Those of you who’ve read my last couple posts probably noticed that I’ve updated my blog design again. And I’ve changed the URL, just in case you didn’t notice the site redirect. I needed to put more space between my personal writing and my professional life. Now that I work for a local newspaper, I’mContinueContinue reading “New Blog Layout: 2017”
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New Blog Layout: 2016
So… 2016 is finally almost over. I know, right? I’ve been pretty quiet on the blogging front lately, but I’m okay. I finally got my dream job doing the journalism things at a local newspaper. When I finish writing every day, I don’t always want to go home and write more. But there’s more. I’veContinueContinue reading “New Blog Layout: 2016”
New Blog Layout: 2015
Some of you probably noticed that I updated my blog layout in January. My friend Elraen had a tradition of posting screenshots of her old blog layouts as a record. She’s currently a journalist in the music industry, she majored in digital writing, and she does a lot of photo editing and graphic design work,ContinueContinue reading “New Blog Layout: 2015”
The Jar of Self-Confidence and stat bonuses
I’m naturally a bubbly person. One of the nicknames I earned in college was the toesocks fairy. But I’ve been recovering from what my friends and I called emotional hypothermia, slowly warming up to my own emotions, both positive and negative ones. I wondered how much of my optimism was forced. Not all of itContinueContinue reading “The Jar of Self-Confidence and stat bonuses”
Obsessions and yellow paint
Photo: Flicker. Yellow waves by Ruth Hartnup My friends all know I am obsessive. If you know me at all, you’ve heard more than you ever wanted to know about Harry Potter, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Del Taco, and The Thorn. My friends tease me about my obnoxious love for my birthplace in Southeast Texas, andContinueContinue reading “Obsessions and yellow paint”