My rantings, musings, and the overall verbal diarrhea of optimism that leaks out of me.
Ok. I did it. On November 1st, I managed to finish the entire rough draft for my transmedia marketing proposal for school, read almost 100 pages from my textbook, hit the gym [in the morning – bonus points], and chugged out the first 2,300 words for NaNoWriMo. Whew! I’m exhausted just recounting it. Tonight, I…
My to-do list is so long that I’m not sure where to start. Presently, I have a homework assignment begging to be started, approximately 100 pages to read out of my textbook, a screenplay to finish, a novel to start [hello, NaNoWriMo!], and that’s not even counting my personal commitments away from my laptop. Dishes,…
I just received word from Full Sail University’s literary magazine, The Aviator, that two of my poems and one piece of my flash fiction have been selected for publication. Yay! In addition, one of my poems was selected for the “Editor’s Award,” which I’m guessing is the favorite piece in the chosen genre. Woohoo! Normally,…
A few weeks ago, a classmate and I were chatting about how many great projects we’ve started so far while in school and how disappointed we were that we hadn’t finished them. He and I have become good friends over the last two years and we both recognize a lot of talent and potential in…
Today marks the sixth anniversary since my father passed away from kidney cancer. I was twenty-two years old, just seven months away from my wedding day. A week before he died, I had no idea his cancer was terminal. To this day, I’m not sure if my father had known and didn’t want to burden…
Another article of mine was selected for the school’s news blog – woohoo! I should really start diversifying my submissions moving forward, but I can’t say I don’t enjoy seeing my name posted as a contributing writer for Full Sail University. It’s a pretty big ego boost! Since I cannot post a direct link, here…
I realize that I’m a little old for a quarter life crisis and a bit too young for a mid-life crisis, yet I feel this sudden urge to flip my world upside down. Is there such a thing as a one-third life crisis? If so, I think I may be having one. I want to…
Yesterday, I did something I’ve never done before. Something that no one would have likely guessed I would ever do in my life. I ran in the Savage Race, a brutal six mile obstacle course in Dade City, Florida. The event was literally described as the “race designed to kick your ass.” And it did.…
Every once in a while, even an optimist can have a bad day. For me, that day was today. And I’m embarrassed to say it was for very superficial reasons. I try not to be too open about myself in a public forum such as this, but I will say that I’ve struggled my whole…
I watched the debate tonight, paying equal attention to the words of both candidates, doing my best to remain as open-minded and analytical as possible. However, I found myself very distracted. Not by the moderator or the audience, but rather by the constant play-by-play of my friends via Facebook. Literally, there was a new post…
Victoria Elizabeth Ann 