first day is in the books...

OK so instead of going in for 10 I had an email hoping I would check my email and be there for 11 instead...because the bus system is sooo weird in freddy I was fully prepared to cough up the cab money. I arrived early, of course, I waited for Gary but the first person I met was Kevin, who turns out to be the guy I am going to be shadowing(one of the two people). Then I met Gary and he took me on a tour of the building.

One of the first groups of people I met was the morning show people...it was 11 so they were preparing for tomorrow’s show, I assume. Everyone was very welcoming but this crew included Terry and Angela, whom I’d met before...when Gary introduced me Terry or Angela commented on me being the hockey fan (I had done an interview with Angela trying to help her select players for a hockey pool). Then Terry asked how I was doing in my pool, that was probably the highlight of my day...oh yeah I think it was Angela that said something about my mom always listening to the show.

After that I was left with Kevin and we didn’t do too much, he is done work at 1 and then Cari comes in...she showed me what she regularly does and I was in the sound booth for ‘our 4:15’ Colleen came in and had quick chat with Paul and then we went back for Todd to promo the 6 o’clock news.

I also had a chance to play around on their editing software...I didn’t do much, but will eventually. And I can’t remember what the program is called but it looks pretty simple.

Tomorrow I start at 7, so I am off to sleep.

Van-city Nuckies...

or the Vancouver Canucks as they are more commonly known as...
They are the first team to advance to the 2nd round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs...now before I go too far I must say that I am not a huge Vancouver fan, however there are the odd guys that I can't help but like. For example (former Leafs' player, yeah I said it) Kyle Wellwood, as ashamed as I am to say, I like him when he was with the Leafs and like him even more as a Canuck. Then there are the guys I don't really know but like what I hear about them like Willie Mitchell, Taylor Pyatt(hopefully he will be back for the 2nd round, RIP Carly.), Kevin Bieksa...and I just found out Micheal Ouellet is on that team. They also have a few players I don't like such as Mats Sundin and believe it or not Roberto Luongo(I am usually a fan of goalies but I have my reasons against Bobby Lu). At any rate I don't know the 'Nuckies that well and that's mostly cuz their games are late late...when they are even on.
...I'm having a hard time writing out exactly what I want to say, I'll just rant and hope it makes sense.
I just finished watching the game tonight and Alex Burrows(another player I don't know well but was a fan of, however I will be more of a fan now) scored the game winner with seconds left in over time. Now I knew his name before the playoffs but forgot that he was one of Luc Bourdon's closet friends. (Luc was a defenseman for the Cunucks and last May died in a motorcycle accident in Northern NB, near his home town). After the game tonight they talked to Burrows about his goal but it wasn't until the intermission of the next game that I was reminded of how much this season means to Alex. They showed a replay of his celebration...he held his stick with one hand in the middle of the shaft and then with the other hand 'pulled' back as if it was a bow and arrow...apparently this was a move that Bourdon use to do after he scored and Burrows also did this after his goals on the memorial night for Bourdon(which Burrows had 2 goals).
I don't want to say I forgot about Luc, because I didn't but moments like that remind me how 'human' these NHLers are...I can't wait to see Burrows in the next round and I'm sure Luc is looking down on him. Good Luck 'Nuckies!!

[I'm not sure if Pyatt has played a game in the playoffs this year(I don't think he has) his fiancee was killed in a car accident in Jamaica on April 3rd. I hope he makes it back for the 2nd round...the whole Vancouver team have had a tough year...]

sitting with the big Macs...

not the McDonald's kind, hahaha. For about a year now(not including the summer) I've been in the 'TV lab'... with the 'big Macs'... large iMac computers that have been great for editing film and such. But today is my last day... over the weekend they will be 'wiped' clean, as if we were never here. They will be taken over by the first years... what a strange ride it's been. I can't believe it's almost over... 8 weeks until graduation...

3AM inspiration...is there such a thing?!

I don't have the answer to that, I just wanted to write...it happens. I don't even know what I want to write about...I should be sleeping, but I'm not...obviously.
School is almost done...well the 'school' part of school. I think I am prepared for my two 4 week practicums...if not I have one week to get prepared(which includes a small move).
Hmm what else can I say at 3AM? ...I guess not much my laptop just informed me it wants to "restart for updates" I think that is a sign to go to sleep...
[yes! another pointless blog about nothing! :) ...who's keeping tally?! lol ]
oh ps happy birthday to my mother!! :)

Sunday nite...

So I only posted once last week...more proof that the last little while of school is not going as planned...things aren't working out right(yet, I'm still hoping for the best). I'm doing the best I can...sure I could do more, but I'm not interested anymore, it's like I want it to be over but I don't want it to be over soo soon...I have 4 days to finish up everything done...so it's time to buckle down and get it done...wish me luck, I know I'll need it.

school work update

So I just realized that I haven't said much about my progress...and well *sigh* it's coming along, slowly but surely...I'm hoping to get my doc done early, which at this point seems do-able. However some of my other work hasn't had much progress...I need to have two articles written for tomorrow, that shouldn't be too bad, once I actually decided to do them. An well the third project for this class is due Monday and welll I've yet to start it, I don't know what to use as a subject but I need to come up with something, fast. I can't take this weekend off if I want to get stuff done, so I am gonna keep plugging away... it will all work out. Back to the grind!