Balls, it's been awhile.

Ok, I know it's been months since my last update, but it's not like anyone really cares anyway. However, I do feel guilty that people have commented on some of my postings in my absence and feel compelled to update.

1.) I completed NaNoWriMo (all the way back in November). It's by no means a masterpiece, but at least 312 East Main Street can be off my mind until I'm scrambling to find something to turn in for portfolios. Also, thanks to Jake's suggestion that I do NaNoWriMo, I realized that if I can write a novel in a month, I can complete a grad school application. So, I've applied to the University of Oregon at Eugene. I still haven't heard back from them, but my odds aren't great at getting since a) I'm "just a kid" (typically, people in MFA programs usually have a decade on me) and b) I haven't been practicing much at it.

2.) I still have managed to not get fired from my job at TIS Bookstore. However, I am mildly disgruntled at the fact that I have to handle clothing and other merchandise with the former Chief "mascot" printed on it. Trust me, you do not want to get me started on the guilt and self-loathing I feel at having a share in the profit of the cultural commodification of a group of people who have been nothing but exploited since the foundations of this country. Although, that does sum it up rather nicely. On the up side, I've been commissioned to write a technical manual about the whole shipping process. If this sounds boring to anyone, please remember that any "assignment" is an excuse for me to write and attempt to make things more interesting. I think I'm going to write it in a form similar to a "choose your own adventure" fantasy short.

3.) My copy editing internship at The CulturalConnect has picked up (and how!). I tend to make a few flubs here and there, but it keeps me enough on my toes to try to pick up new skills like html and more religious adherence to the AP Style Manual so I don't get asked politely to leave.

4.) I seem to have completely given up on poetry. However, lately I've found myself monologuing on my long, cold, albeit pleasant walks home from work. Perhaps I should invest in a tape recorder or at least try to write down what I've been saying, although I seem to have forgotten today's little ramble.

5.) I (really) miss open mic nights even if I haven't written that much. I live on a college campus around passionate individuals, but I haven't really kept in touch with them (sorry older bro :frowny face: ).

6.) Paul. Why? That's all I'm willing to say.

7.) Mike/Honk. Subject of so many lame angsty myspace entries, but has proven himself to be one of the best friends I've made in college, especially since I'm technically "out" now.

8.) Jake. Still much more talented than me. I am surprisingly not competitive or bitter about this fact. I can't complain since he's one of the few people able to talk me off the ledge lately.

That's about all I can muster for now.