Working for KRUI is a complex, highly time-consuming task totally worth the effort. Memorizing thousands of little buttons and their meanings seems daunting, but it leads to the kind of celebrity found only in broadcasting. Knowing someone out there listens to you seems kind of intimidating, but after a while, you learn to own it. As long as you stay on top of your game, censor yourself and make sure you’re speaking to the best of your ability, you have nothing to worry about.
My supervisors, Bret and Emily, pushed me to speak on the radio last week, but I was reluctant and stuck to a weather report. After which, I said, “I owned that weather report, you guys. I told that weather like it was nobody’s business.”
They laughed. They’re pushing me to participate in Tuesday’s interview and political discussion. I kind of hope I don’t sound like an idiot because I’ve never conducted an interview before, and I don’t want to sound like some political moron, but since I’m pretty much on top of the news, there shouldn’t be a problem.
Zach was scared for his job at Informavores (internet news show). He doesn’t really keep up with politics, so I helped him out. I’m thinking of making flashcards for him so he can learn the governors and their stances. Sometimes, that’s useful if you’re panicky and about to speak on-air, but I don’t know if he’d appreciate that (probably not because I don’t think he’s a flashcard fan). Either way, he should learn them before his show. I think that’s pretty rational.
I went to drag ball with a bunch of people. Damon (who admires Oscar Wilde and watches movies with which I’m unfamiliar) rocked it. He danced and lip-synced to Shakira. He also blew away the audience by looking super-cool in his outfit and impressively dancing like a pop star (I can’t :<). After he performed, we ate fruit and drank water, both of which were refreshing after cheering on performers for extended periods of time.
I also went to a KRUI productions meeting yesterday. The staff taught me about cameras and affiliation with websites to make money, which was of great interest to me because I like to earn money through writing (big surprise). I’m working with Amanda (who takes cool pictures and has a larger version of my laptop) and Rory and Fred (bearded and has glasses respectively). They’re super-mega-awesome-fancy people and I like working with them because we design station merchandise and talk about webcomics.
The AIHS (honors-student-hosted) masquerade was fun. We made our masks (mine was red-orange, Zach’s was purple and Damon’s was blue) and did the time warp, which I also did at the Bijou Theater’s Rocky Horror production (Damon won a Charlie Brown doll). I learned it’s fun to dance to popular songs because you know the lyrics and it’s fun to act out the things happening in the song, like when Lady Gaga sings, “Tonight, I’m not takin’ no calls/‘cause I be dancin’” and you simulate talking on a telephone and then break into dance.
Zach had trouble keeping up with “The Cha Cha Slide” even though the dance steps were in the song. He crashed into me and I asked, “Zach, are you having trouble with this? The instructions are in the song.”
“It’s difficult.” We slid to the left. He bumped into me again.
“Left, Zach.”
“I can’t tell my left from my right!”
We laughed. He bumped into a couple more people. The song ended. It was funny.
My three exams this week went well. I’m satisfied with my grades, but I’m learning I don’t have to cloister myself to have good scores. I can leave my room and have occasional fun, which is cool. I’m still pretty stressed about upcoming essays and exams, though, which seems stupid considering they’re not coming for several weeks. Still, work outside of school makes me feel like I always have something to do, which I technically do, but it’s not meant to feel stressful.
Oh well.
Tonight I have F.A.S.T (Free Associate Student Theater), for which I wrote a play. Basically, they’re going to review my submission and tell me its flaws, which I’ll fix and then it’ll be perfect. Then, the group will select my piece if it’s good enough and student actors will perform it, which seems pretty awesome. I hope people like it because I really put heart into that thing. Right now, I just want people to like (maybe love) my play.
Tomorrow night, I have a meeting for KRUI News and on Tuesday, I have another meeting for KRUI music. I don’t know if it’s wise to work for four departments, but I think if I focus on the ones of main interest, I should be okay. It’s kind of a lot, but I’ll be fine.
Anyway, I have to take notes on a book about food ethics. Have a lovely day, my dears. <3
