Multimedia Storytelling July 30, 2009

In my new job as a hyperlocal blogger, I’m going to be exploring ways to use different media to tell local stories. I’m intent on coming up with original ways of storytelling that reflect my community best, but at this point, I’m still looking around to see what else is being done.
New York Times: One [...]

Community Organizing 2.0 July 29, 2009

Community organizing has been a buzzword this year. Thanks, Barack. So has anything 2.0. Thanks Twitter. So it’s obviously time for community organizing 2.0. You’re welcome, world.
Community Organizing
Barack Obama’s version of community organizing focuses on bringing together underprivileged or underrepresented individuals into a group where they can use collective political and economic power to improve [...]

Slice of Life Images: Red Bank & Freehold July 28, 2009

I’ve been playing with my point-and-shoot while I fantasize about a DSLR and photography lessons. The shots are blurry, but the color and body language of the subjects are great. My favorites are the couple on the dock and the skate kids in the Freehold parking lot during a Billy Joel-impersonator concert–I liked how the [...]

I Like Stuff White People Like July 26, 2009

Now that I’m a full-fledged twentysomething (post-grad, entry-level job, etc), it’s my duty to be as cliche a twentysomething as I can be. I always knew this was going to happen, but this past weekend has really made me a posterchild for the yuppie/hippie stereotype made famous by Stuff White People Like.
When I wrote my [...]

Greed, Greed, Greed July 24, 2009

I’ve got to be honest here. After a few days of daydreaming about my first real salary, part of the reason I decided to live at home (versus that apartment) was to spend, spend, spend some money. It’s probably an irresponsible reason, but I’ve been a really broke college student for four years, surviving on [...]