Oh the joys of another week. Got studio time, but didn't get to actually record anything yet, really looking forward to Thursday when we will be returning with a bass player.
An editor quit yesterday, so I have to work on more stories to fill up extra space.
College is a ton of work. Not the actual class work, but doing the newspaper is draining me mentally, physically and emotionally. Again, as the thought I had last year, newspapers may not be for me. I am finding a great joy in doing work like this Blog, even though I doubt anyone reads it, and doing more features/column type writing. I hope to start getting into podcasting soon, as it presents a new alternative and allows people to hear actual interviews and get to know the actual people, instead of reading what is fed to them.
The best part about my job and what I do is not just writing so people can learn, but watching people, listening to people and being with these people and see how they answer certain questions and see their reactions. The most important thing I learned is to look into people's eyes, and to let them fill the void. Nobody wants to have awkwardness and will do almost anything to avoid that feeling, that sensation that what they may be doing isn't right, or may not be viewed as the best. People can always put on their p-p-poker face, but their eyes can not lie. You can see the shine in people's eyes when they are happy, you can see the pain when they know that there is something wrong and you can see the anger even though they might be smiling.
The only thing that saves me is that feeling, and getting to observe people when out of their element. Nobody wants to be interviewed, and those that want to, are usually pretty weird. If anyone says that they have an official statement, don't listen to it.
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