day job?

I haven't been around lately either, because my job took me to Canada for a week, then I went off to visit a business school. I'm a television news photographer, AKA "cameraman," for an independent news service in Washington, DC. I cover our fearless leaders for overseas news networks in Singapore, South Africa, India and New Zealand. I also cover their fearless leaders when they come to North America, which is why I was in Canada: I spent the week following South African president Thabo Mbeki around Toronto and Ottawa, into their Parliament and even into Prime Minister Jean Chretien's office. I have been to the White House for bill signings by our own silly President, and I have shaken Colin Powell's hand after videotaping his personal "happy birthday" wishes to Nelson Mandela. I have shadowed most of India's top brass and ALL of Singapore's top brass and followed Pakistan's president Pervez Musharraf for a week all around Washington. Friday, in between my Canada trip and my school tour, I had a one on one with Hilary Clinton for the New Zealanders to learn all about her book (zzzzz). I have interviewed four sitting state governors (Chiles and Bush in Florida, Siegelman in Alabama and the NC guv, whose name escapes me at the moment) and a whole host of Senators and Representatives, and I've now shot video of every Democratic Presidential candidate except Clark; we've shot Dean several times, because we all think he's going to get the nomination and need the freshest video on hand as possible. I even got to shoot interviews with Wyclef Jean from the Fugees and Chaka Kahn. It's been interesting and exciting, but I've decided to give it up. I spent the day today at the University of Pennsylvania looking into my prospects as an MBA student. I was considering trying to double up in law and business, but several lawyers (including Matt S.) have just about talked me out of it. I'm trying to find a way to get up to Boston to tour Harvard next. I'm glad to see so many aviation folks on the list. I have my private pilot's license and have found pilots to be very cool people. Flying isn't practical for me now, but I plan to continue on to my instrument rating after I get school paid for. Someday I'll have my own plane. Also: Originally posted by Scansy Mechanical engineer (yawn!) I don't think that's boring. Ten, twenty even thirty years from now, you'll still be able to drive by buildings you did and say "I did that." People who build things are cool; in twenty years, it's unlikely anyone will give a crap about the video I shot in Canada last week, but someone will still be using your work.

I haven't been around lately either, because my job took me to Canada for a week, then I went off to visit a business school. I'm a television news photographer, AKA "cameraman," for an independent news service in Washington, DC. I cover our fearless leaders for overseas news networks in Singapore, South Africa, India and New Zealand. I also cover their fearless leaders when they come to North America, which is why I was in Canada: I spent the week following South African president Thabo Mbeki around Toronto and Ottawa, into their Parliament and even into Prime Minister Jean Chretien's office. I have been to the White House for bill signings by our own silly President, and I have shaken Colin Powell's hand after videotaping his personal "happy birthday" wishes to Nelson Mandela. I have shadowed most of India's top brass and ALL of Singapore's top brass and followed Pakistan's president Pervez Musharraf for a week all around Washington. Friday, in between my Canada trip and my school tour, I had a one on one with Hilary Clinton for the New Zealanders to learn all about her book (zzzzz). I have interviewed four sitting state governors (Chiles and Bush in Florida, Siegelman in Alabama and the NC guv, whose name escapes me at the moment) and a whole host of Senators and Representatives, and I've now shot video of every Democratic Presidential candidate except Clark; we've shot Dean several times, because we all think he's going to get the nomination and need the freshest video on hand as possible. I even got to shoot interviews with Wyclef Jean from the Fugees and Chaka Kahn. It's been interesting and exciting, but I've decided to give it up. I spent the day today at the University of Pennsylvania looking into my prospects as an MBA student. I was considering trying to double up in law and business, but several lawyers (including Matt S.) have just about talked me out of it. I'm trying to find a way to get up to Boston to tour Harvard next. I'm glad to see so many aviation folks on the list. I have my private pilot's license and have found pilots to be very cool people. Flying isn't practical for me now, but I plan to continue on to my instrument rating after I get school paid for. Someday I'll have my own plane. Also: Originally posted by Scansy Mechanical engineer (yawn!) I don't think that's boring. Ten, twenty even thirty years from now, you'll still be able to drive by buildings you did and say "I did that." People who build things are cool; in twenty years, it's unlikely anyone will give a crap about the video I shot in Canada last week, but someone will still be using your work.