Last KOMU Shift... What Can I Possibly Do on Friday Nights?

Well, my tenure as a KOMU dot-commer has come to an end. I will always be there in spirit as I think back to the good times... Ashton yelling at reporters, Ashton yelling at the printers... actually, Ashton is a very tempered person, which surprises me. This may be stereotype, but I always thought Mormons were light-hearted, good-natured people. Huh.

Anyway, Cate was training a girl who will start in the summer, so it was really like a changing of the guard. Out with the old (Fowler and myself) and in with the new (Chrissie). It looked like she was skeptical because it's a lot to remember, but I thought the same thing when I started. Relax, Jen. Dot-com is in good hands.

This last one was very surprising. Scripts were approved around 8. On Friday. For the first time ever. It was a pleasant experience. And because scripts were approved early, we edited the stories earlier than before. Which meant getting them on-line was less stressful. And faster. Everything, video included (minus Sports) was up at 10:23. I know this because Cate was especially ecstatic about that fact, as it was the quickest anything has been uploaded.

Good shift, great semester, and I hugged Cate and Becca good-bye. I wish them well in all their endeavors.

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FANTASY SPORTS NEWS

I'm leading this week in Baseball. Couple of people started hitting, including Ryan Howard. But it was a good outing by my pitchers, who should not go unmentioned. Carmona, Hudson, Looper and Burres pitched well in their outings. It should be more of the same over the summer. I might even keep this going for you Jen. I know you're concerned about my team.

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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

So I'm graduating... yeah.

Also, a buddy of mine is getting married in two weeks. That seems odd if I didn't have a couple of friends already married or engaged. I thought marriage was part of waiting for your career to start, not waiting for law school to start.

I'm growing weary of Eric Blumberg. Way to be a teacher and single me out in an e-mail for making an error. Not even major, just backseat reporting. I'm sorry I didn't know the kid had a no-hitter until he was gone because I missed the first inning and didn't get the specific details. Oh well. One more week.

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LINE/LYRIC OF THE WEEK

Martin Scorcese finaly won an Oscar last year. Overdue if you ask me. 'Goodfellas' was better than 'Dances With Wolves'. Saying Costner is better is a slap in the face to the film industry. So here's something from the film that finally gave Martin some sleep.

"When you decide to become something, you can be it. That's what they don't tell you in church. When I was your age, they would say we could become cops or criminals. Today, what I'm saying to you, is this: When you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?"
- Frank Costello
The Departed

About to Wrap it Up

Friday was my Smart Decision shift. Jessica had updated all the blogs, and since most people are "drunk or they want to be", there were no blogs that needed to be updated. It was a very uninteresting shift, considering the night before I came in fifth in a poker tournament and then played drunken softball until 1 in the morning. It's kind of hard to top that sort of night. I eventually did, but that was later... more on that in a bit.

Going-ons at the station were kind of boring. There were people making resume tapes and just chilling with friends. Why you would hang out at a news station on Friday is beyond me, but whatever. People are strange. Anyway... kind of a quiet night. There were only three packages this week, down from the usual amount of six. It was nice, because that meant that both Fowler and myself didn't have to take a script and get it ready in ten minutes. I guess that's to be expected as Greeley's kids finish their shifts. Next week, Jieun Jeon might be the only full package. And that would be both awesome and strange.

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FANTASY SPORTS NEWS

About to win this week. Tim Hudson was a man-beast, throwing a CG, 3-hit shutout against the Reds. So that's good. Add to that a great game each by Francouer and McCann, as well as Ryan Zimmerman coming up with some key RBIs and I'm on my way to climbing back up to within the top half of the league.

Not Fantasy related, but LET'S GO SHARKS! I've liked you guys for years, and you need to beat the Stars. Please. As if Texas needs something else to boast about.

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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

Almost ready to graduate. I'm still looking for a job, and working on my website. Contacted two stations looking for a Sports reporter: one in Pensecola and one in Jackson, TN. There's another in MS I called but no one picked up. I wouldn't mind Jackson. Close to Memphis, only four hours from home, and the same region. I'd have to dodge the rednecks, mullets and NASCAR (which in TN would be damn-near impossible), but I won't change my ways. I'm fairly certain it's Cardinal Nation down there, not Cubby Land.

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LINE/LYRIC OF THE WEEK

I don't consider myself an activist or anything political. I'm a veritable Moderate. Both major parties have issues, but I don't side with one more than the other. For instance, I don't support Iraq, but I believe the death penalty should be used more often. Confused? My parents are. But I mean, if you drink and drive, and then kill another human being, you go. And no "lethal injection is inhumane" crap. Inhumane is suddenly getting slammed by an impaired driver who walks away while you die, leaving a family behind. I don't know where that came from, but I'll get back on point. I'm not an activist, but I like RATM. So, here's this...

"For it's the end of history
It's caged and frozen still
There is no other pill to take
So swallow the one that makes you ill.
I am the Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria.
The noose and the rapist, the field's overseer
The agents of orange, the priests of Hiroshima
The cost of my desire
Sleep now in the fire"
- Rage Against the Machine
Sleep Now in the Fire