i had this really strange encounter today with running. it inspired me, really, to get back into running like i have planned for this year. 23 days in and still, about a total of one mile run in the new year. man im behind. anyway, i read this story and watched the video and was almost driven to tears. it's such heart-wrenching shit, and the story ( Read more... )

ok, so so much for a snowless winter.

it snowed (like REAL snow) for about 30 mins. today. the entire newsroom stopped for about 2 minutes while everyone took pictures from their camera phones.

but at least my first article got published!! b1 front page metro baby! Leave a comment  2 

For all you Medilldos: Remember all those stupid weather stories we had to do during editing and writing? Or maybe it was newswriting....whatever. You remember how everyone bitched and moaned and complained that we would never ACTUALLY do one? well guess what. you are all WRONG-O buckos! because i was called in to work TWICE during the weekend to ( Read more... )

em and i are currently at some cafe on congress ave. we were trying to find ruta maya on 5th street but after 2 turns and a close encounter with death (ie my shitty driving) we gave it up and moved on. it's a nice place, except for the open-mic night and the crazed hippies singing songs about homeless crickets, canned goods and your $3 latte. plus ( Read more... )

So yesterday, Em and I decided to go out exploring the town. We found some sah-weet signs/art/etc things that are def. becoming picture-worthy material. Bulls are amazing ( Read more... )

so i've been bored at home for the last week. and i've been thinking a lot about my future. not two weeks from now future, but 15 years from now. i was sitting watching TV and wondering where I would be in 15 years. where i would be living, what my job would be like, who i'd be working for, what i would look like, what my husband and home (if i ( Read more... )

so because i now find myself with a bit more free time (and per request of a friend!) i will update my LJ "fans" of the latest occurences in my life ( Read more... )

i'd hate time to update more often. unfortunately, unlike some of my peers, i am neither tanning at the beach next to overgrown palms or watching TV 12 hours out of the day ( Read more... )

So I'm watching The Crow, thinking about how that would make a sweet-ass costume ( Read more... )

Today I met a person who gives me hope for the world. Like me, he doesnt fit into any of the bullshit boxes that everybody tries to put you in. Likes The Starting Line, in a hardcore band, Mexican, circa shoes and tight pants.

In one sentence: Studded belt with an Aztec calendar buckle.

BOO and YEAH!

South side is where it's at...

fuck the