My uncle died this morning. He would have turned 48 Friday ( Read more... )

 Haven't fallen off the face of the earth. Promise. Just been on assignment for almost three weeks straight. For folks not in Oklahoma or who don't follow Indian Country, just Google my name. It'll all make sense ( Read more... )

 1. The uncle is out of the hospital and back to Caddo County (well, part of his building is in Blaine County, but you get the idea ( Read more... )

 1. We're looking at replacing at least one of the cars as soon as I either get a full-time gig or enough freelance stuff so that my paychecks are about the same as having a full-time income. His car has almost 185,000 miles on it and the Saturn has a power window that doesn't work, clear coat that's peeled off on the driver's side and, as of this ( Read more... )

 Bridget Jones was right: when one part of your life comes together, another inevitably falls spectacularly to shit ( Read more... )

Yeah, I wouldn't know how to react either ( Read more... )

 A brief exchange on Facebook with one of my sorority sisters on Facebook about To Kill a Mockingbird has got me thinking about the books I read for class in high school and college. A few thoughts:
1. There are a few books on my shelves around the house that are there because of those classes. Namely, The Handmaid's Tale, Portrait of the Artist as ( Read more... )

 Have a few full-time applications in around the Tulsa metro area. Haven't heard back on any, but a couple of the places I've applied are still taking applications for another week or so. As always, fingers and toes are crossed ( Read more... )

 Successfully pitched a few stories to the news editors yesterday. Helps that (a) three tribes have elections later this year and (b) two enterprise pieces that ran Sunday and Monday provided an easy springboard for companion pieces from Indian Country. Still looking for a full-time gig, though ( Read more... )

 - Starting to get pressure from the parental units to put my career goals on the back burner (or abandon them altogether) and seek employment in another field just to get on somewhere. And while I know they mean well and are trying to help, it's taking all I can do to go off on them whenever it comes up.
- Proof I'm a power nerd: went to the ( Read more... )