I am preparing to send my summer project photos and accompanying article to American magazines, starting out with gay and lesbian publications, although that admittedly is preaching to the choir. I am hoping to have some response and publication in at least some form, as a gateway to publications with wider appeal to the audience I want to address ( Read more... )

no job at the moment.

lots of gilmore girls, though.

and applications, and hopes, and self doubt, and patience, and questions. lots of questions.

here, let's not think for a while, hm?

Put an X in every box that applies to you

[x] You know how to make a pot of coffee
[ ] You keep track of dates using a calendar
[x]You own more than one credit card
[x] You ( Read more... )

I feel disoriented and wrong-headed about everything I think or say nowadays. But what’s more dismaying is my inability to reconcile reality, this yes-or-no, literally black-or-white mentality with my lovely heather grey view of the world. I feel embarrassed to be so out of touch, and so unable to articulately state my case. I can't find a common ( Read more... )

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I cannot believe how tightly connected the Daily Tar Heel tied me to the campus of Chapel Hill. Far more than sports, clubs or classes, The Daily Tar Heel led me to know and understand my school, its students and its leaders. It gave me the ability to see the identity of a place, and ethos in action.

The student body president of UNC, Eve Carson, ( Read more... )

caffe prada: on the corner of a positively pretty and thoughtfully constructed block in downtown winston, with a lovely cityscape of a view and streamlined lounge decor, and providers of tasty cheeses, lovely desserts and nutella gelato. yes. really. i had an interview there today where they had me make a cappuccino (which was kind of laughable to ( Read more... )

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and yet i feel surprisingly peaceful today. none of my options are bad, it just so happens that the one i had been planning on for a while didn't come through, and neither did this last minute one. and that is okay, because i still have everything i had before. i haven't gained anything new yet, but i will. i'll get a job, or two, or maybe an ( Read more... )

they said no.

Elger has the cold from Hell right now. He is napping on the couch - if you know him, you know he does not nap - where he has spent almost the entire day. It is sad. He didn't even finish his gevulde koek! I've been practicing being an aupair today as a result, washing every dish in the house and trying to keep him hydrated. I'm glad to do it, and ( Read more... )