Basically, I am really excited that I am actually in my dorm right now.
On Sunday, I spent eight hours in Park working in my new position as an Associate Producer of our television news show Newswatch 16. It'll stream live next week, and shows should be posted on the ictv.org website. I'll link you up here if you're interested in listening to what I write. My main job is writing up copy for the anchors.
Yesterday I was in my room for a total of 20 minutes between 8:15 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Today I got two full hours in that time span. It was leisurely.
The reason for this is, as you know, I try to do everything. Everything. So I'm either in one of my five classes, writing/performing a radio broadcast, picking up some sort of sustenance, running to the boathouse, rowing on the water, at a meeting, working in the dining hall, etc.
It's hectic and crazy and tiresome but I am just constantly amazed that I'm doing it all. My greatest fear is looking back on my college years and wondering, "What if?" It was my main reason for joining the crew team. I wanted something and as crazy as it all sounded, I'm making it work. I'm also loving it.
For my News I class, we all have to maintain some type of newsy blog. Surprise! Mine's on women's issues. If you've looked at mine, can I just mention how self-conscious I feel comparing my new blog to my classmate's? Don't even try to comfort me.
Oh, and of course the NFL season has officially kicked off. The Redskins looked predictably ineffective and frustratingly normal. I also had some of my friends here e-mail their teachers saying they had flu-like symptoms and therefore could not attend class (Swine Flu is a real threat here, particularly with that festering pile of Ivy league, Cornell, having over 500 cases and all) because they were literally too depressed to function. This is because they are Bills fans.
You'd think they'd be numb to it by now, but you've got to remember that my friends were babies during those Super Bowl...appearances.
Now, I want to end this post with something cheery. Let's all meditate on how freakishly good looking Tom Brady and Gisele's child is going to be.
