..Especially considering Stephen Dean‘s blog entries. :) Until then, here are some updates. :) ### Thank you for the Toastmaster’s comments! I really appreciate them, and to John – you should totally do it. People there are warm, encouraging, and they want to see you succeed. I had my first speech a couple weeks ago […]

I’m sitting in the parking lot of an Italian restaurant right now… about to go to a small celebration party for a Pulitzer prize winner and all his good friends. Ri-di-cu-lous. …That’s all. :)

People always seem impressed that I go on my random trips… sleep in my car, go to hostels, blah blah blah. But to be honest, it isn’t that big of a deal to me. I really love to learn… and putting myself in those situations helps me do that. Even sleeping in my car, I

Before I get started, I’d like to once again reiterate that I really do love Los Angeles. The area that I live in (right near Santa Monica and Venice) is amazing, and in my opinion, the best part of the city by far. But this is something that I’ve been thinking about for a while,

I did it. It took all I had, but I did it. I deleted my Firefox extension that handled all my gmail accounts… gave me email previews… and basically let me keep tabs on my email 24/7. I was doing well with only checking email a few times a day, but that extension definitely wasn’t

Chris Brisson is amazing.

I decided to hold off on Europe. I kept going back and forth in my head. Up until the day before, I was 100% resolute that I was going to go. And then at the last minute… I realized it was probably not a smart decision. I’m still going to go… and SOON… but I

Wake up, usually at 7am-ish… Go to a cafe at Venice Beach and work from 8am – 1pmish… Go LAY OUT ON THE BEACH for an hour… And drive to a new cafe for afternoon work. I love Los Angeles. :D P.S. I need to post again soon, lots of stuff happening. I’m actually in

I have the flu. Jaime just walked in from her massage appointment and handed me a bouquet of flowers. I. Love. Her!

I signed onto my MySpace account earlier today. I very rarely go on MySpace anymore, and for some reason I decided to look through old pictures (will leave some at the bottom of this post). It was fun to go through and reminisce, and now I’m really looking forward to visiting home for a few