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Friday, July 30, 2010

There is Always Hope

Ashton July 30, 2010 2

Funerals are always a sobering event. Even if they're not necessarily sad, they bring about emotions you rarely experience and make you ...

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Summer 2010

Ashton July 29, 2010 1

Sometimes the news can be really boring, you know? There's always somebody getting arrested for some horrible crime. The only thing tha...

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

behind the scenes

Runaway Anchor

Ashton July 28, 2010 0

Some crazy things happen behind-the-scenes of a newscast sometimes. Take this morning, for instance. We're in the second block of the s...

Computer Hate

Ashton July 28, 2010 0

My computer decided it didn't want to cooperate with me today. In fact, it decided that it wanted to try to sabotage my producing effort...

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

concert; poison; taking back sunday; pigeons; kings of leon

Quite Possibly the Worst Concert Ever

Ashton July 27, 2010 3

Your first concert is an experience you're not likely to forget. Mine was to see only the greatest band ever : [left to right: Bobby Dal...

Monday, July 26, 2010

Broken Dams & Shark-Swallowed Statues

Ashton July 26, 2010 0

When I was in the sixth grade my Probe class took a field trip to the Walter F. George dam. It was, quite honestly, one of the coolest field...

Friday, July 23, 2010

stinky corpse flower; carrion flower

Stinky Corpse Flower

Ashton July 23, 2010 3

Stinky Corpse Flower Yes, you read that right. Stinky . Corpse . Flower . Since when do the words "stinky" and "flower...

Thursday, July 22, 2010

whale crushes boat

Whale of a Tale

Ashton July 22, 2010 2

My family goes "boating" all the time. Now by boating I don't mean we all put on our sailing clothes and take our yacht out to...

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Hope Begins In The Dark

Ashton July 20, 2010 5

So yesterday's show was quite assuredly the most depressing one I've ever had to produce. We opened the show with the story about t...

Monday, July 19, 2010

Our Mortal Journey Is Over All Too Soon

Ashton July 19, 2010 4

After a really good weekend, this week has started on a depressing note, and it's the result of much more than just a lack of sleep. I ...

Friday, July 16, 2010

stupid questions

Stupid Questions

Ashton July 16, 2010 1

For reasons I don't care to disclose, last night was a long and stressful night. Therefore I don't really feel like there's a po...

Thursday, July 15, 2010

the beatles; i wanna hold your hand

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Ashton July 15, 2010 2

Back in 1965, a 15-year-old girl looked up the Beatles' London addresses and just knocked on their door. Then for the next two years she...

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

No Time Wednesday

Ashton July 14, 2010 1

So between sifting through runoff election results, rewriting scripts from last night, finding fresh national stories and posting everything...

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

costa rica; taxi

My First Taxi Ride

Ashton July 13, 2010 4

My last summer as a college student I took a trip to San Jose, Costa Rica. It was by far one of the best experiences of my life. I learned a...

Monday, July 12, 2010

Best. Weekend. Ever.

Ashton July 12, 2010 3

This weekend was awesome. The boyfriend took me to the zoo for the sole purpose of getting to feed a giraffe. And then when the giraffe refu...

Friday, July 9, 2010

Eat Mor Chikin

Ashton July 09, 2010 1

Happy Cow Day! We're totally celebrating this wacky holiday on the show today. My meteorologist is actually dressing up as a cow for th...

Thursday, July 8, 2010

headache; meeting; spies; cows

Headaches, Meetings, Spies & Cows

Ashton July 08, 2010 2

This is me today. Well, change the hair color and add some freckles and that's me. Major headache. It's definitely from a screwed-u...

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

immigration

Immigration Hooplah

Ashton July 07, 2010 1

The Obama Administration is suing the state of Arizona over its newly passed immigration law. Here's a link to Arizona Senate Bill 1070...

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

summer; beat the heat

Sizzlin' Summer

Ashton July 06, 2010 0

Welcome to summer in the South. That's what it looks feels like on a daily basis. And there is no beating it. I don't care what al...

Monday, July 5, 2010

I feel like a lobster.

Ashton July 05, 2010 3

Note to self: Sunblock, even if it's 50-proof, can only do its job if you remember to put it on.

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