Life is funny...I was already to hit the 'work world' again, with my practicum for school. In 8 short weeks I was to graduate. My future was simple. Finish school. Graduate. Find a summer job. Then back to school in the fall, for photography. But like most things the future is unpredictable...I moved back to Fredericton, reluctantly and temporarily, plans of heading back to Woodstock for the summer (so long as I wasn't offered a job for the summer). But the straight and narrow I was on has lead to a fork in the road...
To my left I see another year of school, finish a 3rd year at NBCC Woodstock, with a diploma as a Journalist and a certificate as a Photographer.
But to my right I see a (potentially) cushy job as a Photographer being paid and trained, likely including benefits and decent pay.
There are pros and cons to either path. I feel as if I want to turn and run back to where I came from, but the earth has vanished behind me and I can only stare at the future hoping a sign pops up and tells me just which way to go...
It will all work out, I know it will...it has to! But until it does I'll be lost in thought(nothing new), thinking of all the different options and situations that would and could arise...
I have at least four weeks to make my decision because anything before that will be cutting into my school work (sort of)...what to do, what to do...
Monday, May 25, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
playoff update...
Nick if you're reading this, you should probably stop about now because it's going to be a 'rant' about hockey...
I just finished watching two separate videos on tsn.ca (OK it was more than two but there are two that i want to talk about) and both of them showed the 'human side' of the hockey players, which I sometimes find more interesting...sure we know who they are ON the ice, but it's nice to see them off the ice to.
The first one I watched was about the Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green...actually it was about his dad, Dave Green, who has become a good luck charm (of sorts) for the team. Most recently Dave joined the team while they were in the first round, losing 3 games to 0. They ended up winning that series (winning 4 games straight) and advancing to the second round (where they are currently up 2 game to 0). There was a great bit about the new (or re-established) father/son relationship...Mike even jokingly said that it was nice that he could go out and have a beer with his dad now. This isn't the first time that Dave has brought luck to his son and the team, the story said that when Dave went to a game in February he witnessed his son break an NHL record for defensemen scoring in 8 straight games. The video also said that Dave now is kind of a celebrity in Washington, being recognized by fans that want autographs and pictures...with Dave, not his son (at the games of course, while Mike is on the ice). I thought it was a cute story and made me smile.
The second video that I watched was about a forward for the Chicago Blackhawks, Dustin Byfuglien, is 24 years old and is finally finding his place in the NHL...apparently Dustin (who I admit i had never heard of before) had taken a year off, a few years back, where he gained a bunch of weight and didn't do much (if any) training. When he decided to return he was out of shape but still didn't make great attempts to get back at it. But apparently he had the talent, he just needed the training and the motivation to be all that he could be (or that's how I understood the story). He has found his stride as a hockey player and now has a permanent place with the Blackhawks...they also mentioned that he usually played defense but with his size they moved him to forward and he has been annoying opposing defensemen and goalies ever since!
Now I'm not exactly cheering for the Capitals (in fact I am REALLY hoping the Penguins turn the series around and end up winning) but I really liked the story about Green and his father and like I've said before, I'll officially call myself a fan of him...and his father. As for Byfuglien and the Blackhawks, I'm hoping that they beat the Canucks and advance to the 3rd round.
That's all for now...Nick if you ended up reading the whole thing, don't say I didn't warn you. :P
I just finished watching two separate videos on tsn.ca (OK it was more than two but there are two that i want to talk about) and both of them showed the 'human side' of the hockey players, which I sometimes find more interesting...sure we know who they are ON the ice, but it's nice to see them off the ice to.
The first one I watched was about the Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green...actually it was about his dad, Dave Green, who has become a good luck charm (of sorts) for the team. Most recently Dave joined the team while they were in the first round, losing 3 games to 0. They ended up winning that series (winning 4 games straight) and advancing to the second round (where they are currently up 2 game to 0). There was a great bit about the new (or re-established) father/son relationship...Mike even jokingly said that it was nice that he could go out and have a beer with his dad now. This isn't the first time that Dave has brought luck to his son and the team, the story said that when Dave went to a game in February he witnessed his son break an NHL record for defensemen scoring in 8 straight games. The video also said that Dave now is kind of a celebrity in Washington, being recognized by fans that want autographs and pictures...with Dave, not his son (at the games of course, while Mike is on the ice). I thought it was a cute story and made me smile.
The second video that I watched was about a forward for the Chicago Blackhawks, Dustin Byfuglien, is 24 years old and is finally finding his place in the NHL...apparently Dustin (who I admit i had never heard of before) had taken a year off, a few years back, where he gained a bunch of weight and didn't do much (if any) training. When he decided to return he was out of shape but still didn't make great attempts to get back at it. But apparently he had the talent, he just needed the training and the motivation to be all that he could be (or that's how I understood the story). He has found his stride as a hockey player and now has a permanent place with the Blackhawks...they also mentioned that he usually played defense but with his size they moved him to forward and he has been annoying opposing defensemen and goalies ever since!
Now I'm not exactly cheering for the Capitals (in fact I am REALLY hoping the Penguins turn the series around and end up winning) but I really liked the story about Green and his father and like I've said before, I'll officially call myself a fan of him...and his father. As for Byfuglien and the Blackhawks, I'm hoping that they beat the Canucks and advance to the 3rd round.
That's all for now...Nick if you ended up reading the whole thing, don't say I didn't warn you. :P
Sunday, May 3, 2009
week 1 is over...
7 weeks to go! ...OK that makes it seem as if I am looking forward to it being over, which I'm not. I just can't believe that the two year course I started only has 7 weeks left! Where did the time go?!?
Any whoo my first week went well...everyone kept saying it was a crazy week and in ways it was. However, I was almost like and outsider looking in. The host was sick for two days, there was a guest that was suppose to call in and was late in doing so and a guest who decided the night before that they didn't want to be on air. Not to mention the local transmitter that didn't work for an hour of the Friday show, but it was only local so we were still on the air through out NB and online...so I guess I couldn't have asked for a better week to start. I got to see all the confusion and hopefully the rest of my weeks are less eventful. :)
The weekend has been very uneventful, which kind of sucks because it's hard to do anything through the week(because of the 7AM start time) that I was looking forward to doing SOMETHING this weekend, but I guess not. Oh well,maybe next weekend...
Any whoo my first week went well...everyone kept saying it was a crazy week and in ways it was. However, I was almost like and outsider looking in. The host was sick for two days, there was a guest that was suppose to call in and was late in doing so and a guest who decided the night before that they didn't want to be on air. Not to mention the local transmitter that didn't work for an hour of the Friday show, but it was only local so we were still on the air through out NB and online...so I guess I couldn't have asked for a better week to start. I got to see all the confusion and hopefully the rest of my weeks are less eventful. :)
The weekend has been very uneventful, which kind of sucks because it's hard to do anything through the week(because of the 7AM start time) that I was looking forward to doing SOMETHING this weekend, but I guess not. Oh well,maybe next weekend...
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