Thanks to everyone who sent me props on my Washington Post article this weekend. Honestly, the gig kind of came out of nowhere. My roommate works at the Post and they were looking for someone to write an Op/Ed on the iPod and being the Mac believer that I am, he volunteered me. Interestingly enough, I've been having trouble with my iPod in the last few days. I guess that's poetic justice for you! I may be in the market for an upgrade sooner rather than later.
It's been a good month for me, after The Times-Picayune ran the seven stories I wrote for them.
I'm almost finished with my Law School Applications, at least the first round. Here are the schools I'm definately applying to:
LSU
Tulane
George Washington
Georgetown
U. of Miami (I got a fee waiver)
U. of Colorado (Also a fee waiver)
UNC-Chapel Hill
Still Considering:
Wake Forest
William and Mary
Indiana-Bloomington
These application fees are horrendus. I'm lucky that I was able to cut my list down.
Oct 23, 2006
Oct 18, 2006
In the city
Last weekend I wound up in New York City thanks to a free ride from my roommate, who was heading to New Hampshire and dropped me off along the way. About a 4 1/2 hour ride, I didn't actually get there until 2 a.m. Friday night, and he dropped me off in the Village close to where my buddy Jay and his roommate Danny were hanging out. The bar, which shall remain nameless, was definitely the highlight of the weekend, and lets just say that I was there until early morning singing showtunes with a bar full of talent and a live piano-playing gay man. We made it safely back to Jay and Danny's Upper-east side apartment, which is in a great area and they actually pay less than Chris and I do in DC (although our apartment is a little bigger).
Saturday we slept till noon, which is about 9 a.m. on Jay Melder time, and set out to get something to eat. After lunch we had the brilliant idea to buy a full-size NFL football and go play football in Central Park.
Luckily, there was a Niketown along the way and $17 later, we were running plays and waiting for Tim and Danielle to come meet us. The newlyweds took us to their apartment and we caught "The Illusionist" at a local theater.
The next day I went for a run through Central Park and then Jay, Danny and I went and stood in line at the Carnegie Deli, which was just as good as I remembered it. We pretty much hung around the city the rest of the day, watching the Saints whip the Eagles online (they don't have a television in their apartment yet).
Chris finally picked me up later in the evening, and we drove straight back to DC, listening to classics like The Beatles' Abbey Road and Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here (which we listened to the whole way through, something I've never done. In a word, amazing) the whole way back. We finally arrived back home and were asleep by 2 a.m. I made it to work early the next morning, but I've been lagging in my sleep all week.
Our apartment is finally finished, for good. We hung our third-hand surround sound system on the wall and some art Chris' family sent us, and the place really feels like home.
Saturday we slept till noon, which is about 9 a.m. on Jay Melder time, and set out to get something to eat. After lunch we had the brilliant idea to buy a full-size NFL football and go play football in Central Park.
Luckily, there was a Niketown along the way and $17 later, we were running plays and waiting for Tim and Danielle to come meet us. The newlyweds took us to their apartment and we caught "The Illusionist" at a local theater.The next day I went for a run through Central Park and then Jay, Danny and I went and stood in line at the Carnegie Deli, which was just as good as I remembered it. We pretty much hung around the city the rest of the day, watching the Saints whip the Eagles online (they don't have a television in their apartment yet).
Chris finally picked me up later in the evening, and we drove straight back to DC, listening to classics like The Beatles' Abbey Road and Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here (which we listened to the whole way through, something I've never done. In a word, amazing) the whole way back. We finally arrived back home and were asleep by 2 a.m. I made it to work early the next morning, but I've been lagging in my sleep all week.
Our apartment is finally finished, for good. We hung our third-hand surround sound system on the wall and some art Chris' family sent us, and the place really feels like home.
Oct 12, 2006
Updating for all of you
Last weekend Breland came to see me, and we had a great long weekend over the Columbus day holiday. (I have more pictures if you'd like them). We went to 18th Amendment with the LSU crew on Saturday to watch the (awful) LSU football game. It was great to have her here, and it made me miss home a lot. I'll be home again soon though, Thanksgiving to be exact. After I dropped her off at the Baltimore airport, Dave Kurpius called me and said he was in town for a meeting, and we had dinner and drinks at a restaurant close to my place. Dave gave me some great perspective on Law School. Speaking of Law School, I'm should be finishing up my applications soon. My list is ambitious. But honestly, there's a big part of me that just wants to come back to Louisiana.My stories ran in a special section of the Times-Picayune Thursday, for any of you who are interested in reading what I worked on for them this summer. I haven't been able to find it online yet, but the hard copy was a pull-out section in Thursday's paper.
I've decided to head to New York City Friday evening to see Jay. Give me a ring on my cell phone if you're in the city.
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