I write.

I write for myself, not my audience. I feel that when you're writing with the intention of someone else reading it... you over analyze your initial thought and and in the end you're still at the begining. Most assignments, I just sit and type. I don't worry about my word choice, or if it sounds stupid. That's what the revision process is for. Maybe that has something to do with the way I think and how I interact... no filter.

The New Yorker's "Talk of the Town" section (September 24,2001) - Response

September is a month of remembrance. As we cling to what was and the hopes of what will be, we must never forget what is.

Ten years ago the Twin Towers crumbled to the ground. The footage casted on the news stations looked like a scene from a Michael Bay film (they still do). John Updike, however, lived the footage with the rest of New York.  He watched the towers fall from an apartment. He watched people die.

"With all its failings, this is a country worth fighting for." - John Updike

Every morning we wake up and repeat the same routine; shower, breakfast, brush our teeth, etc... Most of us even interact on the same routine. We "don't have the time" to reach out and say hello or lend a helping hand, because we would be out of our routine and late to our destination.

The morning of September 11, 2001 was different. It was a tradgedy, yes. But it was also a triumph. That morning people broke out of their routines. Accross the country we watched people join hands.

Its sad, really, that it takes a significant event to change that. You would think that even on auto pilot people would be able to do the right thing...

Today, I challenge you to make a change. Fight for that unity, fight for the country. Reach out, say hello, smile or wave at someone on the street. Do something! You never realize the impact that makes.

Who am I?

 

I am an advocate. I engage in an annual protest rally in the heart of Madison. In the midst of October citizens from our surrounding areas collide to declare the rights of our individuality and reclaim the night. We march in the streets surrounding the capitol speaking out against sexual violence exploited towards women and men. Our motive in Take Back the Night is to make the streets safe again. Additionally, I am and avid supporter of a non- profit organization that present hope to those struggling with suicide and depression; To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA).

The majority of my free time is spent nourishing my addiction to the television  show, NCIS. Lately I have been intrigued by the art of cake decorating... who knows where that will take me.

After graduation I plan to enter the Liberal Arts Transfer program at Madison College. Once I receive my Associates degree, I would like to transfer to University of Wisconsin, Madison, to study Marketing and Mass Communications. More specifically, I would like to work in Public Relations.

Hopefully I illustrated a decent picture of who I am. I look forward to representing other parts of my personality in later writings.