I believe in the profession of Journalism.


I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of responsibility, trustees for the public; that acceptance of lesser service than the public service is a betrayal of this trust.


I believe that clear thinking, clear statement, accuracy and fairness are fundamental to good journalism.


I believe that a journalist should write only what he holds in his heart to be true. I believe that suppression of the news, for any consideration other than the welfare of society, is indefensible.


I believe that no one should write as a journalist what he would not say as a gentleman; that bribery by one's own pocket book is as much to be avoided as bribery by the pocketbook of another; that individual responsibility may not be escaped by pleading another's instructions or another's dividends.


I believe that advertising, news and editorial columns should alike serve the best interests of readers; that a single standard of helpful truth and cleanness should prevail for all; that supreme test of good journalism is the measure of its public service.


I believe that the journalism which succeeds the best-and best deserves success-fears God and honors man; is stoutly independent; unmoved by pride of opinion or greed of power; constructive, tolerant but never careless, self-controlled, patient, always respectful of its readers but always unafraid, is quickly indignant at injustice; is unswayed by the appeal of the privilege or the clamor of the mob; seeks to give every man a chance, and as far as law, an honest wage and recognition of human brotherhood can make it so, an equal chance; is profoundly patriotic while sincerely promoting international good will and cementing world-comradeship, is a journalism of humanity, of and for today's world.


—Walter Williams's Journalist's Creed


I agree, Walter. I agree.

1/29/2004 20:12

In honor of 'Flores' going on to the District level in the poetry contest


...a poetry quiz!




I am the sonnet, never quickly thrilled;
Not prone to overstated gushing praise
Nor yet to seething rants and anger, filled
With overstretched opinions to rephrase;
But on the other hand, not fond of fools,
And thus, not fond of people, on the whole;
And holding to the sound and useful rules,
Not those that seek unjustified control.
I'm balanced, measured, sensible (at least,
I think I am, and usually I'm right);
And when more ostentatious types have ceased,
I'm still around, and doing, still, alright.
In short, I'm calm and rational and stable -
Or, well, I am, as much as I am able.
What Poetry Form Are You?


By the way, while I usually despise online quizzes, this poetry one is pretty cool. The questions get pretty funnylicious yet relevant. For instance, "Given the opportunity, what would you drop from a sixty-six story building?" It's like the quiz-maker was there last night!


Unfortunately for Priya and Incharn, "'indestructible' water bottle" isn't a choice. My answer was though: "I wouldn't drop anything. I might hit someone."


But anyway, the mechanics of it are also very cool because you can choose multiple choices or no choices at all for each question. So go take it and be poetic, people! :)

1/28/2004 16:32

I liked school today.


Happiness.


By the way, Chandler High has a lot of wonderful teachers, and to those teachers I say, "Thank you for being awesome."

1/27/2004 19:14

Sometimes I really think I hate you.


I don't like hating people, but you really suck. A lot.


It's obvious that you don't care about us or what we do for your school. But every time, you seem to top your previous personal "best." Each time, you just keep becoming more and more of a ho.


I don't know if you can get any worse now. And I don't want to know what, if any, stage is after "callous disregard." Please don't show me.


I think I've already got "10,385 things I hate about you."


Yeah, we'll carry on. We always seem to. But it's going to be so much harder. So much harder on all of us.


But you're not one of us. You don't have to suffer.


And unfortunately, doing our best for ourselves and for our trade includes being fair to you. Sometimes I wish we didn't have to. Sometimes I wish there was an opt-out clause in the Code of Ethics for people like you.


Oh wait, there is. Last summer at SJI, Dr. Russell told us about the Libel Proof Doctrine. It holds that there are certain people who have destroyed their characters over the years and essentially have no reputation left. So, basically it doesn't matter what the press says about them since libel is a defamatory falsehood.

