Yeah...I've certainly hit that point in the day where I can no longer be productive.... After all, its 4:45 on a Friday!

hence, this survey! :)

( bring it on, baby! )

Sooo.... after a few months of holding out, Jeremy and I got a cat today ( Read more... )

I wish there was an instant zap thingy I could take from here to Indiana. Lately I've been traveling the Phoenix - Indy route quite a lot ( Read more... )

that was the best live show ever. with the meet & greet, had front row center in front of taylor's piano and i'm not even sure i can update anything coherent since its 4:50 a.m. and i went to bed at 2. but here we go, heading back to Phoenix to make it to work at a decent hour ( Read more... )

Yes yes. So - after going to Hanson.net last week and seeing "New Show Date: Indiana University, Nov. 14" and completely falling on the ground in complete shock, I calmed down a bit and realized since it was on a Monday, and well, im in Arizona, there was really no way ( Read more... )

I'll be at IU the day after tomorrow!!!!!!

:-D

Ahh. The weather here is soon to show why October through May is spectacular in Arizona. It's still rather hot but it's cool in the mornings and evenings, and in a few weeks, we're going to take full advantage of the refreshing temperatures and go hiking at the parks here. Should be great ( Read more... )

I meant to post some pics earlier but with this week being my first at the new bureau, things were a bit hectic. I sit near two journalism veterans -- They're hilarious and also very insightful! They passed on some great advice ( Read more... )

So today is my first day as an official Arizona Republic full-time employee. I wish someone could give me a handbook on how to live in the real world. It's weird! My "title" switches from Pulliam Fellow to Community Reporter. Oooh..Ahhh.. It's also my first day at the new bureau! Things are going well I think. Of course it's a bit overwhelming ( Read more... )

Today I walked into the room for our weekly (and my last) features meeting and all of the features staff had planned a surprise party for me! I couldn't believe it! They had tons of food there, flowers and a card for me ( Read more... )