Journalism is not dead (not that I thought that, but it was nice to hear professionals say that).
-- Journalists love to drink and schmooze.
-- Rob Curley is a genius for a reason - and absolutely funny too.
-- Ethics online are much more complicated than you'd think.
-- There are people out there who are looking to hire.
-- Broadcast kids don't get enough credit.
-- Arguing with the strip club manager won't do you any good.
-- There are boys with manners out there.
-- Drunken text messages are bad.
-- Even people in newsrooms don't give out phone numbers (which is incredibly stupid).
-- It takes 30 seconds to run from one end of the Red Rock hotel hallways to the other.
-- I'm never going to be an organized person.
-- It's absolutely amazing how singing in the shower just reverbrates off the wall.
-- Truth or dare is much more interesting when you're not in middle school.
-- You'll always love your high school friends, but two years brings a lot of change.
-- The Sagebrush isn't the most important thing in the world, even though it feels like it some times.
-- I'm not a terrible ballroom dancer after all, but I've got to start working on the technique.
-- Don't kiss and tell.
-- Do not under any circumstance ever fly hungover anywhere.
-- Lock the door when you plan on lying around in your underwear because the maid will walk in.
-- Soaking in the bathtub while watching Sex and the City is really relaxing.
-- McCarran has the biggest and most efficient car rental building I've ever seen.
-- The journalism world is tiny, tiny, tiny.
-- The view of the Strip is better than actually going down it (from my POV, anyway).
-- I'm not ever going to be the chaser.
-- I'm ready for something new.
-- I also need to learn how to relax more.
-- Someone has got to figure out a business model that doesn't include a joint operating agreement so online journalism can take off.
-- Always print out the business cards, no matter how broke you are.
-- Always get the business card.
-- Work hard, because it'll somehow pay off in the end (whether it's a scholarship, internship information or your editor saying your a "superintern" to other editors)
-- Plan on owning a king sized bed someday. It's just that nice.
-- Twitter is awesome, and there are many people who agree with that statement.
-- Don't suggest early meetings if you don't have to.
-- Stay up-to-date on Web site coverage, no matter what it is.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
APME/SND
Working as a part of the APME Gazette and loving every minute of it.
I've been schmoozing with editors from all around the country.
And I'm teaching the LSU kids about the word "schmooze."
I've been schmoozing with editors from all around the country.
And I'm teaching the LSU kids about the word "schmooze."
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Writing VIII.
A little late, but that's OK...
RGJ:
- Plaque dedicated to whitewater park
- Splashin' around
- Educators' seminar focuses on parental involvement
- Third Thursdays broadens planetarium's scope
- New UNR students taught safety lesson
Sagebrush
- Recruits join UNRPD
- The Guide: Goin' to the Game
- Tutoring center starts charging
RGJ:
- Plaque dedicated to whitewater park
- Splashin' around
- Educators' seminar focuses on parental involvement
- Third Thursdays broadens planetarium's scope
- New UNR students taught safety lesson
Sagebrush
- Recruits join UNRPD
- The Guide: Goin' to the Game
- Tutoring center starts charging
Monday, September 1, 2008
Birthdays.
Today, I am 20. I am supposedly embarking on the best years of my life by turning this age.
And where am I? The Sagebrush office.
We've got a paper to put out for tomorrow, so I have been here since 3 p.m., working on a story, reading copy and waiting for pages to generally get to me.
But it's been a good day. I had breakfast with the best friend, I auditioned for a choir that I could potentially be paid to sing in, I had lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings with a big group of friends and I got neat presents. Can you really ask for more on your birthday?
Well, besides not work, but that can't be helped.
I just realized that the fact that I'm working on my 20th birthday shows that this is what the next 10 years of my life could consist of. I'm not sure how I feel about that. Shouldn't I be out there enjoying my life, instead of constantly prepping myself for it?
And where am I? The Sagebrush office.
We've got a paper to put out for tomorrow, so I have been here since 3 p.m., working on a story, reading copy and waiting for pages to generally get to me.
But it's been a good day. I had breakfast with the best friend, I auditioned for a choir that I could potentially be paid to sing in, I had lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings with a big group of friends and I got neat presents. Can you really ask for more on your birthday?
Well, besides not work, but that can't be helped.
I just realized that the fact that I'm working on my 20th birthday shows that this is what the next 10 years of my life could consist of. I'm not sure how I feel about that. Shouldn't I be out there enjoying my life, instead of constantly prepping myself for it?
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