Events Calendar

Last week and this week has been draining at Out-and-About. The deadline for the May issue has quickly approached. Where in the world did time go. I felt like we were just getting ready for the April issue deadline. The last two weeks have been exhausting for me because all I have been working on is the events calendar. I have spent 16 hours compiling information for the May, June, and July calendars. But luckily, I'm almost finished with putting all the information in for the calendars. Putting together the calendars has inspired me to take advantage of Delaware's activities over the summer and attend a few.

The May issue is just about ready to be sent out for Cruising and Out-and-About Magazine. I also wrote an advance for Out-and-About. It was about a bird-a-thon. The event sounds rather unique. I'm not sure that I'd be able to be a part of it because I couldn't tell you the first thing when it comes to birds.

Back from Spring Break

I was away for the week during Delaware's Spring Break. I came back to Out-and-About nice and refreshed. I handed in the final story about Joe Troilo. I was pretty satisfied with how the story ended up coming out. I felt there was a lot of information and not enough space, but that's how the world of journalism goes. I enjoyed writing the article because it was a challenge for me to really pay attention to what was most important to my story. I decided to focus on Troilo's early life and how he got into his fascination with street rods and old cars. I then wrote about his involvement with legislation and his organization, Mid-Atlantic Street Rod Association (MASRA). I also worked on a 400-word piece for Cruising about the legislation that has been affecting street rodders and their hobby. This was not the most interesting information I ever had to write about, but I enjoyed it because it was a learning process for me.

The Cruising deadline was quickly approaching, so Jerry and Mike had me compile one more shorter story for the publication. I wrote about a automobile museum that will be celebrating an anniversary in May. The museum looked so cool that I might try to take a trip over there sometime, maybe this summer when I have nothing to do. I also worked on some editing for my advances that I compiled for the May issue.

It was a nice week back after being away for Spring Break.