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California Dreaming

2011-04-13T01:15:00.000-05:00

Salutations! It’s been way to long since I have blogged on here. Alas I have been busy! I have moved to San Diego for the time being and am loving it! Here is a picture taken of the coast of La Jolla. Here is a photo of the bay I live on as the sun rose as I was walking to my car for my commute to work the other morning. More updates and stories are coming soon!

Photos from Colorado

2011-01-21T15:03:00.001-06:00

Vail..I think. Allie took me on a hike in Boulder. Uggs were not the best choice of footwear! Zero traction, I certainly slipped on some ice on the way down. Nature Allie! The sun setting on Boulder as we hiked down. Allie sliding like a penguin while snowboarding Vail. Family Photo Snowboarding and Skiing Vail.

Good Bye Japan! Hello USA!

2011-01-05T13:00:00.002-06:00

Hello all! I realize that its been a while. I returned to the USA on December 20th and I have been quite busy! First, I’m sure your wondering why I left Japan. Well... I just came to a point where I knew teaching English was not the job for me, and there is nothing more liberating than actually listening to yourself. Don’t get me wrong I really enjoyed my time in Japan and would like to go

Things I explained to my Japanese students this week:

2010-12-04T05:55:00.000-06:00

I took this photo on my way to work in Tatebayashi, Japan today. I love the way it really captures the Mountains and typical yards in Gunma, Japan. -Boogers (Kids noses appear to green fountains this week, ick!) -Wikileaks -Sports and Medical references in Articles about Politics. See: Hemorrhage/ Heamorage and Offense - A BBC article about Wikileaks “All this is hugely embarrassing for the

Thrifting in Japan

2010-11-16T21:47:00.000-06:00

Thrifting in Japan can prove to be a fairly expensive venture. Thing’s that are considered to be “Vintage” are much more expensive then something new. It’s a young fashion movement that is similar what ever you would consider it to be in the United States it’s just much more expensive and prominently seen in day to day fashion. I found a Thrift store across from my apartment called “Don Don Don

Wandering Around Tokyo

2010-11-15T22:07:00.001-06:00

I am finally comfortable with the subway in Tokyo. It is absolutely fabulous! I wandered around Tokyo, with my headphones on. Tokyo is such a busy and beautiful city to set to music its even more fantastic! while I love music I have also come to appreciate silence as well. Here are two video clips of performers I wandered upon in Ueno Park.

"Answering the call of Nature"

2010-11-08T23:26:00.000-06:00

One of my favorite students gave me a book explaining Japanese Culture and traditions after asking too many questions. “Japanese Traditions in Simple English” By Andrew P. Bourdelais. I was flipping through the book before a lesson and found an entry entitled “Bathroom”. Naturally I was very amused. The Bathroom In the old days, the bathroom was called the kawa-ya, or river place,

Harajuku Street

2010-10-31T10:22:00.002-05:00

I fell In love with Harajuku Street today! Here are a few of todays photo's. I love the playfulness of all of the fashion here its so fantastic! Fake thick rimmed glasses, plaid, and red lips where quite popular with all of the ladies today. I fell in love with a hat shop named Polecat. If you get a chance you must visit! <3 <3 <3 I will certainly be back! Oh Gaga... Sweet Shoes man

(Spicey Title) : Japan Video Updates

2010-10-25T21:09:00.002-05:00

I have been incredibly humbled by this country and my experience in it. I will sadly be leaving in December. I’ve been making videos as they happen so here are a few. I love the music in this one. The kitten I met in the beginning was adorable! I miss my Philby (my cat) ...anyways this was a great exploring day! The begining was shot at the temple here in Ota and the last few shots are from

Recent Japanese World Views: Life is not a Nintendo Game

2010-10-14T23:12:00.004-05:00

I teach a class of older Japanese students that have amazing English called “Friday Club”. I LOVE THIS CLASS! Every class is more like a discussion on current world topics rather than a English lesson. (The fact that I teach English would probably terrify some anal retentive grammar and punctuation fanatics. Get over it. I type these entries on the fly.) Today we discussed how they (the

Oktoberfest In Japan!

