So I’m a little shaken up at the moment (pun both intended and not intended). Just two days after Tupelo experienced its first serious tornado since like the 1930s, we had a 3.1 earthquake today. Random? Very.
The quake was epicentered at Sherman, Miss., which is like 5 minutes away from here. I was sitting on the couch at like 1:00 p.m. when I heard this weird noise; it sounded like loud, heavy bass from someone’s stereo system. And it sounded as if was headed towards the house in like a wave. And it was; just as I was about to get up to see what was going on, a few things in the room I was in started to shake. It only lasted at most 5 seconds, but it was very weird and a little scary. The entertainment center even shook.
So the moral of the day is, mother nature does not play. You better recognize!
May 10, 2008
Last Sunday, I got some really great news. I was selected as the new online editor for The Daily Mississippian. ME! For the 2008-09 academic year, I am responsible for thedmonline.com.
Overwhelming? Um, yeah!
But you know, so far in 2008 I’ve made some pretty big decisions. I decided to add Spanish as a second major. I decided to Study Abroad in Mexico for five weeks this summer. I decided to apply to be online editor for the DM. And you know what? I was successful in each of these decisions: I have A’s in my now doubled up Spanish and Journalism courses, I am officially going to Mexico thanks to a scholarship, and I am the online editor of the DM.
The new editor job makes me really nervous. I worry constantly about whether or not I will succeed. But you know what, I am so proud. Because I think about Josh Cox in 2005. That Josh would not have even applied for the position. That Josh would not have written articles to be published. That Josh would not have spoken in front of a large group of people, and certainly not in a language other than English. That Josh would have never gone to a single football game. That Josh would never go to parties. That Josh would never have felt comfortable at any of his jobs. That Josh would have never made any sort of travel arrangements that didn’t involve the accompaniment of his parents or his family. That Josh would never truly express himself in such a public domain like the Internet.
When I think of that Josh, it almost brings tears to my eyes. Sometimes I get upset now because so often I fail to be myself and because things don’t always work out for me the way they do for others. But then I think about Josh Cox in 2005, and I realize something….
I’ve grown. A lot.
Sure, I’m not the outgoing, sociable, fun-loving individual that I long to be. But I can look at what I’ve accomplished the past few years and realize that I’m actually getting there.
Thank you, Lord.
April 26, 2008
