For one of my classes at college, i had to do an interview with someone in the media(I'm a communication arts major, which mean i basically study film, TV, and radio stuff for serials. and then get a job in one of those fields.). I decided not to bother trying to get someone at a radio or tv station, since they probably wouldn't care or have the time to answer some questions. so where did i go? to destructoid! I knew most of the editors were either freelance journalists outside of d-toid or worked in the media, so i decided to send out an email to one of them, named Nex since he also hosted and set up the Podtoid podcasts (I plan on going into radio or audio production, so i figured he would be best since he would know about those things.) Literally 10 minutes after I sent him the email asking if I could do an interview with him, he replied and gladly agreed to do it with me. Aside from him being insanely fast at replying to emails, hes also really nice (I heard hes single too...). Now its time for me to tell you what I learnt about nex since my encounter and interview with him (now in cliffnotes format!)
Hes a guy
He always has an email terminal within reach of him. ALWAYS
The Portland Mercury is the hip paper to read these days
Hes not a virgin
he also doesn't have a liver anymore
catholic school made him a drunk in college
D-toid isn't doing internships....yet
he dreams of jumping into a huge pile of gold coins in his cartoon money vault, Scrooge Mcduck style
Nex's sellout price is 50k a year (that ones for you, gamespot!)
@ coon
Thank god that Communications is an entire school at my university and I'm majoring specifically in television/film. It helps that my school has mad connections.
@ coon
Thank god that Communications is an entire school at my university and I'm majoring specifically in television/film. It helps that my school has mad connections.
@ Necros: Syracuse, right? It's a good school, you're right about that. Damn! If only I had no children, perhaps I would be at school for something kick ass. I actually wanted to get into film, but more for the journalism aspect. It's what my teachers felt I'd excel the most at.
My school (NYiT) is similar to Necros's school. we got the connections, and almost everyone in my major graduates with a job offer. Helps when we have to do internships at places as a requirement
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Isn't swimming in a vault of gold à la Scrooge McDuck everyone's dream.
I would give anything to swim in gold coins. ANYTHING.
You would probably break your face if you jumped in a pool filled with gold coins. Now a gold coin filled HOT TUB , that's a different story!
"I'm a communication arts major, which mean i basically study film, TV, and radio stuff for serials. and then get a job in one of those fields."
I'm a communication arts major, which means I'm going to be a waiter for 10 years after I get out of college.
Fixed.
@ coon
Thank god that Communications is an entire school at my university and I'm majoring specifically in television/film. It helps that my school has mad connections.
@ coon
Thank god that Communications is an entire school at my university and I'm majoring specifically in television/film. It helps that my school has mad connections.
@ Necros: Syracuse, right? It's a good school, you're right about that. Damn! If only I had no children, perhaps I would be at school for something kick ass. I actually wanted to get into film, but more for the journalism aspect. It's what my teachers felt I'd excel the most at.
Too bad it pays like shit.
@coon
My school (NYiT) is similar to Necros's school. we got the connections, and almost everyone in my major graduates with a job offer. Helps when we have to do internships at places as a requirement
I want some gold coin swimming!
I would also like to partake in this gold coin swimming.
"he also doesn't have a liver anymore "
He doesn't have liver. Take mine! Just please don't leave us Nex :(.