Our second assignment was a "day in the life of" story, which formulates from shadowing a subject from our beat. Since I had already gotten to know Pat Deal, a student leader for CRU, I decided to tag along on one of his eventful Thursdays. Starting at 6:00 a.m. in the UNC gym, I watched Deal squat 45 pound plates of iron, eat thousands of calories and introduce himself to nearly a hundred students.
Waking up early one morning out of the week wasn't bad. Doing it five times a week, like Deal does, is out of the question. I was fortunate to have been lifting a pencil instead of lifting weights.
Shadowing Deal was easy. Although his schedule was crammed from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., he was never hard to find and always had something to say. This made writing the story even easier.
Its always a relief sitting at the computer with a notebook full of notes spread out on the desk. Granted, I won't always be blessed with spending hours with subjects I cover in the future, but never less, I've learned that the more notes, the better. That goes for pretty much anything though.
Looking back, the story was enjoyable to report and write. I would gladly write a day in the life of story about anyone, just as long as your life doesn't start until after 6:00 a.m.
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