2010-10-14T01:15:00.004-05:00

I went to an Oktoberfest celebration in an old Japanese town last weekend. The town is called Tategi (sp?) city. The festival was a blast. There was one odd thing about the whole thing. I was the only blond! I didn’t expect to see any other blond's there but being that it was a German festival one might expect to see another blond. All in all it was a great day! Here are a few video clips

Local Train

2010-10-13T20:24:00.001-05:00

The train squeaks and moans quietly. In my opinion every machine in Japan sounds distinctly different, almost cat like. I can smell the woman's BO next to me. The seats are green and blue velor, it looks clean and yet so dirty. The adverts above the window depict a blond woman riding a horse all of the writing in Japanese. Indecipherable scribble to me, as are most things. Businessmen, all in

WOAH!

2010-10-12T10:55:00.000-05:00

The last five minutes of this are incredible. Man I love you This American Life.

Ring a Ding Dong

2010-10-07T19:12:00.001-05:00

Teen Japanese Bow Fights?

2010-10-06T23:50:00.001-05:00

There are two groups of teen Japanese kids with bad orange mullets (I’m just going to refer to them as gangs but in truth I’m not positive of what qualifies a Japanese gang sans tattoo's) Near the Ota train station. As I was leaving I saw a interaction between the two groups in mention. They were bowing at each other… talk about passive aggressive. “Oh Thank YOU!” “No Thank YOU!” I really wish

Walk Don't Run (1966)

2010-09-17T03:46:00.000-05:00

I have to see this now!

TAL: "...naked and alone in the desert."

2010-09-15T09:49:00.003-05:00

(15:38)I have no desire to participate in the market economy or the democratic process. I have no goals or ambitions, other than to some day go back to the desert with my brother and to try again to run down an Antelope. I have a plan and I’m trying to follow it. It’s hard plan to follow. I’m trying to get in shape, and I’m trying to live like a primitive man. Sometimes I feel like I’m not

The Alphabet song?

2010-09-12T06:10:00.005-05:00

Before arriving in Japan I would have told you that there is only one version of the ABC's. Not in Japan. Every class I stand in front of about 4 Japanese children and make a complete ass of myself while singing along with a CD of about 5 different incorrect versions of the ABC's. I'm constantly pausing my singing to listen because usually around K and L-M-N-O-P there's instrumental solo or

The more I see the less I know

2010-09-09T17:01:00.002-05:00

Japanese Buddhist temples are immensely beautiful. I wish I had a better understanding of them. This being my first time living in a foreign country, I see so much that I wish I understood. which brings me to quote an Avett Brothers song, “The more I see the less I know.” Here is a shaky video I took to capture the sound until I could see. The Chanting you hear is the voices of Japanese

Nu ABO

2010-09-02T20:51:00.001-05:00

My friend Jason is teaching in South Korea and shared this music video with me and I can't stop watching it! WIN for South Korean Music! I am in love with the tassel pants in the first shot! Wear can I find those pants in white girl size's!

As always she was late.

2010-08-26T10:33:00.002-05:00

Living In Japan

2010-08-21T00:03:00.002-05:00

I am now teaching English in Ota, Japan and it has been quite an experience so far! When I arrived there was an old yamaha electric organ in my apartment. Im guessing the guy who lived here before me was quite thrifty. So today the garbage men have come to pick up said organ and It will not fit out of my front door. Mind you these garbage men do not speak english and I do not speak Japanese.

Ota Japan

2010-08-19T04:37:00.000-05:00

Pet Peeves: Lawn Art

2010-06-28T07:32:00.000-05:00

I challenge anyone to defend the purpose and aesthetic value of a garden gnome to me. I can not stand lawn art. It is ugly and quite out of place. I would normally think that this argument would be valid without a doubt... it’s almost a fact. Yet, the people of middle America continue to taunt me with their awful taste in lawn ornamentation. WHY would anyone buy this stuff!?!...Let alone

