Russell James' Blog

I must say, this is very unusual. I usually cannot shut up talking, whether that is online or in person, I just have this ability, which I believe I inherited from my father, to just talk until the cows come home. But this week, I have managed to remain relatively quiet. It may be a bad way to begin my 19th year on this here planet, but I have numerous reasons I suppose. Nothing bad, but nothing much good either.

To summarise it in about a paragraph may be slightly difficult, but I like the challenge. This weeks achievements (and shortcomings) have included turning 19 without any deformities, got pretty drunk as a result, and still, no deformities. I came out to my parents this week, which I originally regretting but as the week progressed things became relatively normal. I met with my co-workers for a month of the summer at the first meeting of the Open FM team (www.openfm.ie), and really enjoyed being with them and I really cannot wait to start working with them for 30 days, not 10 days, but 30 days on a frequency modulated signal across Dublin. I also managed to single handedly mess up one particular friendship with someone, due to the fact that, ironically and contrary to the above statement, I couldn’t keep my mouth shut, and as a result I have just felt numb and upset for a majority of the week. I also discovered that this week I am not the best DJ on DCUfm, that accolade goes to the wonderful and most deserving of people, Vanessa Monaghan. I didn’t get a commendation however, which riled me a little bit, but I can now proudly say that I am the Third Best DJ in DCU! Congratulations must be in order for the Media Production Society of DCU, which is the society over DCUfm. At the Board of Irish Clubs & Society Awards on Wednesday night, they took the award of Most Improved Society (which they can add to the trophy they gained at the DCU C&S Awards too). Also, the DCUfm website, designed by my good friend Steve Conlon also won Best Website (which they can add to the trophy they gained at the DCU C&S Awards too). So in that case, it has been a good week with some hints of bad.

Next week will begin the home stretch of year one of college life. I can easily say, despite several knocks and bashes over that time, that is has so far been the best year of my life, but I shall talk about that more when I review my year in a week or two. Next week will see me attempt to get into the swing of academic work by starting my American Political System essay. Then on Tuesday I will be attending Macbeth with one of my good friends, who doesn’t have a blog, so I can’t link her, and then the biggest event of my year, which will be the National Student Media Awards, or the Smedias, in the Mansion House on Wednesday! I am now nominated for Radio DJ of the Year, so I can only pray wish and hope to every spiritual being that I have some luck and I can pop that lovely award onto my mantle piece along with my stuffed dead budgie (which I need to collect).

And on that note, I bid ye adieu.