For the longest time I've tried using my online writing as a springboard to getting print gigs, which you know, are more legitimate to Mom & Dad. "Yeah, I wrote this article for
Salon." "What's that?" "Um, this...website." But the reality is, I love the internets. I love creating stories and seeing them up the same day. I love the feedback, when when it's "We hate you Japhy Grant" and I love that a story can be told through so many different media. I'm enjoying the challenge of creating a video column and it's challenging fitting a week of politics into 5 minutes in a way that's entertaining. Posting on here was light this week (working on that btw), but you can catch me on the Interwebs here:
Let me take a minute to just say how much I love
Popnography. The reality is, at the level of freelancing I am at, what a lot of pubs are looking for is someone who can deftly translate press releases into the vernacular of their audience. This is boring and lame and also incredibly short-sighted. Popnog is a whole different animal and I love that I'm able to pursue my own dorky dorky interests with a bit of 'tude.
Next week, I have a big story coming out that I'm pretty excited about. I'll let you know when it's up. Also, the never ending quest to create a non self-absorbed web venue to hang my hat continues. I'll probably talk more about it later next week.
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