KRM Japan and Wisconsin Update

2010-06-23T17:06:00.001-05:00

Greetings from the North Woods of Wisconsin! I am currently working Red Pine Camp for Girls which summer camp in Wisconsin. This will be my tenth summer spent here and I can’t believe it! This place is so unbelievable beautiful. I am Co-head of the Sailing department. Which means I sit in a sail boat all day (how awesome is that). The weather has been pretty rainy so I’m hoping for some

Riley in old age

2010-06-02T12:20:00.002-05:00

Riley is an old Shetland sheep dog, he is deaf and growing increasingly blind due to cataracts. He lays with his eyes open and unblinking in the foyer of our once bustling home. Riley was lively and constantly barking at people walking past the house. In the four years that my sisters and I have been away from home he has lost all the spark he once had. In the morning I have to stop the cat

Bloggers: The Sky is Falling

2010-05-03T15:40:00.002-05:00

One of Aesop’s most well known fable is that of Chicken Licken. Many parents teach their children morals through fables like Chicken Licken. The story starts with Chicken Licken walking through a forest when an acorn falls on Chicken Lickens head. Chicken Licken then assumes the sky is falling, and runs and tells all of his forest friends. Chicken Licken and his friends then run and tell Foxy

The New York Times: A Moment in Time

2010-05-02T12:22:00.001-05:00

Geoff and I took this photo today for the Times photo blog. The whole essence of this project is to have people take and submit photo's that were taken today at 11 am. Here is a link to the project. I love this photo of Geoff and I. It really captures the two of us during final exams.

Woah!

2010-04-30T17:36:00.000-05:00

Structure Lust: Short, Short Fiction

2010-04-29T11:24:00.002-05:00

At night they would watch as the moths were drawn to the light. He missed those summer nights. Where he and his sister would lay on the pavement that was still warm from the day’s sun, staring at the constellations in the sky. The same constellations they had strategically placed in glow-in-the-dark stars on Amy’s ceiling in 4th grade. John had Cassiopeia on his arm in freckles; Amy informed him

Ross Kressel: Someone You Should Know

2010-04-29T01:56:00.000-05:00

You may have heard Ross Kressel's name on campus. As he has recently been named SGA Vice president. I sat down with Kressel to get to know the man behind the name.

Lack of Art's Funding in Charleston

2010-04-29T00:34:00.000-05:00

Everyone is a fan of free. But, can the Charleston arts scene survive on free? Charleston Symphony Orchestra recently closed its doors due to lack of funds, causing some to worry about the future of other, often fledgling organizations.

Resume Tape

2010-04-28T22:56:00.000-05:00

Nommin

2010-04-24T14:50:00.000-05:00

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Dinner Party with a side of Ranch: Short, Short Fiction

2010-04-22T10:44:00.001-05:00

You didn’t want to come to this dinner party but your friend needed you to come. You haven’t been very social lately. Why should you have to be social anyways you ask yourself. You begin to think of Bon Iver and how nice it would be to be a hermit for a while in a cabin in the middle of the woods in Wisconsin. Your negative thoughts subside when you find your self a big glass of pinot noir and

Next on the Feat/Remix/Pop list of Songs to Ruin...

2010-04-21T16:13:00.002-05:00

Hey Hova (Jay-Z), Thanks for redoing Aphaville’s ( a 1984 Phill Collins esqu German Synthpop Band) hit “Forever Young” just in time for graduation season. I’m sure it will make me cry an obligatory tear at my graduation (May 8th! ). I would also like to bring it to everyone’s attention that The Cranberries “Zombie” I feel is next on the Feat/remix/hip hop/pop list of songs to ruin.

Republic of Pete

2010-04-19T10:13:00.007-05:00

"For anyone who wants to direct but hasn't made a first movie yet, there is no decision to make. Whatever the movie, whatever the problems, if there's a chance to direct, take it! Period. Exclamation point! The first movie is its own justification because it's the first movie." - Sidney Lumet, Director. Republic of Pete premiered with Charleston International Film Festival and won Audience

Totoro

2010-04-17T12:45:00.005-05:00

I love Totoro! The umbrella is hilarious.

