Tuesday, 28 September 2010

The dreaded intro

Josh Francis
18 years developed
Studying FDA Community Journalism at University of Lincoln

So here’s the first post to my student blog what’ll be updated weekly through the year with mundane rants and talks about my work. So whilst my tea is cooking lets begin. So here I am recovering from my week of Freshers which included late nights, fast food and the odd drink here and there. Though what was really great about this week wasn't the drink or the wacky adventures I embarked on it was the people. Even though I’m a trainee journalist it's still nerve racking walking out my front door and talking to people who I have really nothing in common with due to my rather niche love of all things geeky. Though this week it's not been tough meeting those into it my geeky way of life (which was cool) but meeting people who weren't and still getting on with them (super cool). So  I’m a little geek thanks to my love of comics and good old  sc-fi which  helps me space out when reality gets a little tough and  I need a new angle to look at things. So here’s some interesting stuff I’ve found so far on blogspot:

http://blog.traingeek.ca/- I'm no trainspotter I have to admit but what drew me to this  was the stellar photography of the subjects (obviously trains) and just how close the photographer actually got while in a highly restricted area.

http://projectnes.blogspot.com/- In a time where you need to have spare hours and decent TV and internet connection to play a computer game I’ve found myself harking back to the days of old school. So back where Sonic reigned supreme and Ryu dominated the Streets (obscure gaming reference, a brownie point to those who know what to)