I'm Doin' Things That The Girls Don't Do [ Saturday 29, 2006 (09:38 PM) ] [ mood | dirty ] [ music | Showstoppers -Danity Kane ] so yea back at home after a long editors conference. man oh man it was fun. tooo much partying. im so exhausted. but i met tons of cool kids and learned a whole lot (gasp!) I plan on revamping the 'cock a lot. fuck capitalization. i cant spell that word for big letters. mom is so damn needy. i just helped her with her resume. not fun at all. i love my family. i can be crazy with them and they completely understand. justin timberlake is gay. trust. i make no sense all the time. people hate me and i like it that way. i was told im a challenging control freak. that sucks. but for some reason guys are attracted to it. they say dont play games but most secretly relish it. my cousin is d/ling music. we're all going to jail. my car paint sucks. balls. i'm a showstopper. damnit. i like choppy sentences. but i hate hemingway. whoda thunk? niki doyle is my long distance lesbian lover. yay. im obsessive with changing my away message. returning my dress tomorrow for a shirt. i love alex o'neill. and bryan doyle. though not as much. joe is crazy. period. none of you know who these ppl are. lol. i suck. like usual. yea don't call your ex from years and years back when you're trying to find a club. shower. nowish. 3 readers sent letters to the editor

[ Saturday 15, 2006 (02:32 AM) ] im so fucking frustrated right now i could spit. and im sweating like a fucking pig. ARGH!!!!!!!! i cant wait for monday. i hate the weekend. 1 reader sent letters to the editor

Zoning and Boning [ Wednesday 12, 2006 (10:19 PM) ] So yea... wrote a story on a house for recovering leukemia patients being axed by the zoning board. This man emailed me this morning to say it was "a sad example of biased reporting." Well. That's saying something. I was upset... for like 5 seconds. Anyway what else... got assigned a story about a semi-pro football team. I think it's basically a package of the up and comers and what the team and coach is like. I'm happy; my first real sports story! One of my coworkers told me that I was smart and that I would be a hot commodity once I graduate if I don't burn out. It made me happy for him to say I was ahead of almost all of our other interns. So guess what? I'm awesome!! Like you didn't know. I love Lyfe Jennings song "S.E.X." about a girl discovering her sexuality and struggling with making the right decision. But it's funny because that song makes me incredibly horny. C'est la vie. I'm a gay man magnet. Corrinne Bailey Rae is one cool chick. Download her. Now! Ex-boyfriends are douches. Even the cute ones. I ran again today. It was glorious. 2 minute warmup 30 minute run 1 minute sprint and 5 minute cool down. The exercise room is like a sauna. I lost 5 pounds in water weight from sweating. Lol I wish. I washed my hair today. It's a lot longer than I thought. Pictures when it looks decent. /\/\/\/\/fin letters to the editor

[ Wednesday 12, 2006 (03:48 PM) ] I was reading an article about ana people and "thinspiration" - basically the celebrity who is anorexic that inspires them. It made me want to cry. I found one site and the tips there reminded me of so many years I spent torturing myself. The guestbook was shocking and I couldn't resist. Name: Jackie Email: Date: Wed Jul 12 07:45:29 GMT-12:00 2006 I was anorexic for two years and bulimic for one. During those years my grades suffered heavily. I finally decided to stop and to help myself. I now have more energy to work out, go to class and enjoy extracurriculars. I am now a sophomore in college and one of the smartest people in my field. I also weigh 140 and am 5'10. I may not be as skinny as many girls here or on campus, but boys love my curves and are disgusted to see pictures from my ana days. I still cannot have a scale without obsessing. Your site tinged feelings I buried deep inside and I hope you all get some help or at least try and help yourself. I am now off to enjoy some Baskin Robbins. Eating won't kill you; ana will. Anorexia ruins lives. letters to the editor

[ Tuesday 11, 2006 (11:50 PM) ] nathan and i have a ritual. every night when we are in bed i lean over and say "kiss me" and he does. i miss it. 3 readers sent letters to the editor

[ Tuesday 11, 2006 (10:46 AM) ] (Click here to post your own answers for this meme.) ✓ I miss somebody right now. ✓ I don't watch much TV these days. ✓ I own lots of books. ✓ I wear glasses or contact lenses. × I love to play video games. × I've tried marijuana. ✓ I've watched porn movies. × I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.  (Only had psycho-exes.) ✓ I believe honesty is usually the best policy. ✓ I curse sometimes. ✓ I have changed a lot mentally over the last year. × I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me. ( it goes on... ) 1 reader sent letters to the editor

