Done

School is officially done. Construction begins soon. I have a week off until that starts, so I will spend most of that at home. It feels kind of weird to be done, because I haven't been in a classroom for a month. Friday I officially finished my diploma in Print Journalism.

New Site

I have another site, adrianmedia.blogspot.com. This site should feature my latest stories. It is designed to show people what I have written and show off my writing for those interested in hiring my as a freelance writer. Check it out.

One Week Left

One week until I finish my diploma. My internship is going really good. I enjoy working at the Whig. They put me to work, but that’s a good thing. I don’t end up with a lot of time in Belleville because I generally work about 9 hours plus a one hour drive each way. Heather and I now have our first apartment. I will live there on May 1, and she will come up after the wedding (until then, she will work on the farm at home). It’s a nice place at 52 College Street. Although I was counting on a job in journalism, it fell through, but the Lord has blessed me with a job in construction. I will still be doing freelance journalism, just not a staff job.

Big Whig

Classes are now done. The only part left of school is my internship. So far I am over a week through it (it’s only 4 weeks), and it is going great. I am working for the Kingston Whig-Standard, which is a fairly large daily newspaper in Kingston. I am a general assignment reporter, which means I am doing all kinds of writing on various topics. It is a bit of a change going from a student-run weekly paper to a bigger daily. I am also driving close to an hour each way every day. Thankfully we have a CD player in the car now. My stories can been seen at thewhig.com, usually under the local news section.

Grandma, we will miss you

On March 17, Grandma Heinrichs suddenly passed away in the hospital. I am thankful for all the great years I was able to have with her, and the blessing she has been to all of us, family and friends. She will be greatly missed. Easter will be different when it rolls around in a few weeks. She loved having the family together. She was a woman of great faith, right to the end she was an example of a strong Christian. Though her stroke may have made her jumble her words, she spoke clearly when she prayed. Even with 7 children and their spouses, 26 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren, she always knew what was going on in our lives. I will miss her dearly at our wedding. Her 55 years of marriage didn’t just happen, and I look to her and grandpa as an inspiration in this world of broken families as Heather and I prepare to be wed ourselves. Please keep the family in your prayers, especially Grandpa. We can rejoice that now she can be with her daughter, our dear Aunt Marilyn, whom we all miss. We rejoice, knowing she is in Heaven, and what a wonderful place it is.
"Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised." Job 1:21

It's been too long

I haven't been keeping up with this blog, but here is a quick recap. Reading week has come and gone. Heather and I now have our car here. It is nice and convenient. I have about a week left of classes before I start my placement. I will be sad to not be with the print crew, but all good earthly things must come to an end some day. Too bad we can’t do one last issue of the Pioneer. The wedding plans are coming along. I pray that we have good weather for June 24th. Other than this stuff, school has kept me pretty busy. The magazine is coming together. I can’t wait for biking season to start.

Ice Racing

I had fun this last weekend. I got to cover the ice races at Brighton Speedway. This is what I want to do for a living. It was fun to watch the 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, and cars slide around the track (and into each other). It was also very cold. Hopefully I can shoot more races. This is what makes me excited to become a journalist.

Home Again

I need to keep up with updating this. I went home last weekend. Eddie came back from Alberta, so I took the train back so I could meet up with him. It was a good weekend. I also got to give my car another drive. We put it away in the barn. It will be a little while till it is on the road. I can’t wait for that. Other than that, school is keeping me pretty busy. The final semester…..

The Car

New Car

I am currently very excited. Heather and I have bought our first car. Technically, this is my fourth car, but the last three had an collective value of $250 and none were road legal. So this is my first real car. It is a 1998 Honda Civic Lx, four door, with a 5-speed. It is in quite good shape. I have been actively looking for a car since I finished tree-planting in August. I need one for my placement which will be for the month of April, and then for whatever jobs after that. Due to the high cost of insurance, I will not be insuring it for road use until I turn 21 in February. Even then, I am unsure of exactly when I will put in on the road. But I am very excited.

Birthday

Happy birthday Heather! I am now engaged to an older woman, a full year older. 21 is getting up there.

Back to School

I am back at school now. With my high-speed internet here, I will be updating more often. Christmas went well. My parents went to Croatia to visit my brother Dan for a while. I had the house and a car to myself, which was nice. We got some wedding planning done, but not as much as we would have liked. There was time to meet with friends and family and enjoy the time off school. I have taken full advantage of the massive Christmas meals, and even put on a few pounds. I ended up buying a camera over the holidays, as well as a telephoto lens. Now its time to get back to school.

Christmas

Christmas has come and gone. My stomach is full for the next couple weeks. Things are going well. It is a nice time of relaxation. A lot of good time with family and friends. My parents just left for Croatia to visit my brother Dan, so it is a quiet house. I hope and pray that everyone has had a great Christmas and enjoy the rest of the holiday! Now if only we could get some snow…

Going Home

I’m heading home tomorrow morning. This will be nice. I am looking forward to driving my field-beater car. Those who know the Acclaim to Fame, it is still running. In fact, it likes to run through big mud puddles and do power-slides through the fields, along with sounding louder than a race car with its 6 inch exhaust pipe. I know it’s redneck, but I miss it. Anyway, my parents don’t have high-speed Internet, so I may not be updating this blog as much as I would like to. Have a great Christmas everyone.

Freedom!

School is officially done. I finished my last exam at about 4 pm. It feels good. Now I have three weeks to relax and not think about school. I also have gotten the position of managing editor for On Your Own magazine. This is a magazine put out by the school for first year students when they come in September. Everyone in my program has to pick a specialized direction for their last semester. This position will be a lot of work, but it should be a lot of fun also. My long-term goal is to be the editor of a magazine, and so this is great preparation for that.

Mullet Factory

Check out this blog I made devoted to the greatest haircut of all time: The Mullet. Go to mulletfactory.blogspot.com or go to the link on the side.

The Weekend

The weekend is here. Just a few more assignments and one exam left to go. One assignment is a magazine article on living cheap. I figure I should be an expert on that. Dollarama is a great place for groceries, even bread. That is my secret. That and packing as much laundry as I can into a load to save money at the laundromat. Or snagging as many sugar and salt packages as you can at fast food places. Anyway, just a few days left. Heather and I will be taking off next Saturday morning to head home for three weeks. Hopefully that is enough time to get some much needed wedding planning done.