The Last Day...

It's interesting. Friday I was so pissed off and frustrated with everything (can we say single person, multiple cable reel, satellite live shot where I have to shoot a package as well?) that I really considered not returning to work on Monday. Then Monday, nothing with the new editing system went right - and to top it off the three mini packages I was given to put together were cobbled from 10 XD files discs and 3 DVCPro file discs. I really considered not returning on Tuesday.

Tuesday was uneventful. Stand off and some live pics. I had my 'replacement' with me, so it was an easy night. Wednesday was boring. Then it was time to leave Wednesday after work. For the last time.

You'd think after Friday I'd be like 'good riddance'.

But as I left the building for the last time ever, I felt choked up. Despite how much I wanted to light them on fire at times, I am really going to miss them. All of them. Even the producers.

I really am lucky. I came to Vegas and took on what can be thought of nothing less than the best job available at the station. I've worked with mostly the same people since I started there, and I've fallen in love with all of them.

Yes, even the producers.

With everything, the '2 hour' trips to California, the wild goose chases to the Valley of Fire, the pointless ass live traffic shots and the insane decisions to go live on something boring rather than my kick ass spot news story (everything I shot should have been a live, dammit!) I can say without any shadow of a doubt, that KLAS TV has been the best TV station I have ever worked for. KOKI is really going to have some big shoes to fill.

KLAS, thank you for the last two years. I will never forget you.