I pretty much live for shit like this
Oh. My. God. I'm having, like, an orgasm for journalism.

1.) I pitched my first story in my reporting class this morning, and our professor, one of the convergence heads, simply responded with a, "Well. I wouldn't want to follow that." Not only did we get the go ahead for our project, but we got an e-mail back later from our student producer saying that they've ordered a long-form article for The Missourian (possibly front page!) as well as a web exclusive video. My first major story!

2.) There's a pretty good chance I will be in Beijing this summer working with the Olympic press corps. Need I say more? I've already started to talk to the program coordinator, and as a Walter Williams scholar, he pretty much expects I'll be a shoo-in. GUH. It's seriously a dream come true.