So close. So damn close.
I’m still working on my final speech for speechwriting - a policy speech - that has to be about 10 pages long.
Um, I didn’t realize how long of a speech that is. Holy crap.
After that I have to put together a fundraising plan and an org chart for a […]

I finished a final paper - ONE CLASS DOWN.
Two more to go.
One step close to DONE.
I will try to write more later!!

I swear I have an ulcer right now. My stomach has been killing me for days!!
So much is happening in my life right now - and on top of it all it’s finals week.
I have a ten page paper due tonight and a 20 minute policy speech and fundraising plan due next week.
However, next […]

There’s an old saying that goes: “only two things in life are certain – death and taxes.” It’s true, we mortals have resigned ourselves to the fact that death is inevitable and taxes are necessary – well, some taxes. After all, taxes are what keep our public schools open, our roads drivable, and […]

Did you know I once ran for office?
I had just moved back to Ithaca from Boston to finish up my undergrad work. I went out to dinner with my friend Diane and she convinced me to join some of her friends on a ticket for the SGA (Student Government Association) they called “The People’s […]

So i’m in Starbucks studying.
This lady just came up to me and said, ‘is anyone sitting here?’
Well, there wasn’t so I said no. Then she came over with her like 200 papers and from the moment she sat down I knew she was a complete klutz.
Confirmed. She just spilled her venti tea […]

 

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They say when you move to DC you either become a Virginia person or a Maryland person.
It’s safe to say I went for the Mary and avoided the Virgin.
I am NOT a Virginia person. I don’t know exactly what it is - maybe that they are legislatively the most anti-gay […]

So I’m taking a speechwriting class as part of my MA program. We had our first speech due yesterday. Here was the premise of the speech:

The Senate is split 50-50, with Vice President Cheney giving the Republicans a tie-break advantage. On the death of a Republican Senator, a special election is called. […]

Classes are going well this semester. I’ve actually already had my first essay assignment. It was a paper we were instructed to entitle ‘VISION‘ and basically consisted of a few short answer questions on our background, goals, and..well…vision.
It was short and sweet. Lets just say if the semester continues like this I […]

It’s that time of year again!
My last semester of grad classes start tomorrow, making it the 7th straight year of school since high school and the 19th straight year of being in some sort of education institution.
As you can see in my pic, I’m too cool for school…but I go anyway. haha
Should I […]

I usually post to my blog at least once a day. However, I am in OVERDRIVE right now with finals.
Bear with me.
I have a bunch of great ideas on where I want to take my blog once the semester is over…but I need the semester to be over.
Wedneday night is my last exam so […]

The Institute for Democracy, Politics, and the Internet published a reader called “Under the Radar and Over the Top: Online Political Videos in the 2004 Election.”
The basic idea of the document is to show while the mainstream media focused on the positive aspects of technology in the 2004 Presidential election, there was a negative and […]