I get bored easily; it might be why I became a journalist. I started reporting at a community college paper and just never stopped not as a profession, but for publications where I could contract or freelance. My very first adviser said journalists need to know a little about a lot and be willing to learn what they have no knowledge of. That sounded like the best work culture ever. I’ve lived in Los Angeles my entire adult life. I’m a huge Humanities geek and since retiring from teaching high school journalism and English, I’m in pursuit of never being bored.

Haleemon is a culture and arts reporter for the Coachella Vally Independent, click here for recent stories.