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I've really fallen off with this thing. I've been more drawn to my paper journal lately, but updates are always good at least for tracking purposes.
My last day at ch 9 was Wednesday. It was bittersweet. I will miss some of my co-workers very much, but I'm excited to pursue a new opportunity. Overall, the experience with 9 was great. I got to do so many neat things. From my intern days writing press releases and magazine articles to being a production assistant for a great director, being in my very own commercial (though I still can't stand it), writing TV spots week after week then actually seeing them at home, being sent to St. Paul and managing one of the biggest projects at our station--DTV.
I am proud of the work I was allowed to do. I don't think many kids come on as PR interns and stay for nearly two years, and that's not to speak to my abilities, but to recognize how cool it was of the station to give me great assignments.
My new position is in digital media in a much much much bigger and more corporate setting. I feel prepared, though. The interview was an all day affair, complete with rounds of interviews and two-hour writing tests. I'm excited to move in this direction and see what I can learn from an expert team. Plus it is so close to home, I can walk if I want!
Which is a good segue for the next update: living downtown has been a very good experience so far. At times I feel a bit removed from civilization (ironic) because things down here close pretty early unless you want to go to a bar. But the new Schnucks is amazing and I thoroughly enjoy the time Justin and I are able to share exploring the city together. We had the perfect Sunday of homemade french toast and a nice long walk down to the Arch and back, checking out little shops and people watching.
We go to a lot of events down here, too. The Tap Room always has something going on and we just hop across the street to check it out. We also like several of the places on Washington and Locust, and his best friend lives close so there's usually something to do and good people to share it with. I just wish 40 would open so I could zip around more easily.
On the wedding planning front, things are on hold for me. Not because of any problems with Justin and I, but because I got burnt out really quickly on it all. Nothing feels like a good fit for us. The Catholic Church is too demanding. Non-religious ceremony sites feel too impersonal. And making choices like what color tablecloths to have or what color to make the bouquets just doesn't fill me with the excitement I'd always dreamed it would. So until I can get excited about planning it, I'm simply not going to.
I never thought I'd be a simple bride. I thought I'd fawn over chair covers and reception venues and every other detail, but if I had my dream wedding it'd either be on a beach somewhere or at a farm in the middle of nowhere. I just want to get married in a little chapel and have a big tent with good food and music and friends and make it so personal to us and the things we love and the inside jokes we have with each other and our friends. And no one is stopping me from this, but the wedding industry doesn't cater to unique events, no matter how much they insist they do. So the planning gets foggy.
Other than that frustration and being dirt poor all the time, I feel pretty good and pretty lucky to have the life I do. And that is enough for today.
My last day at ch 9 was Wednesday. It was bittersweet. I will miss some of my co-workers very much, but I'm excited to pursue a new opportunity. Overall, the experience with 9 was great. I got to do so many neat things. From my intern days writing press releases and magazine articles to being a production assistant for a great director, being in my very own commercial (though I still can't stand it), writing TV spots week after week then actually seeing them at home, being sent to St. Paul and managing one of the biggest projects at our station--DTV.
I am proud of the work I was allowed to do. I don't think many kids come on as PR interns and stay for nearly two years, and that's not to speak to my abilities, but to recognize how cool it was of the station to give me great assignments.
My new position is in digital media in a much much much bigger and more corporate setting. I feel prepared, though. The interview was an all day affair, complete with rounds of interviews and two-hour writing tests. I'm excited to move in this direction and see what I can learn from an expert team. Plus it is so close to home, I can walk if I want!
Which is a good segue for the next update: living downtown has been a very good experience so far. At times I feel a bit removed from civilization (ironic) because things down here close pretty early unless you want to go to a bar. But the new Schnucks is amazing and I thoroughly enjoy the time Justin and I are able to share exploring the city together. We had the perfect Sunday of homemade french toast and a nice long walk down to the Arch and back, checking out little shops and people watching.
We go to a lot of events down here, too. The Tap Room always has something going on and we just hop across the street to check it out. We also like several of the places on Washington and Locust, and his best friend lives close so there's usually something to do and good people to share it with. I just wish 40 would open so I could zip around more easily.
On the wedding planning front, things are on hold for me. Not because of any problems with Justin and I, but because I got burnt out really quickly on it all. Nothing feels like a good fit for us. The Catholic Church is too demanding. Non-religious ceremony sites feel too impersonal. And making choices like what color tablecloths to have or what color to make the bouquets just doesn't fill me with the excitement I'd always dreamed it would. So until I can get excited about planning it, I'm simply not going to.
I never thought I'd be a simple bride. I thought I'd fawn over chair covers and reception venues and every other detail, but if I had my dream wedding it'd either be on a beach somewhere or at a farm in the middle of nowhere. I just want to get married in a little chapel and have a big tent with good food and music and friends and make it so personal to us and the things we love and the inside jokes we have with each other and our friends. And no one is stopping me from this, but the wedding industry doesn't cater to unique events, no matter how much they insist they do. So the planning gets foggy.
Other than that frustration and being dirt poor all the time, I feel pretty good and pretty lucky to have the life I do. And that is enough for today.