Life, The Universe, Everything...

Now that the first week of school is over, and things are starting to settle into a basic routine, I have more time to blog. I have decided that I am going to try to blog as often as I did during the last school year. I can't make any promises, but I'm going to try. I realize now that I have faithful readers who depend on my words to get them through their days, weeks, and lives. Ok, I'm totally going overboard with that one. It's just nice to know that I have people out there who look forward to reading what I have written. It gives me hope for my future.

Oh, didn't I mention it? I *think* I've finally figured out what I want to eventually do when I am done college. I mean, I don't know for sure, but it's a start.

I want to write. I have all these ideas floating around in my mind, totally fully formed. Characters, locations, actions, feelings, emotion. It is now just a matter of getting the opportunity (and motivation) to get it down on paper. I don't only want to write though...it would seem senseless to pay that much money to learn everything to do with film and then just write (a minor, minor part of my program.) I want to be able to direct what I have written, and see something that I have dreamt up evolve and eventually emerge before my eyes as something unique...something to call my own.

There are other aspects I want to explore as well. I love production management because it is very straightforward and it takes a certain kind of person to fulfill such a role. They must be organized, committed, but just like the director, they must have a vision for what the final outcome should be. After all, they are the ones with the money, so they get the final say.

As a backup I really want to be good at cinematography. There is such a demand for good cinematographers. I mean, anyone can point a light at a subject. A good cinematographer must know how to paint a story using those lights. It is a very tough art to master, but I have always been one to enjoy a good challenge.

Straying away from that, I must say that being an RA (thus far) has been the most unique job I have ever had. In what other job can you, in a matter of three weeks:

- get paid to go to Canada's Wonderland, the CNE, mini-golfing, and on a make-shift camping trip to a national park (and when I say get paid, I mean money on top of the free passes.)
- sing karaoke for the first time by yourself in front of a huge audience and not feel embarassed because they are cheering for you.
- call in the fire department because a carbon monoxide detector is going off - at 2:00 in the morning.
- deal with a fight between two people, a guy and a girl, where the girl escaped without a scratch, and the guy had the living crap beaten out of him.
- plan and host your own floor events, meetings, and activities that people actually show up for and enjoy.

It's a great experience. I mean, the money is great too, but I can tell that this is going to be a job that I never forget.

Anyway, it's getting quite later (er...early) and I do need to get up for class tomorrow (well...class isn't until 12:40, but even if I sleep until noon, I'll still be exhausted, so might as well get up early...it'll all feel the same!)

Sweet dreams!