matt
10-08-2007, 03:48 PM
A few weeks ago I shared the news with you guys that we (my partner Rae and I) were heading north to start a new chapter in our lives.
I've been in Brisbane a fortnight, and I thought it was time I updated you on our progress so far.
Well...so far, so good.:)
We've found a new place to live. It's over at Wynnum, just a couple of blocks away from the waterfront and around the corner from Manly, which is a nice little area. It all overlooks Moreton Bay, which will make for nice morning/afternoon/evening walks etc
Rae's loving her job at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, and things are starting to work out for me too.
I've scored some casual 'on the road' reporting work with a NewsTalk station here in Brisy. I've also got some weekend work in an FM music station newsroom down the Gold Coast.
To be honest, it feels a little weird to be back in a newsroom environment. I left that all behind about eight months ago when I moved over to a media-comms role in sport.
I never consciously said to myself I'd never go back to radio news. Like a lot of people, I try to never say never because life has a way of changing those types of best laid plans. However, I did make a decision that after a decade of radio in a variety of roles, I felt like I needed a lengthy break. Particularly as at least seven of those 10 years involved 3am starts, Monday to Friday!!:screwy:
But here I am. Doing what I have to do (and what I'm probably most qualified to do) to pay the rent, bills etc
It's not so bad and I'm not looking at it like it's forever.
I'll be working with great people at both stations and I'm more than keenly aware it's a great adventure and privilege to be able to do this for a living. I just hope i'm up to it after such a long break and still feeling a little burnt out from the aforementioned crazy decade:)
What I am really looking forward to is moving into the new house next weekend and unpacking and setting up all the astro gear in the backyard.
It seems like ages since I looked through an eyepiece or plugged in the webcam to do some imaging. I've really missed it.
Anyway, that's my spiel. Just wanted to drop in and say 'hello'.
I've been in Brisbane a fortnight, and I thought it was time I updated you on our progress so far.
Well...so far, so good.:)
We've found a new place to live. It's over at Wynnum, just a couple of blocks away from the waterfront and around the corner from Manly, which is a nice little area. It all overlooks Moreton Bay, which will make for nice morning/afternoon/evening walks etc
Rae's loving her job at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, and things are starting to work out for me too.
I've scored some casual 'on the road' reporting work with a NewsTalk station here in Brisy. I've also got some weekend work in an FM music station newsroom down the Gold Coast.
To be honest, it feels a little weird to be back in a newsroom environment. I left that all behind about eight months ago when I moved over to a media-comms role in sport.
I never consciously said to myself I'd never go back to radio news. Like a lot of people, I try to never say never because life has a way of changing those types of best laid plans. However, I did make a decision that after a decade of radio in a variety of roles, I felt like I needed a lengthy break. Particularly as at least seven of those 10 years involved 3am starts, Monday to Friday!!:screwy:
But here I am. Doing what I have to do (and what I'm probably most qualified to do) to pay the rent, bills etc
It's not so bad and I'm not looking at it like it's forever.
I'll be working with great people at both stations and I'm more than keenly aware it's a great adventure and privilege to be able to do this for a living. I just hope i'm up to it after such a long break and still feeling a little burnt out from the aforementioned crazy decade:)
What I am really looking forward to is moving into the new house next weekend and unpacking and setting up all the astro gear in the backyard.
It seems like ages since I looked through an eyepiece or plugged in the webcam to do some imaging. I've really missed it.
Anyway, that's my spiel. Just wanted to drop in and say 'hello'.