Surprise!!!

I had a little extra time before heading into the station today so I sat down at the computer and planned for two days worth of shows. I carefully organized everything and felt pretty good. I was looking forward to this last practice session before my "official" debut. And then. :)

I was chatting it up with Carol and Jim when Dice walked out of the studio and said, "Yeah, there was a typo on the date, so your show actually starts this weekend." Apparently Laine and Tower had been talking about it all week. :)

?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Awesome. I panicked for a few minutes. The news stunned me, and while I was very excited I was also completely freaked out. I kept repeating something about my first show ever, and then finally Dice set up the back studio for me and I got to work. It isn't as distracting in the back. It might be simply that there aren't any windows, but either way I didn't feel as self-conscious. So in two hours I finished my first weekend show. Ever.

My show debuts tomorrow. My show. Two months-ish of preparation, and ta-da! I left with a huge headache and completely psyched. It was strange--I couldn't stop bouncing around while we were going through a few of the breaks and I couldn't wait to get on the phone. :) I finally-finally-feel like a "real" DJ. I've told people that I'm interning at FuseFM but now I can tell them I'm also a DJ and not feel like a liar. :) It's really cool.

The con to not knowing it was this weekend was that I didn't have time to prepare. That was also the biggest pro. I think if I had too much time to dwell on that first weekend, I would have had a hard time meeting my own expectations. In the end it worked out quite nicely, which things have a way of doing. :)

Did I mention yet that my show debuts this weekend? You can listen to it on your radio at 101.7 FM, 96.7 FM, or stream it online at MyFuse FM.

It's not perfect, and I do have a lot to learn despite my progress over the past two months, but it is something I'm pretty excited about. I hope you are too. :)

Oh--no Lingo today, but I wanted to let you know that I'll be hanging out in the parade at the Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival on Sunday at 2:30. Make sure you come by and say hi!