2006 Year in Review

After jumping on the blogwagon I often have referred back to one of my good mates Timbo, whose blog always seems to catch my attention whether it be his National Geographic’esque photography or regular banter with himself and Japan.

Following that, I read one of his blogs which still stands out in my mind which I never really put pen to paper, a 2006 year in review. Apparently 2007 is the year of soul searching for Adam who has been tripping over the concept of inner peace and well being after working crazy hours from home.

That and the guy drinks bourbon (waits for Tim’s angry posts)…

I decided to do a year in review of my own.

 2006 was definitely an interesting year since it was the first official year I was out of uni and technically on my own. Sure I enrolled in Masters but I was/am still doing that part time so that didn’t count. Terrified I couldn’t get a job out of uni I tried to set myself up during my 2nd and 3rd year, cramming as much extra curricular activities as I could …. I reminded myself of Reese Witherspoon in election come to think of it… that and I wasn’t a tool… or maybe I was.

2006 hits and flops

• January: Got the chance to work in TV for the first time. Landed an internship at Channel 9 Sydney and somehow ended up in the news room after a surprising chance meeting with TCN veteran Mike Munro. Awesome experience, I worked 12 hour days and started my day from 0600 and still wanted to do more. Sure the enthusiasm may have died after a while, but I was passionate about it.

• February: Finished up all freelance work with ACP in pursuit of work in TV … note, not neccessarily by choice. It was a bit hard, the department I was working in got the nod from the boys upstairs not to fund the freelancers since it was costing the titles an excessive amount per year.

• March: Ah Broome, I think Mr Rudder summed this place up very well, heck he even extended his stay. For those who haven’t read it. Me and Timbo got the chance to work in a rural TV station. The experience made me learn a bit more about myself and what I wanted to do. Working by day and spending copious amounts of money on beer (the CPI in Broome!) was pure gold.

• April: Graduation. Stoked. 4 years in the making. To top the day off, I even graduated with Disctinctions and my parents, family friend who attended, and even myself, didn’t even know. A long time coming and honestly something which I was scared I wouldn’t even reach.

• May: My first job in TV. Producing for for Australia’s biggest pay TV network. How I ended up here I still have no idea. Great times and still is, get to meet a few C Grade celebs and shmooze with TV types. For those who have been paying attention, No, chosing to work for Kerry Packer wasn’t by choice… not intentionally anyway

• June/July: I’m combining these two months because I was settling in at work. But while I’m here I’d like to mention I’ve been with Gemma now 2 years… phwoar. Surprisingly whenever I tell people they still go ‘Is that all?’ I also did a quick trip up to the Blue Mountains with the gang, fun times, although I’m never bushwalking again.

• August/September: Yeah this combining of months is a bad habbit. But it’s getting late and I’m getting over this post. I managed to finish one semester of uni and knocked off two subjects. For those who work 42 hours a week and spend six hours at uni per week, you know what I’m talking about. To top it off, one of the girls in my digital imaging class (complete feminist) said:

“Why do you ALWAYS use good looking girls in your assignments?”

Here’s lookin at you kid.

• October: Decided to do a last minute application in to AFTRS and surprisingly got a call back. However fate or luck wasn’t really on my side and after 8 interviews I didn’t make the final cut. Later I found out 80 applied, 12 were shortlisted, 4 were picked. Yeah yeah, that’s just loser talk.

• November: I turn the big 2 3 and celebrated in style. About 40 of us got slaughtered at the Summit and didn’t care about the bill. It was great fun, until the bill came. It was in the thousands…Meanwhile I also finished my third subject of Uni, Major Project. I believe it was a success Thank you Gemma Rose!

• December: Christmas and New Years at Gemma’s pad. The road trip with Adam fell through but fun all in all. Was it a good year? I’ll let you know in December…

 On a final note. Clicking around today I somehow got a blogging job for Orble. Stay posted, they’ve asked me to major in two sections, Current Affairs and Entertainment. All I can say is Look out Carrie Bradshaw.

 

Will post pics up so this post looks less boring later.

~ by debraj on February 13, 2007.