And with that, she's done. I'm speaking, of course, about my time in the running for CKNW's Talk Show Idol.
After three appearances, the last of which was on May 13th and was an hour instead of the 20 minutes on each of the first two appearances, the judges determined that fellow contestant Colleen Brow would advance to the finals instead of me. Rightfully so, really...she's quite good.
I suppose there is a little side of me that's disappointed: once you get into something you kind of can't help but be in it to win. On the other hand, it truly was becoming work, unpaid broadcast work to boot, something I vowed after leaving Channel 4 I wouldn't do anymore. But it was fun while it lasted - at least the times I was actually behind the mic; I could do without the prep work, frankly.
I'm not even bitter that one of the judges who decided I was her 'second choice' was Global TV's Debra Hope, an anchor I find reads the news to me the way a kindergarten teacher reads 'The Three Little Pigs' to her class, especially since one of the judges who got me that far was Jill Krop, Hope's co-worker and an anchor I find even less tolerable to watch. It all comes out in the wash, huh?
Given too that I'm starting a new chapter of the education career - Vice Principal in one of the province's largest high schools - it seems any more time devoted to NW's novelty contest - of which the prize for winning was never really made clear - was time that could be better spent on other things.
Like the taxes I need to get done (April 30th is a relative term!).
Thanks to all who listened and voted though! 
