The end and a new beginning

I am sitting alone in the newsroom today, waiting for the other editors to begin trickling in. It’s actually a pretty rare occurrence for me to be alone in the office these days. Last semester I seem to remember it happening quite often, though albeit, not for extended periods of time.
I can see a big [...]

Thanksgiving 2008

I have not written about my Thanksgiving yet, but fear not, it is not too late. My grandparents were visiting so the holiday became quite the family affair and included:
- 32 pounds of turkey (one 10 pound and one 22 pound turkey).
- A 25 pound ham.
- Nearly 20 pies.
- More than 30 relatives.
- My little sister’s [...]

Political science and journalism in dream land

I slept lightly last night with lots of tossing and turning, which means I had many dreams. Unfortunately, though I remember having dreams and waking up from them periodically, I only remember one with enough details to share.
I dreamed I was at the press conference where Obama was going to announce Clinton as his Secretary [...]