J Week

The Alaska Press Club is holding J Week, a journalism conference, in Anchorage. I’m going to attend with my girlfriend and watch as many presentations as possible. The theme this year is New Frontiers on the Last Frontier and it will be held April 17-20. The presentation that I want to attend most is by Leonard Pitts. It’s called ‘Finding Your Voice’ and the description looks like a how to for aspiring writers.

Gas is up to $3.59 in Fairbanks and will probably be near $4 on the Parks Highway. I really want to drive the Tempo down but if it keeps snowing I’ll have to take the truck which will use twice as much gas. I booked reservations at the Red Roof Inn for $49.89, so that will save on some of the cost. It’s in a good part of town and the room pictures looked nice but I’m wary of the price, has to be something wrong with it. Ah well, hazards of being a college student on a budget. At least it’s not a hostel or the YMCA.