the ocean's just a bunch of little drops

i'm excited! listen to this: in the past several months i've realized that i'll be done with my master's soon and i'll need to find a JOB... and what does it mean anyway when i say i want to write for a living? i mean, although i want to be a journalist, i do not want to bring the news. i just don't have much enthusiasm for reporting or hunting out the next big scoop or anything like that...

about a year ago i was talking to a good friend and i said something like, "in an ideal world, i would write for a cause- for some organization that is out to change the world- and i would use my powers for good by working for them and reaching people! but sigh... i'll probably have to work for the daily herald instead."

but you know, things work out pretty well sometimes and it turns out i'm going to use my powers for good after all- i'll spare you the long version of the story and simply say that i've been dealt a huge break- i get to write for an organization called CARE (check it out- www.care.org). and i'm very excited to know that i'll be writing towards something, something larger than myself, something meaningful, something that reminds me that the world is very small and that we're all actually quite close. i feel inspired and celebratory and i intend for that to come through in what i write...