I last posted an edition of The Highlight Reel on October 16
– two months ago. In that time, many crazy things have occurred in the world of
pop culture. Kanye West and Miley Cyrus have both continued to be complete
idiots unworthy of any praise they receive. Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, and Miranda
Lambert were among the big winners at the CMAs while Carrie Underwood owned the
stage during a magical performance of The
Sound of Music: Live on NBC. The
Hunger Games: Catching Fire opened to glee from millions of fans –
including yours truly. The wrestling world shifted drastically through roster moves
– both good and bad – in all three major promotions. In fact, there were so
many stories I wanted to address through a blog. Sadly, I realized something
about myself during this period of inactivity: as much as I love to write, my
new career in the education world is not going to allow me the time to write
this blog the way I have over ten years.
I still love to write. That passion of mine will never die.
However, I went two months without a single post – without even attempting a
post – because of a somewhat full course load at Greensboro College. I will
finally Student Teach next semester. After that, I begin the job search that (I
hope) will end with me as a full-time high school English teacher. Between
lesson planning, assignment grading, teacher meetings, and trying to have a
life outside of the job too, I think writing weekly about the best and worst in
the world as I see it will have to take a backseat.
With that said, I do still plan to write occasionally about
special subjects. In a way, this blog will become less of the running diary of
my life it started out as and more of a traditional blog. Besides, I have
Facebook and Twitter for the everyday stuff. I am still planning my annual Year
in Review edition of The Highlight Reel for New Year’s Eve along with a couple
of holiday-themed posts. I will still write the always-popular 50 Most Beautiful
Women in the World edition in late April. While The Highlight Reel will be less
frequent, I plan to make each post something people will enjoy and something that
will start discussion.
Until next time…
