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I have been in Seattle for a little less than 24 hours now and it still hasn’t dawned on me that I’m in Seattle. Walking around a little just reminded me a lot of San Francisco (except that Sir Mix-a-Lot is from here, which was a topic of conversation at the airport yesterday). Maybe my mind’s still Bay-centric and I still need to adjust to the Pacific Northwest.
I was afraid that the area would remind me of Twilight a little too much. I’ve never even seen the movies or read the books, but there’s always that consciousness in the media and, hey, RPatz hates it more than I do. Pleasantly, I’ve found that it is NOT like that.
Well, okay, yeah, taking the light rail to Downtown Seattle did have some scenery that was Twilight-esque, but you can’t really blame that on anyone since it was shot in Washington.
A two paragraph kind-of-tangent about Twilight? Maybe I’m a little loopy this morning.
Anywho.
The food here has been good and the company even better. Weather? Cold. Which is fabulous. (Though some may be inclined to disagree.) I did complain about the uphill walk, which I really shouldn’t do since I walk the uphill to Founders at least twice a day. (I’m not even going to talk about the hill that leads to Mary Morse.)
Today, I will embark on a journey that lets me network with fellow college journalists and learn more about the trade I want to make a career of. Or at least, I show up to a couple of panels and ask questions.
Plus, Eden (Health & Sports Editor of The Campanil) and Lauren (Editor-in-Chief of The Campanil) are both speaking on panels, so it should be fun.
After some panels, I’ll be meeting up with a sports blogging friend who writes for the site Snow Woulda Had It!
It’ll be a full day of networking, for sure. But I like talking to fellow writers and it’s great to see different writing styles and practices.
And I got a reporter’s notebook from ACP. Writing down everything I learn today is a definite thing.
But first? I need some green tea.
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