Cassie The Venomous' Blog

At the end of every year, we "Rock Lobsters" at Ohio University's All Campus Radio Network (ACRN.com) hold a small cookout at which we distribute awards to characters within our group. Awards include: "biggest scum," "Lobster of the year," "Best DJ Name" and "Biggest Lush." With the addition of the Editorial Department this school year, a new award was created for "Story of the Year," and I -- somehow, with all the amazing content that gets posted on the site -- managed to snag the title! Check out the story that was deemed worthy of my gold record prize: "They Call Us Crazy: An Ode to Fans" Preview: To everyone who has found a home in, has been inspired by or has felt a part something through it, music is more than just notes: it’s worthy of being a lifestyle. XoXo c. PS: Also, I have moved my way up within the Editorial Department. I am now Cassie, ACRN.Com Blogs Editor!

Some of you may know that I started this blog as a suggestion from my Journalism 101 professor, and it has grown into this ball of madness you're viewing. In the beginning, I was thinking I'd use it to show off my knowledge about journalism and media in general as a journalism student, but fuck that. FUCK that. I am not yet ready to be an old man who is obsessed with gadgets and who likes blogging about "media this, media that." No, this has become my place to do what I intend to do for the rest of my life: connect with other fans through my writing and write about what I love. Not that I don't love journalism; obviously I do, but it's like my trusty tour van and music is my tour route. I have learned multitudes about both journalism and about the music industry this school year alone and I know I have only more to learn and am way excited for that! For now, however, I will not bore you with my schoolwork (Ha!), but will give you a summary of the bigger events...