ok. i would like to put in a petition that this week be off the records.
i could not get it together this week for anything! i couldn't concentrate on homework, i was moody, i was tired all the time, my work outs were off, and i was just generally not feeling it.
I do not believe i am totally at fault here, however:
a. It did not stop raining in knoxville for two straight weeks until yesterday. i went to the tanning bed just so that my skin would remember what melanin was. when the sun finally came out it was so bright my eyes didn't really know what to do with themselves.
b. when my mood is off, it is very difficult for me to reorient myself into productivity.
c. sleepiness is very difficult to overcome when your bed is as comfortable as mine is.
d. i have discovered the futility of homework. i mean really, my spanish homework is not going to get me a job when i graduate. my editing homework is useless because i don't want to work in newspapers. and i mean lets be honest it just really isn't that difficult for me to convince myself that this is in fact true and that i need not do my homework at all.
I'm sure i will be singing a different (saddened and humbled) tune come midterms, which by the way is only two short weeks in the future. ugh.
i think another reason for my less-than-productiveness this week is due to the fact that i am anxiously awaiting this weekend. for the simple fact alone that i do not have to go to class would be enough, but i am really excited because lkj and i are having a little rendezvous in nashville saturday. the distance has made itself much more known this semester for some reason, and it has not been as easy to reconcile with. we always have a good time in nashville anyway, and it being just the two of us makes it even more exciting.
i would go on a bit longer but i am heading out of work a little bit early this evening (i would expect nothing less out of myself this week ha.) on to a night out with the ladies. :)
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
i just love football season.
Sundays become a much cooler day of the week during football season (no offense God. you know i'm still down for praying and stuff. i'm just saying 0=] )
this Sunday has been particularly enjoyable. mostly because i finally got to rest for 2.5 and i actually cleaned up my apartment. it really makes all the difference. it was a wreck for going on a full week. let me just tell you why.
my weeks are straight booked these days. monday through thursday my life consists of class, hw, work, tv station, and trying to work out if it all possible. fridays are usually my chill days where i can get in a longer exercise or some shopping or cleaning.. that was not the case this week, however, because of my little labor day vacay. (notice i have not posted anything since before last weekend...) i stayed in Memphis until monday (of course) and got back late that night with a little stomach bug.. because i stayed i obviously did not make it to my usual monday shift at wbir.. so i had to go in on friday. it was a good shift though i got to go around doing some live shots with one of the photogs. for the live show at 4 we met some cool folks with winnebagos that come up for every home game with a fleet of other winnebagos. really cool (and incredibly expensive) gig.. maybe one day..
i definitely took repreive from the busy week on friday night with a little debauchery...but that just made waking up on saturday all the more difficult.. yesterday i spent the day as an espn intern again. this time i followed around Erin Andrews (who i'm sure requires no introduction for any male) the sports reporter. I held the light for her whenever she went on camera (and also for the other 2.5 hours of the game haha, my shoulders are a bit sore today.) It was really neat because i was all over the field before and after the game, and right on the sidelines during. i always love working with them, i feel so important haha. so after chasing Erin for the whole game and what not, i was exhausted.. i soo enjoyed going home last night and going almost directly to bed.
today i woke up feeling refreshed and relazed, albeit somewhat sore. I got a good work out in, got my laundry done, and now i am finishing up a relatively productive work shift.. And i WILL squeeze in some shopping this evening. (seriously have not been able to go shopping for being so busy and it is driving me crazy..) i think i'll make some tacos.
looking forward to a chill evening before it all starts again..
oh by the by..INDI 14 Jax 12. i just love you peyton manning.
Sundays become a much cooler day of the week during football season (no offense God. you know i'm still down for praying and stuff. i'm just saying 0=] )
this Sunday has been particularly enjoyable. mostly because i finally got to rest for 2.5 and i actually cleaned up my apartment. it really makes all the difference. it was a wreck for going on a full week. let me just tell you why.
my weeks are straight booked these days. monday through thursday my life consists of class, hw, work, tv station, and trying to work out if it all possible. fridays are usually my chill days where i can get in a longer exercise or some shopping or cleaning.. that was not the case this week, however, because of my little labor day vacay. (notice i have not posted anything since before last weekend...) i stayed in Memphis until monday (of course) and got back late that night with a little stomach bug.. because i stayed i obviously did not make it to my usual monday shift at wbir.. so i had to go in on friday. it was a good shift though i got to go around doing some live shots with one of the photogs. for the live show at 4 we met some cool folks with winnebagos that come up for every home game with a fleet of other winnebagos. really cool (and incredibly expensive) gig.. maybe one day..
