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Remember back when I wrote about my trip down to my alma mater? I gave a few reasons for why I'm glad I went to graduate school, including that I learned how to manifest my own opportunities when I was unhappy with what I was given. I wrote that there was a lot more I wanted to say about this.

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So I talk a lot about infographics. Which ones I think are good, which ones need some work. But can I walk the walk?

Today, I ask you to be the judge of that.

"Tokyo, Metro, and Phones." Photo by romainguy on Flickr.

When confronted with the Other in every-day life, people can react with revulsion, fear, and even hate.

My newest Facebook friend lives in a barn. She likes to eat mangled rats and regurgitate them to feed to her infant son.

My newest Facebook friend is an owl. And she's not just on Facebook; you can befriend Molly the Owl on Twitter and watch her podcast on uStream 24 hours a day. You can watch Molly preen and nurture her eggs as they hatch, and you might even get a glimpse of her "gentleman caller," McGee.

Between the health care reform bill vote and the illegal immigration rally, yesterday was an especially tumultuous day for D.C. I've compiled a photo essay out of pictures I took at each protest in order to convey what that historic day was like:

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Recently I went to speak to a journalism class at my alma mater about choosing to attend J-school and practicing journalism post-graduation. It was strange to be speaking in front of the class - Magazine Writing - that I had just taken last spring! It was great to see my former teacher, Professor McCarthy, who worked for the Wall Street Journal and has given me a lot of great advice in my journalism career.

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I've been working on redesigning my blog lately. Now that I talk mainly about anime, games, and fandom, I'm considering a design that reflects my status as an otaku journalist. One problem I've run into is that I really would like to use an 8-bit Space Invader icon on my logo, but I'm not sure if it's a fair use image.