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whiskey summer's fawn,
percolates displaced years to
steep my winter bones.

The Start of Something

Alright, so this blog is about to take a much more active (fingers crossed) and fresh turn. Presently, I am in South Carolina visiting with the Mom, but tomorrow I'm driving my Civic, which is busting at the seams with my belongings, to DC. Starting Tuesday I will be the new intern at the NPR News Desk. Yep, that's me. I'm not sure exactly what I'll be doing, but I do know that I'll be working with the senior editor learning how to edit, manage, dole out news stories, yadda yadda yadda.

There are far too many layers of excitement, nervousness, and fright to explain just what is going through my mind. I've never lived outside of Tallahassee. I've never signed a lease (until last week). I've never had a long distance relationship. I've never lived in a house nor have I lived with multiple roommates.

My friends tell me I'll thrive in DC, that I'll love the culture, the pace, and the politically-charged atmosphere. I don't disagree.

Radio Stories

A not-so comprehensive work that I did for WFSU during the summer and spring of 2009.

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfsu/news.newsmain?action=search&advanced=true&newSearch=true&searchOption=1&TEASE_WORDS=Diao&BYLINE_WORDS=&x=0&y=0

SUG 2009

Today I officially finished a month of law lectures, visiting law firms, law classes, future law students, etc. Today I officially can say I do not want to be a lawyer.

Not to rule a JD out of my future. But a month of people telling me what steps I should do to get into a top 15 school, where I should be looking for the next steps in my life makes me start to wonder what life is. There are too many lawyers in the world. I don't want to be one of them.

Student March Spot

a condensed response to malcolm cowley's exile's return

i do not want to be an exile returning. i want to live in a literary group, one that is not without purpose and indifferent to society and the outcome of our nation. i am tired of being surrounded by smart lazy people. i need movers and shakers. i need people who are fearless and daring and rebellious with a revolution in mind. people who will not commit intellectual and artistic suicide. who know things that matter. that care about things other than obscurity. i am angry and lost in any other crowd.

My very first in-depth radio broadast

Sorry, I'm still learning how to use this thing. Just copy and paste into your browser's URL.

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfsu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1470790§ionID=1