Thursday, December 14, 2006

My Semester's (almost) Over

Wow...I'm having withdrawals. I feel as though I should be doing something like going to class (it's only 9:29 a.m.?), working on a paper or an article, shoot sports photos (oh, that's Friday, whew!), or studying.

I've had the busiest semester ever in my career as a student. But it's also been the BEST semester ever. Looking back, I really can't tell you how I juggled everything. It's really been stressful but rewarding as well.

Assessment:

Journalism 101 - Reporting and Writing: A/A-
Journalism 110 - Mass Media Survery: A/A-
Visual Journalism 228 - Online Broadcasting/Newspaper Production: A/A-
Photography 101 - A/A-
Geology 100 - A/A-
Algebra Review (credit/no-credit only): CREDIT
Sports Photographer, internship: Completed

Other:
Reporter/Photographer - Event News (city of Cypress newspaper publication): Completed

I'm so happy and so proud of myself...what an accomplishment, don't you think?

Oh, and the best part? I start a new job on Monday at Yamaha Music in the Music Marketing Group, working in multimedia, PR, web research and web content, etc. I'm thrilled about that!

Some things to look forward to next semester(s):
Algebra and Statistics
ACG 135 - Digital Imaging
Journalism 226 - Online production
PE 250 Sports and the U.S. Society - Cultural Pluralism (required for my AA)
CRTV 145 - Radio/TV Sports Broadcasting

If all goes well, I'll be transfering in the Fall 2007, which is less than 1 year from now. Spring and Summer semester here I come!

I'm really looking forward to another jam-packed semester. I thrive on busy-ness!

Saturday, December 09, 2006

This has been the longest day

I kid you not, this has been the longest day ever. It began when I woke up at 5:15 a.m. (actually 5 a.m. but who's counting the snooze button?). This is always the case. I set the clock only to wake up the rest of the family, particularly my husband because he doesn't believe in setting his alarm clock. What a schmuck...so I become his instant human alarm clock. (boo!)

Next, I had to make breakfast for the entire neighborhood (or so it seemed), when all I wanted to do was go right back to bed. Aaron (my 10 year old twin boy) did just that. He inhaled his pancakes and snuggled back up with his blanket and it was snoozeville until about 10:30 a.m. I was envious!

After I get Steve (husband) and Christopher (that would be my oldest son) out the door on their way to their baseball tournament in about 10 cities or more away from here, I just couldn't get myself to go back to sleep. I was afraid I would sleep through dinner or something I guess. So I stayed up.

I made the decision NOT to go to Algebra class although I'll probably shoot myself in the foot later for doing so. I had emailed my professor the night before explaining that I would more than likely be missing class. So, it's not like I didn't tell him (my justification), right? With this the second-to-the-last class before finals...I think I goofed! Oh well too late.

So then the twins and I got ready to go to the Fullerton Museum for some extra credit for my photo class. I wouldn't have had to go to this museum to write an extra credit paper had I not done better on my photography final -- and I'm a photographer for crying out loud. I mixed up the days. I could have sworn my professor said we were going to have the final this coming Monday, Dec. 11 but instead we had the final last Monday, Dec. 4. I briefly thumbed through my spiral notebook for key items but nothing too serious to boot as studying! Gads! I was surprised.

Back to the museum...I get there and I find out the cover cost was more than I had expected and for some people $5 is chump-change -- not for me! I need every bit I can get. When you're poor and have no income coming in, you can't afford some $5 cover charge for some cheap museum (sorry). But think about it -- feed my kids or go to a museum? Feed my kids or museum? Feed my kids....what am I doing?

I fed the kids.

Yummy Taco Bell -- you know you love it too. Especially when you're starvin' Marvin...you take what you can get. Taco Bell is great bang for your buck and quite frankly I don't care to know what poly-urith-ismssss they use in their food -- as long as I can consume and it can be mass wasted, I'm fine!

So afterwards it was homeward bound for about 30 minutes. Steve and Christopher arrived back home after two games earlier in the day. Darn! Now the house is going to be noisy! But they told me they would be heading back to Chino Hills for an 8 p.m. game! Joy!!!!!

Aaron decided to go to the game so Ariana (my twin daughter) stayed with me. We went to church, I sang and then I rehearsed some Christmas play I don't ever remember auditioning for. Odd.

Then Ariana and I headed back home to see if perhaps my warden left me some money (that would be my husband -- laugh!). He did. Now what do we eat? We went to Busy Bee to order some Ramen Soup and what a rip-off -- $3.99 for bowl of soup. That's highway robbery. Who cares...Ariana needed it, she was starting to sneeze and cough -- the beginning stages of a cold, I assume. I didn't want Busy Bee for some reason, so I drove by Jack n' the Box and picked up some odd-shaped and odd-tasting tacos. Interesting combination -- Ramen Soup and Tacos. Don't ask.

By the time we arrived at home, our Ramen Soup was a solid mass of "wet noodles." The broth was completely gone -- zilch, evaporated. I was so upset. Then the tacos were grossing me out too. It wasn't a good eating experience.

And now I sit before my laptop writing in my blog when what should I really be doing? Homework! Arrrghhh! I'm only on question #6 in my study guide. Just 64 more to go!!!

This has been the longest day ever.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Final Fall 2006 Issue

Issue 7, the final fall issue of Cypress Chronicle for 2006, is posted. Please click here to be directed to our final issue or click the image below. Have a wonderful holiday! See you next year.



Tuesday, December 05, 2006

First Video Newscast

Hi All,

After numerous tries, batches of taping and re-taping, script after script...we finally have a newscast to boast.

See the instructions below on how to view the video podcast (best viewed on iTunes or similar software):

Video Podcasts



To subscribe to our video Podcasts:


1) Please Copy this link: http://www.cypresscollege.edu/~journalism/IntroTheater/cychronpodcast.xml


2) Open Itunes


3) Click Advanced and select Subscribe to Podcast


4) and Please Paste the URL into the window and press OK

Enjoy!

(P.S. Your comments are always welcome!)

---And yet another branch of Communications