August 2010
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Day Fifty Nine - Update
First of all I feel the need to address the whole “neglecting-to-post-everyday-thing” like I have been since the beginning of the blog, but then I realized that you probably understand the working world and can relate to 12 hour work days and fatigue so I’m going to not address the issue instead. However, I thought it was a good idea to do a bit of an update plus I have a...
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July 2010
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Day Fifty Eight - Paying the Dues!
First of all, let me just hit the caps lock button to say…. WHY IN GOD’S NAME IS PHOTOSHOP BEING DUMB AGAIN AND NOT LETTING ME MAKE MY BLOG PHOTO?! HMMMM? RIDDLE ME THIS! Alright, enough of that, anywhozle… If you cast your mind back to some of the stories that the radio pros have shared previously (if you’re new, click on archive and find some) you will remember that the...
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Extra - Top 4 Songs of the Week (July 19 -...
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Day Fifty Four - Gah!
Short and sweet. I had a super long day today. I’m pooped and anything that I write will not be informative, creative or even the slightest bit witty. That is why I am just going to leave it at that. Just one of those days.
-Mitch
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Day Fifty Three - Proud Day
Without getting too sappy, today was a pretty big and exciting day. I fulfilled one of my many life/career goals and although it was brief it made me stop and reflect for a moment while it sunk it.
I’ve wanted to do this whole radio gig since I was 5. I knew I wanted to take the radio program at BCIT and then I wanted to get on the air waves. After battling the unemployment train, I...
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“Why is Monday so far from Friday and Friday is bloody close to Monday?”
– Stairway to Heaven;: Why is Monday so far from Friday and Friday is bloody close to Monday?
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Day Fifty Two - Balloons
When you were young, balloons were the best thing ever and, I’m not going to lie, they are still little floating bubbles of awesome. However, when you are blowing up a bunch at a time, as I discovered today, there are some very important, unwritten rules. It’s dumb… if someone writes them down a lot less balloons would lose their stretchy/elastic lives. That’s why...
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Day Fifty One - Promotions List
For some stupid reason, photoshop won’t open on my computer so I can’t make the normal picture thingy, so just pretend it’s there. Okay? Great! This is another quick update/tip combo. The more I actually start to work in the business, the more I’m learning first hand. If you are wanting to do some promotions work, you are going to want to keep reading.
I’m really...
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Day Fifty - Where to Look
I’ve come to terms with the whole “need-a-second-job-to-sustain-life-thing” and although it’s common, it’s very uncommon that a person try and pursue two extremely popular and competitive jobs to put bacon on the table (side note: I am now craving bacon…).
Obviously radio is my main objective. If you haven’t gotten that by now then, well,...
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Day Forty Nine - Second Job
I’ve neglected the daily posts for a couple days and it is unacceptable. I got out of my blogging groove and I’m going to fix that. SO! As you may know, a couple days ago I got hired at a local radio station to do some part time promotions work. I’m super excited about all of this. It’s a great starting position with loads of opportunities, but the problem is, it has a...
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Extra - Top 4 Songs of the Week (July 12 -...
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Extra - It's Caturday!
Extra - CATURDAY!
This about sums up my day… craziness but awesome! Sorry that I don’t have more for you… had a really long day and I am now completely sun burnt… I’m a lovely shade of manly salmon from head to toe, no bigs!
Enjoy the rest of your Caturday and I’ll fill you in more in the next day or two!
-Mitch
thedailywhat:
[fukung.]
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Day Forty Five - Day One?
I’m tempted to start the day counter again. Originally it was counting how many days it had been before I got a job… and well, I have a job now, so should it be restarted to count the numbers of days I have had a job? Regardless, today was my first shift in the promotions department and I have to say this is going to be a sweet job.
A little story for you…
The event today...
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WatchExtra - Sharktopus!
Either we are really running low on monster ideas or we are making the greatest scary movie parody ever! Yes… this is a so-called really movie! This is how they came up with the concept for SHARKTOPUS:
Guy 1: “Man, we need a new monster for a movie” Guy 2: “Well what about a shark?” Guy 1: “It’s been done… Jaws 1, 2, 3 and so...
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Day Forty Three/Four - Campin' & Schtuff
Big yawn. If you were able to read “yawn” without yawning, you get bonus points. That’s a pretty amazing skill. I almost guarantee that it is in the Guinness World Record Book beside that lady with a four inch waist and the guy with a beard of bees. Check it out! Anywhozle (pronounced: any-who-zull), this whole yawn thing is brought on by the fact that I went up island with...
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Day Forty Two - Mini-Roadtrip
I spent a day in a car… even better then that… I only went 15 minutes away. It’s the wonders of the summer construction. You think the road construction would be done in the winter/spring time when there is less traffic. I mean, we have such mild seasons here in Victoria, it just makes sense, but NO! That would be logical!
