I need a Heavy Dose of Air.

The World is Loud.

This was the discovery I made a few days ago, while I was sitting in my car, listening to the radio, trying to find my ringing phone, and driving down I-40 in Raleigh, NC. I suddenly couldn’t remember the last time there wasn’t noise in my life- even if it was just background. In the car, it’s either talking on my phone or listening to the radio (and not even good music…G105.1 with Ryan Seacrest); at home it’s music from iTunes or the TV; at work it’s the constant chatter of customers and the registers; at the gym it’s my iPod. The only time there isn’t noise is when I’m sleeping.

So I bought a backback. A relatively inexpensive one as far as backpacks goes (but man, oh man…when did $100 become the norm for quality backpacks?) and I picked up some trail maps of the Triangle area and this summer, I am going to turn the noise off as best as I can.

^This is the backpack I got. Pretty sweet, right?

First Day at Deep South

Yesterday was my first day at Deep South Entertainment and it was amazing. I felt a little out of place because I showed up in business casual (see earlier post) and it turned out to be a haven of jeans-clad employees and interns, but oh well. Better over dressed than under, though I'm glad I won't have to bring out the satan-heels again for a while. :D

So, I got there at three and met with my supervisor. He set me to work going online to facebook, reverbnation.com and several other sites to makes sure that all of Deep South's events were posted. Then I spent most of the time photoshopping pictures from past events to clean them up.

After that I got assigned my big project. THE big project. The project that will consume the rest of my summer (hopefully). See, the interns pair up and work together to put on a show at the Deep South Bar. We're responsible for contacting the bands, getting them to show up, marketing, and hosting the event at Deep South the Bar. I don't have a partner yet, but I do have a show date: August 19th, 2010. Put it on your calendars!

The next semi-big project that I was assigned was the market research project. Each intern gets three cities to research and find bands to recommend to our supervisor to get signed. My three market areas are San Francisco, Boston, and Charlotte. I'm really excited to start stalking myspace and finding new music.

And now for something completely different:

I'm in the MRC and these two guys (one looks like a death metal fan...long black hair, black t-shirt, etc) are talking about music. Sample of the conversation:

Death Metal Guy: The only lyrics of her's (unknown musician) that I like listening to are the ones about the Devil and Unicorns.
Other Guy: You know- those seem to go pretty hand in hand.
Death Metal Guy: Well...it's not just unicorns. There's trolls and dragons and that sort of shit.


I thought you might enjoy that.

This post is brought to you by the letter B

Because, for the first time in my college career, I have a 3.0!!!!!!!!!


Seriously, this is one of the proudest moments of my life. I'm sad to say that my GPA has suffered unnecessary abuse and neglect and it was only recently that I started treating it as important. But considering that after sophomore year, I had a 2.6, this is a huge deal. In one year, I pulled it up to a semi-respectable 3.0. Perhaps I have a shot at getting into a graduate program somewhere...

So, I'm back at Chapel Hill and back to work for GAA, Student Stores, and soon...Deep South! I know I talk about this a lot, but I am so excited about this! First day is tomorrow. But right now, I suppose I should focus on GAA stuff. I've got two videos due by the end of the week and I'm hoping to get the big massive project done by the end of next week...I know I wanted it done by Friday but then I realized that I wasn't going to have much time to work tomorrow and yesterday was shot because I was moving into Yomesh.

Anyways, back to work!

Back to Work!

Well...Boone is Boone but I'm going back to Chapel Hill tomorrow and I have a lot of work I need to get done. First- I need to get the Anoop video done for GAA, then the Senior Week video. If I can get these done by Thursday, then that will be fantastic. Unfortunately, I don't have access to my beloved Swain Hall so I'm banished to the UL. :'-(

But at least it's not iMovie...

Anyways...here is my schedule for the next few days:

Tuesday-Drive back to Chapel Hill/ get there around noon. Drop some stuff off, then get to editing in the UL by 2:30. Finish the videos in a timely manner, then figure out what else I need for the BIG HUGE PROJECT OF DOOM.

Now, what is the BIG HUGE PROJECT OF DOOM? Well, it's a "campus tour" video of a bunch of different buildings on campus. The main goal of this is giving alumni who can't/ don't go on the tour of campus given during reunions a chance to see what UNC is like today. I'm hoping to have that finished up by the end of the week. I wanted it done before going back to Boone, but with classes, projects, and other GAA projects, that just wasn't going to happen. But it can be done by this Friday no problem.

Anyways, Wednesday is going to be much of the same- turning in the two finished GAA projects, working on the big project, etc. Stu Stores at 4:30 until 8 and then going to see a band called Caribou with KL after that.

And then Thursday...the day I've been waiting for for about a month...the first day of my internship!!! I'm so excited about this- I've already got my outfit picked out (gray shift dress with black kitten heels and a bright necklace). I don't think you can appreciate how excited I am for this. :D

It's going to be a fun week and I'm just ready to be back on the Hill.

I want to be Betty White.

Because she is 88 years old and still runs around like she is in her 50's. Because she is smart and sassy and snarky. Because she doesn't accept that, as a woman in her late-80's, she should be quiet and reserved and shy away from things things that are racy. Because she says fuck. Because she is 88 years old and younger than most people in their 40's.

I want to be Betty White. When I am in my 70's, 80's, 90's, and on, I still want to be young.

Summer Time!!!

It's is officially summer in Samland, which is a very exciting thing. I don't know why, but this semester seems to have been rather tough on everyone. But....it's over!! And despite all the shenanigans, I think I fared pretty well academically. As it stands, I have been awake for approximately 40 consecutive hours (except for a 2 hour nap from 9:00 until 11:00 this morning), which is my new record (hooray?).

See, the reason for my acquired insomnia is the fact that I had an animation project due today at noon, but I had to be at work at 7....it had to be finished by at the latest 6am. It was finished at 5:00, but really, at that point, is falling asleep for an hour and a half really worth it? I think not. So, I stayed awake. Luckily, while at work, a miracle occurred and one of my good friends and coworker came out of the blue to work for me. Perhaps he saw my facebook status and knew I had been up until at least 5. In any case, I was grateful and it was at this point that I took my two hour nap.

So what to do with myself this summer? I'm staying on the Hill and working at Student Stores, plus an internship at Deep South Entertainment in Raleigh and potentially an internship with a theatre group in the area, which would be amazing. But other than making a ridiculous amount of money, here's what I want to accomplish:

1. Read Dumas. This includes The Count of Monte Cristo and the D'Artagnan romances.

2. Do a lot of writing. Lots of it. I know that's not very specific, but it is what it is.

3. Study for the GRE. I know, studying in summer is so lame, but it must be done.

I'm sure various other things will come up, but for now that is all I have for you.



I can't believe I'm going to be a senior in college next year....scary.