t-minus 6 months 'til I'm moving to San Francisco...
One of the things I love about McSweeney's is a proclivity their authors have for blowing minds with life changing sentences disguised in casual understatement and subtlety. This talent apparently extends to their staff as well. Here's the e-mail I got from their internship coordinator in response to my application to work for them after graduation:
Jordan Bass to me
show details Dec 21 (1 day ago)
Hey Gwendolyn,
thanks for getting in touch-you sound like a nice person. If you’re still interested in being here next summer, we’d be happy to have you. Let me know your plans, when you make ‘em, and thanks again for the interest,
jordan
I have some serious details to work out, my friends, and the contingencies are terrifying, but right now I feel like wild horses couldn't keep me away.
EDIT:
On 12/22/06 8:12 AM, "Gwendolyn Roberts" <gwendolyn.roberts@ .com> wrote:
Thanks for the quick reply, Jordan! I'll definitely let you know as things take shape, but I'm pretty motivated to move to San Francisco. How do interns usually hack it in the city? Do they find weird high-paying jobs and super cheap apartments?
- Gwen
RESPONSE:
High-pay/low-rent can be key, yep. Most of our interns moonlight as either trial lawyers or heart surgeons and live inside of car washes. Craigslist.org is a good place to start with sublet listings, at least. It can be done, rest assured,
jordan