i definitely took repreive from the busy week on friday night with a little debauchery...but that just made waking up on saturday all the more difficult.. yesterday i spent the day as an espn intern again. this time i followed around Erin Andrews (who i'm sure requires no introduction for any male) the sports reporter. I held the light for her whenever she went on camera (and also for the other 2.5 hours of the game haha, my shoulders are a bit sore today.) It was really neat because i was all over the field before and after the game, and right on the sidelines during. i always love working with them, i feel so important haha. so after chasing Erin for the whole game and what not, i was exhausted.. i soo enjoyed going home last night and going almost directly to bed.
today i woke up feeling refreshed and relazed, albeit somewhat sore. I got a good work out in, got my laundry done, and now i am finishing up a relatively productive work shift.. And i WILL squeeze in some shopping this evening. (seriously have not been able to go shopping for being so busy and it is driving me crazy..) i think i'll make some tacos.
looking forward to a chill evening before it all starts again..
oh by the by..INDI 14 Jax 12. i just love you peyton manning.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
un corto
As the name implies, this one is going to be a short one. I just wanted to get in a post before the weekend.
My goal with this here online blogging mechanism is to try to keep myself in converational writing mode all the time. That is one thing I have taken from my internship already is that you have to write the news like you were talking to a friend, because writing like you are smarter than everyone else does not sell.. But even beyond that aspect I like to write and I need to make myself stay in the habit of it. and I mean it's really easy to talk about myself so.. walah (sp?)
So it is Thursday evening, I am about to go home, I am definitely already in weekend mode, and I have to say I am feeling pretty good that I made it through my first full week of legit life. I figured out that I really do have time for everything (including showers..) and that you can do a lot with three hours (especially if you turn it into four and a half hours by conveniently missing your last class... don't say lectures aren't mandatory if you don't really mean it..) All in all it was a very successful week I feel like, and that is all the motivation I need to power through this semester.
This weekend I am memphis-bound to spend the labor day holiday with the moms and lkj. I am more excited about (well, not dreading quite as much, let's not get carried away..) the drive than I would normally be because now I have yodi! Yodi is my new car, which is an o8 Toyota Yaris. It's a cute black little 2 door and I have had it for about 3 weeks. I just love yodi the yaris. It makes me happy everytime I drive it :) That might wear away after about 6 straight hours but hey..
Well I believe that is quite enough nonsense for one little post.
Espero que todos tienen un buen fin de semana larga y disfrutan en los festividades. hasta!
My goal with this here online blogging mechanism is to try to keep myself in converational writing mode all the time. That is one thing I have taken from my internship already is that you have to write the news like you were talking to a friend, because writing like you are smarter than everyone else does not sell.. But even beyond that aspect I like to write and I need to make myself stay in the habit of it. and I mean it's really easy to talk about myself so.. walah (sp?)
So it is Thursday evening, I am about to go home, I am definitely already in weekend mode, and I have to say I am feeling pretty good that I made it through my first full week of legit life. I figured out that I really do have time for everything (including showers..) and that you can do a lot with three hours (especially if you turn it into four and a half hours by conveniently missing your last class... don't say lectures aren't mandatory if you don't really mean it..) All in all it was a very successful week I feel like, and that is all the motivation I need to power through this semester.
This weekend I am memphis-bound to spend the labor day holiday with the moms and lkj. I am more excited about (well, not dreading quite as much, let's not get carried away..) the drive than I would normally be because now I have yodi! Yodi is my new car, which is an o8 Toyota Yaris. It's a cute black little 2 door and I have had it for about 3 weeks. I just love yodi the yaris. It makes me happy everytime I drive it :) That might wear away after about 6 straight hours but hey..
Well I believe that is quite enough nonsense for one little post.
Espero que todos tienen un buen fin de semana larga y disfrutan en los festividades. hasta!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Tuesday...
It's only tuesday..
Seriously, i feel like it has been a week.
We are in the full swing of things now. I am in the first legit week of my new life, which consists of 10-15 hours per week at the TV station (which, by the by, is unpaid), 10.5 hours per week at my on campus job, and 5 classes (4 of which are on the same day..) I managed to squeeze in a workout between class and work today but only because I felt it completely necessary and I know that if I don't figure out a time to do it I just won't and well that just will not be a good thing. Best keep things moving yes?
So I am on the last leg of the day. I am at work right now, with about an hour left, and then i am going home and doing whatever requires the least amount of brainpower. Probably sleeping.
