Home is where the heart is...

A nice man I interviewed asked me if I would ever stay in Evanston. The answer is a definite no. I mean Evanston is a nice city and definitely more environmentally conscious than my hometown Pasadena. But, it's not home. My little white house with blue borders is not a block away--waiting for me with its big amazon trees and yellow grass. I can't open the door with my "special" key, and find my...

What is emotion?

Have you ever wondered what is emotion? It's a feeling...happy, sad, etc. But, why do we experience them? What are their purpose in our lives? The answer is....I don't know. I use to think that it was something fundamental in our every day lives. In fact, I believed so about 2 hrs ago. Have you ever had one of those rushes? You know one of those that you get as you get out of bed ready to...

Beat Beat Beat some more...

So we got our beats...^drum roll^ Environment. Of course I wanted another beat, but this was my second choice, and for the most part I am happy. There should be plenty of good stories here in Evanston and Wilmette. All this journalism stuff (wow my vocabulary has shrunk since last February) has really rocked and shocked my shyness off its limits. I never knew I could approach random people for...

What am I doing here?

I seem to be turning the water works on full blast. stupid tears. It's really rediculous that I'm being so melodramatic. Tears don't help at all. Today has to be the breaking point for me. My fried brain, heart and soul can't bear it anymore. What little hope I had has just withered away. After a full day of unsuccessful attempts to get 4 video interviews, I'm worn down to the point where I...