Kyle Thomas

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KyleWith on CBC Daybreak North

This morning I had the pleasure of being on CBC’s Daybreak North out of Prince George. I had connected with one of the hosts, Will Fundal, on Twitter about a month earlier. Then through a series of emails and Twitter messages he thought I should come on the show. Our topic was Social Media, specifically Twitter, in the Peace Region but more so in Fort St John. Have a listen:

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This is not my first time on the Radio. I remember being on CBC North talking about the iPhone when it first came to Yellowknife, or CJCD during Folk on the Rocks. I don’t get nervous per say, but unsure about whether or not I’m going to screw something up. Radio and Podcasting are very different, with Podcasting it all seems so easy going that if I mess up no matter, but with radio I often feat I stumble.

Photo from CBC Daybreak Site
Photo from CBC Daybreak North site

The one thing I don’t do is re-listen to recording afterward. I don’t want to know how I sound or what I actually said. I know there was lots that I missed and wanted to cover but there is only so much time. When I look back though, we have come a long way here in Fort St John, and the only way is up. Eventually I get around to talking more about how with Facebook and Twitter, Prince George, Dawson Creek, Grande Prairie and Fort St John will seem more connected. Or how businesses can jump in and be the talk of the town.

All this will come. Let me know what your thoughts are on Twitter, Facebook, Fort St John or the interview.

My Sunday: Food and a Movie

Ah yes I know I still am meant to write about some of the personal things I would like to change and improve about myself before I start back at work, but alas good friends keep popping up with good ideas.

Today’s idea! Go to Uptown Grill for Brunch. I have heard great things about brunch at Uptown and I do love eating there. It is unfortunate that they will be closing down at the end of January. It is really too bad to see a good – caring – local restaurant go out of business for whatever the reason. We are losing a good one here folks. So I will go there this morning.

Then at 12 noon, just incase you though 12 midnight, about 6 of us are going to head to Grande Prairie. We will be caravanning. Taking to vehicles, thankfully both small care that are fuel efficient. Of course there is the obvious reason for heading to Grande Prairie, which is to hit up the big box stores. Although I am not needing anything at the moment, it is always fun to tag along and look. The other reason for going, which is the more important one, is TRON! Yellowknife didn’t get Tron and neither did Fort St John, so we are going to it.

Sam Flynn on Lightcyle from Tron Legacy Comic-Con 2010

I’m not entirly sure how I feel about the movie. I wasn’t a big fan of the original and I’m not as into it as I am for say Harry Potter, but it looks neat. I mean who doesn’t like flashy lights. If you have seen it, let me know.

My Sunday sounds like a good way to end off a holiday season, what are you up too?

Post at New Years

Well I thought I would would send out this little, quick, post right at January 1, 2011 is about to be rung in.

I don’t have plans for this evening, did I want some? Maybe, maybe not. To be totally honest, even though I have only been up since 10am I am tired.

I am currently at the office. I know, I know. Not the place one should be when they have time off, but man is it nice to have two monitors again. I only got back in Fort St John at around 2pm.

Do I have any New Years Resolutions, well not really. I don’t really believe in them. Most people forget about them in a couple weeks anyway. I do want to write a little more before Monday on some things I want to focus on in the coming months at work.

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Confidence being a big thing I want to improve. Happy New Year!

Joyous Christmas and Boxing Day

You can ignore my Christmas Eve post, it was written in spite and while I was not feeling well. I have moved passed that once again and had a pleasant Christmas Day. It was a Tradition day with Family. We eventually all got up at about 8am and started our Christmas Morning. It was a good time.

Christmas Turkey Dinner

After we had opened all presents, it was time for brunch. This was my specialty. What did I make? I prepped 2lbs of bacon, a pack of breakfast sausages, scrambled eggs and french toast, but that was not all. The French Toast and Eggs were both made with, wait for it, Egg Nog. I didn’t know what to except when adding this liquid to my cooking, but it turned out to be a marvellous idea. It had a splendid taste and a big hit with family and our two guests.

I’m very blessed to get all that I did for Christmas. My parents went above and beyond for me, and so did my brother. I got a lot of great things. Most notably a 1TB External Hard Drive for storage on the go, an Eye-Fi 4GB SD Card so I can wirelessly transfer photos from my camera to computer, a few pairs of Denver Haynes pants and sweaters, and several other odds and ends.

It seems like it has gone by so quickly and has it. I am a little disappointed I will be heading back to Fort St John on Wednesday. If I were to do it over again I would come back closer to Christmas and leave a little later.

How was your Christmas Day? What did you get? What was most memorable?

My Humbug Christmas Greeting

I don’t know why, but it seems that this Christmas Eve I am not in the mood for Christmas. Heck I’m down right angry at something. What I don’t know, it is just something ripping at my inside.

I love Christmas, the feeling, family, gift giving, and of course food. Not at the moment though. I think this feeling can be contributed to many things. Having to live in my parents house again, still feeling uneasy about the future, anything.

I’ll be brutally honest here and say that being in my parents house again bothers me. Having been out on my own for so long now I’m done being treated like a child. Don’t get my wrong I love my parents. They are my friends, that I respect very much, but there comes a time when I would like to be treated as a adult son, rather than the child I feel like they still treat me as.

There are many other thing that contribute to my anger. Such as the feeling of not knowing where I belong, or always feeling like people don’t value the real me. I hate the feeling of not being accepted, it is what I have felt all my life. Not liking sports, not having many friends in school, not being good one thing, not being over smart. I’m very good at compressing these feelings, letting them not bother me, but eventually, like tonight, I break and just get upset.

Many would ask me what they can do to help, or as what I think the solution is. Truth is there is nothing they can do and there is not simple solution. I just need to continue on not letting things bother me and being true to myself. It is easy enough for people to say “why don’t you go out and meet some people” but that is FLIPPIN hard for me. After growing up like I did it has left me with little self-confidence when it comes to casually meeting people.

Tomorrow will be better though. The family will arise and have a happy Christmas morning, then I will cook an amazing brunch with all you favourites followed by a turkey later in the evening. We will be happy, I will be happy.

Sometimes keeping things bottled up will result in a sudden and momentary change in a person.

Merry Christmas Everyone