School Preparations

Well, summer vacation is coming to a close and I am still trying to tie up loose ends.

First, I still have to figure out how to get to school in Toronto each day. Looking at how limited the Greyhound sched is and how slow the Go-Train is (it takes a friend of mine 1 3/4 hours a day from Mississauga to drive to the station, take the train, and then walk to her downtown workplace), I've decided to drive and park. I spent almost the entire day looking over options, checking Kijiji, craigslist, Ryerson Ancillaries, etc. I'm really hoping to have this sorted out by the end of the week.

Second, I just found out the Board of Ed I work for will not let me supply teach during a leave of absence. This has me scrambling for work as I will need to work out how to pay some extra bills this year! So far, I have a week's worth of work lined up as a Popcorn Server at the Toronto International Film Festival. Something tells me the pay won't see me through the third week of September. Still, I'm excited for the experience. It's something I should have done 20 years ago when I first started my undergrad.

Third, I keep waiting for some type of inspiration in pinpointing a documentary topic to focus on this year. I am interested in the new media technologyu and how it has changed the way kids think and learn and what it all means for teachers and the future workforce. I'm just not sure if I have a large enough audience of people who care about the topic (besides teachers). After all, this is my chance to focus on areas outside of education if I should so choose.

Lastly, as a mother of three I know I won't be able to walk into Ryerson any time of the day or night and edit my doc, that's why I bought a MacBook pro. Now all I need is the Final Cut Studio package, Adobe Production Suite, Office for Mac, an audio console, wireless mic, portable lighting set, and a Sony HDRXR500V camera. I guess I'd better go back and focus on the second part of my list or back to bed and start dreaming!