To Do: [ Monday 10, 2006 (10:47 PM) ] Email Vicki. Email my professor. Email my boss. Write my resignation letter. Write my poll for my paper Run around in a panic when it sinks in that I have a 25 page paper due in 3 weeks and I haven't even thought about it. Go to Marcus' poetry show. Figure out some Gamecock stuff. Start my paper. Run. A lot. Go to the beach. Get a faux hawk. Avoid dying. 1 reader sent letters to the editor

ME: Blah Blah Blah You: Who Cares? [ Monday 10, 2006 (08:37 PM) ] So... it's been a while. So here goes. Me and Nathan celebrated our 6 month anniversary yesterday... go us!! He came down last Monday and spent the week in Charleston with me and then we went to the beach on Thursday. Friday we slept. A lot. Saturday we got up and lazed around together in bed. Then we waited for an hour to get on the bridge to the beach. Spent about 3 hours there frolicking, swimming, body surfing.. .etc. Afterwards we laid on our towels and I read excerpts of The Time Traveler's Wife to him. He seemed to enjoy it... minus the fact that he seemed asleep most of the time. I got bitten by some huge fly and now I have welts everywhere. It sucks just doesn't describe it. We went out to a nice dinner and had ice cream afterwards. We watched 40 Year Old Virgin, our first date movie in which we shared our first kiss. It was funnier second time around and the unrated version is eh... the scenes were deleted for a reason. We woke up early on Sunday and lazed in bed together, cuddling and etc. Then we washed clothes and attempted to watch the World Cup final without making out.... it didn't work. I love that crazy kid and his burnt pancakes. I went to work on Sunday night at Baskin Robbins. It was decent but I think I have carpal tunnel although they don't hurt right now. Joy. Ice cream is yummy especially when it's free. I love love LOVE chocolate chip cookie dough. But not from anywhere else though. Go fig. Today I woke up and went to work. I sat at a desk for 5 hours doing nothing. I went home. Wash, rinse, repeat. I napped and then got a crazy notion: I'd go for a run. It's crazy because a) I hate running and b) I haven't ran since January. So yea. Madness. So I took an hour getting dressed and marinating essentially, trying to get used to running again. Well I headed down to treadmill hell. And I ran. And I felt like shit. And I kept running. And I felt great. And I sprinted. And was grateful when the whole thing was over. My legs are sore. I miss that. It kinda reminds me that I'm alive. That's always nice. The beta blockers my dumbass doctor gave me is making my chest pains worse. I was just sitting in the car with Nathan and then minutes later I'm slumped over on the floor because I can't breathe and I have pain radiating from my chest. Blargh. It sucks to be 18.5 and feel like I'm having a heart attack every day. I love the new JT single, "SexyBack." At first I thought it was a gay guy. Close enough. Currently on play count 26 since I downloaded it today. God I love repeat. Oh yea... I made 1A. Which is a big deal. And also means the front page of the South's oldest daily paper. Which means 80K people read my story. That's some scary shit. And it was on the Fourth of July and it was about fireworks. I fucking rock. I'm getting my belly button pierced. My head hurts. I'm going to pledge a sorority. It's something I really want to do and next year will be the time to do it. I love my residents. They havent gotten to campus yet and almost all of them are on facebook and have asked me numerous questions. Cute puppies. I'm looking forward to school. August 4th baby! What I'm not looking forward to is my 25 page paper on interviewing and reporting due... August 4th. Blah. Starting nowish. August 4.... my brother's birthday. He will be 17. Scary shit. I miss my family. And good food. And money. And love. 1 reader sent letters to the editor

[ Sunday 4, 2006 (01:17 AM) ] ugh i suck. letters to the editor

[ Saturday 3, 2006 (01:09 AM) ] Nathan iniated me into a new group... ppl who listen to trance over and over and over again. And it's all Paul Oakenfold's fault. He has this video/song with Brittany Murphy singing on it (yes, BM, Eminem's gf on 8 Mile) and it was AMAZING. Oh yea she's a decent singer too. Go listen to the song. It's great. letters to the editor

[ Friday 2, 2006 (10:32 PM) ] Mitral valve prolapse. That's what I have. I'm not in the mood for explaining so just look it up. Interning was ok. Drove up to an outreach center. Decent but everyone wanted to sound like SuperChristian to the rescue! I hate those kind of interviews. I miss my bf. A lot. A LOT a lot. blarhg. Ice cream was good. 8 bucks in tips. 5 guys asking for my number. 0 getting it. I like those numbers 1 reader sent letters to the editor

