so, it has happened. that one obstacle we must all eventually come too: the second job.
it's true, empty internet space and few readers - i have accepted a new job. this is important for a variety of reasons.
1) i am moving back into advertising. i have always loved advertising. i find it truly interesting and it is something i love through and through. i've grappled (i am sure you have read) with the notion of where i fit in with advertising and this new job is the perfect starting off point to get me where i want to be. plus, the client is just awesome.
2) as much as i love my current position and the people i work with, i was starting to itch. i think it was because it was my first job, and i wanted to really begin my career. i say that because when i graduated, i didn't know exactly where i fit in (point 1) and there were no job opportunities available because the recession was swinging its big stick and demolishing everything in site. so, i'm not saying i took the first job that was waved in my face, but i did take a job that i thought "maybe this will be perfect." and it was perfect for then, but overall, i don't think it was perfect for the future. someone else is going to get my job, and they are going to love it and make it theirs. i wish them all the luck.
3) i am living in the big apple, and have moved jobs. this. is. HUGE! yes, i am very lucky to have a job, and even luckier to not have a lapse in working. and it means i am mildly successful in establishing myself in the city. i hope that doesn't come across as cocky. i just am really excited that i can make a move and not be lost.
so that's that. i am going to miss some things about my job, but excited and overjoyed about the new things i will learn and experience. which is what is really important i do believe.
in other news, snow has fallen all over the city and it's past the point of acceptable. really, i would like to fast forward to early spring and enjoy the sun because i am in dire need of a tan. i think most of new york can agree with me on that. i mean, i saw a picture of me on facebook and it was insane - almost on par with edward cullen. yeah, i went there.
i'm off to go burrow.
Showing posts with label winter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label winter. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
happy new year!
scene: the prepster apartment, saturday morning/afternoon, winter
issue: the cable is down
yes, it's true. the cable, the gorgeous cable that beams through from the heavens into our television, is down. not working. access has been denied. life, as we know it, will continue. but so far, on this cold, winter day, it looks bleak. and being mildly ill (still?!?!? it's been like a week, at least) all i want to do is curl up, like a big cute fluffy dog, and lay on the sofa watching all the trashy television i can, knowing full well my brain cells are escaping at an alarming rate.
the tv screen is dark. so, i do what people in the old times did. i got on my phone and called people. followed by a short reading of the new york times, and some blog reading. not too shabby. but i will try not to make a habit of this. it's hard.
the good ladies at "a tale of two cities" did a little end of the year quiz. and to help me through my plague of no television, i have decided to do it.
______ was so not worth stressing over.
All I could listen to this year was ________.
Next year I promise to________.
The best thing I ate in 2010 was ________.
The night of the Lost series finale I was ________.
_______will be the new cupcake flavor in 2011.
I'm proud that I ________ this year.
Remember when Kanye ________?
My answers:
that one guy was so not worth stressing over.
All I could listen to this year was the glee cast album.
Next year I promise to have more confidence in the things i do.
The best thing I ate in 2010 was the appetizer and dessert at nougatin (the main course, not so much).
The night of the Lost series finale I was on the UWS, with good friends.
cupcakes without icing will be the new cupcake flavor in 2011.
I'm proud that I didn't change who i am because of where i work this year.
Remember when Kanye 's tweets were turned into songs by josh groban?
so it's the new year. and i hope it is delightful. i have my resolutions - the same ones i will break soon, don't worry. but i hope i can make a change. i'm like, getting older. i wish you all a great new year, and can't wait to see what is in store.
ps, if our cable isn't fixed soon, i might go ballistic and actually go outside.
issue: the cable is down
yes, it's true. the cable, the gorgeous cable that beams through from the heavens into our television, is down. not working. access has been denied. life, as we know it, will continue. but so far, on this cold, winter day, it looks bleak. and being mildly ill (still?!?!? it's been like a week, at least) all i want to do is curl up, like a big cute fluffy dog, and lay on the sofa watching all the trashy television i can, knowing full well my brain cells are escaping at an alarming rate.
the tv screen is dark. so, i do what people in the old times did. i got on my phone and called people. followed by a short reading of the new york times, and some blog reading. not too shabby. but i will try not to make a habit of this. it's hard.
the good ladies at "a tale of two cities" did a little end of the year quiz. and to help me through my plague of no television, i have decided to do it.
