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08.23.06

Polar Bear Genitals
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From MSNBC/ Courtesy of USFWS The front page of MSNBC featured the headline 'Polar bear genitals shrinking due to pollution' When the words 'polar bear genitals' show up in a headline, I'm going to read it. Not only did I read it, but I'm passing it on to you. Help spread some love for polar bears before they lose the ability to spread their own love...
08.21.06

Which one is worse?
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I'm not sure which is worse... A) The drunk, obnoxious frat-boy wearing too much cologne, half a bottle of hair gel and a popped collar on his Abercrombie shirt at the bar Saturday night. -or- B) This performance from Kevin Federline at the Teen Choice Awards over the weekend. Seriously. Who chooses the Teen Choice Awards to make a debut? Who uses that debut (in front of a bunch of kids) to curse throughout the entire song? Sure, I'm probably helping spread some publicity for him by posting this video... but I'm a journalist. Sometimes I have to show you bad things for you ...
08.19.06

First podcast
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I did my first podcast yesterday with Will Leitch, the editor of Deadspin.com, which was just named one of the 50 coolest websites by TIME Magazine. Here is our story on it. Right now it's just a link in the story, but after this weekend, our podcasts will be included in the iTunes Music Store and other podcast directories. I'm new at podcasting, but if you have any tips, complaints or just want to tell me I suck, let me know...
08.19.06

Welcome back!
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Eastern students moved in this week. Just when I thought my police scanner was broken or that I missed a change in the frequencies for Charleston and University Police, the first round of Friday night party calls started coming through. Whew, I don't need a new scanner... Some things have changed in Charleston since students left in the Spring... Wendy's closed, Jimmy John's opened, McDonald's didn't close, Wal-Mart was remodeled, the pool aquatic center opened up, Doudna is starting to take an enormous shape. Traffic has been crazy, parents and grandparents coming to Charleston helping their students move in. Luckily, Mal and I did ...
08.17.06

Time machine?
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Thermostat / August 16, 2006 // Charleston, Ill. I moved in to a new apartment this week. It's really nice, has great features, good location, etc. Something is bothering me. Why did they have to use the circa-1983 thermostat? I'll post more photos when we are finally moved in and situated. Or you can just come over and visit. Email, call or yell at me if you want directions.
08.17.06

Self-Portrait
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Self-Portrait / August 11, 2006 // Mattoon, Ill. I got bored at work the other night so I set up a quick and dirty self portrait. Most newspapers have a studio area with different colored backgrounds for shooting headshots or illustartions, kind of a miniature Wal-Mart photo studio (minus the little squeaky toys to make your kids smile). Most newspapers means not us. We have a giant room that used to be the pressroom that sits empty with nothing in it. I decided to use it as a 7,000 square foot black background. I think it works. I wish I had something better to ...
08.16.06

Obama in Charleston
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Obama / August 15, 2006 // Charleston, Ill. Obama was in town yesterday... I shot a lot of photos, but I like this one the best. I thought it was ironic/funny that after the meeting talking about the importance of alternative fuels and energy demands and the problems of global warming he left in a convoy of SUVs and minivans.
08.11.06

Mallory’s pregnant?!?
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If you had a heart attack just now, that's the same reaction I had when my youngest sister, Gretchen, told me over the phone that Mallory is pregnant. It's OK though, Gretchen is adding a room onto our house for us. Apparently Gretchen made miniature versions of me and Mallory on her favorite computer game, The Sims. This week, Mallory changed from a normal shirt to a maternity shirt. She's supposed to be letting me know if it's a boy or a girl. I'll invite you all to the fake baby shower soon. *Disclaimer for concerned family* - The real Mallory is not pregnant, just ...
08.05.06

“If you ain’t first, you’re last.”
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Ricky Bobby After watching Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby today, I want to go see it again. Everytime I watch a movie like this I think to myself 'I have to remember that line and use it for so & so situation'... or 'that's perfect'... I was laughing so hard today that I forgot most of the lines before I got to the parking lot. I'll admit I was scared going into this that it wouldn't be that funny. I knew it would be funny, it's Will Ferrell, but the past few movies have been moving downhill. Talladega Nights seemed to be ...
08.05.06

Brooke got foiled
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Shiny Surprise / August 4, 2006 // Mattoon, Ill. I arrived at work seconds before Brooke did, so I was able to see her reaction to her shiny surprise. It was great. Several people in the newsroom left messages on the foil for her to say goodbye and what not. Everything went according to plan... Everyone assumed that it took hours to do, but with the help of Jeff the Switzerland of the newsroom, it only took about 20 minutes to do everything. Now I have to come up with something for my next office shenanigan...

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