My oh my, 21st year where have you gone? Day 262?? When did 100 Day even happen? I missed my chance to make a list of 100 of something or bring in 100 pennies for show and tell (that was what I brought on 100 day in first grade. How do I remember that?)
My address has changed since my last blog entry. Now my zip code is 53211. That's Milwaukee. Wisconsin. I am living in what feels like the arctic. I know, that is coming from the Minnesota-born, Chicago-raised gal. This winter is brutal though. Lots of snow and lots of cold. Today I ditched my scarf because it felt warm out. It was 24 degrees.
Anyway, my new job at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is providing me with lots of incredible opportunities. By the end of my first week I had created and published an interactive graphic. Second week brought another. Third week yet another. I also got to sit at a table with Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee (on separate occasions) and videotape editorial board meetings with them. I went backstage of The Lion King and shot video. And tonight, the highlight of my work experience: I videotaped a Burghardt's Sporting Goods employee explain how to select a little league bat and glove. Thrilling, I know. But my most exciting journalistic endeavor is yet to come (if you can believe there is anything more exciting - or maybe magical is the better word - than shaking hands with Barack Obama ::snort::). If I can prove that I am a mover and a shaker and an entertaining and engaging writer, I will get my very own BLOG. Public blog, that is. On JSOnline.com. I know, swoon. (I'm not being sarcastic anymore. I am genuinely crazy about this idea).
So my dream of being a real blogger instead of a closet blogger could come true in the future. The blog will be somewhat similar to Talk of the Day, the blog I wrote for at STLtoday.com, but it will have more personality and it will be all mine (mwahaha). Each day I will write a short commentary on a hot-button news topic and hopefully elicit a lively discussion from readers. I have been brainstorming names for it all day yesterday and today and my favorite one so far is The Talker. Simple, but catchy and surprisingly descriptive. The inspiration came when my boss referred to the hot story of the day as a "talker." Other ideas worth mentioning include: The Daily Discourse, The Convo, Today's Talk, The Daily Buzz. LATER NOTE: after conferring with The Fiance, "The Talker" is out of the race, and "The Daily Buzz" is the front runner.
In the next week I will be writing sample entries, so I might as well post them here. Look for the first one on Day 263 of my 21st year.
P.S. I've been away from blogger so long that I am just now noticing that I can finally link things without typing out html! Thanks Blogger for being nice to Mac users :)
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