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Originally posted by aquageek The NC gov was either Hunt or Easley, depending on when you did the filming. It was Easley. I could have looked it up, I guess, but I was feeling lazy. Hunt came strolling through our newsroom once, but I didn't interview him. My job is cool, but not as cool as you might think. The first time you go to the White House is exciting. The second time is just like the first time, and the third time is just the same. You quickly realize that it's just another government building with government employees. Everything is so controlled and premeditated that you don't really get much by being there in person that you wouldn't get from watching teevee. Once you've shot a couple of "grip 'n grins" between politicians, it doesn't matter whether it's Colin Powell, Thabo Mbeki, George W, Pervez Musharraf or Arnold Schwartzenegger, the events are all exactly the same and will probably someday be accomplished by preprogrammed robot doubles of the dignitaries instead of the politicians themselves. Even shaking hands with Colin Powell is mostly meaningless, because it's really just a reflex for those people; they meet so many other people that none of them would remember me a month later. The thing I'll miss is the think tanks, which the regular public doesn't usually see. We've all heard the nutty reasons George W and friends have given for going into Iraq, all boiled down to easy soundbites and slogans formulated by top advertising consultants; but the conversation is entirely different coming from the mouths of Richard Perle and James Woolsey when they give academic briefings at AEI. At first they scare the crap out of you; then what they're doing starts to make a lot more sense, even if you still don't agree with it. I'm going back to school to change careers, or rather resume a career I left off too early. I started out working in the film industry, making films. It was tough physically and financially, and I needed a steady job, so I kind of fell into teevee news as a temporary thing. I was good at it, so I figured I would see where it would go. It's been a fun ride, but I really want to get back to the entertainment industry. I had been leaning toward entertainment law, because I have always enjoyed questions of law and felt it would be a good way to get back to the industry. At the same time, however, I eventually want to build up an equipment rental house and production company, and that goal seems to be at odds with the law career. That's what had me thinking of doubling up in law and business. However, I did so well on the GMAT (750) and had such a high undergraduate GPA (3.89) that my b school prospects are much better than my law school prospects. That, and talking with lawyers, helped me to realize that b school alone would probably be the better path. What I would like to do from this point is get my MBA and re-enter the motion picture industry in the distribution end, learning how that phase of the business works. I am particularly interested in international distribution, as well as domestic distribution of foreign films. I think I can get into Wharton at Pennsylvania, where they have a pretty strong media and entertainment club, as well as strong entrepreneurial and marketing majors. With my split goals, I might double major. I'm also negotiating with my boss for time off to visit Harvard and learn more about them, but I gotta say that I REALLY liked my visit to Wharton and the way they run things there. I'm not sure that anyone wanted to know all this, so I'm sorry if I've rambled too long. It just looked like some explanation was in order.

Originally posted by aquageek The NC gov was either Hunt or Easley, depending on when you did the filming. It was Easley. I could have looked it up, I guess, but I was feeling lazy. Hunt came strolling through our newsroom once, but I didn't interview him. My job is cool, but not as cool as you might think. The first time you go to the White House is exciting. The second time is just like the first time, and the third time is just the same. You quickly realize that it's just another government building with government employees. Everything is so controlled and premeditated that you don't really get much by being there in person that you wouldn't get from watching teevee. Once you've shot a couple of "grip 'n grins" between politicians, it doesn't matter whether it's Colin Powell, Thabo Mbeki, George W, Pervez Musharraf or Arnold Schwartzenegger, the events are all exactly the same and will probably someday be accomplished by preprogrammed robot doubles of the dignitaries instead of the politicians themselves. Even shaking hands with Colin Powell is mostly meaningless, because it's really just a reflex for those people; they meet so many other people that none of them would remember me a month later. The thing I'll miss is the think tanks, which the regular public doesn't usually see. We've all heard the nutty reasons George W and friends have given for going into Iraq, all boiled down to easy soundbites and slogans formulated by top advertising consultants; but the conversation is entirely different coming from the mouths of Richard Perle and James Woolsey when they give academic briefings at AEI. At first they scare the crap out of you; then what they're doing starts to make a lot more sense, even if you still don't agree with it. I'm going back to school to change careers, or rather resume a career I left off too early. I started out working in the film industry, making films. It was tough physically and financially, and I needed a steady job, so I kind of fell into teevee news as a temporary thing. I was good at it, so I figured I would see where it would go. It's been a fun ride, but I really want to get back to the entertainment industry. I had been leaning toward entertainment law, because I have always enjoyed questions of law and felt it would be a good way to get back to the industry. At the same time, however, I eventually want to build up an equipment rental house and production company, and that goal seems to be at odds with the law career. That's what had me thinking of doubling up in law and business. However, I did so well on the GMAT (750) and had such a high undergraduate GPA (3.89) that my b school prospects are much better than my law school prospects. That, and talking with lawyers, helped me to realize that b school alone would probably be the better path. What I would like to do from this point is get my MBA and re-enter the motion picture industry in the distribution end, learning how that phase of the business works. I am particularly interested in international distribution, as well as domestic distribution of foreign films. I think I can get into Wharton at Pennsylvania, where they have a pretty strong media and entertainment club, as well as strong entrepreneurial and marketing majors. With my split goals, I might double major. I'm also negotiating with my boss for time off to visit Harvard and learn more about them, but I gotta say that I REALLY liked my visit to Wharton and the way they run things there. I'm not sure that anyone wanted to know all this, so I'm sorry if I've rambled too long. It just looked like some explanation was in order.