Example: mobsters, vicious serial killers, and you. That's like what you are to me now. I don't think you have much or any respect in my mind anymore. Nevertheless, I'll try to remain fair towards you– except for when you prevent that, as I know you're prone to do.


Well, anyway, I know it's not graduation yet, but let me start my thank yous a little early:

Thanks for the broken promises.

Thanks for not even paying attention.

Thanks for not even caring.

Thanks for not understanding.

Thanks for talking down to us... all of us.

Thanks for being childish.

Thanks for being vengeful.

Thanks for punishing those who do what they think is right.

Thanks for being a total jerk.

Thanks for being ungrateful.

Thanks for being a pain.

Thanks for being fake.

Thanks for never considering that you may be wrong.

Thanks for not trusting us.

Thanks for everything.

1/26/2004 18:29

Hey, what do ya know? I can write poetry!


OK, so for English we have to write poems from the POV of Streetcar characters. So at first I wrote a simple yet snarky-sarcastic thang for Stanley.


But then I actually found true inspiración. Click to read "Flores."


BTW, both include Statements of Intent that so you can kinda know what's going on, and "Flores" has an English translation following the Statement of Intent. Note that it is after the SoI, meaning it should be read last.

In retrospect, I realize that it doesn't have a simile, which Ms. Nash required, but I like it the way it is. So I'm gonna go for sanctity of the poem over stylistic requirements.

1/24/2004 22:22















 




Missouri pictures!!!


Yes, I've been swamped with make-up work this week, but now that it's Friday I've finally had some time to post the long-awaited MU pics!


Here are some links about the stuff you see at right:

The University of Missouri-Columbia

   School of Journalism

Beetle Bailey statue

The Columns

KOMU

The Columbia Missourian

1/23/2004 15:40

It's official: I'm a Flinn finalist

Here's hopin' for National Merit...


I <3 MU... (and btw, I hate AmWest today... Three hour delay. Don't ask. Or do ask because then I can vent!) I hope they'll waive my tuition!


But of course, in all fairness, I have yet to hear the heavy duty ASU PR. So technically they still have at least once chance to woo me. But yeah, their event for Flinn finalists is on a Tuesday and Wednesday. I think that says a lot about their commitment to education– that they ask me to go back on my commitment to school. In other words, bad PR move. You'd better start playing catch-up... on the weekends!


Mizzou pics coming soon!

1/18/2004 21:16

Correction: I am dead

I've died and gone to journalism education heaven


Mmm... the high points:


Dining halls in dorm clusters


Muchos computer labs


Free wireless laptop checkout at union and library :)


Nearly 100% wireless coverage campus... not that I'll be using it. It's just a fun fact.


Professional-level experience as a course (aka Missourian and KOMU)


Muchos non-Missourian publications around campus


Lol, Melissa would be amused by this... or maybe just by my being amused by this: They're renovating their SRC and they're gonna put a DJ booth in like the aerobics room or something for student workout-mix mixing. Our tour guide was all like, "Bring your glowsticks!" :)


Plus, they give credit for AP Human Geography.... Happiness! Maybe I won't have wasted time and money on that AP test!


Missouri method: I agree. :)


 


But, on the other hand, it appears that I may be a Flinn state finalist... I got an email today from the Honors College recruitment lady:

Subject : Happy, happy news!

Dear Flinn Finalists -



Please excuse the "broadcast" nature of this email.

I just received the list of Finalists from Dr Young

at the Flinn Foundation and I couldn't wait to

congratulate you!


And since she already sent me an email about the interview and being a regional finalist, I think this means I'm a state finalist. But I guess I won't absolutely know for sure until I get home and see if I got a letter from the Flinn Foundation.


But, the group I'm really wanting a letter from right now is the National Merti Scholarship Corporation... but I have to wait until sometime in February to know if I'm a Nat'l Merit Finalist. That would sure make Mizzou way more affordable:



Award amount: $1000 minimum; up to $2000 if you demonstrate financial need. Nonresident students also receive a full out-of-state tuition waiver.


