One of Those Days

You know, everyone has those days.  The thing is there are two kinds.  There are thoooooose days and then there are THOSE DAYS!!!!!!  Yesterday, it was one of THOSE DAYS!!!!!  Still don’t get it one is this 😦  and one is this :), see the difference??

We had a great run thru in our new digs.  Cameras ran great, editors and servers were running like a well-oiled hybrid and our brand new switcher was smokin’.  Yea, the talent was all right, but really the run thrus aren’t for them so much.  It really is for the production staff and each day we get better and better.  Just wait CT, it will be worth it.

The rest of the day just continued on up, almost as if I was moving to the East Side.  Got a great two hour nap in, came home to newly planted tomato plants courtesy of my Mom. 

Went to have dinner at Eli Cannon’s in Middletown.  If you don’t know, I highly recommend it.  Maybe one of the top bars in the state.  So any day with a stop there has gotta be good.  What made it great: Lobster Mac and 5 Cheese.  OH GOOD LORD!!!!!  Just heaven in a pan!!!  Also tried a new brew: Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster reserve Cuvee de Cardoz.  Wow.  I knew it was good when Nikki took the first sip(shh don’t tell the prego police) put the glass down, sat back and “Shoot, that there is a mighty fine quaff,” (I may be paraphrasing a bit….)

Then, oh yea, it gets better, Nikki told me she was turned down for a job she applied for!  Awesome right?  Normally no, but when they rejected her because they wanted her in a higher paying role that sets her up for a top spot in her agency, than it is awesome!

After that fun-filled supper, we headed off to our last baby class(finally).  Good class, learned some stuff, but man oh man, the hours were tough and the length of the class was too much.  the one big positive was our weekly dinners at a different restaurant around the hospital, those I will miss.

See, always nice to have one of those good days.  In a world that is streaming negative waves to you on all fronts, it’s good to look at it and say, “You know, it is a mother beautiful life!”

Also Sox won, another +!!

New, Old and a Debut

Thanks to my brother and step-dad, I have discovered a new show.  It’s been added to our TIVO list, which frankly is as high of an honor as a TV show can get.  The great thing is it combines three of my favorite things:  cars, humor, and destruction.  It’s called Top Gear and it runs Mondays at 8pm on BBC America.   The episode that sold me was this one: http://www.topgear.com/us/videos/more/the-18-wheeler-alpine-challenge

Well, that’s actually a clip from the show that was all about 18-wheeler trucks and things one should not do in them(including killing prostitutes 🙂 .)  I think it helps that it is hosted by three British dudes.  I think a Brit (with a hint of a cockney accent)could read an obituary and I would giggle.

Good to have Bill Maher back.  These are his first weeks on air since the election, and even though he is so anti-republican, at least his opinions are well informed.  You may not like his ideals or his views, but the man always has his facts straight.  HBO lets him be him.  He’s very opinionated, but he isn’t afraid to go against the Dems or the GOP.  During the election, I learned more from his show than any other on TV.   His only agenda was anti-Bush.  I was curious how Obama’s election would change him.  It really hasn’t.  He’ll be the first to bash the new Prez if it is deserved.  Interesting tidbit, Maher is debating crazy-lady Ann Coulter (here is the article)  Now that will be high-quality theater.

Finally, we here at NBC 30(don’t get used to that moniker) are doing something new.  Our morning team has opened up a facebook page.  Here is the link:  NBCConnecticut Facebook fan club.  You do have to be a facebook member to join(hence my reasoning for hoppin’ on the bandwagon.)  This will allow us to have live talk-back with viewers.  We can post video and pix of how we work in the morning.  Maybe get some insight into the on-air lives of Brad, Yvonne, Bob and the rest of us.  This is a really exciting thing but it can only work with our viewers involvment.

Jay: Exciting Times

A couple exciting things that are happening right now here at the Peacock.  #1 we are getting a new website. nbcconnecticut.com launches on Monday.  It is completely different, and when I say different I mean better, then the website we have now.  Just to give you a preview, here is the                 Chicago website.  Ours will be the same except with all CT news and info.  Take a gander around, get familiar with the look and get ready for an exciting new page that is everything you will need(big time company shill!!!!)

#2) I got a nice tour of our brand new building on Monday.  If you haven’t noticed it is going up right behind our current one and boy is it gorgeous.  I’m not going to go into detail about it, but let me tell you how excited we all are to be moving into there.  Really the possibilities in our new digs will be endless and we all can’t wait to deliver you what will be the best product, form the best TV broadcast center in New England.  All right that should cover my corporate duties for a while.