In the summer time, when the weather is high
There is one month of summer left before recruitment starts, one month and five days that is. Not that I'm counting down or anything.
Personally, I've enjoyed this summer far more than the last two. Don't get me wrong: living in a dirty frat house and putting up with boys breaking tables and windows and throwing flour everywhere is not fun. One day I can tell my children, when they complain to me about their first dingy apartments or their less than stellar dorm rooms, that they should be so lucky because at least they don't have to live in a situation like I'm living now.
Anyway, the other aspects of my life are going very well.
INTERNSHIP AT CHIP AND PEPPER: My internship, while tedious and not really exciting, has been a great experience in that I get to see how a pr director and a pr assistant do amazing publicity for a denim label. I've learned from them and I can take what they do and apply it to other jobs I hold now and will hold in the future. My daily tasks include: copying and assembling press kits, updating the press wall, handing returns from editors at fashion/women's magazines, and handling certain pulls from magazines. (Most recently I pulled about 10 pairs of distressed jeans that I thought would work well for a photo shoot a magazine is featuring on the television show "so you want to be a rockstar")
From my internship, I have determined that I really do have a strong desire to become a publicist and not just for fashion. While working in the fashion or entertainment industry would be a stellar first choice, working in the pr department of an art gallery, museum, or something on those lines would also be fun. Also, it could be cool to do pr for a politician. You know, actually USE my major. maybe.
SUMMER SCHOOL: I'm taking a second session class so I just had my first day of class last week. I'm taking Politics and Film in the People's Republic of China. Long title. So far the films we are going to watch seem pretty interesting. The best part of this class is that there is only one assignment: an 8-12 page paper. Hopefully this means easy A.
WEST WING: My roommate Lizzy and I, being the cool people we are, have been doing an ongoing West Wing marathon. We just finished the "last good season" (season 4), that is the last season that the genius himself Aaron Sorkin directs. We're pretty obsessed. I've actually chosen to watch several episodes of the West Wing instead of going out to the 9-0. (read: The 9-0 is a sleazy bar the greek population at USC is obsessed with, especially on Tuesday night)
PARTYING: After a bad incident at Rachel's going away party. (read: drinking a bottle of malibu is a horrible idea), I've calmed it down a bit. This coming week I will be taking it up a notch with the many fourth of july festivities and Christine's birthday party. I have learned from my mistakes. However, note that learning from my mistakes means that I discovered it is important to break the diet and eat a lot of carbohydrates before drinking excessively. (Basically I've been eating tacos and breadsticks all day so that I can drink more at Max's 3rd of july celebration. mom would be proud)
GOLDFISH: my favorite night of drinking this summer has to be Lizzy's first 9-0 experience. Merrianne, Lizzy, and I decided it would be a fabulous idea to take shots of ketel one and then drink amf's at the hole. We then traveled back to our lovely residence at the frat house and proceeded to throw goldfish crackers at merrianne. (Note: this event probably is onlyl funny to the three of us) The next morning ms. merrianne text messages me saying that when she woke up that morning, she still had goldfish in her shirt.
SHOPPING: As you all know I love to shop, since I do not get paid at the good ol' C&P I have not shopping. I am sad. I went to Saks yesterday (why do I tease myself) and found a beautiful Cynthia Rowley handbag on sale. (read: didn't know saks had sales, but cool) I have now decided it is time to get a job.
JOB HUNT: On Friday, while I sat around watching Friends and reading my favorite new website (perezhilton.com), I realized that my life is boring. I only intern twice a week. I spent a good two hours looking for jobs online (2-4pm) At 4pm, I received an email back from La vie l'orange, an upscale mani/pedi salon in Beverly Hills that needs an operations assistant (receptionist/a little bit of marketing) and got myself (because the manager and Chip and Pepper Foster are "good old friends" ) an interview for next Thursday. It pays $12/hour. Hopefully I'll be able to buy my purse soon. (and not be bored anymore)
MOVIES: Because of lizzy's netflix account and a surplus of fun films coming out this summer, I have seen a good amount of movies. In the theaters I have seen v for vendetta, she's the man, superman returns, the break up, over the hedge, cars, devil wears prada, and i think i'm forgetting some. Devil Wears Prada was amazing. I actually think it was better than the book. However, the best parts of the movie were when Andy was working in the Runway office and not when she was dealing with problems in her personal life. I think this goes against the message of the film. (friends and family are more important than career) The movie also left out a few useless plot lines and minimized the roles of smaller side characters. Basically go see it.
The movies I've seen because of Lizzy's netflix are too numerous for me to remember them all. Two of my favorites have been Gattaca and The Italian Job.
BEACH: I have made it my goal to get a tan this summer so Lizzy and I have been making several trips to the beach. I am currently darker than I've probably ever been before (still not tan). Give it a few more weeks.
DATING: haha. yea right.
PROGRAM BOARD: I really don't have much to talk about here yet except I've been working on securing advertising in different publications and working at orientations. More to come later.
