My rantings, musings, and the overall verbal diarrhea of optimism that leaks out of me.
So, our last assignment for school was to perform a SWOT analysis, viewing ourselves as a business. Based on what we learned about our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, we were then supposed to discuss our short and long term goals post-graduation. Rather than preparing an essay (which, Lord knows, we’ve done plenty of in…
Next week, the city of Orlando will be hosting the Global Peace Film Festival, a festival dedicated to the mission of promoting peace on a global scale. This goes beyond an anti-war message. The festival concentrates on the preservation and protection of human rights as a whole, tackling issues such as racism, sexism, child slavery,…
Image Source: http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/399/cache/september-9-11-attacks-anniversary-ground-zero-world-trade-center-pentagon-flight-93-second-airplane-wtc_39997_600x450.jpg _____________________________________________ I was in my study period, in that weird head space somewhere between sleep and consciousness, when the teacher’s phone rang. It was nothing unusual. She took calls all the time. Most days, the instructor was nearly as catatonic as we were. A class full of hormones, anxiety, and apathy is…
I’m very excited to announce that the 10th volume of The Aviator, Full Sail’s literary magazine, has come out! You can download a copy here! (Please note: it’s an application, so you will need to disable your pop-up blocker) I’m very fortunate to have both a short story (The Blue Schwinn, pg 28) and an…
On Tuesday, September 3rd, I start the last class of my BFA at Full Sail University. WOW. How the time has flown. On March 28th, 2011, I began my journey as a Creative Writing student. I entered the program with insecurity and trepidation, a 26 year old getting a late start on a life’s passion.…
Had to share this awesome photo of Bruno Mars and his band from last night. Doesn’t this picture just look like it’s straight out of the 70s? I love it. My fanhood (is that a word?) has increased tenfold for Bruno after last night’s concert in Orlando. He was energetic, talented, and put on one…
I’ve been on a major reading kick lately. For anyone that knows me, they can vouch that I’m an avid-reader by nature, normally polishing off one novel per week – on top of my school and work commitments. For my birthday, my husband surprised me by purchasing the four major Kerouac books I’ve been dying…
With graduation less than six weeks away, I really feel like the momentum is building. I’ve gone through two interviews for internships. I’ve sent out samples of my writing to multiple companies, colleges (yes, thinking about grad school), and potential employers. This is really happening, folks. I found out last night that the owner of…
I just learned that today is the one year anniversary since I started this blog. WOW! It’s hard to believe that I’ve been part of this world – sharing my thoughts, experiences, and words with a public audience – for twelve months now. When I first launched this blog, I was terrified. I had no…
Last night I was in a writing mood, but wasn’t really in the mood for storytelling. Poetry seemed… trite. Flash fiction? Just wasn’t feeling the inspiration. As I sat with my laptop scalding my lap [man, those Macbook Pros get hot!], I let my eyes wander the room. Pictures on the coffee table of my…
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