Bathroom Wiz-dom

2010-04-14T07:03:00.009-05:00

Public Bathrooms can be an enlightening place for some....& I am completely entertained by this phenomena. I'm not usually one for "god" quotes but this one was too good to pass up!Cat's Dad found this wisdom in a Yale bathroom stall:"God didn't create the world in 7 days. He F*cked off for 6, and pulled an all nighter." I find most things bathroom to be hilarious but here are two winners.This

On the move...

2010-04-13T12:10:00.006-05:00

Here's a sweet picture I took this weekend. I'm so ready for a new place. A change. Graduation is May 8th and I can't wait.

CocoRosie's New Album: Grey Oceans

2010-04-06T10:35:00.004-05:00

I am in LOVE with CocoRosie's new album Grey Oceans.I love the fact that the duo are sisters that reconnected again later in life. Their back story in general is very interesting! So give em a listen!

Spring Cleaning

2010-04-06T10:16:00.007-05:00

It is impossible to move forward when you are holding on to what is behind you... I was miserable this winter, and it was quite apparent I lost weight (not a lot though)and turned inward socially. Well its spring now and I've been a lot happier in general. I still get upset, but I'm only human! I've decided that I need to do a total "spring cleaning" of my bed room in order change my weird

Duke NCAA Champs!

2010-04-06T06:19:00.003-05:00

Duke Won the NCAA Championship last night and some of you couldn't be more upset.I understand that some people just really don't like Coach K but really common...It was a fantastic game! I don't see Butler really losing here, I think they really played a fantastic game, and proved a hell of a lot more than Duke did here! Moving on here a a few funny videos from Duke's Improve group on campus

April Update

2010-04-05T11:21:00.005-05:00

I am so happy that spring is here! Winter was quite depressing to say the least. But I’ve been keeping busy don’t you worry! I ran a Marathon, in Wilmington North Carolina.I ran the Bridge run (a 10k). I look like such an ass here! HAHA!I was assigned a musical montage for my Television Broadcast class. I don't really see the educational value in it but whatever it turned out pretty cute!Nothing

My Observations of Quantity over Quality in the Automotive Industry

2010-03-31T19:46:00.004-05:00

Some of my fondest memories of my father are of him rolling his rusty old light blue stick shift Toyota Corolla down the drive way in neutral and him starting it while it was moving. As a fourth grader this was pretty darn amazing. But this is beside the point...My father was an automotive engineer, and still is. He worked for Motorola’s automotive division until within the past couple of years

Monday...

2010-03-29T17:26:00.003-05:00

In a weeks time I ran a marathon and a 10k. I'm Pretty impressed with myself not going to lie. I am now in the home stretch for graduation! May 8th! Don't know exactly where I'll be after that but I know I'll be OK.

Hodags

2010-03-25T10:09:00.000-05:00

The wake up bell rang at 8 for flag rising. Amy and her cabin were to be down in the amphitheater in 20 minutes. “Ok girls get up” Amy groaned.She had been coming to camp since she was their age, now she was a sophomore in college at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. “Amy where’s Laura?” asked one of the quieter girls. Laura was Amy’s co counselor. Laura was what the camp directors called a

Control + Alt +Delete ... why isnt this working...

2010-03-19T18:59:00.002-05:00

"Piss Christ" isn't new but I feel like including it now...I shouldn't be so entertained with this...But I just enjoy thinking in circles...Call it "exercise"..."I'll be fine once I get it,I'll be good..."

2nd Marathon Training

2010-03-17T06:58:00.004-05:00

bridge and batteryFind more Runs in Charleston, South CarolinaI'm running my second marathon on Sunday...and I seem to have trained less specifically for this one...yet I'm not worried at all. Granted I'm not worried about much right now! haha. Whats the point? Charleston is soo pretty right now. I took this photo on the College of Charleston campus yesterday.

I Run, Run, Run, Run, Run...

