Writing the words "writing" and "Boy Scouts" next to one another made me realize I should somehow include Boy Scouts in my NaNoWriMo novel. I'm wearing my beautiful new NaNoWriMo 2009 shirt . (Thanks, Dad!) That's right. It's November 1, and it's a mark of how much...
If anything felt wrong or wonky about today, don't worry. I'm in Starbucks. The world is still spinning on a tilted axis. It's okay . Once again, I'm haunting the creepy corner table with my OneNote biochemistry notes open. And Firefox. Oh, and AOL Instant Messenger. ... Multi-tasking...
As I begin my fourth week on the road traveling to high schools and college fairs, I am reminded of what an insanely busy time of year this is for everyone, especially high school seniors applying to colleges and universities. In addition to trying to find the right school for you, you’ve got homework...
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I was going to write a post about the Butler Catholic Community today, it being the day after Sunday and all, but our technology is still broken. That means I cannot embed the snazzy video I made. That means most of you won't see it. That happened to my video about my bike , and I don't want...
Ah, yes. The start of a good horror film, right there. This what happens when you need books and you need them FAST. No time for organization! It's time to study! (Ashley gave me that purple desk organizer. I proceeded to not put it on a desk, and I stuffed it with action figures.) This is cleanest...
Since my junior year in high school (2005), I have participated in National Novel Writing Month in November. Participants write a 50,000 word story in the 30 days of November (that's about 1,667 words a day) in hopes that the fast-paced deadline will help would-be writers actually complete their...
When I started my internship at NUVO Newsweekly at the beginning of my semester, my boss told me that he couldn't even promise that I would ever get published in the physical paper. There are lots of interns and not a lot of space for stories. Most of the interns would be publishing stories online...
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SPRING BREAK! wooooo. I am spending it here in good old Indianapolis, and absolutely loving it. Why stay? Well, 1) most of the people and places I love are in Indy 2) Butler is currently hosting the men's basketball tournament for the Horizon League and 3) I have some things to do in town for my...
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