My first day

I had an excellent first day at the ADN. I think I'm going to learn a lot and really enjoy this position. The woman I'm replacing retires Friday, so I get to train with her all week. I feel very lucky to learn from someone who is so patient, kind and completly on top of things -- including detailed, step-by-step instuctions on, well, everything in case I forget anything after she leaves.

It's strange being on the other side of the wall from the news world, but all the same I feel connected to making something I believe in.

Woot: There's an expresso bar in the building's main lobby. (A building that looks strangely similiar to the Tri-City Herald as Brian Everstine pointed out a while back.)

new look

I redesigned my blog for a cleaner, more streamlined look. I still have some tweaking to do and I will probably (definately) mess with the fonts. The new flag features a photo of the sun setting over hills by the Snake River south of Pullman, Wash. Some of you might remember a day of cliff jumping and river swimming with the Evergreen crew. Here's another picture from that day:

back to the daily grind

I was welcomed back into the McClatchy family today. I accepted a job as layout coordinator for the Anchorage Daily News. In short, I will be doing ad check-off and dummying the paper -- setting up ad stacks and calculating news hole. If you don't work at a newspaper, I apologize because I'm sure that description meant nothing. I'm very excited to start my new pursuit Monday.

Quick Mount ReDoubt update: Still on watch and still on orange aviation alert levels.