Another beer story.

So. Meagan and I are walking to drop off a movie and she mentions that there are two little convenient stores on the way that might sell my beloved light beer.  So we stop at both places just to check.  One of the stores has a few things that I can tolerate, but we go to the next store to see if they have Michelob. Just for kicks.

THEY DO.

After dropping off the movie, we stop by the store again so I can buy the beer... just in case I don't find anymore for a while.  $9. Insane. Then, we walk back to the apartment.  When we get there, because of this victory, I decide I want to drink one.  I jokingly said, "Wouldn't it be terrible if it was expired?"

Guess what.

Like Meagan said... "it's like trying to find Waldo, but when you do... Waldo is dead."



Now, about work...

I'm really loving my job! The more I work on the portfolios, the more faces I recognize when they come in. That makes it more fun to me because it's more than just a picture- you get to see the real people behind it.  Today, I was working on one of the portfolios and one of the girls walks in and introduces herself.  I say hi to her, then after she walks away I see that I was actually working on her book... haha, that was probably why she introduced herself in the first place, but I didn't even realize it was her until after she walked away.

I have a 4 day weekend now, and all the soreness is gone, so I'm going to do some sightseeing tomorrow!

It's so hard to adjust to city life. Every single muscle in my body is aching, and I have stabbing pains shooting down from my hip to my ankle. I'm so glad I'll have a few days off after tomorrow. I will be laying on a couch. Watching The Office on Netflix.

And okay, I might make a stop near the Dakota. And Battery Park. Maybe.

Everyone notices my Southern accent! I can just say one sentence and someone asks, "So, what part of the south are you from?" Really? Is it that bad? I probably don't help my case much when I walk to the beer isle at Whole Foods and say "'scuse me, do y'all have Bud Light or Michelob Ultra?" I don't even care anymore. I'm just going to own it.

By the way, no store in Manhattan sells Bud Light or Michelob Ultra. Just sayin'. I walked 2 avenues and 3 streets down from the subway in Brooklyn to find Michelob (while limping on my left side from the soreness, I might add.)

The internship is going really well.  I'm finally starting to get the hang of things.  I've created a system while I work and it makes it so much easier.  And I'm still in awe of the models. They're so pretty. Yesterday, I worked on one of the girl's portfolios for a couple hours, then headed to my Anthro interview after work... on the way to the interview, I noticed the same girl was sitting right across from me on the subway.  So crazy.

I must say, though, I finally understand what people mean when they say there aren't enough hours in the day.  I can never get as much done at work as I want to, and after work I never have enough energy to do anything but lay on the couch.  Maybe by next week I'll adjust.

Today was my first day of work. It was crazy!

Basically, my job will be to update portfolios in the women's division. It sounds easy, but it is very time consuming. I only got three done today.  I go through each model's portfolios (some have 4 or 5) and make sure they all match each other (picture size, coloring, etc). Whenever a picture doesn't match, I order one over the computer and pick it up down the hall.  They told me at the beginning of the day to send the files over iChat because walking back and forth constantly can get old; boy, were they right.  At first I thought it wasn't really that far of a walk, but after making the trip probably 30 times, I realized two things: do as much as possible over the computer, and don't leave anything down there! I kept forgetting things, and having to walk back. Whew. Anyways, after picking it up, I cut the picture to the correct size and put it in the portfolio. Thennnn, I go back down the hall to get new labels for the portfolios because some of the labels are out of whack.  Needless to say, my feet are killing me. But it is a lot of fun! The busyness of it is exciting.

I was surprised by how many models kept walking in the office.  They are all as pretty as their pictures. I swear, it looked like none of them needed to be airbrushed.  And they were all so young! It was kind of cool seeing a model walk in after I just updated her portfolio.

