Internship Update

The days of working local TV news are exciting.  For me.  At lease for now.

I am enjoying my internship.  It is filled with excitement and all sorts of new opportunities and learning experiences.  I know I am going to miss it when I go back to school.  I took my internship early — before I had ANY Tv classes at the college level.  So…going into it knowing only radio has opened my eyes to all sorts of lovely things.  I will sadly miss a commercial broadcast when I have to do classroom stuff and realize that we have no live trucks, no satellites, no mobile newsrooms or bureaus.  It will be such a bummer to have “in studio” shots as the only option.  Oh well.  Someday I will work in the commercial business.

But, on a daily basis I learn something new.  Have a new experience, get to do something different, etc.  Just today, I learned how to do VOD stuff and dub it to tape.  I also learned how to roll on a live satellite feed.   Its nice to know.  I have, now, and understanding of the newsroom, gathering, and the whole process.  I know how it works, what has to be done, and I am learning HOW to do it.  I am helping as much as I can around the newsroom…and I am loving it.  I love it when there is breaking news and lots of things have to happen all at once.  Its exciting, adrenaline rush, etc.  I love it…

I am writing as many stories as I can.  VOs, VOSOTs, Packages, etc.  Its fun to get something raw, turn it around to a script, look up video, cue it, package it, edit it, and program all of the CGs and presenter instructions.  I really like it…and when I do it COMPLETELY on my own…its even more satisfying.

So when I go home at night and see my work on the TV…it is awesome.  I am also learning all of the behind the scenes stuff and am able to pick it out and realize it on air.  its fun.

In other news…we start our new graphics package tomorrow…changing the look and feel and moving our bug to the right instead of old left.  fun and neat.  We also took a power hit at the station this AM which made some of the computers and servers, etc go wacky.  And out IT guy is out on vaca…that was fun.   We also lost CC for about all of the 90 minutes.  FCC will love us for that…(so will the deaf).

In other news.  I took a shopping spree today after work and now have no money.  But it felt good.  I bought 3 pairs of shorts and 2 polos. NICE.  I wanted a hat from hollister that I saw online…but they didn’t have it in the store…and i was pissed.  I REALLY WANTED IT.  ugh.

thats all.  Time for white strips and Kathy Griffin.

Spring Break

is basically over for me today.  Tomorrow (Saturday) I will be packing, cleaning, and doing lots of laundry – in an effort to put off laundry at school for the longest amount of time possible.

Overall, break was good, but too fast.  I really could use two weeks.  Alas, it is back to school for the final 12 weeks before summer!

I can’t wait for this summer actually, I am really excited about my internship and my job.  I will be working AGAIN at Andy’s, the garden center.  This will start my 5th year there.  My boss called me yesterday and pleaded that I come back.  There have been some major changes there in the last few years and things are way different.  But, I love my job, what I do, and where I work, and I am happy to go back.  Plus, it will allow me to work and have some sort of income during the summer.  They are also very good at working with my hours and schedule…so that is nice.

Back to the break recap.  Over the first weekend I just spent a lot of time visiting family with Easter and all.  However, I did manage to get some shopping in, and it was enjoyable.  The week started with me meeting my mom for lunch and catching up on errands.  Tuesday I went to visit/interview at the station I will be interning at during this summer.  SEE PREVIOUS ENTRY.   Then, I got a hair cut!

Wednesday I vegged…and took advantage of the definition of BREAK.  I also got bored.  Thursday was a marathon day for me.  Got up WAY early, drove to Cinci and went to IKEA.  It was ok.  Honestly, I am not the biggest fan, but they did have some awesome lighting.  Then mom and I went to lunch at P.F. Chang’s.  I bit into a piece of metal in my kung pow scallops – so I got a free lunch!!!  Mom and I finished the day shopping at a few other places in the DYT area.  Then, in the evening, I went to my dad’s to visit them before I went back to school.  It was nice.

Today I relaxed mostly.  Slept in, took a nap, ya know…just prepared myself for the school to come.  Tonight we are going out to Outback for a nice, fancy dinner before I go back.  Tomorrow i have plans to clean and do laundry, and then it is back to school on Sunday.

