Buggin' you - where buggin' is lovin'

Greetings! Here's an update on Massachusetts life.

The Juniper Initiative Internship -- I have the scoop now on my internship. I'm going to be helping to implement a UMASS summer creative writing pilot program for high school students, along the lines of what the adult program does. I'll be doing a bunch of legwork to make it happen. Should be fun! It will be held in June sometime, and I'll get a total of 6 credits for it. Also, I'll be pulling together information on UMASS MFA alumni to be put up on the MFA web site. This will help me get in tune with all of the presses and literary journals that grads have been published in.

Thank you Thunderchowderians for the care package, especially Jenny and Richie! I've already been sucked into the People magazine, and scarfed a bunch of cookies. I have proof that the kitty trick or treat bag has already been well loved, but I need to figure out how to get pictures from my new camera onto this blog before I can show it to you. :-)

I went to a Halloween party last night, and decided to reprise my "bunch of grapes" costume by pinning purple balloons to me. It was a crowded party though, so I didn't pin as many balloons on as before, and some people were confused as to what I really was... Oh well. I had my fermented grape juice, so it was fun, and I got to hang out with my fellow MFA and English grad students.