My first online article ...

This is a bit of my writing, a short overview of Anime Weekend Atlanta. I'll probably write something more on it which will be a little less newspaper-esque.

The Red and Black

And now, for a taste of things to come ...

For those who know the movie reference in the title, kudos and I'm terribly sorry if you admitted to having watching and remembered such a movie. Don't worry - there are support groups.

The 138 flags blocking the view of the American Interests building in La Havana, Cuba.

The American Interests building in Havana is the closest thing to an embassy the US has in Cuba. It's a big stolid building with a ten-foot-tall concrete and iron fence running the length of the perimeter. A few years ago, an electronic sign running the length of the building appeared and promptly began to run news and famous quotes from people like Ghandi and the like in a Ticker Tape fashion. All Spanish, of course. In response, Castro had 138 flags erected in order to block the messages. The flags -- black with a single white star in the center -- represent Cubans killed by supposed American actions.

I'm getting quite sick of this photo, honestly.

There's quite a lot to be written about this, but, right now, it's late and I've got to work tomorrow.

Entry the First

This is not my first blog - the internet is scattered with meandering musings, ill-conceived stories, and pointless ramblings accumulated inside blogs with names that seemed amusing at the time - but this is most certainly my most serious blog yet.

I'm a journalism student at the University of Georgia. I enjoy writing but would really like to able to tell stories through photography, so I'll be posting both here. I don't have much of a goal after college - I'd like to move around every few years, working freelance and for smaller publications. I don't know that I'll ever really make any sort of impact on a grand level, but I'd like to do what I can where I can.

I grew up doing physical labor and a lot of it, so I feel like I'm basically too rough at my core for a lot of the delicate work that goes into really good photography. But I intend on changing that.

My interests range from the obscure science to "365 Things You Can Cook in Ten Minutes or Less." So expect really odd things.

So, anyway.