And….That’s my break in a nutshell.  W00t!

long day

I was out late last night and didn’t get much sleep.  Mom woke me up early so we could go out all day as a family.  It was fun.  We had lunch and then shopped and ran errands all day.  Went for a nice drive, etc etc etc.  It was one rare time that we all got along real well and I really enjoyed the time.  Its rare…but I am happy.  I realized that I need to savor those moments the most…and I have been working hard on being more agreeable and friendly.  Plus, I will be leaving for school and not seeing my family much or being at home very much at all for the next 6 months, so I am trying to enjoy all of my time now.  I don’t really get homesick that much, but I do miss family…and my own room, car, and comfort of the house/city is great as well.

But, after running around all day, I am tired.  I am going to work on some little odds and ends for a bit and then take a relaxing bath.  I want to really concentrate and enjoy the rest of my break…cuz I won’t have one for a long while.

I think I may do ear candles tonight as well.  If you don’t know what they are, wiki them or look up on google.  I believe they work…and I haven’t done them in a very long time, so I am due.  I will enjoy that as well.

Maybe a family game of upwords or Yahtze will end my evening.

2007 is on its way out, and 2008 is soon approaching.  2007 has been a very memorable and eventuful year for me.  I will remember it for many reasons.  I will try to write a re cap blog or something.  Its been a pretty good year, and I hope the same for 08.

I am trying to drink more water – a doctor of a family member said that is the best thing you can do for your body – and also try to eat a lot healthier…and less.   Working out and loosing weight are new years resolutions – which will most certainly fail.

Bummer.

D

too many people

So I decided to be motivated today and do some things.  I have a VERY limited time left at home and civilized life with a car and shopping, etc.  I go to school in the boonies next weekend.  I am excited, but will miss home and the advantages it has.  However, I will be so glad to be back at college and be surrounded by my friends again.

So I sized my watch today and got that all taken care of.  I am glad its done.  Check one.  And the lady was very nice, which I appreciated!  I then went on a little drive looking and scoping some things out.  Stopped by work to pick up my pay stub so they didn’t murder me for leaving it there.  Then I headed for the mall.  I took the back way because I wanted to avoid traffic.  It was rainy and gross…and people get crazy when it is like that and lots of accidents occur.  So, I played it safe and stayed out of traffic for the most part.  The mall was absolutely packed.  I drove all the way there, so I kinda wanted to take advantage of it, but there were so many people (who were RUDE and ignorant) so I just decided to get in and get out.  I had to park 03924902384 miles away and then i fought through the crowd to look at Hollister, Gap, AE and Aero.  Hollister was LAME…nothing new…and kinda busy…so I just left.  Gap was nice.  Didn’t see anything (other than thermal tees – YES!) that tickled my fancy…so I moved on to AERO.  It was a MESSSSSSS!  I couldn’t even walk around.  I wouldn’t have went in if I didn’t have a gift card there.  But I couldn’t really look and everything was a mess, so I just left there too.  I stopped by AE and got my sweater vest (yes!) and waited 15 mins in line to pay for it.  REDIC!  Then I figured I deserved Starbucks for all of that…so I got a venti Carmel Frap – no whip to go.  I enjoyed it on my drive home, which I took the back roads again – but a different way.  I got home, helped mom with her digi picture frame.  We ate dinner, ran to wal mart real quick – And the creepies were out!  Came back home and we all watched EVAN ALMIGHTY as a family.  It was a cute/nice little bonding time.  And the movie wasn’t too bad.  I worked on loading all of my pictures to MY digi picture frame during the movie.  I am catching up on blogs (and blogging here), and facebook for now.  Prolly gonna meet up with some ppl later…after all it is a friday.  Oh how I would love to be at school right now.  Probably be a lot more fun than right now, but I am enjoying home.

This weekend we will be doing a few more family things.  I am still working on New Year’s plans.  I have a HUGE to do list that must be done before next friday/saturday when I move back.  Packing, shopping, errands, etc etc etc.  I have to visit some ppl and get some little tasks completed (hopefully this weekend if things work right).  And then I will celebrate 2008 by packing and getting shit ready for school!  woo!

peace until later (probably tomorrow)

D