Dickie Cronkite

Not too long ago, The Seattle Times cut one of their two DC bureau positions. Its contingency plan, seemingly, was to rely on a revolving-door of grad students from a certain Midwest journalism program to fill the void.

'Looks like that first grad student will be me. That's right - I'm the guinea pig. And I couldn't be more stoked - it's exactly what I was gunning for.

Two words: Major. Daily.

Four more words: Giddy. the. fuck. UP! ...Bitches! (fine, that's five words.)

I lobbied for this assignment harder than a Texas oil company.

Landing the Santa Barbara News-Press was quite the coup, and now I get to switch to another incredible assignment - with ten times the readership - to really fatten-up the ol' resume. Plus, plans for a fifth quarter overseas are starting to take shape...but more on this later.

Considering I'll be paying off loans for (at least) the next 10 years, I'm really pleased with how I've been able to play my cards, during this whole J-School thing.

But as The Wolf diplomatically put it, "Let's not start sucking each other's dicks yet." There's a long ways to go, and like I said I'm the guinea pig here. The space monkey.

But I'm a happy space monkey, right now, in this moment.

Plus, this way, B&G and Lights will be able to cut out, frame, and hang each of my clips on the wall of their Seattle apartment. I shall be the center of conversation, and the delight of their cocktail parties. The women will want to date me, and the men will want to be-

Editor's note: [SLAP!]

Ouch. Thanks. Sorry.

Anyways, Seattle Times - pleased as fucking punch.

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In other news, I visited the LA Times DC bureau, aka "Mecca," this afternoon to get advice about the fall from Pentagon reporter John Hendren. John's shipping off for another stint in Iraq in July. The man has big brass balls.

LA Times DC. Mecca. The Holy Grail. The capstone religious experience of my young life. Fine, semi-young life.

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And last but not least, congrats to RM, who has a little news of her own. Truly a good day on this humble blogoshpere.

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2005-06-01 5:41 PM Seattle Times, bitches. Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (14) Share on Facebook	Not too long ago, The Seattle Times cut one of their two DC bureau positions. Its contingency plan, seemingly, was to rely on a revolving-door of grad students from a certain Midwest journalism program to fill the void. 'Looks like that first grad student will be me. That's right - I'm the guinea pig. And I couldn't be more stoked - it's exactly what I was gunning for. Two words: Major. Daily. Four more words: Giddy. the. fuck. UP! ...Bitches! (fine, that's five words.) I lobbied for this assignment harder than a Texas oil company. Landing the Santa Barbara News-Press was quite the coup, and now I get to switch to another incredible assignment - with ten times the readership - to really fatten-up the ol' resume. Plus, plans for a fifth quarter overseas are starting to take shape...but more on this later. Considering I'll be paying off loans for (at least) the next 10 years, I'm really pleased with how I've been able to play my cards, during this whole J-School thing. But as The Wolf diplomatically put it, "Let's not start sucking each other's dicks yet." There's a long ways to go, and like I said I'm the guinea pig here. The space monkey. But I'm a happy space monkey, right now, in this moment. Plus, this way, B&G and Lights will be able to cut out, frame, and hang each of my clips on the wall of their Seattle apartment. I shall be the center of conversation, and the delight of their cocktail parties. The women will want to date me, and the men will want to be- Editor's note: [SLAP!] Ouch. Thanks. Sorry. Anyways, Seattle Times - pleased as fucking punch. ************************** In other news, I visited the LA Times DC bureau, aka "Mecca," this afternoon to get advice about the fall from Pentagon reporter John Hendren. John's shipping off for another stint in Iraq in July. The man has big brass balls. LA Times DC. Mecca. The Holy Grail. The capstone religious experience of my young life. Fine, semi-young life. *************************** And last but not least, congrats to RM, who has a little news of her own. Truly a good day on this humble blogoshpere. Read/Post Comments (14) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top
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