Rise Of The Saturnians

If you have a moment, read Voltaire's "Micromegas". It's essentially one of the first science fiction pieces ever written, and established some qualities of sci-fi that we adhere to today. It's an introspective look at Western society as viewed by an outside being. It can be a bit tedious to read, but the fundamentals are interesting.

This post was suppose to happen yesterday, but I didn't get around to finishing it so here it is now. I had one of those mornings where I set my alarm to PM instead of AM and it caused me to miss calling in for my flex shift. Really, really bad, but thankfully the manager on duty didn't seem too put off by it. I think the appropriate thing to do would be to tell my manager what happened, just on the off chance the manager on duty said something and I look like I'm hiding the fact.

I've started to listen to a lot more radio these past few months than I ever have in my entire life. As I am taking the radio broadcasting program at Conestoga College in the fall, I figured it was appropriate for me to become slightly more in touch with the field I hope to one day work in. It may seem odd that I applied for radio broadcasting when I don't really have a huge background of radio knowledge, but for me the goal was more about working in the entertainment industry in a field I can do more than anything else. I have always wanted to be in the Hollywood scene, and perhaps one day I may be granted the opportunity, but until then I'll just have to start building a foundation for myself. Radio gives me an opportunity to hone my voice, by which I mean the physical qualities of my voice as well as the message I give out innately. There's a certain truth we come to believe from people in the media. When we hear it on the news or on the TV, no matter how absurd the statement is. That's a lot of responsibility for a person to have, and it's a responsibility I look forward to wielding.

Changing gears, on my way home I saw for bright orange objects travelling together in the night sky. They first looked like planets, but their movement was too quick and stable to be anything extra planetary. I figure it was just space junk re-entering the atmosphere and burning up. Nonetheless, always kind of fun to let your mind wander to thoughts of aliens.

Saw Knight and Day today, not bad, good fun, nothing "stellar".