Third Time's the Charm

First things first: The picture shows each piece required when making an excellent radio show. You need--a mic, a studio (it's there), show prep (the papers), a computer, and of course, a gigantic pop (Diet Mountain Dew).

Today was fun. It could have been the caffeine, though. :) Josh and Sara were hanging out in the conference room watching something on YouTube, so I hung with them for a few minutes. Josh had his guitar, and eventually we heard an interesting rendition of the Blue's Clues Theme Song. Awesome. :)

Working in the studio today felt...natural. I had confidence--real confidence. It was easy to get started. Sure, I stopped and re-did some things, but I felt really good about my show this week. It isn't perfect, but feeling like I'm getting closer to "great" is a really good feeling. I've come to the conclusion that my shows are infinitely better when I spend a good chunk of time prepping for them. I had everything laid out this week--what I was saying and why I was saying it.

So I did the first hour and then the beeping started. I had no idea what it was, but even with my limited background in radio, I was pretty sure it wasn't good. And more importantly, it would definitely be picked up on the mic. So I did what any intern would do: I yelled for help. Dice sent me to Josh, who came into the studio, pushed a couple of buttons, and then took us off-air for what felt like an eternity but was really only a couple of minutes at most. The beeping, I learned, was coming from a battery that was designed to prevent us being taken off-air in the event of a power flicker. I also learned that if we lost power, it had the capacity to keep us on-air for roughly twenty minutes. Not a whole lot of time. Here's hoping it never, ever happens to me while I'm there. Ever.

Today was so cool. I cannot believe the free stuff that pours into a station. DecyferDown sent a "brick" of CD's (I don't have any idea what that entails but I promise to look it up for you soon), and two skate decks. One of which was signed. Awe.Some.

Today was great. I felt comfortable there--really. Dice listened to some of the breaks this time through, and while I found some things to nitpick, they really are getting better--more natural. Except for when I'm trying to be funny. I had a break that involved a punch line that came to me while thinking it up, but when I delivered it on the mic, it ended up sounding rehearsed. And that's not good. So...I guess that once I'm completely comfortable, the punch lines will hopefully just happen spontaneously. :)

Monday is cleaning day at FuseFM. And I am not even dreading that. :) I think I'm really starting to love this whole radio thing.

Have a great weekend! :)