"Somewhere there's a box full of replacement parts to all the tenderness we've broken or let rust away. Somewhere sympathy is more than just a way of leaving. Somewhere someone says 'I'm sorry.' Someone's making plans to stay."



We’ve had two runs of the news show now, and my fears about screwing up came true, but did not matter as much as I thought. Apparently we have been credited as being the first class in many years to actually go to air on time. That is not to say that things went perfectly after that, you could say that in fact, the opposite took place but we’re still learning. The hardest part, I’ve found is to anticipate disaster, the things that can go wrong will, along with 5 other things that had never even crossed your mind.

Being a PA is a crazy, stressful job, but crazy in that fun way. That race to the 5pm clock to have everything done, to know everything that people ask you and be everywhere your producer needs you, and that your contribution is crucial, is fun for me. I love that kind of high stress energy where you’re working your ass off but you love it at the same time. Even on the switchboard, you’re a necessary part of something greater than you, and that feeling that people are depending on you to change things at the command of the director and with no screw ups (which hasn’t happened yet, but I’m going to get there!) is imperative. Especially considering the director on my shift is someone incredibly smart and whom I respect and I want to do the best I can to help his show run smoothly.

The 5 o clock Thursday craze aside, us Journalism New Media students are attempting to decide out placements and indirectly (or directly, depending on the position) plan our futures. It’s an intimidating thought, one I’ve been putting off for many years, but I suppose one I can no longer hide from. I, like all of my classmates I’m sure, want my placement to lead me into a job so I can start making money, get myself out of debt and start planning my life. My aims are for CTV, Global or City TV but who knows what will happen, it’s still too early to tell.

On a more relaxed note, there are some upcoming events that I’m crazy excited for. The highly anticipated, long awaited Incubus concert is less than two weeks away, on February 4th. It’s been around 2 years since I saw them at the ACC with Dana and this time, the lovely Matt Danko will be accompanying me. Speaking of Dana, she is still in Vancouver and I’ve been trying my best to get her home. Hopefully, I will have more luck with this when I visit her for reading week. Much to the dismay of my Visa and my parents, my flight is booked and I’m going to spend 6 days with Dana, I’m really looking forward to it, not only for the chance to travel, (which I’ve always wanted to do and seldom have), but also to see the friend I’ve missed so much since she left in May.