Looking forward, Looking back

I've been thinking about transitions a lot lately.  With a little less than two weeks of CreComm classes and about 12 assignments to go, it's sinking in that a major life project of mine is coming to an end.  Sure, there are three weeks of work placement and grad, but as of April 9th the training wheels are coming off, and into the "real world" we go.

There is definitely excitement.  There is fear.  And there will be some tears.  I think all of us have become very attached to the people we see every day, the only people who truly understand why we've been cranky CreComm monsters for the last 16+ months. And there is always a friendly neighborhood instructor there if we run into trouble. School has become a safe place and it's hard to leave.

But leave we will, and we'll do some more learning by doing, and we'll thrive because this program has molded us into people who can pretty much handle anything.

I've taken a meandering path to where I am now.  I look back on the last decade and my head spins at everything I've learned, not only in halls of education, but in coffee shops, and living rooms, and work places.  I've had some truly awesome experiences, and I know that I've only scratched the surface. 

Here's to the next adventure!

Heart Songs

I am a lover of music, and every once in a while I get completely obsessed with a musical artist.  I spent my teens listening to Our Lady Peace, studying their lyrics like poetry and creating art inspired by their songs. I discovered Tegan and Sara on Much Music, back before popular music became synthetic and when Much Music was cool.  I found myself in their songs, and that obsession has stuck with me to this day. 

In university, I owned a couple of CDs by Tori Amos, but I hadn't listened to them much. Then a friend of mine got me to hear her music in a new way, and I fell in love.  Her music was the soundtrack to many nights punctuated with good conversation, red wine and candle light.

There have been other bands of course, like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Metric.  But most recently, it's been Florence + The Machine. I first downloaded Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up) last May. I listened to it at work and needed more.  Her powerhouse voice and music that is orchestral and confessional at the same time.  It pulls you through this emotional journey. I'm still hooked.

Here is a taste:


Florence + The Machine - Drumming Song

Florence and The Machine

MySpace Music Videos

Independence

We're excited!

There is a time-honoured tradition in the Creative Communications program at Red River College. Every year, the second-year students undertake a year-long project, one that lets us apply our skills to a project of our choosing.  Some plan elaborate events, or produce promotional videos.  Others write books or create documentaries. Or a fashion line, a website, a band...

Well, the projects have been handed in and now it's time to celebrate, to show the world just how diverse and talented the Creative Communications class of 2010 is.

(I might be slightly biased since I'm one of them, but if you can't show pride on your own blog, then where can you?)

The presentations start tomorrow at 9am at the Park Theatre, which is a funky little place on South Osborne -- 698 Osborne to be exact. They run Wednesday and Thursday from 9-4, and 9-12 on Friday. 

Come and see the future of Winnipeg's communications industry!