Getting cheeky.

I'm hungry for recognition.

I've been writing for an amazing online women's magazine for almost two months. It's unpaid, it's all on my own time... and it's absolutely incredible. For the first time since graduation... well, really for the first time ever, someone is giving me the opportunity to write in my own voice, in my own style. As a journalism major and as someone with a general passion for writing, I couldn't ask for anything better.

But I needed something more. Not money. Money isn't something that motivates me to do this. I love writing and I love Cheeky, the magazine that has given me this fantastic opportunity. What I needed was recognition. After being exposed to journalism and creative writing in college, I have waited four years to be able to make writing my profession. And somehow, I have achieved this just months after leaving my university. There's something absolutely priceless about seeing my name on the byline of an article, an article that everyone, anywhere can see and read.

The only thing that could make this experience better is being included on the "Meet" the staff page. And as of this evening, that goal has also been achieved. I not only get to do exactly what I've always wanted, but I get to be recognized for it, as me. Not with a syllabus as my guideline, not with a grade attached, but just as a piece of writing with my name at the top, hoping that the public will like something that I am proud to publish.

And, eventually, money wouldn't hurt either.

If he can do it, we can do it.

I'm hungry for fame.

Actually, both my friend Alyssa and I are hungry for it. Not really fame, I guess, but we want to have great success. We want the sort of success that Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook has, or the type of success that the girls who created the shopping site Gilt have achieved. And we want to get that success by making a Web site.

We're going to make a Web site about living in Chicago in your 20s. We're in our 20s. We live in Chicago. Perfection, you might say? We agree. We're young, hungry and short on cash, and we know that there are plenty of youngsters in our same position. We want our site to be the go-to reference for twenty somethings. We want them to know that they're not alone. And we want to have fun. All great things.

And fame? That would certainly be nice. Money? That would be even better, considering we both have very little. But the main goal of this project isn't to make money or become the next Web site guru. It really is meant for us to have fun and see the city. We want to make sure that we make our experience being young and living in Chicago the best that it can be, and that our own lack of motivation doesn't interfere. What could be a more perfect way to ensure that we see as much of the city as we can than knowing we have the responsibility to report on it to the public?

So, to all the Mark Zuckerbergs of the world, thank you for setting the standard for creativity on the Internet... but we're coming for ya.