People say I'm lucky - I guess I am - but that's not the word I would
use to describe my life; I would describe it as blessed. I balance honors in school, this blog, and
the life of a 'normal' (that's debatable) teenager. So I wouldn’t say I'm lucky, just blessed for
being able to handle everything and for all the opportunities I'm given. I've learned that you don't deserve anything
in life; you have to work at your goal to get what you want. I know I don't deserve anything; I work hard
to get what I want. Nothing in life is
worth anything if you don't work hard for it.
Now, that I've hopefully made my point, time for all the glorious
details about my day at the SPEED Studios.
I'm not a morning person, so when I had to get up early last Wednesday
to go to the SPEED Studios, I was kind of out of it, but then I realized where
I was spending the day and that there was Dunkin' Donuts on the table, so I
immediately perked up. I attempted to
eat the chocolate chip muffin and iced coffee, but I was too excited to
eat. I ran to put on my "professional
outfit" consisting of khakis, a teal shirt, and ballet flats, did my hair
and makeup, and then stared in the mirror.
"This is as good as it's going to get," I muttered to myself
as I exhaled deeply, looking at my reflection.
Straight from the lobby, Steve and I went to the production meeting in
the Green Room, which I distinctly remembered from last year's visit, mainly
because of the cool Race Hub pinball machine.
I honestly had no idea what was talked about at a production meeting -
all I knew was that it sounded very official.
Pretty much what the production meeting consisted of was talking about
what they're going to be doing during the show in each block - or segment. We've also discovered something; I'm one of
the few people who haven't been to an IKEA.
Is that normal? Well, apparently,
they have Swedish meatballs and a day care.
Oh, the random things you learn while at the SPEED Studios…
One could call me a tech nerd or geek and that's perfectly
acceptable. When I was at the ABC taping
of Good Afternoon America, I could care less about the actual show, I was
fascinated with the cameras, and the same thing went at the SPEED Studios. Last year during my visit, I learned all
about the sound bytes and commercial breaks, so this year I was able to
appreciate it more because I fully understood what was going on.
Fun Fact: I learned something new from Max Papis, who was in the
studio to talk about the MoMo steering wheel with Matt Clark: Italians hug to show affection, they don't do
the awkward double kiss thing that everyone thinks they do.
I got back to my hotel at 7:30 and was on Cloud Nine. That night, I barely slept; granted it might
have had something to do with the Rockstar Energy drink I drank, but still, I
was so excited it was insane, hence the title of the article I posted that
night, "One Word - Insane."
I promise
I'm done with my recap of my day now. I
just wanted to say a massive thank you to Steve for inviting me back to the
SPEED Studios and to the entire NASCAR Race Hub family for making me feel
extremely comfortable and at home!
For the rest of my pictures from SPEED, click here.
You are welcome! Glad to have you as our guest.
ReplyDeleteVery cool article! I'm glad you had a fun day! Maybe, in about 6-9 yrs..we will get to see you on the Speed Channel!
ReplyDeleteTim Balmer tim_rfr_rpm @twitter
Its great to see you following your dream!
ReplyDeleteYou are truely blessed! I can't wait to see you giving interviews on race day in the future.
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