______ was so not worth stressing over.
All I could listen to this year was ________.
Next year I promise to________.
The best thing I ate in 2010 was ________.
The night of the Lost series finale I was ________.
_______will be the new cupcake flavor in 2011.
I'm proud that I ________ this year.
Remember when Kanye ________?
My answers:
that one guy was so not worth stressing over.
All I could listen to this year was the glee cast album.
Next year I promise to have more confidence in the things i do.
The best thing I ate in 2010 was the appetizer and dessert at nougatin (the main course, not so much).
The night of the Lost series finale I was on the UWS, with good friends.
cupcakes without icing will be the new cupcake flavor in 2011.
I'm proud that I didn't change who i am because of where i work this year.
Remember when Kanye 's tweets were turned into songs by josh groban?
so it's the new year. and i hope it is delightful. i have my resolutions - the same ones i will break soon, don't worry. but i hope i can make a change. i'm like, getting older. i wish you all a great new year, and can't wait to see what is in store.
ps, if our cable isn't fixed soon, i might go ballistic and actually go outside.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
'tis the season
ahh, the holiday's are upon us. i know this for the following reasons:
1. the tree at rockefeller is currently being decorated, and the ice skating rink is open for business and engagements.
2. the windows for all department stores on fifth avenue are festive and gorgeous and full of things that are impossible to wear on a regular basis. (editor's note (my own note): i have yet to experience the windows - maybe this weekend?)
3. holiday music is playing loudly in grocery stores (and what i assume to be all stores, but i've only been in grocery stores lately because...it's the holiday's!)
4. winter accessories!
5. lights all over the streets
6. as of today, the day before thanksgiving, people are setting up shop to sell christmas trees. i think the prepster apartment will be the owner of a christmas tree. maybe we should name her. NOTE: when erin and i first had our thanksgiving in nyc together, way back in 2008, we spent it in westchester with my godmother. when we came back that evening with the understanding family is the same everywhere, we found christmas trees decorating every. single. street. corner. and open for business. the smell was crisp and delicious. that smell of fresh pine that only the holidays can bring. (don't let pine-sol fool you)
7. the weather is bi-polar and currently fighting itself for attention. this has nothing to do with the holiday's, only a statement.
8. holiday movies!
now, as a new yorker (whoa!) i get to do one thing - complain about being in the greatest city in the world during the holiday season. i can make faces about tourists stopping in the middle of the road looking at...what? a building? the sun? a plane? who knows. i get to yell into my phone when i am late for something because i can blame it on holiday traffic. and those who are new yorkers all say "ahhhh" because they know what it is like. those people, even thought they may not be my friend (their loss, clearly) will all go "ahhhh" with me because they understand my plight.
the city, while amazing, is not ours right now. we kindly, gently, with some sass and a little bit of attitude, hand the city to those who come for some joy and family memories. for some high-kicking at radio city. to make their own holiday movie. yes, the city that never sleeps is being whored out and we are dealing with it.
unlike the summer, we don't have the hamptons to escape to. during the winter, we have our apartments. and, for those who are lucky - and i think that's all of us - we have our friends to keep us warm and give us the fuzzies. what i am saying, our homes in the city during the winter are what the summer homes are in the hamptons. (if i wasn't so blah i would draw you a diagram, but i think you can manage. you're smart.)
so in case anyone asks where the new yorkers are during the winter, just know this: we're not hibernating, we're entertaining.
1. the tree at rockefeller is currently being decorated, and the ice skating rink is open for business and engagements.
2. the windows for all department stores on fifth avenue are festive and gorgeous and full of things that are impossible to wear on a regular basis. (editor's note (my own note): i have yet to experience the windows - maybe this weekend?)
3. holiday music is playing loudly in grocery stores (and what i assume to be all stores, but i've only been in grocery stores lately because...it's the holiday's!)
4. winter accessories!
