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A Surprising Fact

In General, Personal on January 27, 2010 at 12:32 am

So it has been several months since I’ve written in this blog. In fact, the last time I wrote in this blog, it was not only a different month, not only a different year, but also a different decade. Ah, how time flies.

Life in Minneapolis is great – the atmosphere, the friends, the experience. As of Spring 2010, I have been officially accepted in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication – something I could only have dreamed of about a year ago.

Despite the fact that I’ve almost completely shrugged off this blog (I always start them with the best of intentions and end up giving up once nobody comes), I found it surprising when I was looking at the stats. There has not been a single month where my blog hasn’t had hits from viewers. True, December bottomed out at an all-time low of 1 viewer, but it’s one viewer, nonetheless. My all-time high still remains March 2009, when I blogged and Twittered heavily about the floods in Fargo and the experience of living in such a place.

I don’t have much else to say at this point. I might start re-writing in this blog soon, but it really depends on my interest. If I do start writing in this blog again, it might lead to a complete revamping (mostly clearing out some of the personal stuff and using it more as a semi-professional blog), but that’s still to be seen.

For the one or two souls who read my blog, if you’re interested in seeing a slightly more active place for my blogging, please check out my school blog. It is a requirement for my JOUR 3101 (News Writing and Reporting) class wherein I’m required to make 6 entries every week – five reporting interesting news and one analyzing certain aspects of the news. Not particularly exciting, but feel free to read if you’re so inclined. You can find it here.

Been a while…

In General, Personal on June 2, 2009 at 5:25 pm

Well blog readers (of which there are none), it has certainly been a while. Time has been flying past and I’ve been trying to live summer up for all that it’s worth. Between concerts and hanging out with friends and plenty of work, I feel as if I just haven’t had time to sit down and think about something to write.

A few days ago, my family made the switch over from Verizon to AT&T so I now have an excellent iPhone. I love it very much and haven’t had any problems yet. *knock on wood* There is even a lively little WordPress app that I am currently on as type this. It’s pretty nifty and because I’ll be able to carry WordPress around in my pocket, I hope it gets me blogging a bit more.

I know this post (and my last few) have been relatively fluff-filled. But I figure since this blog is mostly read by myself, I can write about this all.

Hope the beginning of summer is finding you well!

End of the School Year

In Current Events, General, Personal on May 5, 2009 at 4:52 pm

I’ve been gone for quite a while – mostly thanks to a surge in homework and group-project meetings I’ve been having to tend to.

It’s crazy to think that I’ll be out of NDSU in less than two weeks. Next Friday marks my last final and then after that, I’ll be a UM student. Crazy stuff!

I’ll probably be updating soon, however I don’t have much content to talk about at this time. Hopefully I’ll have something to write about soon, though!

One thing I do have to mention, however, was today was “Flood Effort Appreciation Day” or something like that. Essentially they held a little get-together at Memorial Union praising us for all of our efforts. They read a letter from a lady who lost her house to the flood, but was impressed by the efforts that NDSU students put in right in her own backyard and the example they set for her children. It was actually quite moving. I was proud to be a Bison at that moment. Even though I’m leaving NDSU soon, I leave happy that I was here this year. Yes, there were times when I wanted to quit and wished I had chosen somewhere else. However, the massive effort with the sandbagging, hanging out with some of my (admittedly few) friends, and crazy football games all bring back nostalgic memories of good-times past.

I will miss NDSU, and I leave with a feeling out gratitude that I got to experience this year first-hand in a school I respect very much.

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