A fresh start: Matriculated, Sept. '07

Welcome to my blog, White Hall Opinions. I decided this title was appropriate because my first residence at Temple University was White Hall. It's where my roommate, and one of my closest friends, James and I got to know each other, as well as our close-knit group of friends. Everything began in White Hall. I changed, I grew - we all changed and grew. The foundations of everything to happen to me at Temple were built while living in White Hall. It just felt appropriate.

I began this blog because I feel that I lack a creative outlet. Sure, I've got the newspaper, but I wouldn't be practicing very good journalism if I focused my editorials on my own personal agendas. So that's what this place is for. Besides, after I quit AIM cold turkey back in December of '05, not being able to write away messages has been a bit like constipation.

I thought I'd start by showing you all something that I only produce every five or 10 years - something artistic (that doesn't solely involve writing). For my Design for Journalists class, we had to create a magazine cover using Photoshop. I had never used Photoshop before and created this cover going off a mere half hour lecture in class. I'm pretty proud of it, and it also has a lot of sentimental value to me, as this is one of my favorite pictures of my friends and I ever taken.

I hope you enjoy, and that this is the start of a beautiful friendship.