From the monthly archives:

February 2006

Washed Away

February 28, 2006

The rain slips slowly past my hands, dripping down my fingers and collecting with rushing water around my feet. The city is mourning, the sky is leaking, and the news reports only read storm watch. It’s 2006, and suddenly I’m reminded that I started high school 12 years ago. It’s February, and the rains have [...]

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Ok, what’ll it be?

February 26, 2006

Today I sat in my room, stared at the ceiling for an hour and wondered how more surreal life’s recent events could get. One-armed half-hugs irritate me. But oh how a prolonged and warm embrace touches me down to the very core. So let’s try and write in this thing a little more often, shall [...]

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Excuses? Don’t need them. Try a schedule

February 11, 2006

I’ve shied away from blogging daily. This isn’t because nothing is happening, but it may be that too much is happening. The second week of school is over, and it is appearing that week one was a warm up for things to come. I began my 18 hours a week at the photo lab as [...]

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Year of the Dog

February 5, 2006

Week one at school and the paper is complete. I’ve spent so many hours at the paper, it’s almost strange when I leave to go to class, or do something not involving reporting and editing. My struggles with writers continue. How do I convey urgency to them to provide quality reporting? Even in the Arts [...]

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Desks aren’t always boring

February 1, 2006

The second day has ended, and third day is about to begin, yet I feel as though I’ve been working at the paper for a month already. Being there at 8 a.m. everyday is so much easier than I thought it would be. There certainly is little to no down time. I’m happy to get [...]

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