One Year Later

The end of 2008 is around the corner and I'm just taking some time to reflect back on the year.

I put up a new video, well, I filmed it a while back, and only have just gotten around to putting it up.



At this time in 2007, I was pretty much doing the same thing, investigating and writing about it, except I was doing it with Dad. There is absolutely no way that I would have believed anyone that one year later he wouldn't be here.

In May this year, my father gave me a new laptop. We had a computer in the house, it was pretty old and really only used occasionally, but he gave me the laptop and said that I should start a blog, use the passion that I had for writing and telling stories to talk about the things that we were doing. He didn't mind what I talked about, whether it was about our investigations or anything else, it was just important that I became a little more social. After all, I only really had a few friends (Carl Ventre http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1306842189&ref=ts and Wesley Osmond) both of whom I met whilst working at Borders. I spoke to Wes and Carl about the idea of a blog and they said that they thought it was an awesome idea, Carl was the one that mentioned Facebook (something I had heard of but never really used), he said that I could probably meet hundreds of people with similar ideas, interested in reading the blog. And so 'Who is Miles Cason' was born.

I got a few friends at first, posted a blog or two and slowly it began to grow. My father was proud, he even began offering suggestions to blog entries.I threw up a few rough videos on YouTube and really got into the whole Social Network thing. I had so many things that I wanted to do, but with work and everything, there was just no time at all.

We went on a few investigations, some of which I wrote about, other which I never got around too, and I began to think that I could do so much more with a little more time.

It was later this year that my father suffered a stroke and was forced into retirement. I took a while off work to be with him and it was then that he told me that I could leave my day job and work as a paranormal investigator full time. He gave me a large sum of money - enough to work at least three years full time, doing what I wanted to do. He said that anytime he got a call from now on for a private investigation, I would be the one going instead.

The first investigation came and went quickly, as they usually do. It felt weird to be out without him, felt strange to be doing everything on my own.

The year went on, and an opportunity popped up for a new television series 'I Want to Believe'. A Most Haunted typed show, but seemed to want to do a more thorough investigation of the supposed haunted locations. The ghost hunter Ted Thornby was to be part of it, so I was naturally drawn to it. I signed up for an open call/audition type thing, met the producer and spoke about myself and what I do, and a few days later I got an email saying that I had been chosen for the first group and that I would be involved in the pilot episode.

I decided to try and write a book, a piece of fiction, but taking bits and pieces from mine and my fathers life.

On December 19th, my father passed over. I have written about it in a previous post, so I won't drag on about it here, just say that it changed everything.

So, it's coming to the end of the year - about 11 hours from now, it will be 2009. Who knows what will happen? I might be on TV (if the show gets picked up) my book might get published, I might get a few more videos up on YouTube. Whatever happens - I'll be here, gibbering on.

I have a lot to thank to the online community. My online friends, who have supported me through good times and bad times and I hope I can give back to you with this blog, my videos and the CSOP.

Thank you.

Miles.


Below are my past videos.

British Museum Part 1.




British Museum Part 2




London