—MU Student Financial Aid

1/16/2004 19:35

I'm in Missouri... and not dead


Yeah, I don't know if I forgot to tell you all that I'm visiting the University of Missouri this weekend or what, but I am here in MO— alive.


Fyi, I missed school today b/c we flew standby so we had to kind of have a whole day set aside for flying... just in case there wasn't room on the first flight from Phx to StL.


And if you wanna know what I'll be doing, here's the agenda:

Friday (Times are Central... subtract one hour to get AZ time)

10:30a General univ tour

2:30p J-school tour

5:30p Watch newscast @ KOMU


Saturday

Random chill time w/ Mom, Dad, Kathy, Zeke, and Ken... In no particular order or grouping. lol


I'll be back sometime Sunday, and yes Melissa, Oriental [Chicken] is taking pichas! :)

1/15/2004 20:35

'I take picha'


...and now you can see my pictures! I'll be putting non-post-specific (read: just pretty) pics up at Brian.Indrelunas.com/Photos. You can also access them by clicking My Photos up in the nav bar.


By the way, the inaugural set, online now, consists of some random pictures of sunset + palm tree that I felt inspired to take.


Enjoy!

1/14/2004 23:48

Today was so absurd in so many ways



Spanish


Paris Hilton is not only a dirty tramp, but also a prostituta sucia



Newspaper


Melissa on the Wheel of Fortune...



English


Mrs. Nash saying "heathen passion" while like peeking at Sarah around the Sapakie pole

That almost approached the now-classic "Osbourne?!" in its weirdness



Lunch


50 Yen


Melissa's obsession with butter


The random "HOtel" reference


Melissa's version of "HOme on the Range"

Sphorts

Priya: "Like they have the X Games."

Brian: "...the X-X-X Games!"


HOle in one


The El LobHO



Physics


Klay: "She's wearing my underwear." LOL


Cameron!

1/12/2004 15:56

WHEEL OF FORTUNE!!!
















 




OK, if you don't already know (aka don't read my away msgs), then I went to see a taping of Wheel of Fortune at the Dodge tonight!!! It was super-awesome, and I went with my madre, hermano, and Jen!!! So with that background info out of the way, let's move on to the customary memories list:


Jen: Free is my favorite number.


City Center Motel on Van Buren, aka the HOOOOOOOOtel


Limited downtown-exploration possibilities...

"I knoooow. The ghetto's so close! It's just one street that way!"

That's OK. We'll have a downtown Phx expedition some time.


Having camera fun anyway


"Who has tile ceiling in an apartment anyway?"


MEN EXIT


Taking pictures of men coming out of the bathroom

Trust me, it's more artsy and waaay less dirty than you're thinking


My explanation for the camera in my pocket? "It's my crack... What?? You didn't say 'No drugs.' You only said 'No cameras.'"


Waiting in line for quite some time... pluas the weirdness of me and my family.


Metal detector hesitation and story creation: "I only carry change. Paper money is dirty!"


Beep, beep, BEEEEEP (aka "the scary beep")


Easy wanding... whew!


No food inside :-\


Excitedly observing the set


The flickering neon


The overly-Southwestern theme

From eBay to backyard

"Yeah, come to think of it 'Real Cities Week' wouldn't be that exciting. For Phoenix, you wouldn't be able to see the board because the brown cloud would be in the way."


Lol... the "sexual tension"


Me living vicariously through Jen's illicit picture taking :)


Resemblances

Charlie and Mr. Engelmann.... but only a little tiny bit

The guys from the 2/26 show and most senior guys... especially some that I can remember from Culver's class

The blue-shirt guy and Ryan Delgado

Nick(?) from 2/27 and Cole DeArman


Positive girl: "It's OK... It's OK... It's OK."


Mucho clapping


U? ... D? :(!


Cars... :(

Jeeps... :(


The "usher noise" ... hahaha


Todd's cool motions and movements and activity


Todd's temper


In my head: DOWNLOADING AND UPLOADING!