This new life of mine has inspired a lot of thinking, albeit somewhat frantic and confusing, about what real life (that is, life outside of my comfy college bubble) is going to be like. Yesterday was my first day at the tv station.. Aside from a few meetings and phone calls I shadowed a reporter for most of the day. We got a couple interviews, took some good footage, did some editing, pretty much all the basics. It was really exciting to see how a day as a reporter actually goes. You learn about all these things in classes but it doesn't really make sense until you see it actually working. I could actually visualize myself in the job, it was pretty neat. But it also shed some light on just how stressful the field that I am joining is going to be. I mean dude was saying that it is really important to keep a balance between your news life and your regular life because if you don't, they will absolutely work the hell out of you. Meanwhile he is getting flack from somebody above him about not answering his cell phone on his day off.. It was all very intense, and so real, which made it even scarier.
As if this dose of wake-up-and-smell-the-real-world was insufficient, chatter has already begun among family about making plans for my graduation. I must admit this makes me really really excited. (May 12th 2010 woop woop!). I mean the whole no-more-classes, big-ceremony, lots-of-family, lots-of-presents, i-can't-believe-i-did-it part is going to be a blast. Then a little bit of nausea sets in.. That would be due to the whole you're-a-big-girl-now, get-a-real-job, get-your-life-together, it's-all-on-you-now part... But whatever, I can totally handle it. (See how I am reassuring myself?)
In all seriousness, it's so weird to think that three years ago I was this nervous little freshman that didn't know my way around campus and now I am going through my last-everything. Last football season, last classes, last breaks (whick suuucks.) I know cue the violins right? Lo siento. I mean everybody goes through this at some point. I guess it just seems like it went by really quickly.
Ok, but all is not doom and gloom because being in the TV station has made me see that I could be pretty good at this stuff. I think once I get the hang of everything I'll be able to make my mark on this place and I'm sure I will have sufficiently prepared myself for whatever is yet to come.
I mean hey I made it through tuesday, that counts for something right?
Seriously, i feel like it has been a week.
We are in the full swing of things now. I am in the first legit week of my new life, which consists of 10-15 hours per week at the TV station (which, by the by, is unpaid), 10.5 hours per week at my on campus job, and 5 classes (4 of which are on the same day..) I managed to squeeze in a workout between class and work today but only because I felt it completely necessary and I know that if I don't figure out a time to do it I just won't and well that just will not be a good thing. Best keep things moving yes?
So I am on the last leg of the day. I am at work right now, with about an hour left, and then i am going home and doing whatever requires the least amount of brainpower. Probably sleeping.
This new life of mine has inspired a lot of thinking, albeit somewhat frantic and confusing, about what real life (that is, life outside of my comfy college bubble) is going to be like. Yesterday was my first day at the tv station.. Aside from a few meetings and phone calls I shadowed a reporter for most of the day. We got a couple interviews, took some good footage, did some editing, pretty much all the basics. It was really exciting to see how a day as a reporter actually goes. You learn about all these things in classes but it doesn't really make sense until you see it actually working. I could actually visualize myself in the job, it was pretty neat. But it also shed some light on just how stressful the field that I am joining is going to be. I mean dude was saying that it is really important to keep a balance between your news life and your regular life because if you don't, they will absolutely work the hell out of you. Meanwhile he is getting flack from somebody above him about not answering his cell phone on his day off.. It was all very intense, and so real, which made it even scarier.
As if this dose of wake-up-and-smell-the-real-world was insufficient, chatter has already begun among family about making plans for my graduation. I must admit this makes me really really excited. (May 12th 2010 woop woop!). I mean the whole no-more-classes, big-ceremony, lots-of-family, lots-of-presents, i-can't-believe-i-did-it part is going to be a blast. Then a little bit of nausea sets in.. That would be due to the whole you're-a-big-girl-now, get-a-real-job, get-your-life-together, it's-all-on-you-now part... But whatever, I can totally handle it. (See how I am reassuring myself?)
In all seriousness, it's so weird to think that three years ago I was this nervous little freshman that didn't know my way around campus and now I am going through my last-everything. Last football season, last classes, last breaks (whick suuucks.) I know cue the violins right? Lo siento. I mean everybody goes through this at some point. I guess it just seems like it went by really quickly.
Ok, but all is not doom and gloom because being in the TV station has made me see that I could be pretty good at this stuff. I think once I get the hang of everything I'll be able to make my mark on this place and I'm sure I will have sufficiently prepared myself for whatever is yet to come.
I mean hey I made it through tuesday, that counts for something right?
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