look, i'm on the t.v.

a while back i had the opportunity to discuss my japanese experience on a locally produced tv program called carolina people. i doubt any of you saw it because the show airs ridiculously early. it was an interesting chance for me to reevaluate my time overseas. in prepping for the interview i did some research to lend numbers and credibility to my stories, which put things in an interesting perspective. i thought about the social quirks in an objective way that had previously been difficult during my complete immersion in the culture. the whole process of readying the set, shooting, being interviewed reminded me how much i miss journalism and that i think it's an area in which, after training at it for years, i could excel. if you want to take a peek, check out this link and scroll down to october 23. word.

the blog's limping along...

once again i’ve been remiss. once again i’m sort of apologizing. once again i’ve gotten way behind. but once again i’ve started writing…and that bodes well for stories and quips and news to come. just returned from mexico, costa rica, panama and 8, well more like 7 and 2/5, days at sea. quite the vacation. terribly interesting in so many ways. unraveling and reveling in people and places has to be my favorite thing to do. i’m gonna work on pictures; sharing those is a must. i’ll get to that right after i handle the work at my new job, a bartending gig. my first. i’m excited but unprepared. learning new things is always interesting, especially when those things involve loud music, dancing on the bar, good company and alcohol. wait, sounds a lot like the cruise i was just on. maybe that’s why i enjoyed myself so thoroughly.