An Evening w/311

August 1st, The Grove of Anaheim...I'm so there.

You can tell it’s a slow day because I am blogging at my internship.

I feel like crap today. My sinuses have been reeking havoc on me for over a week now and today is no exception. Didn’t really have a headache driving in to my internship, but now that I am here, I have one. I took some Tylenol Sinus (the only thing that seems to work for me), so I hope it kicks in soon. I certainly don’t want to have a miserable day.

Not feeling too great mentally either. All I kept looking forward to was graduation and being out of school. Now that, that has passed, I am realizing that the experience of being done with school is a lot scarier than I thought. I now understand that school was quite the safety net and knowing that I won’t be going back, well, freaks me out. I always try to think ahead and think of things that might happen, but I always manage to miss one point, which usually is the most important.

Yesterday wasn’t a great day…I wasn’t feel good and then we had this moron of a cable guy come out, twice mind you, and our cable still doesn’t work. First he didn’t give us any type of wire to actually hook up the cable. THEN when he did return w/the wire, about 4 hours later, he just handed it to me and didn’t even bother to hook it up. So, I did and it doesn’t work. So my roommate will be calling and raising hell today. I swear nothing can ever come easily, but I suppose that’s life? To quote my roommate, “Nothing comes easy in life and then you die.” I’m not saying that everything needs to come easy and that I expect it to…but you’d think we could get some cable w/o any hassle.

Yesterday was also my one year anniversary w/Target. I got my review on Tuesday and it was a pretty good one. The only complaint my supervisor has was that I don’t take enough initiative in learning new things. I did get a 75 cent raise. The most I could have gotten was a dollar, so I didn’t think I did too badly. That will certainly help with things as I look for another job.

As I read back through this blog, the theme song for Toys R Us comes to mind…I don’t wanna grow up…

I'm sure I have said this recently, but ya know, I really can't wait to quit my job. It is going to be a wonderful and joyous occasion that will be a cause of celebration.

Things are going well. Starting to settle in to my internship more, which is cool. I've been helping a lot with this one script, so I'm hoping it goes somewhere, cause then I could say I helped in the beginning. That would be cool.

Doing this internship is making me wonder what I'd like to do. So far, I can't really pin-point what exactly my company's role is in the movie business. I know people send them scripts...but if they like them, I am not sure what happens after that. I guess I should ask, just so I know more about the process. I am pretty sure my supervisor explained this to me during the interview, but that was in April and I don't remember. But yeah...I could do coverage on scripts for a living, but I'm not sure if I want to do that forever and ever. I've actually thought along the lines of having my own company, but hell, I dunno. It's all so confusing.

What else, what else...geez, I know there was more I wanted to say...what the heck. Oh well, I am tired. I haven't been doing much, just interning and working...no real social life...which is cool I guess, I am broke anyways. Hopefully I will write more when I think of stuff to say. ;)

We finally got some internet hooked up in the apartment. It's AOL, but, hey, it's free. I tried once again to get my computer's modem working and I've discovered that my modem has drivers on it not compatible w/Windows 2000...at least that's what I understood, so I probably won't be using my computer for the internet anytime soon. Anyone want to donate to the "Amanda Wants a Lap Top Fund"? I know you do, so don't deny yourselves the pleasure of doing so, okay? Hopefully I'll be able to update more, as well.

I am trying to find a new/another job and I am having no luck. Figures. I am going to talk to human resources at work and find out if I had an open availability, if I'd be able to get more hours. I'd miss working with the people at night, but right now money is the name of the game. I think I'll be able to keep myself afloat through mid-July. After that I am not so sure. I think I planned for some things okay, but I could have done better. Coulda, woulda, shoulda I guess.

Internship is still going well. I'm getting used to the traffic and dealing with it. And because I missed a freeway on-ramp last week and driving out of my way, my dad made me go buy a map of Southern CA. You'd think I would have thought of that before, but I never really had to drive that far. I chalk it up as a learning experience. You got to get a little lost sometimes to find your way eventually, right?

I am very excited about the new 311 album. They still don't have a release date (as far as I know). I'm diggin the album cover and the album title. Looking forward to seeing the SoCal tour dates...though, in all honesty, I probably won't be able to afford to go. Seems that Paul will be my concert for the year.