2010-02-25T09:30:00.006-06:00

My interest with the Tarahumara Indians is due to reading “Born to Run” by Christopher McDougall. The book is a compelling read, and really illustrates well a lot of aspects about running; from how shoes are bad, to persistence hunts. One of the books main characters is Caballo Blanco, a very compelling character.I was so excited to find that he has a website http://www.caballoblanco.com/From

Sit down interview with Victor Wilson in light of the GSO voicemail issue

2010-02-23T14:01:00.001-06:00

Recently a caller claiming to be a C of C staff member left a disgruntled voicemail for the George Street Observer denoting discriminating views against the student body, homosexuals and blacks.So I sat down with Victor Wilson, Executive VP of Student Affairs to get his take on the matter.

Structure Lust

2010-02-23T10:26:00.004-06:00

At night they would watch as the moths were hypnotically drawn to the effervescent buzzing blue light. He missed those summer nights. Where he and his sister would lay on the pavement that was still warm from the days sun, staring at the constellations in the sky. The same constellations they had strategically placed in glowing the dark stars on Amy’s ceiling in 4th grade. John had Cassiopeia on

Cooking Empanadas!

2010-02-20T12:28:00.003-06:00

My friend Alessandra went to Chile last year and came back to me with a taste for some yummy Empanadas! I made a video blog of the whole thing! Enjoy!

I'm not Exotic: Writers Block

2010-02-18T10:52:00.002-06:00

So I've been running into a bit of writers block as of late. I'm sick of writing about myself in any fashion. So I'm asking you:How do you separate yourself from your stories? any tricks?

Beck: King of Experimentation

2010-02-12T10:25:00.002-06:00

Becks latest project, Record Club. Here Beck brings together — MGMT, Feist, Wilco and Jamie Lidell, to namedrop a few — to re-record a classic album. In Beck’s words, “There is no intention to 'add to' the original work or attempt to recreate the power of the original recording. Only to play music and document what happens.” The session is videotaped and posted on Beck's website, with a new track

How to not be Cynical: A work in Progress

2010-02-11T09:53:00.003-06:00

"Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist." - George CarlinI have been noticing more and more, my souring disposition as I dig deeper in to the field of Journalism. This is not happening as a result of my education or my aging. I am becoming cynical (angry, frustrated, sarcastic) because of my interpretations of these things that are happening to me. If I can tweak my

White lights bend to make blue

2010-02-10T21:54:00.000-06:00

Teeth & Physics

2010-02-09T11:34:00.003-06:00

Plastic orange and green, clicking the two spheres together when you swung the handle. A mediocre plastic translation of an ancient weaponry really. It didn’t matter what the thing was, either she had it and I didn’t, or I had it and she didn’t. The floor plan of the old house was perfect for running around in circles with my younger sister Allie. We circled through the living room past the

Aquari

2010-02-07T02:44:00.001-06:00

My father and I stare blankly at the road flowing behind us. He is helping me move in to my first apartment in South Carolina, a long way away from Chicago. In a Spanish caravan of our own, Jim Morrison wails, as we spatially, with zero eye contact, discus the space time continuum. My PTA president mother is moving the middle child into boarding school. The one I never got the chance to attend.

ADDNews 2/1

2010-02-04T00:06:00.000-06:00

Anthropology

2010-01-31T21:24:00.005-06:00

I took Intro to Anthropology first semester Freshman year at the College of Charleston at 9 am MWF with Karen Hyde Weissman PhD. I was late to this class just about everyday.But, I am so glad I took this class in my first semester of my college career. As it has really shaped a lot of my work through out my time at the College of Charleston. Without this class I highly doubt that I would have

Birthday

2010-01-27T19:06:00.006-06:00

Purple and green rivers of whiteThe indentations of the ceilingAre dancing Pulsating in a tribal messageShe speaks to the faceless people of the ceiling tribeThey dance and ignore her messageOh, take me to the Nile of my ceiling To dance with the faceless people of the rivers of purple green and whiteIgnoring all warning Celebrating ignorance; a god given riteRather,I will sit in front of my

The Bridge by Russell Edson

2010-01-23T11:10:00.002-06:00

In his travels he comes to a bridge made entirely of bones. Before crossing he writes a letter to his mother: Dear mother, guess what? the ape accidentally bit off one of his hands while eating a banana. Just now I am at the foot of a bone bridge. I shall be crossing it shortly. I don't know if I shall find hills and valleys made of flesh on the other side, or simply constant night, villages of