Ramblings of an Intern [ Thursday 1, 2006 (10:17 PM) ] Hokay, so... I've been busier than I thought I would be. Busy doing nothing. Blargh. I go to the office. Sit for 5-7 hours. Go home. Wash, rinse, repeat. Hell of a way to not make a living eh? But today I hooked up with two more editors so now I have around 5 stories for the next few days. Excitement. Decent stories too. I don't mind writing for the community pages, there's tons to learn. Speaking of learning, I'm learning so much about reporting here. I love it. It's been a while since I've done nothing but write and I'm noticing a lot. Like how I write a story, question something, leave it unchanged and then my editor changes it. I'm also (slowly) learning the value of reading and re-reading my story after its been read. Not to mention the true value of brevity. I probably wrote the shortest story of my career here but the city editor liked it so much it was on 1B, a huge thing for an intern in her first week. Recently learned that the Associated Press also picked up my story to distribute to other markets. Sweet. Living with the roomies is ok. Tired all the time though. Hate getting up early. My room is the living room so if they get up at 7, I get up at 7. Got a new job at Baskin Robbins. Easiest job I've ever had in my entire life. Free ice cream during shifts, making people happy and simple formulas for the more complicated stuff makes my job so great. The girls are cool too. And I made 6 bucks in tips my first day along with a half pound of weight. Nathan visited for a few days. I miss his sillyface already. We walked all over downtown (and god how my muscles ached the next day) and he took me out to nice restaurants so I didn't have to eat pot pies. Got a call from mom. Apparently my echocardiogram came back and there's a blockage near my heart causing blood not to go to it but back into the bloodstream. I admit I'm scared shitless. I cried. But I don't have all the info yet so we'll see what happens. Look for something in the near future. Is that it? Are these measly 385 words all there is to say? No. But it's ice cream time. Mmmm mmm mmmm, Dulce de Leche. adieu. 1 reader sent letters to the editor

Chucktown [ Monday 22, 2006 (07:55 PM) ] I am now writing to you guys from the wonderful city of Charleston, SC. It's raining right now but it's still very pretty. I started my internship today. Well kinda. I was introduced to my new boss, Robert Behre. He's really nice, knows tons about the history of Charleston. Went through a lot of personnel and training stuff. It was a bit tedious but essential. I really love the atmosphere of the newsroom although it was a bit quiet compared to the Daily Gamecock. Met a few fellow interns, already knew one. My assignment for tomorrow is to wander and explore downtown until I feel like coming into the office. AND then I get my first story for a REAL newspaper. *squee* I moved in last night into an apartment I share with two friends of mine that graduated a few weeks ago. The girls are great, love them to death. Watching Kill Bill 2 right now actually. 1 reader sent letters to the editor

[ Monday 8, 2006 (11:15 PM) ] Finally back at home. School was much too long. Another 4.0. Yay I guess. College is way too easy. Nathan and I are still going well. Not very strong. Contemplating taking a break over the summer because seeing each other might not happen. 4 months tomorrow. Congrats to us. Still need to buy him a present. Not sure what. Any ideas? He likes photography, running and the beach. He just got a video Ipod for his bday too. I'm watching the Scorpion King. It's really bad. I can't believe I liked this movie. I'm starting realize I don't speak to any people from high school anymore. It's kinda sad. ..... I'm over it. Sleep envelops the weary. letters to the editor

[ Saturday 25, 2006 (05:31 PM) ] So. I have a job. Unpaid so not really a job. But that's okay. If you need me this summer, look in the offices of the Charleston Post and Courier. Yep, I'm a real journalist now. lol. I'm so excited. My moms is freeking because of paying rent and all that stuff but she handles the financial stuff not me. I am living a dream. Mine. 1 reader sent letters to the editor

[ Friday 24, 2006 (11:59 PM) ] LJ Interests meme results bands: I love bands especially ones with cute emo rocker boys. boys: Boys are nice. Not as nice as men but they'll do. computers: I love computers. I need a new one. I love my laptop but I need a Mac. german: German makes my heart flutter. I've studied it for 6 years. My German is pretty shitty right about now but thats ok. lotr: Lord of the Rings!!! YES! Orlando Bloom made those movies for me. The books make me smile but sleepy as well. orlando bloom: Lol I just talked about him. Hott. very. not in Troy though. running: I'm not a great runner but I like to do it. I'm a sprinter through and through but I dabble in long distance every once and a while. sleeping: I miss sleep with a passion. I don't manage to get any anymore. Blahness. swimming: I like to swim in the summer in a pool for fun. Not competetively because I dont do it well. Cant help it, I'm black. writing: Writing is my one passion in life. I guess that's why I want to be a journalist. I can;t imagine waking up one day and not writing. I would cease to exist. Enter your LJ user name, and 10 interests will be selected from your interest list. 1 reader sent letters to the editor