And I think that's it. I'll update in a few weeks.
Personally, I've enjoyed this summer far more than the last two. Don't get me wrong: living in a dirty frat house and putting up with boys breaking tables and windows and throwing flour everywhere is not fun. One day I can tell my children, when they complain to me about their first dingy apartments or their less than stellar dorm rooms, that they should be so lucky because at least they don't have to live in a situation like I'm living now.
Anyway, the other aspects of my life are going very well.
INTERNSHIP AT CHIP AND PEPPER: My internship, while tedious and not really exciting, has been a great experience in that I get to see how a pr director and a pr assistant do amazing publicity for a denim label. I've learned from them and I can take what they do and apply it to other jobs I hold now and will hold in the future. My daily tasks include: copying and assembling press kits, updating the press wall, handing returns from editors at fashion/women's magazines, and handling certain pulls from magazines. (Most recently I pulled about 10 pairs of distressed jeans that I thought would work well for a photo shoot a magazine is featuring on the television show "so you want to be a rockstar")
From my internship, I have determined that I really do have a strong desire to become a publicist and not just for fashion. While working in the fashion or entertainment industry would be a stellar first choice, working in the pr department of an art gallery, museum, or something on those lines would also be fun. Also, it could be cool to do pr for a politician. You know, actually USE my major. maybe.
SUMMER SCHOOL: I'm taking a second session class so I just had my first day of class last week. I'm taking Politics and Film in the People's Republic of China. Long title. So far the films we are going to watch seem pretty interesting. The best part of this class is that there is only one assignment: an 8-12 page paper. Hopefully this means easy A.
WEST WING: My roommate Lizzy and I, being the cool people we are, have been doing an ongoing West Wing marathon. We just finished the "last good season" (season 4), that is the last season that the genius himself Aaron Sorkin directs. We're pretty obsessed. I've actually chosen to watch several episodes of the West Wing instead of going out to the 9-0. (read: The 9-0 is a sleazy bar the greek population at USC is obsessed with, especially on Tuesday night)
PARTYING: After a bad incident at Rachel's going away party. (read: drinking a bottle of malibu is a horrible idea), I've calmed it down a bit. This coming week I will be taking it up a notch with the many fourth of july festivities and Christine's birthday party. I have learned from my mistakes. However, note that learning from my mistakes means that I discovered it is important to break the diet and eat a lot of carbohydrates before drinking excessively. (Basically I've been eating tacos and breadsticks all day so that I can drink more at Max's 3rd of july celebration. mom would be proud)
GOLDFISH: my favorite night of drinking this summer has to be Lizzy's first 9-0 experience. Merrianne, Lizzy, and I decided it would be a fabulous idea to take shots of ketel one and then drink amf's at the hole. We then traveled back to our lovely residence at the frat house and proceeded to throw goldfish crackers at merrianne. (Note: this event probably is onlyl funny to the three of us) The next morning ms. merrianne text messages me saying that when she woke up that morning, she still had goldfish in her shirt.
SHOPPING: As you all know I love to shop, since I do not get paid at the good ol' C&P I have not shopping. I am sad. I went to Saks yesterday (why do I tease myself) and found a beautiful Cynthia Rowley handbag on sale. (read: didn't know saks had sales, but cool) I have now decided it is time to get a job.
JOB HUNT: On Friday, while I sat around watching Friends and reading my favorite new website (perezhilton.com), I realized that my life is boring. I only intern twice a week. I spent a good two hours looking for jobs online (2-4pm) At 4pm, I received an email back from La vie l'orange, an upscale mani/pedi salon in Beverly Hills that needs an operations assistant (receptionist/a little bit of marketing) and got myself (because the manager and Chip and Pepper Foster are "good old friends" ) an interview for next Thursday. It pays $12/hour. Hopefully I'll be able to buy my purse soon. (and not be bored anymore)
MOVIES: Because of lizzy's netflix account and a surplus of fun films coming out this summer, I have seen a good amount of movies. In the theaters I have seen v for vendetta, she's the man, superman returns, the break up, over the hedge, cars, devil wears prada, and i think i'm forgetting some. Devil Wears Prada was amazing. I actually think it was better than the book. However, the best parts of the movie were when Andy was working in the Runway office and not when she was dealing with problems in her personal life. I think this goes against the message of the film. (friends and family are more important than career) The movie also left out a few useless plot lines and minimized the roles of smaller side characters. Basically go see it.
The movies I've seen because of Lizzy's netflix are too numerous for me to remember them all. Two of my favorites have been Gattaca and The Italian Job.
BEACH: I have made it my goal to get a tan this summer so Lizzy and I have been making several trips to the beach. I am currently darker than I've probably ever been before (still not tan). Give it a few more weeks.
DATING: haha. yea right.
PROGRAM BOARD: I really don't have much to talk about here yet except I've been working on securing advertising in different publications and working at orientations. More to come later.
And I think that's it. I'll update in a few weeks.