Ritalin

2010-01-19T10:44:00.002-06:00

The computers stalely buzz, and the manila walls vibrate if you stare hard enough; She sits at the table alone in the small office, young, she’s young, a third grader; she doesn’t like to be alone; mother thinks she has a learning disability, her eyes are gray, a very cold gray, pale skin, freckles, shoulder length, straight, red choppy hair, I don’t feel any different she thought, she will sit

Fitness Pole Dancing

2010-01-14T19:49:00.002-06:00

I had my first Fitness Poll Dancing class last night at Goddess Studio, and nearly vomited (lots of spinning around a pole can do that to a girl). And of course I signed up for six weeks of classes.I am also looking to buy my first pair of platform stripper heels! ( I mean fitness platform stripper heels...)Now I’m getting ahead of myself here, this was one of the hardest workouts I’ve ever done!

Ice, Ice Baby...

2010-01-14T19:17:00.006-06:00

Still like water in a solid state. Sound peaceful right? Not when you hurdle your ass at a chunk of it. I would say this in an abstract way sums up my winter: Still, cold, peaceful at times, yet tender. I went snowboarding with my family and my sister’s boyfriends in Colorado. This is when I decided to just go all out with my snowboarding/ hurdle myself at ice. What did I have to lose? I mean I

The Mating Game

2010-01-14T19:14:00.000-06:00

I heard this song in Starbucks it’s an old favorite of mine, and had to include it because it makes me think of writing... well terribly mean and insensitive things, directed at sensitive people. But alas!, in our culture its acceptable to sing it in a song instead, yah know to take the edge of it..."Take a number wait till I twist your fate in the mating game" Ooo Harsh!

What is the value of a Bachelor’s degree today?

2009-12-14T13:38:00.003-06:00

Nathan Frandino, a senior at the College of Charleston, will graduate in May 2010. Despite graduating in South Carolina, where the jobless rate is 12.1 percent, he remains positive about future employment. Frandino recognizes that in this recession employers are searching for candidates who have a bachelor’s degree and experience in the real world application of that knowledge. “I don’t think the

To An Old Camper by Mary S. Edgar

2009-12-12T18:00:00.004-06:00

You may think, my dear, when you grow quite oldYou have left camp days behind,But I know the scent of wood smokeWill always call to mindLittle fires at twilightAnd trails you used to find.You may think someday you have quite grown up,And feel so worldly wiseBut suddenly from out of the pastA vision will ariseOf merry folk with brown bare kneesAnd laughter in their eyes. You may live in a house

If curiosity killed the cat, then how do you explain me?

2009-12-11T14:09:00.003-06:00

If curiosity killed the cat, how will we ever be able to determine the cause of the cats death? Then came along Schrödinger's cat and totally blew my mind…Wikipedia explains it like this:Schrödinger's cat is a thought experiment devised by Schrödinger that attempts to show the incompleteness of the theory of quantum mechanics when going from subatomic to macroscopic systems. (Whoa!) This means

Wander with me?

2009-12-03T20:06:00.002-06:00

I lay there on the old brown shag carpeting staring at the popcorn ceiling letting my mind run free around every bump and indent on the ceiling.“Where do you go?” He asked me searching my eyes for the answer. I looked him in the face made a grimace looked at the ceiling and said, “you know I don’t know, no one has ever asked me that before.”I enjoy letting my mind just go numb, it doesn’t require

2009-11-30T22:49:00.000-06:00

This song calms me down. It's not quite benadryl but its close...

i carry your heart with me- ee cummings

2009-11-30T08:24:00.000-06:00

i carry your heart with me(i carry it inmy heart)i am never without it(anywherei go you go,my dear; and whatever is doneby only me is your doing,my darling)i fearno fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i wantno world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)and it's you are whatever a moon has always meantand whatever a sun will always sing is youhere is the deepest secret nobody knows(here is the

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-26T00:18:00.002-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends and family! I am so thankful to have all of you in my life.For some reason I feel the need to include this Monty Python The Life of Brian song.Look at the bright side of life!

