life update
SCHOOL: classes are long. they're classes. the usual. assignments and midterms are starting up though, so we'll see how stressed i get..
WORK: INTERNSHIP! i'm loving it so far. all i'm doing is filing and typing stuff, usual intern errands, but for some reason, i feel like i'm actually doing things that matter. i feel like i'm actually helping my supervisors get shit done. i'm interning with Columbia Pictures' Field Publicity department. they're in charge of all the local publicity a film gets. so there are managers of the different regions of the States, and each manager has an assistant. i'm helping the assistants with their stuff. that includes organizing and logging all regional press that mentions a Sony/Columbia Picture title, logging screening confirmations and invoices, inviting people to screenings, etc etc. i've already seen the perks of working in the publicity stuff--worked the red carpet of the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs premiere, free Cloudy promo items, scheduled to work the red carpet of the Zombieland premiere and the press day next week! at the Cloudy premiere, NPH, Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), and Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) all walked right past me. awesome. the only downside for this internship is starting the day at 9, meaning i get up at 7 to start driving at 8. this is Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. and i'm not getting paid. i'm thinking of asking for half-days on Fridays, so i can have some sort of social life on Thursdays.
FRIENDS: i've been doing my best to retain some of that studying abroad lifestyle--not letting work and study get in the way of (spontaneous) hangouts/activities with friends. and i think i've been doing alright. i've been going out at night when i probably shouldn't. but my attitude now is if i don't do it, i'm missing out. it's my senior year of college. i'm 21 years old. i'm still a student after all. it's made my life really busy, but at the same time, i'm really happy. i've been spending a lot of time with the Aussies here on exchange.. which now i realize may not be the best thing. 'cause they'll be gone in a few months, and i've spent all my time with them, it'll be like starting from scratch with my other friends.. same attitude the Aussies had towards us when we were on exchange? i now understand it.. why invest your time in hanging out with us if we're leaving in 5 months..? i haven't ONLY been hanging out with them though. i'm making the effort to ask all my friends what they're up to.
bottom line. life is good. busy. but good.
WORK: INTERNSHIP! i'm loving it so far. all i'm doing is filing and typing stuff, usual intern errands, but for some reason, i feel like i'm actually doing things that matter. i feel like i'm actually helping my supervisors get shit done. i'm interning with Columbia Pictures' Field Publicity department. they're in charge of all the local publicity a film gets. so there are managers of the different regions of the States, and each manager has an assistant. i'm helping the assistants with their stuff. that includes organizing and logging all regional press that mentions a Sony/Columbia Picture title, logging screening confirmations and invoices, inviting people to screenings, etc etc. i've already seen the perks of working in the publicity stuff--worked the red carpet of the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs premiere, free Cloudy promo items, scheduled to work the red carpet of the Zombieland premiere and the press day next week! at the Cloudy premiere, NPH, Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), and Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) all walked right past me. awesome. the only downside for this internship is starting the day at 9, meaning i get up at 7 to start driving at 8. this is Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. and i'm not getting paid. i'm thinking of asking for half-days on Fridays, so i can have some sort of social life on Thursdays.
FRIENDS: i've been doing my best to retain some of that studying abroad lifestyle--not letting work and study get in the way of (spontaneous) hangouts/activities with friends. and i think i've been doing alright. i've been going out at night when i probably shouldn't. but my attitude now is if i don't do it, i'm missing out. it's my senior year of college. i'm 21 years old. i'm still a student after all. it's made my life really busy, but at the same time, i'm really happy. i've been spending a lot of time with the Aussies here on exchange.. which now i realize may not be the best thing. 'cause they'll be gone in a few months, and i've spent all my time with them, it'll be like starting from scratch with my other friends.. same attitude the Aussies had towards us when we were on exchange? i now understand it.. why invest your time in hanging out with us if we're leaving in 5 months..? i haven't ONLY been hanging out with them though. i'm making the effort to ask all my friends what they're up to.
bottom line. life is good. busy. but good.