This press thing rocks! I'm here at the NCRM, registered as a blogger, so that's what I'll be doing. I have yet to really develop my blog on this website, so....that's what I'll be working on for the next few days. I'm surrounded by people bubbling with energy and excitement and it's starting to get to me. In a good way. I didn't have quite as much coffee as I normally would this morning, so I started off the day a bit cross. But it's hard to be cross when I'm sitting in the same room as Amy Goodman. Hello.

Josh Silver (he's very handsome in case you're wondering) kicked off the conference this morning, and while I was supposed to be listening to him (it was a great speech....really), my mind started drifting until the guy next to me asked for clarification on a quote. Crap. I don't know! I pledge to pay attention. Ah! I just realized my dress has pockets. PERFECT!

*side-note* This is not the place to be without my wedding ring. There's a lot of young single journalists out there. *hiding*

In Josh's speech, he questions what's REALLY news. What isn't. Who decides? *Uh oh. I have a copy of "US Weekly" in my briefcase. I'd better hide this. It just doesn't seem to jive with the idea of this whole conference.* Back to these questions. What great questions they are. I ask myself this all the time; particularly when I find myself starting to care about Angelina Jolie's CRAZY HOUSEHOLD!

*side-note* Josh Silver just said "thiefdom." Is this a real word? And if so, can I use it in Scrabble?

More later...Time to go cause some mischief. And eat in my car like a cheap loser.