Every once in a while I ask myself if I'm happy. I reevaluate my life and decide on aspects that need to change. This is me asking you if you need to do the same. If so, make the changes.
For a while now I have had some thoughts cloud my mind (I would rather not tell you about what). I'm not telling you, not because I don't trust you, I just don't want my personal life all over the world. Anyway, these thoughts have made me think about the future and what I want and don't want. And I guess another question I have for you is how do you stop the inevitable?
I've come to terms with the fact that you can't stop the inevitable. If you can it wasn't inevitable in the first place. Get the picture? So here is my mantra until my head becomes clear again: I cannot stop what is bound to happen to me but I can make the most of it no matter how hard it may be.
I only get one life and I want it to be the best life it can be and really I think that's what everyone wants, right?
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Thinking ahead to the future
Yesterday I was asked the question, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" Kind of a funny question to be asking a junior in college but I answered with an "um...a...I want to um...well, I'm not sure."
Since then, I have been wracking my brain of careers that would make me happy. I'm a journalism major and I would be happy writing for a magazine for a while but I think I need to have variety in my life. I mean, I am ADD.
I decided that I really like to read and I like to write. So I was thinking of jobs that would allow me to read and write and the ah-ha moment that came into my head is that I should be a novel critic!!!!
However, I will never let go of my dream job to write cards for Hallmark :) I'm just saying.
Since then, I have been wracking my brain of careers that would make me happy. I'm a journalism major and I would be happy writing for a magazine for a while but I think I need to have variety in my life. I mean, I am ADD.
I decided that I really like to read and I like to write. So I was thinking of jobs that would allow me to read and write and the ah-ha moment that came into my head is that I should be a novel critic!!!!
However, I will never let go of my dream job to write cards for Hallmark :) I'm just saying.
Going off subject now
I know this blog was made to follow Cathy Kightlinger's stories from the Indy Star. However, today I feel like doing my own thing.
Last night I spent time writing a reflection paper about the internship that I just completed at Indianapolis Woman. While I was writing, I found that I was really happy working there and could see myself writing for other magazines. For a while I wasn't sure I even wanted to be a journalist anymore. I didn't feel like I was reaching people - the whole reason I wanted to be a journalist.
My outlook has changed. In the April issue of the magazine, I wrote a section on breast cancer: the risk, the treatment, the gene behind the disease. It was all so very interesting for me. When I started getting emails that I had done some really good work and that I was helping to inform women of their risk, I, for the first time, thought I was reaching people and making a change. And that I am thankful for.
Last night I spent time writing a reflection paper about the internship that I just completed at Indianapolis Woman. While I was writing, I found that I was really happy working there and could see myself writing for other magazines. For a while I wasn't sure I even wanted to be a journalist anymore. I didn't feel like I was reaching people - the whole reason I wanted to be a journalist.
My outlook has changed. In the April issue of the magazine, I wrote a section on breast cancer: the risk, the treatment, the gene behind the disease. It was all so very interesting for me. When I started getting emails that I had done some really good work and that I was helping to inform women of their risk, I, for the first time, thought I was reaching people and making a change. And that I am thankful for.
Andy Warhol coming to Indy
Today, I can't help but feel that Cathy Kightlinger's work is just not enough to satisfy me. Maybe I'm being too picky. In the "column" that I just read, pop art Icon Andy Warhol is bringing his art to Indianapolis - I think that's pretty cool. However, I don't get the full picture of it.
Kightlinger gets to write about all these fabulous parties that are sometimes artsy yet she doesn't portray her actual work into her writings. I guess I'm still waiting for her to paint a picture for me. Make me excited. Quote people who say something that is worth it. Don't tell me that excitement was already generating. Give me a quote of somebody who is excited.
Kightlinger gets to write about all these fabulous parties that are sometimes artsy yet she doesn't portray her actual work into her writings. I guess I'm still waiting for her to paint a picture for me. Make me excited. Quote people who say something that is worth it. Don't tell me that excitement was already generating. Give me a quote of somebody who is excited.
Cathedral High School's grads wrote school musical
Cathy Kightlinger is used to writing about the big hot shots around Indianapolis. She writes about star Colts players and she has had the chance to write about Governors. So why is it that Kightlinger decided to write about two graduated high school students? The answer is because they wrote a play and received a lot of publicity for it.
Joseph Burrows and Benjamin Phillippe wrote a musical and many hot shot names came to check it out. These two young men were able to schmooze with hotshot artsy people.
What I liked most about this article is that Kightlinger wrote it. It's an interesting topic and I'm glad she decided that this was worth covering in her columns. In her bio it says, "Kightlinger reports tidbits from the city’s fabulous parties, hip arty events and the people who give Indianapolis its unique character." I think it's pretty cool that these two young men were enough to be considered hip and arty, and fabulous.
Joseph Burrows and Benjamin Phillippe wrote a musical and many hot shot names came to check it out. These two young men were able to schmooze with hotshot artsy people.
What I liked most about this article is that Kightlinger wrote it. It's an interesting topic and I'm glad she decided that this was worth covering in her columns. In her bio it says, "Kightlinger reports tidbits from the city’s fabulous parties, hip arty events and the people who give Indianapolis its unique character." I think it's pretty cool that these two young men were enough to be considered hip and arty, and fabulous.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
A new approach to the final 4
Interestingly enough Cathy Kightlinger was able to find a different way to cover the Duke-Butler game. The approach was interesting and creative. While it did not focus a lot on the game specifically, Kightlinger kept it light and fun. By her not revolving her article on the game (because that's not her job) she did something that nobody else did: she gave variety. And for me, someone who doesn't follow sports, I thought it was great to read something besides who had the best plays of the night.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Another well balanced column
Yay, quotes! I'm starting to think that Cathy Kightlinger was beginning to hit a road block. Many of her columns were just full of information but recently she began adding more quotes to give a little color to her columns.
Kightlinger's most recent column about The Indianapolis Art & Antiques Show was a well balanced column of info and quotes. I now know that this show is one of the best that comes to town because of a quote but I also know that the event raised more than $100,000 for Methodist Hospital.
All-in-all, I think this was another good article. And because I'm keeping tallies, I think it's the 3rd or 4th one in a row that had some great quotes and more of the information that I needed.
*Just a side note: I know that I talk about quotes a lot and it must get tiring but sometimes I think they are needed to really understand how people at the event felt or thought instead of getting an outsider's view.
Kightlinger's most recent column about The Indianapolis Art & Antiques Show was a well balanced column of info and quotes. I now know that this show is one of the best that comes to town because of a quote but I also know that the event raised more than $100,000 for Methodist Hospital.
All-in-all, I think this was another good article. And because I'm keeping tallies, I think it's the 3rd or 4th one in a row that had some great quotes and more of the information that I needed.
*Just a side note: I know that I talk about quotes a lot and it must get tiring but sometimes I think they are needed to really understand how people at the event felt or thought instead of getting an outsider's view.
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