I’ve been in a very poetic mood lately, writing a poem practically every other day over the past two weeks. It’s amazing to feel this inspired… but also very distracting when it comes to getting my homework [which is NOT poetry] done by the due dates. Since I’m not ready to share these new ones…
I am currently at the midpoint of a class I had been both anticipating and dreading for the past six months. Anticipation because I think very highly of this professor – he’s by far one of the most intelligent, kind, and gifted people I have ever met. Dr. Simone Caroti is a brilliant instructor I…
Make lemonade. Then start a lemonade stand charging $0.75 per glass, with a net profit of $0.54 per cup sold. Upon reaching $250 in gross profit, sell franchise licenses [at $50/pop] to five others, reinvesting those profits into purchasing better quality lemons, sugar, and filtered water. Charge the franchisees 20% per diem of their gross…
Want to know how to absolutely make an optimist’s day? Tell them that they’ve been nominated for the Sunshine Award! How cool is that? I was nominated by Alli, a beautiful girl with an incredible blog that EVERYONE should check out: http://exhilaratedliving.wordpress.com/. She’s a recovering pessimist, who discovered the joy of positive-thinking and…
It’s funny how an optimist, such as myself, can find a silver-lining to even some of the worst experiences of their life. We’re annoying like that. We look for [and always manage to find] the good in people, in bad situations, and at the lowest points of despair, tragedy, or anguish. For example, when I…
While cleaning through some old files on my laptop [aka, procrastinating on homework], I stumbled upon the speech I gave at my best friend’s wedding back in March. She and her husband moved to Texas a few weeks back and I’ve been pretty melancholic about it, as I had become pretty accustomed to having my…
Ok, ok… so this shouldn’t really count as a publication, because it’s not a piece of creative work I did or anything that required a lot of effort on my part, but I’m going to count it anyhow. Remember that Entertainment Writers Panel I was raving about last week? Well, the summary I wrote…
This post is going to be short and brief, as this is my first “real weekend” in several weeks and it happens to be three glorious days off! I’ve been putting in a lot of overtime lately, between both school and work, and finding very little time to enjoy some of my favorite things, such…
Ok, my first poem and script have officially been published in Full Sail University’s literary magazine, The Aviator. Woohoo! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MAGAZINE: http://media.fullsail.com/LMS/facdev/Aviator6.air.zip [Make sure you have pop-ups disabled – you’ll need to install an application to view it.]
The other night, on my drive home from work, I gave my mom a call. Don’t worry, I used my bluetooth. Both hands on the wheel, just like Mutti would want. We did the usual chitchat – How was your day? How’s work? Grandma still crazy? – and then the conversation drifted to me. I…
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