Dear today,
I'm sorry that I haven't given you much thought.
I'm sorry that I have rushed out the door and driven too fast and still been late for everything.
I'm sorry that my brand new guitar lies there, covered in dust and shame from the lack of love it ever so needs. I'm sorry that even though we think that people are ALWAYS wonderful and carefree, alas, they are not.
We had some good times though didn't we?
Had a great time at school, as usual, even though it (much like my sleep less nights) shall come to an end for awhile.
I hope, today, that you can accept my deepest apologies and that we can move on and when we meet again we can both promise to be better to each other.

Here as always,
Garin

In Memory

As I sit thinking of the festival tomorrow, Gaston College Student Media Festival, I can't help but think of a kid...just a kid, that I didn't have the pleasure of knowing. I ponder what it would be like to work along side such a talented, creative, humble guy such as him.
Found this while surfing...
(Found on "The Star")
Student involved in wreck while on the way to college dies

Saturday, Nov 13 2010, 6:15 am

Andrew Christopher Hovis, 20, of Crouse was driving a silver Honda to school when he was hit head-on by a man who apparently has a medical condition that caused him to drive erratically, investigators with the N.C. Highway Patrol said.

“He had tons of friends. You can’t imagine the emotions his parents are going through,” he said. “He never regained consciousness. His mother learned about the accident from the Gaston Gazette’s online paper.”

Chris Hovis said his nephew was studying broadcasting at Gaston College, loved skateboarding and making videos of skateboarding. Many of his videos are online at www.hookit.com.


Maybe I will have the chance to follow in his footsteps...to help create and film a masterpiece in life..

Osama laid to rest...?

A top advisor to President Barack Obama defended the administration's decision to bury the body of Osama bin Laden at sea, saying appropriate steps had been taken.

John Brennan said in a news briefing Monday that Pakistan remains a strategic ally in the Middle East, and that appropriate authorities were present at the burial.

"We consulted the appropriate specialists and experts and there was unanimity that this would be the best way to handle it," he said.

Bin Laden, the chief mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks, was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in a Pakistan mansion. Obama made the announcement late Sunday night. DNA evidence proves the man who was killed is bin Laden, the White House said Monday.

The death of bin Laden comes almost 10 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the start of the war in Afghanistan.

Bin Laden is also wanted by the FBI in connection with a trio of bombings on U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya. The attacks, which killed more than 200, occurred on Aug. 7, 1998.

The FBI advertised a $25 million reward for information leading to Bin Laden's capture.

Stomach Pace Maker?

A new gadget recently approved for use in Britain, and designed in California, helps you lose weight by acting as a pacemaker to your stomach. Recently trialled in Germany and yielding successful results, this "stomach pacemaker" acts in a very similar way to a heart pacemaker – when you have eaten food, the stomach pacemaker sends signals to the nerves in your stomach telling you that you are full, and you eat less.

Man walks again...with the help of some new sweet robot legs!

Less than a year after unveiling a pair robotic legs that let paraplegics stand and walk, New Zealand's Rex Bionics has made its first commercial sale to a champion Paralympian who took his first steps in more than 30 years with the aid of the device.

New Zealander Dave MacCalman, who sustained a spinal cord injury diving into a shallow river, paid $150,000 for the customized exoskeleton that will have him walking up stairs, looking directly into other people's eyes, and reaching tall shelves once he has a bit more practice maneuvering it.

"It's just great, such a relief to be out of the chair," says the 6-foot 4-inch athlete as he stands up using the device in this TVNZ video. When he first tried the mechanical legs, "I was fascinated by my feet moving, so I tended to watch them more than anything."

Kristen Schaal's new promos for Sony Ericsson are some of the greatest things I've ever witnessed. Boob stab.

Maybe it's the fact that some marketing dipwad with a PhD knew that her quirky cuteness (Flight of the Conchords—BEST BAND EVER) combined with the term "boob stab" and her shouting "TAKE IT!!!" would leave me hypnotized. 
Sony Ericsson hopes the long-awaited and much discussed gaming phone will wedge the company back into relevance in a smartphone market that's been dominated by HTC, Motorola, and Apple phones.
Xperia Play owners will get their games from a Playstation store. Games from several key titles will be available, such as EA's Need For Speed, Sims 3, and a world-first multiplayer version of FIFA 10 for mobile. GLU Mobile/Activision will be bringing Guitar Hero to the Xperia Play, Sony says. Gameloft brings Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell. The games are downloaded and played from the phone.

This really takes gaming and smartphone-ing to the next level of awesomeness. I am excited to see what the future holds for this idea...

Field Trip Anyone?

Nothing excites a kid (or college student for that matter) more than the sweet words of "Field Trip".
Quick Catch Up
I am currently a 29 year old attending a local NC community college for Broadcasting and Communications...which I am loving more and more with each day!
Back to my rant
My TV/Video 1 Production class attended a local news and entertainment studio today, I wasn't prepared for the awesome that was about to unfold...


Upon entering the Studio I was in awe of it's beauty and color. A lot of work went into this layout and design. I was thoroughly impressed! I felt at home when meeting some of the staff and other employees of the station. Seemed like a very fun and high paced atmosphere to work in...may just think about an intern position there. hmmm...