Final Test and Random Thoughts

By: Dustin Dietz I took my final college test before I graduate next month this past Wednesday, and the feeling was very surreal. What seemed almost impossible some 5 years ago when I had no intention of ever attending college has now become a reality. The time has passed by so rapidly, I feel as if I just started college 6 months ago. I have learned so much in my short time in school as I have matured and discovered so many wonderful things I considered uninteresting before. For example, I used to feel reading and writing were both a waste of time before I enrolled in school. Now, I feel as though reading and writing are two of my favorite things to do. With my education, I feel I am now better prepared to enter the work force than I was previously. Also, I now have an improved opportunity of achieving my dream of working in sports broadcasting or writing. Sorry, I totally forgot to delve into the test. I feel I earned a decent grade as I studied pretty rigorously for a few days. However, I did find this test to be one of the more difficult tests to study for based on the fact I knew in the back of my mind the test was going to be the final one I have to take. This isn't much of a segue, actually, this is not a segue at all, but I performed sideline reporting duties for Champion Sports Radio this past Friday night in the Plano West-Plano East football game. I enjoyed what I did, but I do have a new found respect for sideline reporters in general because it is hard. The one thing I had to do which I did not expect to be much of a problem was meddling along the sidelines when a player injured himself during the game. I did not exactly feel comfortable asking trainers how the injured players felt and if they were going to be able to return to play in the game. Also, interviewing the coaches was not as easy as I had expected. In the last two weeks, I have been able to view all 24 episodes of The Walking Dead. I had heard many great things about the show and was quite skeptical of whether or not I would enjoy the show because I am not too intrigued by zombies at all. However, after watching all of the episodes, The Walking Dead is now one of my favorite television programs. There is intense and riveting action action throughout the 45 minutes per episode. The show is pretty addictive. I recommend it to anyone who has not decided to watch it yet. Well, this is about all I have for my final blog entry. I enjoyed my time. I hope the reader has as well. Dustin Dietz