City-bus rides to campus with a thermos of hot coffee, great tunes blasting in my iPod and reading The Alligator.
Tailgates
All of my friends living in the same city
The kind janitors who worked in the CSE building who always made my day a little brighter
Dodging students during class changes while driving the UF Video & Collaboration Services van
Cheap beer
Satchels
Sitting outside at the Swamp for lunch dates on beautiful blue Gainesville days
Homework. Yes, I miss homework.
Tim Tebow sightings on campus
Long drives down …

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That’s right. I’ve watched Barack’s election-night acceptance speech about 12 times since we saw it live last week on Nov. 4.  Despite the election news being off the airwaves, I still can’t get enough. Some of my favorite photo collections of our new President Elect:
Election night behind-the-scenes on Flickr
Obama with his kids on HuffPost
Scout Tufankjian’s candid photos
Callie Shell for Time Magazine
And I will now stop acting like a celebrity-obsessed teeny-bopper. It is all out of my system. Time to look …

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Some people say that your sense of smell is the sense closest connected to your memory.  Some scientists would agree.  To me, one of the strongest memory triggers is the flash of a few notes of a great song.  Music, for me, does more than just heal my sometimes broken soul when it needs soothing the most.  It’s a time machine that transports me back to places that I had long forgotten I ever visited. It’s unexpected reminders of good …

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It’s always a nice challenge to tie music into all aspects of life.  With 40 minutes left until McCain and Obama take the stage in the first presidential debate, I give you my debate-watching playlist:
1. “I Won’t Back Down” – Tom Petty
2. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” – Tears for Fears
3. “Dangerous Age” – Raul Midon
4. “Bring the Boys Back Home” – Pink Floyd
5. “In Our Darkest Hour” – Phantom Planet
6. “America” – Simon & Garfunkle
7. “American Patriot” – …

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Lots of kind folks have been inquiring about the status of my grown-up life that I’m still working on getting established.  It’s always warming to know that there are people who are genuinely concerned and curious and rooting for me to do well.
I’ve been recently reminded that life is about making some pretty big decisions, where the outcome is usually unknown.
I was honored to be granted an internship with the multimedia team at the Las Vegas Sun, an opportunity that …

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