Onto the next thing! New days bring new beginnings, new possibilities, and thankfully I get the chance to leave the past behind! It has been one hell of a week, and I'm so ready to start fresh! Done with uncertainty, revived with new energy... Nothing feels more invigorating than a burst of clarity!
So now, it's time for focus again. Valentines Day has made for a laid back weekend of family and going with the flow, giving me the break that I needed to drive forward with full force. The sunsest today is brilliant, and it marks the closing of yet another day that gives me the night to rejuvenate and start with a clean slate in the morning.
It's not about finding yourself, it's about CREATING yourself. Day by day, it's an amazing process.

Today seems to have brought many different tugs on my emotions and thoughts. What will I choose? There are various approaches to the direction of my life, and each one appears more daunting and confusing than the other. But at the same time, some seem equally safer in contrasting ways than the prior. Where to go? Who to be? What to strive for? What talents to pursue? Does it matter if I'm not exactly in my element? This is a result of the uncertainty of what my element is. The currently endless process of finding my direction, exhausting every aspect of my life to try and determine the course of action and paths that need to be taken. SIGH.
One refreshing and momentarily "escape" from my worrisome troubles was reading a blog from one of my fellow journalism students sights. His style and elegance as well as appreciation for art left me mezmorized by his page, I really could not look away. A brief visit to his site and I felt invigorated by his clean and classy style, and just looking at his compilations of fashion photography... I now have a new hobby. Reading Mickali's postings. My favorite quote of the day?

"If the world is going to hell, you might as well look fabulous." - Mickali

As simple and sassy as it is, thank you Mickali. A true inspiration to my day.

This last Thursday, Febuary 5th, my journalism class and I got the chance to take a field trip to the KBDI Channel 12 studio in north downtown Denver.
It was such an interesting experience! We had a very informative tour of the entire KBDI building, and we were introduced to many of the wondeful staff there! I loved getting to look around the set and see all of the lighting, the cameras, and the round table where countless political debates have taken place... it was so EXCITING!
One of the coolest aspects of this trip for me was thinking back to my childhood, when my mom would turn on the cartoon Arthur, one of my favorite cartoons that Channel 12 broadcasts. I used to watch Arthur EVERYDAY! And now, here I am... an aspiring journalism student taking in all the sites of this studio that I never imagined I would ever get to see. I had the opportunity to meet and speak with professionals there and ask them one-on-one questions about the industry! I can't believe how my life has changed since I've been in college! And to think that this is just one of the many field trips we as a class will get to take! So far we have been given valuable insight from many intelligent and successful professionals within the industry, and it was such a great experience to take the tour of the respected and highly valued KBDI station!
Ok, Professor Degette... Next adventure, PLEASE!