man, i was feeling pretty depressed tonight after i got out of my copy editing class. we were supposed to come up with headlines for stories that were pretty soft, like features. sorry for you non-news folks out there. basically play-on-word type headlines. well, we got this story about martha stewart being able to join some sort of giant pumpkin regatta on some canadian lake. apparently they carve out giant pumpkins and row them into canada. anyway, since she is an ex-con and all, they weren't going to let her, canada has some law about letting ex-cons in the country. she ended up not doing it because of rain. anyway, i couldn't come up with any good headlines and i felt like my creativity is totally gone. too much of this mind-numbing technical stuff. i didn't get into journalism to learn exactly when it is appropriate to use an ampersand and when it is deemed unconscionable.
i guess i'll be heading back to fresno this weekend for a little r & r. yea, goddamit i used an ampersand! and you better learn to deal with it! anyway, it should be a nice break from this tragically bad weather we've had here of late. in the low 90s one day and pouring rain the next. once i get some much-needed home cooking and sleep in my real bed everything should be copacetic.
quote of the day: "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." -Albert Einstein
1 comment:
how about 'rain sinks pumpkin launch' or 'martha banned from pumpkin regatta'
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