My Latest Short Doc: We are not Robots

2009-11-19T14:32:00.000-06:00

A short documentary asking five College of Charleston students their views on stay-at-home fathers. I also Interviewed Harry Dinwiddie, a stay-at-home father in Charleston South Carolina, about his career and how the community reacts to his career choice.This short Documentary was done for a activism project for a Intro to Women and Gender Studies course at the College of Charleston.

Love in Translation

2009-11-04T23:47:00.003-06:00

Alessandra Castillo knew this day would come. Tears stream down her face as she stands in line at the Santiago International airport. Through the security glass, she can see the man with whom she is madly in love, Paulo Barrios. He walked her all the way to security. They waved until each other were no longer in view. She called him while the plane was still on the ground until her pre paid

Running The Chicago Marathon

2009-10-25T14:06:00.004-05:00

As I crossed Michigan Avenue I could see my warm breath condense into a white fluffy cloud around my mouth. 45,000 Yuppies in Nike, Underarmour, and black and pink spandex, including myself, were making our way to the staring line of the Chicago Marathon. “Go, Katie, Go!” Cheered three young male volunteers. I paused, “me?” I mouthed. How did they know my name? Do I know them? I wondered. Then I

Anti- Skateboarding Ordinace proposes hefty fines

2009-10-23T22:55:00.000-05:00

College of Charleston students get around in more ways than one; skate boarding being one of them. Skate boarding has a popular mode of transportation for many students. What these skate boarders did not know is that in the City of Charleston skate boarding in downtown Charleston was and is illegal and been fined up to $1082.00.The Charleston City Council has recently proposed an amendment to the

Charleston Waterkeeper

2009-10-18T16:05:00.000-05:00

Imagine you’re sailing. The sky is a beautiful shade of blue, your sails are full, and you’re cruising. BANG- your sailboat has jerked to a stop. You have just struck a sunken submerged boat in the harbor.The public is out on the water everyday sailing, fishing, swimming, and boating; seeing these environmental crimes right in front of them. Unless they report these environmental crimes, such as

Chicago Marathon 10/11/2009

2009-10-08T18:04:00.003-05:00

I'm running the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. I'm so nervous but I'm at the point now where I know its all in my head and that I can do this. I just need to believe I can do it. It has been a busy week at work...BLAH! Thats all I have to say about that, but I really do feel like CTV is moving forward for the better no matter what anyone complains about. I know we are awesome.I listened to the

thoughts...

2009-09-30T20:52:00.004-05:00

My mind is raging right now. I feel stuck in Charleston. I've started some freelance videography work. and I miss this...I listened to this song all weekend and its starting to really grow on me.

Oh Marilyn...

2009-09-29T07:59:00.000-05:00

Can't sleep

2009-09-28T02:31:00.011-05:00

I was asked this weekend if I still Blogged. and I realized that even thought I've been "blogging" I haven't given people an update on my life these days. This summer was a summer that I will never forget. I know its cliche to say but its very true. In may I took a statistic class at trident technical college for credit at C of C while I was also interning doing Spoleto coverage with WDAV and ETV

Alice

2009-09-23T05:02:00.002-05:00

I LOVE this video! This totally brings my love of Disney movies to a whole new level!

Walking on a Dream

2009-07-29T17:55:00.002-05:00

First I fell in love with the cinematography of this music video.The colors and the shot compositions are just gorgeous! The video was shot in Shanghai, China and was Directed by Josh Logue of Mathematics. The Music videos and websites that the Mathematics have produced are all on their website xy-1.com All of their videos are so inspiring! clearly I am in love!Then I fell in love with the lyrics

My thoughts on Government, Gun control, and Freedom of the Press

2009-07-23T13:20:00.003-05:00

My idealistic approach to government and gun control is that of a Laissez-faire approach. Laissez-faire is the practice of noninterference in the affairs of others, especially with reference to individual conduct or freedom of action. Basically I believe that the government should have a more hands off approach, and this directly affects the way I feel about gun control. My position on gun

Beck did it again!

