why does it have to be so fast?

switcheroo

blame zach.

So yeaaaaaaah.

ANYWAY!

Some recent posts that have been meaningful for me and my current life situation:

Penelope Trunk
More Penelope Trunk
I'm not so much like this guy, but the response was relevant.

More later.

fail.

yeah, so about that once a day thing....

lazy thursday?

I have been such a bum today. It's kind of despicable.

But I added hangman to my blog! And a couple other nifty changes.

I keep thinking of all the things I could be doing today (since I don't work today) and I can't get past thoughts. Haven't done much. Bad habit. I think it's because I've been sleeping in - and when I sleep in I feel tired ALL day. It's no bueno.

Went to Starbucks to get caffeine hoping that would motivate me, and when I was walking out I witnessed the tail end of an older woman falling in the parking lot. She was with what seemed like her 13ish year old granddaughter. I didn't see how bad it was, but when she fell she didn't get up. (I immediately thought of you, LP, if you're reading this...). Anyway, I went over and she had a sizable gash above her eye. Luckily I was at my store, I stole some supplies from the first aid kit. Anyway, she was fine, but like, four women coming from Pei Wei rushed over after I helped her get cleaned up and they basically shushed me away. Like, "We're all fine here, thanks!" And stayed with her. I didn't get that at all. Did I offend them or something? It was very strange. Very high school.

I think some women are proud of their nurturing capabilities - like they need to prove it. They're possessive over it, even competitive. I don't understand it.

Anyway. That was kind of interesting. Going to Norman for most of next week and I can't wait! It will be good to see people, and to look for jobs.

Oklahoma plays in the BCS National Championship Game tonight! Boomer Sooner baby. Should be good. Hopefully...

Got a Victoria's Secret swim catalog today - made me want to work out. But I still didn't. ha.

weird things

1. This is the world headquarters of craigslist. Somehow I imagined it being very different. Only 25 employees. Hm.

2. I saw Slumdog Millionaire today, and it was very good, you should go see it! I don't totally agree with the review, but it mentions this tidbit of weirdness during the ending credits: They all broke out into a dance. Like, a choreographed, Bollywood-esque dance. ? And it definitely wasn't that kind of movie. Seriously, anyone know what that's about?

more jobless journalists

This is depressing. And, really, it's starting to get old.

I think that every person I graduated with (or nearly with) that got a job in journalism has either nearly escaped a lay off or has suffered one. It's pretty amazing how quickly it's all just burning to the ground. Newspapers at least.

(For the record, LP has not been laid off. But she works in magazines in New York, so she doesn't count. haha)

A friend's facebook status today said that she "is worried that this economy will rob our media of some of the best new journalists."

This isn't the end of journalism, obviously, but it is certainly a painful transition. It just might be the end of the newspaper, or at least, the newspaper as we know it. I'm sure my kids will not be picking up a daily newspaper every morning.

But I think that's sadly true. What about all us newbs? We all graduated, excited and edumuhcated, with nowhere to go. The smartest of us will find new paths to carve in journalism - new ways of storytelling or some niche we can find a way to make our own. But what will the rest of us do in the meantime? Settle? Or ditch journalism for something to pay the bills?

p.s.

Two wonderful things made their return today: Gossip Girl and Cary Tennis.

Just wanted to share.