Just a regular post

So, I've been writing a lot of posts about the Bronco football team and I decied to write a normal one today. Most of the past month and a half has revolved around the football team, but this weekend they are away, so I can take a semi-break from bending my brain around random stats and the hometown of our back-up kicker. That is until Saturday evening.

I'm also going to try and put some pictures up in this post and this is a semi-reminder to myself.

This semester has gone by extrememly fast so far. We are already six weeks through the semester. Six weeks! I had an exam today in my Journalism class and it wasn't too bad. My instructor for the class I have in two classes and I failed his first test (as did just about everyone else in the class). I think it's safe to say that I at least passed this one. The instructor in this class has been about the worst thing in a pretty good semester so far. I think he is trying to whittle us down so that only "the best" are left in the journalism school. Even if he doesn't accomplish that, he is making most of us doubt whether or not we're in the right profession. I'm not doubting myself though. I know I belong here, but it's never fun to hear disapproving remarks from your prof or receive countless papers with a big red rewrite on the top of it.

Other than that, the semester is going well. I like my other classes and they're pretty easy (they should be - I've only been a undergrad college student for six years). I actually enjoy going to class and look forward to walking onto campus. Being on Western's campus is like an addiction. Kalamazoo has been my home for six and a half years and I've had my best years here. I know I'll have to leave here eventually, but for now, I'm having a blast. Just wish I had a few more people around here to enjoy it with.

The football team and working for the Herald has definitely made the experience that much better. It's still exciting every time I walk into Waldo Stadium to interview a player or sit in the press box for a game. I'm not sure if that will ever get old. It's just cool too because I know many of these players can relate with me because they are students too. I feel as though we have that connection and I think it shows in the interviews. They have more fun with me than with someone of a bigger publication. Hopefully I can carry that excitement down the road when I do work for one of those larger papers or radio stations.

Speaking of which, I'm thinking it's going to be terribly hard to find a job next summer. I will most likely have to leave Michigan, which I'm ready to do and hopefully I can just find a full-time job somewhere. I've applied for an internship at the Kalamazoo Gazette (biggest paper we have around here), but they only take two interns a semester, so the likelihood of that happening is slim. You never know though.

I'm looking forward to the next few months however. I'm traveling to Mount Pleasant next weekend for the all-important CMU-WMU football game, which should be a good game. Then we have three straight home games to begin November with the second home game at Ford Field in Detroit (it's technically a home game, but we aren't at home). That game should be cool cause I'll get to function out of the Ford Field press box (very nice - I've been there once briefly). Side note: Western could be at Ford Field three times this year. The MAC Championship is played there and if Western goes to that and wins that, they would play in the Motor City Bowl at Ford Field again. I wouldn't mind doing that at all.

I'm just excited for the last regular season game when WMU plays Ball State (who are ranked number 25 in the country right now). I'm going to get excused for class and probably even miss my next day's classes as well. It's a Tuesday night game. Hopefully WMU is still undefeated or close to it in the MAC. Potentially a very big game in the MAC and nationally. I can see Ball State still being undefeated heading into that game.

There I go again. Getting back into the football frame of mind. In all seriousness however, this semester needs to slow down! I'm really enjoying it and wish that it could just slow down. Because most likely, this is my last few months of college. Yeah, we've all heard that before.