Queenkv’s Brainpickings

Currently, I’m multi-tasking in the edit bays….trying to make copies of the newsmagazine for Virgnia, Maryland and Chicago public television. I’m also logging my footage from the Paris seminar.

I’m getting all mushy and nostaligic. The global program was my favorite quarter at Medill. Chuck and Samira…and other folks who are taking off for Paris this week and next….they won’t know how lucky they are until they leave Paris….I miss it so much.

I feel so blessed that I had the chance to spend an entire quarter in Europe - not just as a tourist - but as a journalist. As one girl said in the student interviews, “It’s something that’s gonna be on my resume for the rest of my life.”

Managed to squeeze a little bit of working out this morning. Weighed myself….I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again - the South Beach Diet works. I lost another 3 pounds Now - I’ve lost a total of 10 pounds. This is cool.

Got some coffee at Starbucks. A suited-dude slammed his elbow into my coffee hand….ouch…..scalding hot coffee on my hand. He apologized quickly and went on to direct one of his collegues to a table.

Still…it’s a sunny day and life is good.

We visited a bunch of DC tourist traps…I mean monuments - this weekend. We also checked out Old Town Alexandria - the fav hangout for President Washington and Robert E. Lee.