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Continue reading →: Thank you for being a friendSierra and Becca are my best friends and chosen family, and if I had it my way I would celebrate every single day with them, let alone every single birthday. But since they could only be here in spirit, they gifted me the next best thing — ALASKA!! I’d rather…
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Continue reading →: AEJMC ’26 in NOLAIt’s that time of year, BABY! The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) hosted its annual conference last week, and this year it was in New Orleans. New Orleans had been near the top of my list of places to visit for dang near 20 years, so…
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Continue reading →: The CaliforniansThree of my closest friends (and sycophants) came all the way from Athens, Ohio to sunny California to visit me this week, and in five days we visited just as many SoCal hot spots — Joshua Tree, Palm Springs, Long Beach, Laguna Beach, and Hollywood! This trip has been more…
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Continue reading →: Primus sucks, Long Beach!I just got back from Chicago, and I already have another big update for y’all! I’m sure staying busy this summer, so giddy up! Earlier this year I bought tickets to see Les Claypool here in Long Beach, as part of his summer Claypool Gold Tour, featuring Primus, Les Claypool’s…
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Continue reading →: Shameless solutions in Chicago: My week backDing dang dong — I’m blogging live from Chicago! Well, not live. This still won’t be up for a few days, but I had some downtime in the Windy City so I thought I’d go ahead and start my update. For those of you who do not remember, this week…
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Continue reading →: Tattoos, teaching, raves and research 🤘👅The saying is “work hard, play hard,” and I sure have done plenty of both since my last post! Let’s start with my play. In February, I got my first tattoo in California! I went to Monsters Den in Anaheim and got this cute little momma’s boy tattoo, which I…
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Continue reading →: My people, my place ❤️It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Sierra, Becca and Theodore came to visit me in Long Beach this week, and boy, oh boy, did we have some FUN!! This visit was exactly what I needed to fill my cup and warm my heart. (Seeing and squeezing them always…
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Continue reading →: HOmies, HOlidays and (gay) HOckeyI’m a day late and a dollar short, but I wanted to update everyone on the end of the my semester before my next one begins. I also need to tell you all about my catch up with Lloyd (a great friend from my Jackie O’s days), before Sierra, Becca,…
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Continue reading →: LB to Big Sur: California dreaming with J-RowDing dang dong! Do I look like a bird with a french fry? Because I feel like one! I’m that happy! My very good friend Justin Row (referred to from here on out exclusively as J-Row) came to visit me for almost a whole week, and we went on a…
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Continue reading →: AEJMC in San FranciscoThis week I traveled to beautiful San Francisco to present research at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s annual conference. It was my first conference for Cal State Long Beach and my second time visiting the city. My first was for a job interview at the start of the…
Hello, I’m Ash! I am an assistant professor in the Journalism and Public Relations Department at California State University, Long Beach. This blog serves as a personal love letter to Long Beach, as I find my community and tread toward tenure.
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