What do you do? I mean, the guy is almost dying as he is talking to you. It wasn't even my job. The desk person left early, and she said (and I quote) "Nobody else is going to call." Well, she was wrong. While this dude was telling me where he lived and that he couldn't breath, I dialed 911 with my cell and tossed it to Kyle.
Now, I should note that the guy said he hit the wrong speed dial button. It wasn't until after we were disconnected and after I was quizzed by 911 dispatch did I think, "Why the hell is KOMU on his speed dial?" But I let it go. I never heard back from 911, so I guess everything was fine.
Now, the actual shift... was boring. When I got there, Jessica told me everything was updated, so I spent most of my shift in the Blue Room, checking the blogs as well as YouTube for some good old-fashioned nostalgia. I even found clips of 'Where in the Wold is Carmen SanDiego?' Are you kidding me!! That was my childhood. But I found myself yelling at the dumb kids. Here's a clue: know your own country's geography. If you honestly believe that Arizona is anywhere close to the East coast, you should move to a less-than-desirable state (West Virginia, Kansas, Mississippi) for a period of years no less than three times your age. So if you're ten, I hope you have a career picked out in Jackson.
Working for SmartDecision is sort of losing its luster to me. It just never seems as exciting as KOMU. I update, refresh, and browse the site. It gets boring, and I would rather do KOMU shifts from here on out, but I understand how it works.
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FANTASY SPORTS NEWS
A fellow KOMU-er named Mike Klos is currently handing me my ass in Fantasy Baseball this week. If he didn't have Chipper Jones, I would be fine. But no, Chipper had to hit, like, 5 HRs and drive in around 9 or 10. Whatever. I had a decent pitching performance this week, so that's going to cut into his lead a little. I probably will start next week in the top 7, which puts me in the middle of the pack. I'm fine with that right now. But if Ryan Howard doesn't start hitting the ball, I will refuse to acknowledge he comes from St. Louis.
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
Less than a month until I graduate. Dear God, where have the past four years gone?
I did my first Sports report this week. It aired on Thursday's 6pm show, and I think it turned out fairly well. There were some lengthy nat pops that could have been trimmed, and a flash-frame in there that somehow evaded Gervino, Aaron and myself, but it happens. I've also come to a realization that I don't care for Blumberg that much. I knew that before, but this week strengthened that belief. He just rubs me the wrong way. He has this superiority complex about him, and I don't think that's the way to go about the station.
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LINE/LYRIC OF THE WEEK
Music time. To combine my love of music and video games, I'm taking a song from the Halo2 soundtrack. Ladies and gentleman, I give you a rock song that opens with a Gregorian chant... classic.
"Only the strongest will survive
Lead me to Heaven when we die.
I am a shadow on the wall
I'll be the one to save us all."
- Breaking Benjamin
Blow Me Away
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