I traveled to Ventura this last weekend for my friend's graduation party. I am definitely going back sometime so she can show me around...it looks like a very cute place. Right on the coast. I had a lot of fun and I had my first drink in a long time, which was nice.

Alright, I should go and do something? Not that I have a lot to do, but I don't think I have more to say. Take care everyone. :)

Well, hello everybody, how are you doing? Well I hope. I will warn you that I have a lot to say, so this may be a long post...

On the 28th of May I became a college graduate...yay! It kinda hasn't hit me yet. The only thing that feels weird is knowing there's nothing I HAVE to do. I have this free time and I don't have to read or work on a paper or whatever. That's been the weirdest thing so far.

My roommate and I are beginning to get settled in our apartment. It's starting to look like an apartment instead of a few rooms that a tornado went through. Our bedroom will be the last to get done. I'm not sure when she's getting her bed and god knows when I'll get mine, but for now, the air mattress works just fine. Our complex is really quiet, which is nice. Much better than the dorms...no loud "Fuck you's!!" in the middle of the night, no idiots listening to porn and turning it up so everyone has the pleasure to hear. SO glad to be out of the dorms.

Thursday was my first day at my internship. I have to say that I really think I am going to enjoy it. I've already read 2 scripts and have done coverage for both, which my supervisor said was really good. Everyone there is really nice and seem really relaxed. I am the only girl...there are 2 other interns from my school there, but they are guys. I work with one guy on Thursday and I am by myself on Fridays. Yesterday I spent the bulk of the day scanning scripts into the computer. They are making a digital library of all of their master scripts. In between that, I just checked my e-mail and answered the phones. It's kinda cool because the company I work for shares the floor they're on with a company that makes commercials, so it's neat to hear them talk and get a feel for what they're doing. Like yesterday, they were making wardrobe appointments and stuff and I was just like "wow." I mean, it's the TV/Film industry. I answered the phone yesterday and it was a TV producer. Craziness I tell ya, but I really like it and I think I'm going to learn a lot from this internship. Already, I am becoming more Mac compatible, since that is all they have. Mac's are interesting. Something I've noticed in just the 2 days I've been there, Mac's seem to be a little more basic that windows in some of the functions. The thing I love the most is the "F11" key, which takes all windows off the screen so you can see the desktop, instead of having to minimize the windows. How awesome is that?

The only complaint I have about my internship is the freaking traffic. See, I love to drive, I really do. But this freeway traffic is just insane. I was late both days to work because apparently leaving 2 hours to get to a place that should only take 45 min. to get there, isn't enough time. I suppose next Thursday I'll leave around 7am-ish. Traffic isn't as bad coming home as it is getting there. I mean I was on the 5 freeway, which I think could be considered the MAIN freeway in SoCal, for 45 min. yesterday morning and in that 45 min, I never went over 15mph. Stop and go...my poor car. AND it's boring. I mean, nothing but talk radio in the morning...not a lot of music, no one to talk to...I'm tired as it is and I feel like I could fall asleep. I tell ya, I don't know how people commute to work all the time. I guess it just takes getting used to.

I know what I am about to say will make everyone sad, but I don't know when or even if I will get my computer up and running and have internet. (Right now I'm at school using the computer). My roommate and I were gonna get the SBC Yahoo $19.95/mo. DSL, but her phone # isn't available for DSL. Then, she got a lap top for graduation and she has 6 free months of AOL, so we were exited. It may be dial-up and AOL, but it was the right price. There are 2 phone jacks in our apt. One by the kitchen and one in the bedroom. Turns out the only one that works is the one in the bedroom, and by law, the apartment complex only has to have one phone jack working. So, if we wanted to fix the one by the kitchen, which is WAY closer to our computers, we have to pay like $130 to fix it...not the apartment complex. I think that's messed up. And to add to this...I took the network card out of my computer and put my modem back in and now my stupid computer won't recognize the modem. Well, I take that back...maybe it does, but it can't locate the drivers for it...grrr. I can't wait to get a new computer. So, I guess I'll see what happens.

Alright, I think I am done....thanks for sticking around if ya did and hopefully I will get to update again soon. ;)