Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Channel 5 News
Today I was asked to review the Channel 5 bulletin. It was a solid bulletin in terms of content obviously covering Britain th floods were featured and one thing I noticed as being odd was an interview with a man out of his window. I suppose floods aren't an everyday occurence so you try and cover it anyway you can but it did strike me as being quite unusual. The other thing I hadn't really seen before was the back of the reporters head in shot? Didn't really bother me as such I just didn't really understand the need. Apart from these two issues I thought it was good sound and cutaways were good. The Presenting style was alot less formal than that of ITV or BBC but I put that down to house style and if i'm honest I did like the more relaxed informality of it.
Monday, 12 November 2012
R.I.P Sophie
Yesterday my dog Sophie was put down after 13 years of being the perfect pet. My nan tells me that when she went to visit the Puppies it was love at first sight and that Sophie picked my nan, this doesn't shock me as the bond they had was visible for anyone to see right until she passed. I can vaguely remember first seeing our Lhasa apso shih szu cross for the first time, a tiny white and brown bundle of fluff that couldn't contain her excitement as she licked and played in her new home. For me the experience was new as up until Sophie arrived on the scene I had only ever been allowed Goldfish and at a push a Guinea Pig, so naturally I grew very attached to her. One of my first memories of her was when we took part in a sponsored Dog walk for charity at this time she was a very lively puppy and I really struggled to keep her away from the swamps and Cow packs she was unusually fond of but we managed to finish the walk and I still have the framed certificate at home.
Sophie came at a very fortunate time for my nan as not long after she got Sophie my Grandad died, leaving the family devastated none more so than my Nan. Sophie showed all the qualities anyone could ask for in a dog; Loyalty, affection, love and obedience during my Nans time of need. People always say that Dogs are a mans best friend and I can't think of a better example than my Nan and Sophie, I will always be thankful for Sophie's help during this period as I honestly think that without her companionship my Nan would have really struggled to cope at this time. Shortly after the death of my Grandad my Nan moved in with us and of course Sophie was a part of that package. Me and my brother were both over the moon at having a dog as we'd always been shortchanged for pets in the past. Sophie's love for my Nan was so strong though that we could never take her for a walk as she couldn't bare to leave my Nan for that long.
In recent years my Nans health deteriated and it was odd how in tune Sophie was to this. Sophie grew very protective of my Nan not in a vicious way as she wouldn't hurt a fly but she would always try to keep her out of harms way, protecting her from boisterous dogs and such. I remember making fun of my Nan for the way she used to talk to Sophie and treat her like a person but in reality Sophie was always more than a pet to her, she was her best friend.
My fondest memories of Sophie will always be her running around like a headless chicken but if i could pick one in particular it was the time me and my mum took her for a walk after school. I was dressed in my school uniform and playing with her at Hilsea Lido a park that is renowned for its large lake that looks and smells like sewage. I was walking Sophie along the edge of the lake on a slippery winters evening, it was a pretty routine walk until the young Sophie slipped and fell into the lake. I panicked and without remembering that Dogs are strong swimmers jumped in to rescue her like a baywatch lifeguard. Needless to say my mum wasn't best pleased at us getting back into the car smelling like we'd just gone for a dip in a portaloo.
Sophie would have been the ideal pet for anyone but no more so than for my Nan its hard to describe the connection they had but it was powerful. She was treated like a Queen whilst she was alive and I hope this remains the case in death. Rest in peace Sophie you will always be missed but remembered for the loving, caring Dog that you were.
Sophie came at a very fortunate time for my nan as not long after she got Sophie my Grandad died, leaving the family devastated none more so than my Nan. Sophie showed all the qualities anyone could ask for in a dog; Loyalty, affection, love and obedience during my Nans time of need. People always say that Dogs are a mans best friend and I can't think of a better example than my Nan and Sophie, I will always be thankful for Sophie's help during this period as I honestly think that without her companionship my Nan would have really struggled to cope at this time. Shortly after the death of my Grandad my Nan moved in with us and of course Sophie was a part of that package. Me and my brother were both over the moon at having a dog as we'd always been shortchanged for pets in the past. Sophie's love for my Nan was so strong though that we could never take her for a walk as she couldn't bare to leave my Nan for that long.
In recent years my Nans health deteriated and it was odd how in tune Sophie was to this. Sophie grew very protective of my Nan not in a vicious way as she wouldn't hurt a fly but she would always try to keep her out of harms way, protecting her from boisterous dogs and such. I remember making fun of my Nan for the way she used to talk to Sophie and treat her like a person but in reality Sophie was always more than a pet to her, she was her best friend.
My fondest memories of Sophie will always be her running around like a headless chicken but if i could pick one in particular it was the time me and my mum took her for a walk after school. I was dressed in my school uniform and playing with her at Hilsea Lido a park that is renowned for its large lake that looks and smells like sewage. I was walking Sophie along the edge of the lake on a slippery winters evening, it was a pretty routine walk until the young Sophie slipped and fell into the lake. I panicked and without remembering that Dogs are strong swimmers jumped in to rescue her like a baywatch lifeguard. Needless to say my mum wasn't best pleased at us getting back into the car smelling like we'd just gone for a dip in a portaloo.
Sophie would have been the ideal pet for anyone but no more so than for my Nan its hard to describe the connection they had but it was powerful. She was treated like a Queen whilst she was alive and I hope this remains the case in death. Rest in peace Sophie you will always be missed but remembered for the loving, caring Dog that you were.
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