Rollin’ for the Kids Bowl-A-Thon will be held Saturday, March 21 at the Galaxy of Sports beginning at 9 a.m. The Free Press will be participating in this event, but we need donations for our teams! Stop by our office on Queen Street to donate! When making donations, ask for Judy Massey, she’s our master bowler!
Thanks!
So it’s been a while since I’ve updated. I can’t pinpoint a specific reason, but I supect it’s mainly because life is spinning completely out of control at the moment..no time to stop and breathe..I just keep rushing around. Anyway here are a few things I’ve done since my last update:
>I finsihed reading “Eat, Pray, Love”…AMAZING book. I will probably read it again in the next few months. I started and finished “No one belongs here more than you” by Miranda July. I actually ended up reading a few of the stories about 10 times. I completely feel in love with this book. If you decide to read it pay special attention to the following stories:
-This Person
-Making Love in 2003
-Ten True Things
-The Shared Patio
I’ve started reading two other books..”A Long Way Down” by Nick Hornby and “Dispatces from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disaster and Survial” by Anderson Cooper. So far, both are pretty amazing reads. Cooper’s memoir isn’t for the weak of heart, he recounts some truly agonizing scenes.
>Last weekend I traveled to Jacksonville to spend the weekend with my friends Elise and Cat. It was a great time. We spent most of the weekend talking, which to be quite honest was exactly what I needed. It was good to get out of town and simply be in a different environment.
>I swtiched over from being the Night Editor here at The Free Press to a Staff Writer, something I’m really excited about. I’m still getting my feet wet, but hopefully in the next week or so I’ll get the hang of everything. I was a writer for my collge newspaper, but it’s certainly a different game at a daily newspaper. I look forward to brining the community relevent stories that will realy impact lives. I wanted to become a journalist so that I could give a voice to those who don’t have the means to speak out. I look forward to telling their stories.
>Just for fun……
There has been a “note” going around Facebook. Basically you are supposed to list 25 random things about yourself and share it with other people. I suspect that the purpose is so that we can learn more about the people we come into contact with on a daily basis. I thought I would share my list here. I doubt people who actually know me won’t be surpsrised by any of these.
1. I love love love watching DVD commentary and it pretty much ruins my life when I buy a movie and find out that there isn’t any commentary.
2. I usually read three books at a time.
3. When I’m driving alone I sing in the car….really loud.
4. Charlotte and I have dance parties in our living room.
5. I hate cooking.
6. I set my alarm so that I can wake up and get my newspaper from outside every morning
7. I could recite the closing announcement for Target in my sleep.
8. I like to read passages from books aloud to people.
9. I read the new secrets posted on postsecret.com every Sunday.
10. I sleep with all kinds of things in my bed —books, chapstick, tissues, sweatshirts, water bottles, vitamins.
11. I truly believe that one day I will be living the life I have always dreamed of.
12. I believe we have multiple soul mates.
13. Rainy days are my favorite.
14. I love to throw parties…with themes.
15. I hardly ever text.
16. Some days I crawl out of my bed from the end because I don’t want to get up on the wrong side again.
17. I had ear surgery on my right ear when I was 8 years old..I still have a 20 percent hearing loss in that ear. You’ll probably never see me answer the phone with my right ear, it’s just too hard to hear.
18. I decided to be a journalist because I believe everyone has a story and I want to tell those stories.
19. I collect quotes…I have a book of them.
20. I hate messy handwriting.
21. I love messy hair.
22. I would wear ECU hoodies and yoga pants everyday if I could.
23. Good company is the most essential part of life..in my opinion.
24. I desperately want to work for skirt magazine.
25. I miss dancing.
In my head…
Fleet Foxes: Ragged Wood
Ben Folds featuring Regina Spektor: You Don’t Know Me
Regina Spekor: Us
