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Posted on 09-11-2007 at 11:04am
Big News for (our) Brittney!!!! or…This is HUGE
Filed Under (People) by GingerSnaps on 09-11-2007

I’ll let her announce it for herself:

You see, I’ve taken a job with the local CBS affiliate in San Francisco, California, the land of godless liberals who have gay sex on the streets while shooting up. The kind folks at KPIX (whose website was voted best in the state by the Associated Press) recruited me to run a blog aggregator much like the one I used to run at WKRN here in Nashville. I took them up on their offer to fly out for two days to interview, and after some negotiating I agreed to take them up on a full-time position. I’ll be working from within the newsroom Monday through Friday combing through all the blogs updated daily in the Bay Area, highlighting posts I find funny or provocative or insightful or informative. There will also be an automatic aggregator. Many of you may be familiar with the concept…

…And I’m so excited about living in my favorite place on earth. The weather is phenomenal all year long, the people are diverse, the art scene is incredible (indie and foreign films in the theatre ’til my heart’s content!) and the opportunities are endless. There is a magic to that place, and I’m about to become a part of it. It hasn’t exactly been easy to absorb.

I’m going to miss my friends and family like crazy. I’ve lived here my entire life, so all my roots are here. But I’ve always wanted this. I used to drive down the long stretches of bending roads in Ashland City dreaming of taking the subway. The BART is close enough (and now I’m going to sell my car!). Long ago my “about page” on this blog said that I’d be moving to the Big City very soon. It was up there forever then I took it down, resigned one day that it would never happen. It’s back now and better than ever.

Nashville’s loss is most definitely ‘Frisco’s San-freakin’-Francisco’s gain. ;)

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Comments

Jeffraham Prestonian on 11 September, 2007 at 11:07 am #

Doesn’t she just rawk?
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badbadivy on 11 September, 2007 at 11:08 am #

LOL, people that live in San Francisco would stab you in the eye if they heard you calling it ‘Frisco. ;)

Congrats to Brittney, I’m super happy for her!


GingerSnaps on 11 September, 2007 at 11:12 am #

heeeeey…I’m from the old school! What’s the cool nickname for it besides the land of godless liberals who have gay sex on the streets while shooting up?

I changed it for you. ;)


brittney on 11 September, 2007 at 11:22 am #

Yay! I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. I wish I could take you all–well, most of you–with me.


GingerSnaps on 11 September, 2007 at 11:29 am #

ooooh, shall we organize a “Farewell to Brittney” shindig???

Any and all reasons to party are of the utmost priority…and This is a HUGE reason to party!


Eric on 11 September, 2007 at 11:49 am #

If you do a shindig for Brittney, I may have to drive up from Lucedale, MS to attend!!! We’re going to miss you, Brittney…


brittney on 11 September, 2007 at 11:55 am #

There will definitely be one, just not sure about the timing.


Ron on 11 September, 2007 at 11:59 am #

Richard Nixon’s head: “I’m meeting you halfway, you smelly hippies!”


Ron on 11 September, 2007 at 12:04 pm #

All jokes aside, it’s quite a step forward for San Francisco to hire a rabid right winger to represent one of their news organs.


Jeffraham Prestonian on 11 September, 2007 at 12:06 pm #

I just hope Blogdiva B. Gilbert joins forces with Spocko to fight off the evil that is KSFO.
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Newscoma on 11 September, 2007 at 12:28 pm #

Congrats to Brittney.
This is awesome news.


jim voorhies on 11 September, 2007 at 1:10 pm #

WOOT! It’s an expensive place to live but it is one of my favorite places to visit. If you don’t sell the car until after you get there, use it to drive across the bridge through Mill Valley to Muir Woods. Or there are tour busses that go there from the city.

Congratulations!


Frank on 11 September, 2007 at 1:49 pm #

Congrats, Brittney! You’ve earned it.


MissSharonCobb on 11 September, 2007 at 5:55 pm #

Congratulations! Heck, even*I* never got a job offer from San Francisco. ;)

How great will it be to live in a city where consenting adults leave each other alone???

Your life is just really beginning…so much hope and life and living ahead of you now.

And I’m glad to see you have balls. Meaning, it would be easy to stay here where you’ve grown up and have family and friends and everything is familiar, but you’re taking that leap because you have the ability to dream, and that will make your dreams a reality.

No matter what our differences have been in the past, I am truly happy for you.

Dang, San Francisco!