A few updates

A few things to note before I update my next post:

I was active at my college radio station, KSPC, throughout college, doing promotions work. I went abroad to Paris for the spring 2009 semester and was not able to participate at the station while I was gone. Instead of applying to be the Promotions Director for when I returned, I decided instead to apply to be a DJ and host a radio show. In earlier posts on this blog, I complained about the library at KSPC and how I hadn't heard of most of the bands. Turns out I loved being a DJ, discovered a lot of great bands, and found my "sound" for my show, dubbing it the Underground Velvet Show, an homage to the 1960's band The Velvet Underground.

I graduated in May from Scripps and spent the summer networking and looking for jobs within the music business back in Seattle. I met with a lot of people, but finding a job became more and more difficult. I have now started to look into internships or any other possible music opportunity I can find.

I have been thinking a lot about my goals for the next few years. I haven't been writing much and I haven't been reading much, but after attending a neighbor's book signing party last night (her first published book!) I realize that it is time for me to get back in the game. Instead of spending my free time on facebook or reading about celebrity gossip, I should really be doing things more productive that will help me with my career in the long-run. I seriously need to get back into writing - not just blog writing, but fiction and creative nonfiction, which I also have always loved but took a break from once I graduated. I felt burnt out after college - as an English major, I was tired of reading and writing - but it has been a few months and it is time to start up again. I know I keep saying that I will be better about updating this blog, and I haven't been. But now, more than ever, I have to make myself. I wish I knew more about html and graphic design, because the layout and format of this blog is very basic, but I will really have to make the writing count. I have a few ideas for blog entries that I really have to start on, and when I am not doing that, I need to be working on my creative writing too.

So, here goes nothing!