Opinion and Column Writing @ DePaul University

I am not the president of the United States and I am not a celebrity A-lister. Continue Reading »

Taking a cold shower in the middle of winter in an apartment with no heat takes some getting used to.

That is true of many things in rural China. At first you wonder how people do it, but soon you realize that having water of any temperature is sufficient. Continue Reading »

I have spent over $40,000 in the last year. Was it worth it?
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Maybe I should befriend Victoria Beckham. We would have plenty to talk about: our athletic husbands, oversized black sunglasses, and what it’s like to be on the cover of the tabloids.

Wait. Before you pass judgment, please know that while I chose the husband and the sunglasses, I became a member of the ‘ tabloid cover girl club’ most unwittingly. Continue Reading »

There are no two ways about it: I am obese. Continue Reading »

I had to change.

I needed to transform my writing skills from throwing verbal grenades and assaulting my readership mentally; to caressing the reader’s cerebrum like an intimate touch from a lover. I wanted to be able to intellectually stimulate the readers mind with words the way Casanova seduced women. The goal was: to increase my skills with the proliferation of words in order to get my views into the minds of the masses.
The way to do this was simple, but complex. I had to enroll, and succeed in DePaul’s new Master of Journalism program. I needed to gain the knowledge of how to form sentences that flowed from my pen like intimate caresses from a lover; not blasted out like anvils dropped out of an airplane. DePaul’s new program was the way to enact this transformation. Continue Reading »

The Olympics have captured the worlds’ attention and put the 2008 Presidential race on the backburner, at least for a week. As the world watched Michael Phelps dominate as no other Olympian before him, the finish line is fast approaching for the candidates who are going to play second fiddle to both Barack Obama and John McCain. Both camps are feverishly scrutinizing and no doubt doing a little forecasting as to which Vice Presidential candidates are the best bets to give each hopeful’s candidacy a shot in the arm. Continue Reading »

People have been lying to me all my life.

I’m a strong, smart girl, and I didn’t deserve that.

Rude awakenings suck so, to every female eye that graces this column, I’m gonna make a promise to you today…you won’t have to travel as blindly through your existence as I have, cause I’m about to help you out.

You should probably grab a hankie. This’ll hit hard. Continue Reading »