Long Time No Journal [ Friday 24, 2006 (11:20 PM) ] Hey guys, I'm pretty sure a lot of you have deleted my bc I've been pretty dormant on the whole lj scene but I just decided it's time to get back in the swing of things. What does that mean? Super long update. Maybe. So right now its the second semester of my first year of college. I have 40 credits already. It's ridiculous. My classes last semester were really easy so I got a 4.0. This semester isn't as easy. Some of my profs are hardcore for no reason. Justin Chapura picked me as the Assistant News Editor for the Daily Gamecock. We have a circulation of 14,000 in print and 7,000 for the online edition. It's bit difficult especially working with incompetent writers who dont get shit in until 9 p.m. when it was due at 5 and it's a week old story. But c'est la vie. I really enjoy working there. All the editors are great and we have too much fun in the newsroom all night. I've been working on like 15 different internships. Hopefully I'll hear back from someone. I moved to Maxcy, the other Honors dorm. Apparently theres a shortage of Resident Advisors so they needed a new one come this semester. So the week after I got to school my new boss called and we did a phone interview. A week later I moved into Maxcy. It's really weird bc I've dated some of my residents and partied with a lot of them. But we have a lot of fun in the basement. We keep it crazy. Me and Phillip broke up, speaking of crazy. He threatened me and was vulgar and verbally abusive. So I terminated that real quick. But not me and Nathan got together and we're doing great. Nathan used to live 2 doors down from me in Capstone before I move. We started talking during winter break and started going out Jan. 9, first day of classes. Watching War of the Worlds with Sarah and Ryan right now. Movies are always fun. I'm kinda tired and I know I have to go back to my room soon and write up my drunken residents. I hate when they put me in that kind of situation and expect me to be their "friend" and let them off the hook. But I've decided to keep "Once the tripods start to move, no more news comes out of that area." Kind of reminds me of governments and their takeover of other countries. That's the first thing that happens: they take control of all communication outlets. It's quite effective. The scene in the movie with the news reporters is very accurate when it comes to reporters in general. They know all the facts, can explain everything to people looking for answers to tragedies and events and they can be callous in search of the story. The woman reporter says "Hey were you on that plane? No, that would have made a helluva story." AND FUCKING LEAVES HIM THERE WHEN THE TRIPODS ARE FUCKING COMING!!! YOU CALLOUS BITCH!!! She should rot in hell. Anyways pictures later maybe. A very iffy maybe. 2 readers sent letters to the editor

[ Monday 7, 2005 (10:03 PM) ] ok so heres a mini update. lets see.... one of our guys on the rugby team got his face broken. not a pretty sight. i have a crush on one of the guys on the team but that will come to nothing. hes like 22 and gorgeous. lol. umm i think im talking to way too many guys at once. well theres at least 5. lol. oh well. school is cramping into my social life a helluva lot. i have 2 10 page papers due soon that i havent started. rookie week starts soon. thatll be interesting. and im getting a job at the bookstore. ithink thats it for now. more later. letters to the editor

[ Tuesday 1, 2005 (04:58 PM) ] wow i havent written in forever. need to fix that. i got a fish named Big (from Sex and the City). margie hates it. i think its bc im obsessed with it since i just got it. oh well she'll get over it. speaking of her shes gone for the week. i love her to death but now i can do whatever i want to do without worrying about her sleeping all the damn time. ive been drinking too much. welch's sparkling grape juice that is. rugby practice tonight. ugh. oh well. i just paid for my parking garage space. 220 gone in like 20 seconds. oh well. ummm what else. we went to see rocky horror picture show last night. that was great. pictures later. 1 reader sent letters to the editor

[ Saturday 15, 2005 (12:03 AM) ] so i killed my car today. blah. the accelerator got stuck and i couldnt stop the car. so my engine is more than likely fried. which means no car for a very long time. this sucks so bad. i need a job. ive decided to try and work for the carolina callers. oh yea and im at home for fall break. wondering how im getting back to campus. it all sucks so bad. letters to the editor

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