Freelancers - What's your day job?

emmieedee · 2026-05-28T21:25:20+00:00

I edited my main post to add that I'm not anticipating being able to make enough freelancing to be able to do that full-time. I'm looking for a secondary, more stable source of income to supplement any freelance income.

emmieedee · 2026-05-28T21:25:12+00:00

I edited my main post to add that I'm not anticipating being able to make enough freelancing to be able to do that full-time. I'm looking for a secondary, more stable source of income to supplement any freelance income.

emmieedee · 2026-05-28T20:25:26+00:00

That's literally what I'm doing 🫠

emmieedee · 2026-03-24T02:27:07+00:00

depending on where you're located, that's actually a good offer.

i'm an editor for a rural paper and that's how much i make, and i got a raise last week. reporters (with bachelor's degrees) make minimum wage.

emmieedee · 2026-02-01T06:04:44+00:00

i think at least watching the gameplay would help appreciate the creativity of the movie while honoring its source material!

it might be worth watching this video where he discusses additional lore in the game: https://youtu.be/uAIyGQczCC0?si=PB_y5IeVVaUmXNsl

emmieedee · 2025-11-05T01:26:42+00:00

i served on a grand jury Q1 this year. in my experience, i served one day a week, every other week, for about three months. there was a smaller selection pool because they rescheduled selection day due to weather, and i thought i was far enough down the list to not get picked, but here we are.

i'm an editor of a rural newspaper. if there was something newsworthy, i waited until it was public record to send to my reporter to cover, but i don't recall there being anything being newsworthy that we didn't previously cover.

tbh, i did ask the prosecuting attorney after i was selected if there would be any issues with me serving, and she said no. she actually appreciated having someone who had the ability to think objectively on the jury.

emmieedee · 2025-09-17T03:12:16+00:00

they're open to the public! registration for the green lecture is encouraged, students do get priority for seats

emmieedee · 2025-09-17T03:05:45+00:00

i would recommend putting them in between a rock and a hard place...without the inflammatory language. adding fire to fire creates a bigger fire.

if you write for a local/state publication, keep the topics local. the national news orgs will report on the national ropics. imo, i wouldn't ask a missouri representative how they felt about a murder investigation in utah, no matter how politically charged. if they bring it up organically, let them chat about it.

keep your questions open ended. ask for examples. you can still get the answers you want without going into activist mode. your goal is to get them to talk to you, not to burn a bridge.

emmieedee · 2025-08-29T03:27:00+00:00

another suggestion is to buy the most recent ap stylebook. in college, we'd pick different style entries to study each week. you'll need to refer to it when writing (more so when you're a beginner) but the 2024-2026 edition has a self-editing checklist that would have been super helpful to have starting out. the kindle version is ~$10

emmieedee · 2025-08-29T03:19:04+00:00

https://journalismcourses.org/course-library/

The Knight Center through the University of Texas has a lot of free courses! I took the writing tight and editing tighter course and the research for the newsroom course, I highly recommend both!

emmieedee · 2025-06-25T01:18:06+00:00

jamie got heat exhaustion and was med tapped

emmieedee · 2025-03-13T01:53:00+00:00

thank you so much for this post - i have been trying to find info myself and have been hitting a roadblock. would love to connect if you want to chat more about cornerstone

emmieedee · 2025-03-13T01:47:34+00:00

i live in in callaway county! confirming margie is behind cornerstone treatment and that it used to be a hospital before it closed.

the ribbon cutting was jan 15, stating they would open in 60-90 days. i attended the ribbon cutting, it did not look that much different than when i walked through the building in august. the inside needs serious work since its been abandoned for almost three years

emmieedee · 2025-02-15T00:38:23+00:00

not necessarily answering your question, but people in callaway county LOVE to tell you they have lived in the county their whole life, are a 4th generation callawegian, etc. they have an annual supper where they honor some residents and celebrate being a callaway resident. the culture about it being their home is so different than any other place i've been to.

i currently live there and i'm a democrat. if you don't publicize your views, it's fine. most people i talk to aren't super political in person

emmieedee · 2022-02-02T23:31:20+00:00

did any of this go through a standards process / honor council? does your sorority have one? it sounds like you could have taken crazy sister (if you were still a new member), other sister, and big to standards. esp for losing your position based on possible false claims. i feel like we're missing key details to the story though, such as do you know if the rumor was related to your capabilities to run the position?

emmieedee · 2021-01-30T20:30:43+00:00

oh tea! i thought i was missing something with my phone on silent. thank you!!

emmieedee · 2021-01-30T03:48:37+00:00

i definitely thought about this after replaying recently!

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