May 2011
6 posts
Day 7-11
It’s been kind of a wild ride this past week. Friday I got…overjoyed? I shared a cigar which I regret, but oh well. Work has been super stressful. I ran an op-ed completely dissing Donald Trump on Monday (today) and just read the headline: “Trump tells media he won’t run in 2012 Monday morning.” I’m really good at what I do…
Our new website is up, and...
Day 5-6
Day 5 was alright. Wrote a final paper and that was just about it. I got a really great text from a friend that made my day.
Day 6 was really hard. The columnist I hired to run on Thursday but needed to edit with Wednesday bailed on me, I found out I have to run a correction in my section on an Op-Ed I ran (only my second fucking week of being editor of my section mind you) and I have to study...
Day 3-4
Day 3 was a breeze, I remember thinking to myself “I thought this was supposed to be hard.”
Then day 4 happened. I was in the office from 1130 am until about 10 pm with no break. Technical difficulties galore and the promise of a final to study for as soon as I left—this was the hardest day for me yet. I will admit I took drags from my roommates cigarette. I didn’t have one...
Day 2
My aunt was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She’s helped me out in so many ways that I can’t put on paper, but if she can battle through this then I can find it in me to leave tobacco behind. I’ve tried to console myself by thinking “worse things have happened to better people,” but this is categorically incorrect when talking about this women. She is a living...
Day 1
Made it the entire day without smoking a cigarette. It’s going to be a challenge, but this is something I’ve wanted for a long time. Thank God for gum and nice weather.
