Photos & Internship

Here are the rest of my daily pictures so far...I've basically just been putting them up on my deviantart because it's tiring to upload them to two places, plus all the rest of my work that's worth seeing is up there too.

    

Jan. 7th & 8th

    

Jan. 9th & 10th

(looking at that sushi makes me want to eat spicy yellowtail [no crunch!] until I explode! *DROOL*)

    

Jan. 11th & 12th

    

Jan. 13 & 14th

    

Jan. 15th & 16th

Jan. 17th

So, internship.

I had a bit of a mishap, and though it's all fixed now, last Thursday I was really upset. Basically I got a call from the man who was going to be my boss and he told me that he was going through a really rough time with his business, and couldn't have me on as an intern anymore. He wasn't sure what was going on with his company, and didn't want to deal with the stress of trying to find me new work. The timing was really shitty though, because of course I was supposed to start in a week (this Wednesday, actually!) I was mad about the timing,  but I'm glad that he told me what was going on. Even if he had still taken me on, I wouldn't have wanted to spend an indefinite amount of time making phone calls to try to get new business and then sitting around doing nothing. I'd like my internship to be as educational as possible, and from what he was saying, I don't think I'd have had a good time or really learned anything of value if he could have taken me on.

I emailed the director of internships at my school, and for once FSU came through and didn't let me down, like they usually do. He reccomended a local sign making company called Add-A-Sign that FSU has sent many interns to before. I got right on the phone Friday morning and called the manager, Tim, and he agreed to see me that day. I showed up (I'd been there once before) and he did a quick overview of my portfolio and then showed me around the shop and told me I had the job! I wasn't REALLY worried that I wouldn't get the job, since they take interns all the time, and it's free work. Turns out I sort of know the girl who interned before me (little bit of pressure because I have some fairly big shoes to fill) and it seemed like she had a great time.

I'm lazy and don't feel like typing much more, but you can look at their website (linked above) and check out all the cool stuff they make. I'll get to use a bunch of cool machines (some similar to what I used in high school, and WAY better than what I had at OfficeMax). So I start Wednesday morning at 9 and it will basically be a 9-5, Monday-Friday thing, though they're flexible and if I need a day off now and then, or to come in late, they're ok with that. It's a small  business, and it looks like I'll be able to learn a lot and I'm really excited.

So what started out as a fiasco, turned into something that I feel really excited for and I think will work out for the best.

Also, I have an interview at Target on Thursday. I've overspent from my savings, and if I ever want to move out, I need to get that money back, so it's back to the retail grindstone. I'd hoped to avoid going back to retail, but hopefully it will only be for a few months this time.

We'll see what happens. Basically I have no clue what's going to happen over these next couple months (especially after vacation) and though that's a scary thought, it's also very exciting, and I'm keeping up my positive attitude for this year!