2009-07-17T11:24:00.001-05:00

Beck did it again! This song and the video are incredible! Record Club: Velvet Underground & Nico "Venus In Furs" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

Breaking Music: Wendy Darling

2009-07-17T08:47:00.003-05:00

Wendy Darling is a new fresh band out of San Fransisco. The lead singer is 6 Feet tall and sounds like Jenny Lewis...Of course I'm in love!

The Grates

2009-07-15T19:06:00.002-05:00

The Grates are a band out of Australia that I just can not get enough of! The lead singers voice is girly and fun, and just makes me wish I was her! Their lyrics are quite funny as well. My favorite line from "Aw yeah" is: "Blood is thick and piss is thin, I'm full of one but I'm not sure which."The guitar is soaring and very upbeat. This track will have you singing along with it for sure! They

Hello Bonjour

2009-07-01T14:08:00.003-05:00

I love This song and its message. Micheal Franti and Spearhead give wonderful live shows that turn me in to a ridiculously happy jumping kid. I don’t need a passport to walk on this earthAnywhere I go ’cause I was made of this earthI'm born of this earth, I breathe of this earthAnd even with the pain I believe in this earthso I wake up every mornin' and I'm steppin' on the floorI wake up every

Yellow Journalism in Respect to New Imperialism

2009-06-29T21:20:00.004-05:00

One must look at what was happening in the world to understand a historical event. A historical events meaning can totally change if you don’t understand what was on the minds of the people experiencing it. In this paper I will be exploring the theories behind and in connection with yellow journalism. New Imperialism had great effect on journalism in the United States from 1895-1898. The United

Charles Wadsworth "fan" photo #2

2009-06-14T22:27:00.004-05:00

Spoleto Chamber Music

2009-06-04T19:50:00.001-05:00

Latest video for my internship. This was shot by Geoff Yost and Edited by me because I was unfortunately in class at the time. Enjoy!Spoleto Today! Spoleto Chamber Music from WDAVfm on Vimeo.

Basil Twist's Dogugaeshi

2009-06-02T10:54:00.003-05:00

I was fortunate enough to attend a full dress rehearsal of Basil Twist's Dogugaeshi for the press. The show was very wild. I'm glad I got a chance to see it. I was very unsure how I would edit this footage into a video, but I am very proud of how the video turned out. I'll write more about the show later but for now enjoy the video.Spoleto Today! Basil Twist's Dogugaeshi from WDAVfm on Vimeo.

Spoleto Videos

2009-06-02T10:49:00.002-05:00

I have been interning with WDAV and ETV for Spoleto coverage. These are some of the videos that I have been editing.Spoleto Today! - Ramberto Ciammarughi from WDAVfm on Vimeo.Spoleto Today! Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" from WDAVfm on Vimeo.Spoleto Today! Punch Brothers from WDAVfm on Vimeo.

Religion & Politics in American Society

2009-05-17T12:01:00.002-05:00

Religion will always be subject to public debate, and Americans as long as they are still “American” will have the freedom to engage in public debate about religion. The discussion of religion and government as societal controls, the reality of politics, and politicians, as connected to the individual, and role of media as reflective of public debate are of concern. The intention of this paper is

A year without a TV

2009-05-17T11:29:00.002-05:00

I haven’t had a TV in my house for a year. It’s been interesting.TV really is one big time suck, yet again whether or not you want to believe it; TV is a source of information. Don't get me started on the decreasing quality of information...but still it is information.I find myself watching shows like 30 Rock and Family guy on Hulu but that’s about it. My grades this year increased tremendously

May Update

2009-05-12T15:43:00.003-05:00

Hello Chillens, it’s been a while. Finals were rough, but they were followed by a week of going to the beach and staying up all night with my friends. During the day I sat in the suns warm glow on the coarse sand of folly beach, dozing in and out of consciousness due to the previous night’s celebrations and of course libations. Alas that week has come and gone and now I am taking a May Mester

ADDnew's College of Charleston Rave

2009-05-01T00:56:00.001-05:00

ZAPPED

2009-04-27T00:04:00.003-05:00

I painted this in High School. I hope to start painting again soon.