Wow. The Hour filming was today, and just WOW.

I was lucky enough to be one of the few in the guild who got a front seat, for starters. The show in and of itself was amazing; Sheldon Kennedy and Shaun Majumder were the guests, which were really interesting and informative, as well as entertaining. During the breaks, we got a chance to talk to George himself, and win some prizes (I won a t-shirt!) which was pretty cool.

After the show, there was probably a 20 minute space in time where we sat and talked to George, asked him questions and the like, and then AFTER the question period, the members of the journalism guild (moi included) got to have one on one chat sessions/conversations with him.

I asked George a few things, and thanked him for all he's done...which must have sounded retarded, come to think of it. I also got to shake his hand, take a picture with him, and got a hug; I was the only one who got a hug, so that was pretty cool.

I won a t-shirt too, which is huge on me, so I'm gonna see if my Mum can get it taken in or something

I wish I could give more details about it, but it's just like...wow. I never wanted it to end, but all good things do end, usually.

I think what was amazing was that I was able to talk to George about my concerns with going into journalism, and the potential of being myself, and George said this to me:

"You're going to have to walk a very thin line to be a conventional news reporter. They'll never let you on the air with hair like that (laughingly, refering to my purple fauxhawk), but at the same time, it's important not to lose yourself and who you are. If you really want it though, you will find a place for yourself, you just have to work hard, and you'll get out of it what you put in. But definately don't let it take away who you are, you seem like a real cool, fun person to be around. Don't lose that."


So, uh, pictures to come. Eeee. I saw myself on the show, during the dog bit.

I still think the advice and the hug was the best part.