After a long day of work, I went to dinner with Meagan and a few of her friends in Chinatown.  It was sooo good. I'm usually not a big fan of Chinese food, but I've only eaten buffet before.  After dinner, Meagan and I took the subway home... and ran into some interesting characters. First, while waiting for the subway, this old asian woman apparently took a liking to us.  We were standing there for about ten minutes, and she just stared at us and smiled the ENTIRE time. It was so strange! Eventually we just busted out laughing because it was so creepy.  Thank God, the subway came shortly after that.  So we got on, and after a while this girl behind me started yelling to her boyfriend about this "stupid white girl" (she was white too) and how she was gonna "punch her if she don't move."  Meagan started laughing, and then I realized she was talking about me! Ha. I had my back turned to her so I didn't realize how close I was to her, but she was getting pretty rowdy. I moved away from her, and as we got off the subway she glared at us and said "HAVE A NICE DAY."

You really do meet some different people in this city.

Well, I am going to bed. I am so worn out.
Anthropologie interview tomorrow after work.

What a day!

Considering I start work tomorrow and I'll be busy pretty much here on out, I decided to take a little tour of the city today. It started as just wanting to make sure I knew how to get to work from Brooklyn (I'm staying in Brooklyn for the first week), so I got on the subway around noon and headed towards Manhattan.

After finding Ford, I looked up addresses to a few places I've been dying to see. The first address was to Chelsea Hotel (Edie Sedgwick lived there in the 60's), and wouldn't you know it, it was just a five minute walk from Ford.  I walked around Chelsea for about an hour. I'm in love.

The next stop was my future dorm.  On the way to the subway, I accidentally walked past a camera while someone was filming.  Not sure what they were filming, but I bet they weren't happy with me for messing up the scene. After arriving at Brittany Hall, I tried to decide between SoHo and The Dakota (yes, I have a weird obsession with it.)  I started to feel tired, so I decided to go to Serendipity instead and sit down with a cup of coffee, then walk to the Dakota.

Not. It was really expensive. And crowded!

At that point, I was really worn out and hungry.  I got on the subway and headed towards SoHo so I could sit down for a little while. I was hoping to find something to eat right when I got off the subway.  Word of advice: never go to popular places on a sunny weekend day in NY! It was super busy- not how I remembered it at all. I walked for about thirty minutes, then wound up at a pizzeria in Little Italy. I don't care what people say, New Yorkers really are nice. I managed to drop my piece of pizza within 10 seconds of holding it. A customer got up and picked it up for me, then I was given a new piece immediately. Nice Northern hospitality. After eating, I walked around SoHo a little bit. I ended up leaving after a while- I like it better on quiet days.  When I got to the subway, a lost woman came up to me and said, "Excuse me, do you live here?" With great pleasure I said, "Yes, I do." She then asked for directions, which I gave hesitantly.  I think/hope I pointed her in the right direction.

I ended up in Union Square looking for a pair of shoes for work.  After the 5 hours of walking, I was moving at a snail's pace. I found a pair at DSW, then desperately searched for another place to sit down.  Starbucks? No. Dunkin Donuts? Busy. I walked a little while, then found an ice cream/coffee shop tucked away on 10th street.  I sat down for a little while, then headed back to Brooklyn.

I sit here now completely exhausted. I don't think I'll be moving from the couch all night.

All in all, a very exciting first day in the city.

Day One

The day finally came. I'm sitting in an apartment in Brooklyn, trying to recap the last few months in my mind and how this all began.

I just have to say, honestly, I'm not really sure why I was chosen for this internship.  I feel overwhelmingly blessed to have such a great opportunity.  But, I'm nervous about maybe not being prepared enough or not knowing what I'm getting myself into.  I guess time will tell.  I can't wait to see what this summer has in store.

I saw Brooklyn for the first time ever today.  Meagan and I walked around all day, ate some delicious Thai food, and shopped.  I'm totally being a tourist- taking pictures of anything out of the ordinary.  Also, I heard the first "where are you from?" today. "Missssippi."

Well, that's all for today. I woke up at 3:30 this morning, so I'm a bit out of it. I'll write again tomorrow when my brain is fully functioning.