April 2011
1 post
Haha. I owe the commonwealth of Virginia exactly $5 in taxes.
February 2010
2 posts
What are people wasting their money on?
Just read an article at nytimes.com about how the slow job growth in recent recessions (including this one) is leaving people who used to have good jobs and were always employed with no job options. They quoted a woman who has been jobless for two years, and is living with her husband on his disability check of $1,595 a month. And because their rent is $1,380 they have no choice, the article says,...
January 2010
3 posts
Makin’ some basmati rice. So delish.
I add cinnamon, and a tiny bit of garlic. Not sure it makes any difference in taste, what with all the curry-sauce foods that’re dumped onto it, but it smells really good while it’s cooking. :)
The other day I went out for dinner break with some fellow copy desk n00bs. There was a big group of younger dudes leaving as we were paying…...
December 2009
1 post
Shoes shoes shoes shoes
Thanks to my awesome boyfriend, I will be getting purple plaid flats and black/grey flats that will be perfect for work. :D Will put up photos to share the joy once I get them.
November 2009
2 posts
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Seven Inconvenient Hills
One of my favorite parts of my copy-editing job is that the office is so close to my apartment. Google Maps says it’s .6 miles away - about 8-10 minutes of walking for me. For the first two months, I did walk there, and sometimes walked back, too. When my parents visited me in July, they brought my bike - a dark maroon single-speed that used to be my grandma’s. Having the bike has been...
oh...
theshoepolygamist:
juliebee, i thank thee for following me!
i do love your name,
it does indeed put mine to shame.
for polygamist does not rhyme with many,
in fact, i cannot think of any.
love,
the shoe polygamist
You are most welcome! I learned of you through ShoeLust. :D Thank you for your awesome shoelicious posts.
October 2009
3 posts
Those Frappaccino 4-packs are on sale super cheap. Must. Resist. Tasty. Coffees.
September 2009
3 posts
My new favorite portmanteau: Squash + pumpkin = squmpkin. It’s a real veggie.
August 2009
12 posts
Book review!
Spoilers ahead! If you’ve not read “The Count of Monte Cristo,” be warned!
Now then. Finally finished Alexandre Dumas’ “The Count of Monte Cristo,” which I greatly enjoyed. I’ve got to say, though, the fate of Mercedes is kinda lame. Seriously, Danglars was way more evil and got away with $50,000. Not fair. And he barely liked his family, so...
There’s something very freeing about deleting numbers from my phone. For example, the one for the Charleston Jimmy John’s.
Tuesday night sunsets
One of the things I love best about Tuesdays is that I work an early shift (or early for me, anyway), so when I get out of work the sun is just finished setting. It’s very refreshing to walk home with the light all gloamy, and the humidity dying down at last.
It probably won’t be as much fun in winter, but for now I’m enjoying it too much to worry about that.
I think maybe i’ll ease into this biking thing. My arms are ouchy today. Also, there were kittens in the office and i want one.
Biking is exhausting. But i think i did a decent job of it considering i haven’t been on a bike since high school.
Fruit pencils! →
I lurve the kiwi one. — Julie B.
A bug-vacuum is a good investment
Apparently, some species of cockroach give birth to live babies, while others breed by asexual reproduction. Others still are more than 8 centimeters long.
I asked the little visitor in my cabinet, and his friend from my ironing board (both of whom were quite tiny, luckily), about their reproductive habits, but they were very shy and would reveal nothing.
I want a puppy
Logan, the opinions editor at the News & Advance, got a new puppy recently. He’s been bringing her to work so she’s not lonely during the day. She is a little black and tan spaniel named Abby, and is basically ridiculously adorable. I keep trying to be the last one to proof the editorial pages, so I can walk over there and pet Abby. Having a baby dog in the office really makes for...
June 2009
2 posts
Toilet brush acquired. :)
A quick update, as I’m at work and shouldn’t use up all their Internets.
I promised an assortment of people that I would blog about my adventures in Virginia, and I would be happy to do so - but Mitch’s and my apartment does not have Internet service yet.
First and foremost, the apartment (despite the lack of Internet) is awesome. :D We’ve ventured out to a Kroger...
May 2009
1 post
Waterboarding Used to Be a Crime →
Evan Wallach, a U.S. Court of International Trade judge, explains some history of waterboarding - including after WWII, when the U.S. convicted several Japanese soldiers of torture for using the technique on American prisoners. :-/
February 2009
3 posts
I am 23. This is similar to 22, but drastically older.
Reblog: Bikes, cars and electronics: Meha's...
meeeha:
You know what I hate about YouTube? How they mute all songs now. Bastards. Anyway. This is my wishlist for 2009. If you really love me, you’ll (at the very least!) remember me in your prayers and hope I get at least one of the things on the list.
1. Kawasaki 1700 Vulcan Voyager Motorcycle. I’ve talked about this endlessly, but srsly. It’s in my dreams. Whenever I surf through movies...
Journalism lolz
I have recently been reading the site stuffjournalistslike.com. There is much truth to be found here, and many examples of why the copy editing profession exists.
January 2009
2 posts
Why tenure shouldn't exist
Jan. 12 was the first day of class. This is my last semester. It’s a pretty exciting moment - beginning of the end and all.
My second class of the day was Religion in Preliterate Societies. “What an awesome topic,” I thought. After going through the usual Syllabus Day activities, the professor started talking about a presentation project we were going to have later in the year....
Thinking about the future
Last Thursday, I was editing stories and listening to the Daily Herald copy deskers chat. The paper, like much of the newspaper industry (and much of the American economy), has not been making as much money lately as it’d like. Several copy editors were joking with me, telling me I should get out now and change my major.
I think that would be a bad idea, seeing as this is my last semester....
December 2008
2 posts
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November 2008
2 posts
October 2008
4 posts
“You cannot slander human nature; it is worse than words can paint it.”
– Charles Haddon Spurgeon (via enquotations)
Ha. Wonder what the legal precedent for this is?
"Article contains up to 33% recycled content"
I was copy editing a story today about a company that’s advertising “AntiPoleez” lozenges - you suck on a lozenge and alcohol won’t be detectable on your breath. I thought it was a good idea for a story, but one thing bothered me.
The reporter spoke to police officers, who said it wasn’t at all likely the lozenges work. The story also included a link to the...
“A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.”
– Gian Vincenzo Gravina (via enquotations)
August 2008
1 post
“One reason I don’t drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.”
– Nancy Astor (via enquotations)
July 2008
1 post
Got plagiarism?
From You Don’t Say, by way of Regret the Error:
http://www.regrettheerror.com/behind-the-scenes/how-to-spot-a-plagiaristfabulist
If you edit copy, or are involved in journalism in some way, this is good reading. A number of my friends in college papers have struggled with this problem, mostly because college students tend not to have much journalism experience. This article also...
June 2008
4 posts
How do you know when it's over?
I’m debating getting rid of my MySpace. I have barely any use for it anymore, and I rarely blog there often enough to justify having it around. Most of my friends have Facebooks or LiveJournals anyway, so I don’t use MySpace to keep in touch.
One of my friends from community college blogs there fairly frequently, and the main reason I haven’t deleted my account is that this...
“When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men’s minds take in quickly what you...”
– Cicero (via enquotations)
I found this rather appropriate to journalism as well as teaching.