I became interested in Journalism as early as middle school when I read the campus newsletter “Paw Prints.” The class was extremely popular, and I was never able to get in, but once I noticed “Journalism” as a class at my high school, I signed up for it. I spent four years taking journalism as an elective, and I have never regretted it. I would like to think that as a result of all the writing (whether journalism-style or not) and reading I have done over the years, my writing has improved.

Copywriting and Editing for Advertisements

• Cordova Hills Brochure (Co-edited with Robin Epley)
• Advertising Copy for The Avid Reader Independent Bookstore and Avid Reader Active, a children’s toy and bookstore located on the same block in downtown Davis, CA:

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Published Articles

Functional Spaces Organizing – Professional Organizer Blog

• 5 Ways to Get Organized for National Novel Writing Month
• Cloud Storage vs. Online Backup: What’s the Difference? (Co-written with Heather Walker)
• 10 Tips for Stress-Free Traveling and Packing

Gaming Dead – Video Game Blog

Note: In February 2018, this site was temporarily offline. As a result, I am working to recreate the articles here on my portfolio, complete with original text and images (where possible), in addition to linking to the original article online. In the meantime, some links may be broken. I apologize for the inconvenience.

• [EXCLUSIVE] NASA’s JPL Teams Up to Take Gamers to the Final Frontier in Terra Ex (October 15, 2013)
• [GD at SDCC 2013] Loot Crate Unboxed: A Curated Subscription Box for Geeks and Gamers (July 22, 2013)
• [GD at AX 2013] Cake Nana Hits App Store with new graphics, unlockables (July 6, 2013)
• TiltWorld Game for iOS is Simple, Does Good (February 2, 2013)
• Games Everywhere! Coursera Teaches Gamification For Free (September 10, 2012)
• Nintendo Lets Comic-Con Gamers Lounge and Play at the Marriott Marquis (July 17, 2012)
• Konami Previews Latest Yu-Gi-Oh! Game, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Decade Duel Plus (July 16, 2012)
• Blizzard Reveals Array of New Game-Related Products at Comic-Con (July 15, 2012)
• Konami Previews New and Upcoming Games at Comic-Con 2012 (July 13, 2012)
• [GD at AX 2012] Cake Nana for Mobile Devices to Debut in Fall (July 2, 2012)
• Hammer Museum Hosts Game Art Festival (May 14, 2012)
• Hakuoki: The First English-Language PSP Otome Game (February 28, 2012)
• GameStop Ex Machina: Store Removes OnLive Coupons from Deus Ex Games (August 28, 2011)
• [REVIEW] Back to the Future: Back Again! (February 28, 2011)
• Apple’s iOS 4.1 Brings Game Center to iPhone, iPod touch (September 2, 2010)
• [REVIEW] Wedding Dash 4-Ever Takes the Cake (August 13, 2010)
• [REVIEW] Chocolatier: Sweet Society (July 29, 2010)
• In-Flight Gaming with Virgin America (July 8, 2010)
• Anime Expo: The Arcade (July 7, 2010)
• GD at AX…Again! Day Zero Report (July 1, 2010)
• [REVIEW] This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities by Jim Rossignol (May 31, 2010)
• All PopCap Mac Games for $50! (May 23, 2010)
• Video Games as Culture: Mona Lisa Meets Duck Hunt (April 21, 2010)
• [REVIEW] Playfish Lets Facebook Users Become Hoteliers in Hotel City (April 20, 2010)
• The Death of Arcades (April 19, 2010)
• Repo Men Viral Reality Game Begins (February 27, 2010)
• [REVIEW] Gotcha! Celebrity Secrets is Amusing; Sign of the Times (February 4, 2010)
• PlayFirst Partners With Big First; Still Has a Long Way to Go (January 26, 2010)
• [REVIEW] Bejeweled Blitz Beta Adds Coins, Boosts (January 12, 2010)
• Better Gaming Guides: Strategies for Being Unsucky (December 31, 2009)
• Dr. House Brings Genius, Snark to PC, Mac, DS (December 3, 2009)
• Why Video Games Based on Movies Usually Suck (November 29, 2009)
• [REVIEW] Bejeweled Blitz Exits Beta; Gets a Makeover (October 8, 2009)
• Not Again! Jack Thompson Sues Facebook for $40 Million (October 7, 2009)
• Catching Up With the Times: To Buy or Not to Buy an XBox 360 (September 23, 2009)
• Microsoft Offers Rebate for XBox 360 Elite Purchases Through October 5 (September 23, 2009)
• First Sims 3 Expansion Lets Sims Adventure in Egypt, China, France (September 22, 2009)
• Burger Time Deluxe Sizzles for Macs and PCs (September 11, 2009)
• Catching Up With the Times: Gaming Behind the Curve (September 11, 2009)
• Gaming Gets Real With Viral Flash Adventure (August 25, 2009)
• Big Internet, Small Gamer (August 18, 2009)
• I Hate Mini-Games (July 21, 2009)
• Happy Video Games Day! (July 8, 2009)
• GD at AX: Interview with Monty Oum (July 7, 2009)
• Dance Dance “Immolation” Sets Dancers on Fire (June 26, 2009)
• Activision vs. Sony: FIGHT! (Or not.) (June 24th, 2009)

Daily Sundial – California State University Northridge campus newspaper

• Cheaters should think twice, the risk isn’t worth it (December 5, 2007)
• Career Fair offers job opportunities (November 13th, 2007)
• Campus creates honor society for transfer students (November 6th, 2007)
• Outing Dumbledore’s sex preference was unnecessary (November 1st, 2007)
• Clubs experience difficulty filing registration documents (October 24th, 2007)
• Walking 10k toward awareness for AIDS (October 23rd, 2007)
• Campus hosts U-Matterdor Fair event (October 16th, 2007)
• Upgrade to speed up Web access (October 15th, 2007)
• Graffiti art becomes a student’s ticket into college (October 11th, 2007)
• Makers of ‘CSI’ film episode on campus (October 10th, 2007)
• Young people should realize how important voting is (September 26th, 2007)
• MTA introduces new 65-foot bus for Orange Line (September 24th, 2007)
• Stonefire Grill opens to poor reviews in Chatsworth (September 13th, 2007)
• Meteor shower could reveal primordial elements (August 30th, 2007)
• Study finds diet soda as bad as regular (August 28th, 2007)
• Finding cheap places to grub off-campus (August 27th, 2007)
• New eateries in renovated bookstore complex (August 23rd, 2007)