Fall Break!

And we arrive once more at the illustrious fall break....and a much needed one, at that. Tomorrow afternoon we at Westminster head off for a 2-day (plus weekend) break. Pending rain, mine will be spent by first scaring folks at Hudson Haunted House, and then heading up to Niagara Falls (the Canada side)! It hasn't been much of a week so far (you'll notice it's only Tuesday, not my usual "Friday" post, thanks again to Fall Break) but let's see what we have in store for you today.

What I Did In BC This Week: I had my radio shift today, it went pretty well. I'm really concentrating o n doing a good job so I can have material for a resume tape, but at the same time, I want to have fun. If I think too much about it, my words get all jumbled up and you end up hearing what's inside my head! Scary! Anyway, I also have my radio news shift tomorrow. Once again, I'm hoping for a good newscast. Things can only go up after last week's last-minute fiasco!

Career Planning: I gave my presentation in capstone this week about my internship and why internships are good and all that jazz. It went okay, but I kinda wish I had done it last week because I kinda forgot most of the stuff that I wanted to say. I was supposed to present last week but we ran out of time. We talked about resume/audition tapes, and we watched a few examples of television tapes....bad examples! Don't even ask, the one was so bad that I never want to think about it ever again. So wrong. Anyway, I really need to get into gear and create my tapes so I can get them sent out on time. I know what I want to put on my "news" tape, it's just a matter of getting the one live (election day) and editing down the bytes in one of my wraps. This will be a good tape for this semester...but I need to brainstorm ideas for another tape (later) that will be good for job applications, and stay timely and topical. As for my announcer tape, I'm still working through my air checks to find things I like that showcase my skills and would catch someone's attention.

What's Happening in the 'biz: ABC turns Lifetime? Well maybe it's not quite that extreme...but the network has been airing a lot of shows hoping to attract more women viewers (with shows like "Desperate Housewives" and "Wife Swap"). They're trying to pull themselves up in prime-time ratings..and so far, succeeding. That article at this site talks about the different shows that ABC is promoting this season and how their success so far has been a welcome change.