I live in Esquimalt, which is just outside of...
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Extra - Top 4 Songs of the Week
Seeing as it is...
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Day Forty One - WOOT WOOT!
HOLY BANANA BREAD BATMAN!!!!! Remember that time when I was applying for every job under the sun, every day? Remember the frustrations I was encountering… “The Funk”? What about that job interview I had last week? Well guess what?…
You are now reading the blog of an EMPLOYED radio broadcaster! WOOT WOOT! I got the call this afternoon saying I got the part time...
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Day Forty - Beach Time
Alright perhaps ‘beach’ is the wrong word because it was more “lake time” and the place where we go to swim isn’t covered in warm sand. Nope you’re facing rocks and tree roots… but once you’re in… you’re golden. It’s a perfect way to spend a beautiful Sunday.
After the concert last night, I came home and listened to the CD I...
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Day Thirty Nine - Jen Grier
SUMMER! It has arrived. Technically it arrived back in June, but my rule is that before we can claim it is Summer, the sun has to be out for at least 5 days straight and guess what?! IT’S SUMMER! Break out the popsicles, shorts and sandals and of course awkward sun burns and tan lines!
Today I went for a journey in this beautiful weather to hopefully buy some last minute tickets for an...
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Day Thirty Eight - Blah
I found myself in a food stained t-shirt today and I didn’t care. That is what led me to decide it was time to turn the computer off and go see the “outside” world. I’m starting to feel like a big nerd. You know the type. Thick glasses, sweat pants, random food stains, hasn’t showered in days (or longer), and the only human interaction comes digitally in the form...
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Day Thirty Seven - Eureka!
I don’t claim to be a genius, but today I wore the smarty pants. In case you haven’t noticed there is a new toolbar at the bottom of the screen. Guess what? I installed it all by myself! It’s pretty awesome! You can share things you’ve found on here through your twitter, facebook and a bunch of other sites. PLUS! You can update your Facebook or Twitter statuses without...
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“Leave the world dancing in your headphone dust
Drenched in speakers sweat...”
– Slam Nuba, Denver Colorado. Group piece at National Poetry Slam 2009
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Day Thirty Six - Interview!
WOOT! I got back into the radio game today… by that I mean I actually stepped inside a radio station for the first time since I visited Scott McGregor and the crew at Kool 107.3 on Day Sixteen and it always feels good. Like ice cream on a hot day or ice cream on a mild day, or on a rainy day, even a cold day… basically any day with ice cream!
So if you have been keeping up with...
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Day Thirty Five - Pre-Interview
ONE MORE SLEEP! It’s like the night before you leave to go to Disneyland or Christmas Eve! The night before my interview for promotions representative and community cruiser. I’ve blown off the dust and took the tags off of the brand new interview clothes. Even though it is supposed to be something like 28 degrees… I’m wearing my new sports jacket… BRING IT! With...
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Day Thirty Four - Say What?!
Okay! Now we are in business people! PFFFTTT that is the sound of me blowing the dust off of my interview clothes because guess what… I gots me an interview. Yup, I KNOW!
I spent my day out and about. I had to return some awesome things, get a brand spanking new, classy haircut (just in case, right?) and fix up the whole seeing goggles (those would be glasses), exciting right?…...
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Extra: How Not to Suck at Writing Tweets! →
Remember all those times I have told you how important Twitter is to modern day marketing?! Well read these tips to prevent being a flop in the Twitter-verse. #justsayin #yourewelcome #arentyougladyouhaveafriendlikeme?
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Day Thirty Three - R & R
I’m not a very religious person but I know it’s stated somewhere that the seventh day is for rest and I wanted to make sure that I followed all the rules. Today was one of those days that you finally roll over in bed, blink and then stare at your alarm clock because for some reason it says it’s one in the afternoon, but the weird part? You don’t care and in fact, you...
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Day Thirty Two - Golf
I know another really late post… but I’m still going to make the 12 am deadline, so don’t panic… the reason? I actually had a life today! “What? Mitch that’s impossible…”, I know, normally you would be right, but not today, today I actually got out of the house!
If you remember yesterday I was telling you all about how my sister was throwing a...
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Day Thirty One - Food Coma
Not going to lie or try to cover things up… I’m typing this in my stretchy pants and dinner stained t-shirt but you don’t get to judge, because let’s face it, we have all done it. Today wasn’t overly productive. Besides swimming laps this morning and applying for another couple jobs, all I did today was eat! Now don’t get me wrong there is nothing…...
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Day Thirty - Trevor Van Hemert
A MONTH?! A lot has happened in the month since this blog has started… all great… unfortunately none of them job offers, but that’s ok. I wanted to take a second and thank everyone who has checked the site out, contributed or just clicked through to raise the hit count. It’s so cool that with some persistence, some emails and some well strategized tweets the blog has...