I am writing this blog from a special guest location: the newsroom at KOMU-TV. It's 12:30 am and I am hanging out and talking to Rod and the morning producer. Amazing how that seems like an odd statement to make now considering I spent most of 2001-2003 hanging out at KOMU and talking to Rod.

I really don't want to go into too much detail right now, but I'm doing a personal video type project that has me shooting, editing, and even writing (!) a story. Keep in mind I haven't written a script for a story since um... 2003. I think. 

It seems only fitting that I would do it in the same newsroom where I started this whole TV news journey. I remember when it began, too. August 17, 1999, my 19th birthday. Just before the start of my sophomore year, I came out to ask if there were any odd jobs I could do out at the station. Lots of students do it, it's still the best way to get involved. And they gave me something to do... 5 minutes after I walked through the door. I was standing in the newsroom when one of the reporters, Raquel... I can't think of her last name... said she needed to shoot a standup nearby and needed someone to help her. She saw me, asked if i was doing anything, then we headed out to the standup. With next to no experience with a camera, I shot her standup that afternoon. And as far as I can remember, it looked ok.  

Whirlwind to 10 years later, and I'm here again. It feels no different now than it did then.

Got to go edit now. I'm a lot faster at that now, I know that for certain. I can't believe I would stress out over 3 hours to edit a story. I would give my left eye for three hours to edit a story these days.