Clayton Thornton » Uncategorized http://www.claytonthornton.com media for broadcast, entertainment, and live events Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:53:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 “Study Abroad”, Yet Stateside http://www.claytonthornton.com/2011/03/study-abroad-yet-stateside/ http://www.claytonthornton.com/2011/03/study-abroad-yet-stateside/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:22:47 +0000 Clayton http://www.claytonthornton.com/?p=31 As noted in my previous post, “Insomnia“, I have applied for a Study Abroad program for this Fall (2011) Semester.  I was supposed to find out about it by no later than February 16th, but a couple of days before that deadline, I received an email stating it would be an extra week before I would find anything out.  It very well may have been the longest week of my life.  It also happened to be the day I was traveling on a bus to the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, TN, which is only 20 miles from the actual location of the program (I know I said study abroad, but it’s more of an off-campus study opportunity if you want to get technical).  As the bus was pulling in to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel for the convention, my phone went off, indicating a new email.  I got accepted into the program!

Therefore, this fall, I will be studying in Nashville (Brentwood), TN.  Some of the classes include lighting design, advanced recording techniques, and live sound reinforcement.  The best part is, the credits I earn for these courses relate back to my transcript at North Greenville University, and I will still graduate on time in May 2012.  This fall will be so much fun and I can’t wait to see what is in store!

]]> http://www.claytonthornton.com/2011/03/study-abroad-yet-stateside/feed/ 0 Insomnia http://www.claytonthornton.com/2011/01/insomnia/ http://www.claytonthornton.com/2011/01/insomnia/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:54:12 +0000 Clayton http://www.claytonthornton.com/2011/01/insomnia/ Have you ever had one of those nights when the wheels in your mind are turning so fast that you just can’t go to sleep? That was me last night. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get to sleep because of everything that was going on.

    The snow/ice storm kept me home a week longer than I anticipated.
    I applied for an internship with a large scale production group.
    I’m about to apply for an internship with another production group.
    I’m waiting to hear if I get accepted for a study abroad opportunity this fall.
    I won a national second place award for a video I made.
    Friends are getting engaged left and right and I’m going to be a groomsman for one of them.
    My boss and his wife had their baby yesterday.
    When that baby is 18 months old, I will be graduating college, getting a place of my own, and finding a job.

2011 is already starting off to be a great year, and I’m excited about it!

If nothing else, I was at least able to get some rest after writing this and getting it out of my system. My 4th grade teacher (who I still keep in touch with) pushed me hard when it came to writing. I think it was a good thing.

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