Yesterday, I drove to Tyler, briefly interviewed Congressman Louie Gohmert, checked the police beat, wrote two briefs based on police department media releases, called police about a drive-by shooting that afternoon and wrote another brief about it, and tried to get information about a woods fire that happened in a different county.
I also cleaned out my desk and said my final farewells as a summer intern to the newspaper staff.
It's weird. This is the first time I've had a job where leaving was actually bittersweet. Everyone there told me I did a fantastic job over the summer. I'm assuming they were sincere in this since the editors told me they would be happy to hire me part-time during the school year.
At the moment, that part-time opportunity seems appealing. It will take a few weeks before I know if I can handle part-time work with my current schedule.
Posted by Randy at August 20, 2006 11:00 AM | TrackBackI'm glad that your internship went well, and I hope you get the opportunity to work part-time. Good luck as a fifth-year senior, I look forward to seeing you graduate in the spring.
Posted by: Codepainter at August 20, 2006 01:43 PMRandy, I raise my hat to you. That is fantastic.
Posted by: Hookah at August 21, 2006 05:23 PMNow I am pondering: would you want to stay in Longview as a reporter after graduating, or go elsewhere. Doing what?
Posted by: Moore at August 25, 2006 09:23 AMI assume you've seen this. If you look closely at the photo, the guy looks vaguely like you, too.
Posted by: Wilson at September 13, 2006 08:41 AM