This was a fairly slow day. Derek didn’t have any other stories for me on the budget, so I knew I would just be finishing up the rape story. When I got into the office, I set out on flushing it out. I was able to write a decent draft with only Captain Pacheco’s interview, [...]

On my way into work, I saw the budget that Derek had emailed out. He had me down to cover the increase in rapes in San Marcos, and wanted me to do a story on what women could do to prevent rape and what the reason is for the increase. My drive down Highway 123, [...]

When I got in, I didn’t have any other stories to write, but I knew it would be a long day getting this Stars & Stripes story done. I spent awhile transcribing Ryan’s interview. Then I spent awhile staring at a blank page and rewriting the lead over and over and over before I felt [...]

This day was spent mostly finishing up stories. I had hoped to get a hold of someone from Rockport FD on Monday, but unfortunately I didn’t hear back form anyone. I think Derek decided to hold the story until I could though, because it didn’t run on Tuesday, and that seemed to be my project [...]

When I got into the Gazette, Jessica gave me some information about my next story. I would be doing a story about a Seguin teen who help when a trailer was on fire, while he was on vacation in Rockport, Texas. The teen helped remove items from the trailer and tried to help put it [...]

I once had a professor in the Theater department here at Texas State, Tom Copeland, say that in the film industry people don’t call in unless they are about to drop dead. I try to prescribe to that even in jobs outside of the film industry. I don’t call in if I have a stuffy [...]

This day was a bit slow until it was time to cover the Pecan Classic Steer Show. This was a steer competition put on by a non-profit organization in Seguin for students involved in FFA and 4-H programs in their schools. Jessica was going to come too to take photos. She had asked earlier in [...]

The drive to work was fantastic! My a/c was fixed the day before so no driving in the awful heat and getting my hair messed up from having to keep the windows rolled down! It was amazing and wonderful. I got into work a little later than I intended, closer to 11a. I had seen [...]

When I got in, it was time for a new punch card. As I was getting my name on a new one and punching in, I was greeted by Felicia from across the room. She told me that I had a new desk. Jessica would be taking over my desk and I would be getting [...]

I came into work around 10a this day also. When I got into the office, Derek briefly stopped me as I passed by his desk. He said that he wasn’t going to send me to Luling for the watermelon story after all. The gay marriage ruling had happened, so they were going to be running [...]