5. lights all over the streets
6. as of today, the day before thanksgiving, people are setting up shop to sell christmas trees. i think the prepster apartment will be the owner of a christmas tree. maybe we should name her. NOTE: when erin and i first had our thanksgiving in nyc together, way back in 2008, we spent it in westchester with my godmother. when we came back that evening with the understanding family is the same everywhere, we found christmas trees decorating every. single. street. corner. and open for business. the smell was crisp and delicious. that smell of fresh pine that only the holidays can bring. (don't let pine-sol fool you)
7. the weather is bi-polar and currently fighting itself for attention. this has nothing to do with the holiday's, only a statement.
8. holiday movies!
now, as a new yorker (whoa!) i get to do one thing - complain about being in the greatest city in the world during the holiday season. i can make faces about tourists stopping in the middle of the road looking at...what? a building? the sun? a plane? who knows. i get to yell into my phone when i am late for something because i can blame it on holiday traffic. and those who are new yorkers all say "ahhhh" because they know what it is like. those people, even thought they may not be my friend (their loss, clearly) will all go "ahhhh" with me because they understand my plight.
the city, while amazing, is not ours right now. we kindly, gently, with some sass and a little bit of attitude, hand the city to those who come for some joy and family memories. for some high-kicking at radio city. to make their own holiday movie. yes, the city that never sleeps is being whored out and we are dealing with it.
unlike the summer, we don't have the hamptons to escape to. during the winter, we have our apartments. and, for those who are lucky - and i think that's all of us - we have our friends to keep us warm and give us the fuzzies. what i am saying, our homes in the city during the winter are what the summer homes are in the hamptons. (if i wasn't so blah i would draw you a diagram, but i think you can manage. you're smart.)
so in case anyone asks where the new yorkers are during the winter, just know this: we're not hibernating, we're entertaining.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
snow day.
today was a snow day for much of manhattan. which is really odd when you think about it because i figured as a city, we would be more than ready for a snow storm. we do have an underground transportation system afterall. but really, it gave everyone and their sweatered dog a reason to leave work early or not go to work at all. which is fine by me.
except, snow hurts. i was pelted in the eye twice by those pretty, light-as-a-feather droplets of frozen beauty. straight in the eye. and it didn't hit me gingerly either. it was like the firing of a musket from above straight into my eye. my left eye, both times, to be exact. that story is neither here nor there.
this week has also given me my first foray into food poisoning. judging by the effects i endured, i would never wish for that on anyone. the jury is still out on the culprit of said poisoning, but let's just say i haven't really changed my diet. i will never learn. but it did make me yearn for my mother and her tender care to take excellent care of me. instead, i hobbled to my own kitchen to fetch my own water which was just a tad to cold for my poor souls liking. and i am kidding. but not really. i do miss my mom and her always there with food and drink self. it's hard being an adult and taking care of yourself. i should have been better prepared for life.
internship is going well too. i have realized i excel in my writing once i have a greater understanding of the client and the actual goal of the campaign. and i guess that is a pretty duh statement, but once i get emotionally invested, we are good to go.
and classes are going well. i like the copywriting class more than the portfolio class. which is ridiculous because the are basically the same class, just in a different building with different professors. but i like the criticalness of them. and the ability to show my work, however shitty it is. more on the classes later for sure. i am going to bed because i am le tired.
except, snow hurts. i was pelted in the eye twice by those pretty, light-as-a-feather droplets of frozen beauty. straight in the eye. and it didn't hit me gingerly either. it was like the firing of a musket from above straight into my eye. my left eye, both times, to be exact. that story is neither here nor there.
this week has also given me my first foray into food poisoning. judging by the effects i endured, i would never wish for that on anyone. the jury is still out on the culprit of said poisoning, but let's just say i haven't really changed my diet. i will never learn. but it did make me yearn for my mother and her tender care to take excellent care of me. instead, i hobbled to my own kitchen to fetch my own water which was just a tad to cold for my poor souls liking. and i am kidding. but not really. i do miss my mom and her always there with food and drink self. it's hard being an adult and taking care of yourself. i should have been better prepared for life.
internship is going well too. i have realized i excel in my writing once i have a greater understanding of the client and the actual goal of the campaign. and i guess that is a pretty duh statement, but once i get emotionally invested, we are good to go.
and classes are going well. i like the copywriting class more than the portfolio class. which is ridiculous because the are basically the same class, just in a different building with different professors. but i like the criticalness of them. and the ability to show my work, however shitty it is. more on the classes later for sure. i am going to bed because i am le tired.
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