‘Ello!

This is just a quick update - I’ve been super busy at my internship. Again, scientific writing for a national estuarine research reserve. Web text, brochures, short film, press releases…

Should be back in full force somewhere around June 7th. Hope you’re all doing well! 

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The unfortunate facts about veteran poverty

think-progress:

1. Nearly one in seven homeless adults are veterans.
    
2. More than 4 in 10 homeless veterans are unsheltered.
    
3. 1.5 million veterans are at risk of homelessness
   
   
4. Almost half of homeless veterans were African American in 2008.
    
5. 30.2 percent of veterans ages 18 to 24 were unemployed in 2011.
    
6. More than 33,000 veterans were housed since 2009 by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs in permanent, supportive housing with case managers and access to VA health care
    
7. 1.2 million veterans used mental health services in 2010.

Mitt Romney has threatened to eliminate housing assistance, which would be devastating for millions of veterans and families struggling to get back on their feet.

Find out more at our sister site Half in Ten

Ryan is making us watch the Phineas and Ferb movie. It has some funny semi-adult/throwback references, but I still feel weird.

Trying to find

Directions to the NERR site cottages that aren’t terribly confusing.

I move in TOMORROW. Yeah, it’s only like 2 hours away. But with my terrible driving, that could mean 4, and combined with moving, I am soo not going to be ready to start work on Monday. Yeah, yeah…

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