Over my mouth: Both hands, tightly clasped


Todd: "Downloa?"


Wheel of Fortune DRAMA!


Reshoot suspense


TODD WAS SOO MAD


"Vanna scolded them!"


Nice people next to us giving us their ticket


Sonic and the burger-fest


Discussing Queer Eye and trying to explain metrosexuality



Anyway, you can see the shows we saw on Feb 26 and 27. You can look for us in the audience, but we we usually blocked by the [We][Love][Wheel of][Fortune] signs. Just imagine us being behind those signs, because that's where we were! But Jen, thanks so much for coming. I hope you had fun and that my frequent outbursts didn't bother you much... Yeah, I was kinda excited? well, really excited.


Soo, when are we gonna crash The Price is Right? ;)

1/11/2004 22:34





My digital camera rocks... and so do long exposure times!


Yeah, I was playing around with long exposure times on my new digital camera last night, here are the super-cool fruits of that labor:


















1/10/2004 21:30

"I saw the thing about the car party on your web site. Yes, I periodically check this to see what weird and wonderful things you are up to. I must confess that most of it is quite meaningless to me."


—Steve Indrelunas (aka Dad), Dec 17 2003


I figured this would be an appropriate quote to post after all the Muffin Films craziness! :P

1/10/2004 13:36

My reviews/analyses of the muffin films


Click here only if you've already seen the muffin films.


1/9/2004 21:53

Films!!! About MUFFINS!!!


Go to http://www.muffinfilms.com/!


OK, I'll give you a second or two to be amused and delighted by the menu/muffin tray.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


OK! Now, pry your eyes and ears away from those wonderful popping muffins, because there's more to this site than the menu! Try clicking a muffin and you get... a film! About muffins!


Ahh, life is good.


Well, now it's time for some muffin film recommendations:

Watch "I Dream of Muffins" (#3) for happy, tasty thoughts, and then watch "Psst..." (#4) if you wanna have nightmares about muffins.

But the best recommendation is to watch them all!

1/9/2004 21:13

I think it went well. :)

1/7/2004 12:57

I <3 friends!

1/4/2004 21:32

Hahaha, look at what Tuesday's 8SR is gonna be about:


"After discovering that her family is turning into a bunch of couch potatoes, Cate orders Kerry, Rory and Jim to join the local YMCA, where Bridget has been working as a lifeguard. But the idea of getting a good workout goes out the window when Rory signs up for a yoga class — which is taught by sexy instructor Holly (Lisa Rinna) — and finds it hard to concentrate while surrounded by beautiful women; Jim punches a man for making a lascivious remark about Bridget; Bridget turns all of her little blonde swimming students into 'mini-Bridgets'; and Kerry finds her own 'mini-Kerry' to commiserate with. Ethan Phillips also guest stars as Dave — a YMCA member who tries to befriend Jim."


That's gonna be muy funny, prehaps more so because I was just at the Chandler YMCA yesterday... I thought about joining, but I joined Fitness Forum instead.


Yes, in case you didn't pick up on it, that was my roundabout way of posting the fact that I joined a gym. :)

1/3/2004 13:15

BREAKING NEWS

Boston JEA inside jokes found, to be published soon

1/1/2004 23:23

My productive day with 'Priyalissa'


Intense ViolonMouseover="window.status='';return true">ation


'80s rock ballad party peeps!


Melissa: "Why was that little boy staring at me?"

Priya: "He wants to get with you."

Brian: "Hardcore."

Priya: "On the tricycle."


"It's a good thing we can outrun him– or run him over."


Me, ducks and geese, and a supposed "mating call"


"Alecia's used to my level of wink-wink, nudge-nudge because we violate each other a lot."


"Can Danielle play?"


"Puneet, can I borrow my keys?"

1/1/2004 16:01

2004!

1/1/2004 00:26