may 27

Today is my last day of internship. I decided not to do it over the summer, because I'll be busy in the summer and fall, although it would have been fun.

Today I was doing a little office work, but spend the second half of the day (post-lunch) mostly running around the city.

When I finally got back to internship at the end of the day, we all had some gourmet lemon treats that I brought in. It was a lot of fun, especially since we toasted.

wednesday may sixth

no journal required today.

I was mostly "collaging" at work today, which is a fun word for cutting out itty bitty naked pictures and sorting them by model. It is very tedious work. Ryan circles the models he wants, and we cut them out. Some of them are extremely small and the exacto knife can be dangerous if one's not careful.

I stayed in the office all day today, which was a relaxing alternative, but still exhausting. Jeff and I relabeled the cases into which all the equipment is loaded for the road trips. That stuff needs to be organized and cleaned for the next trip.

Other than that, I mostly was putting and taking things out for people around the office. Overall, an okay day.

There's a new intern named Sarah.

I'm hopeful that if I stay at the internship long enough I'll be given more serious jobs, using photoshop and such. Patrick (another intern) was photoshopping a picture of Ryan for the entire day.

We had falafel for lunch. Everyone at the office knows how to have fun and get work done.

april twenty ninth

Because of how the last two weeks have been, I managed to get to work today. Two weeks ago I wasn't there because of spring break (I was on vacation---had I been in the country I probably would have gone in) and a week ago I had to leave early to visit college.

Last night I had a family event in Washington D.C., but both my mom and I had to get to New York by this morning for work, so last night we drove back. We made pretty good time, and I wasn't that tired.

So this week, I was mostly in the office. Everyone is afraid that they have swine flu. It's pretty hot in the office, so everyone thinks they have a fever. You can imagine that Marc (and all of us) is becoming increasingly attached to his hand sanitizer (family size this week!)

I took inventory of all the film (different types), which basically means counting and accounting for all of the different kinds of film, and marking how many we have of each. It's a little tedious, but not so bad.

I think they appreciated the effort I made to get to work today. When I am interested in what I'm doing, it makes work so much quicker. It doesn't feel like work when it can suck you into focus that way.

In other news, I got offered a summer internship! I want to waitress in the summer, so I want to keep it at one day a week (it's a big trip into the city) but it should still be a lot of fun. The summer is mostly interns since everyone else is busy on Ryan's annual road trip.

april twenty-second

Today I was at internship for only a few hours--the rest of the day I was visiting college.

I scanned some more photos, and picked up a bottle of hand sanitizer for Marc. He likes his hand sanitizer so much he has me pick up a bottle when the existing bottle is halfway full. He says he doesn't want to be caught in the transition without sanitizer.

I really like how much city experience I get on the days when I'm out a lot picking and dropping things off. I know how to use the subway, but it's still good to be in practice in terms of using hopstop and such. The subway is sort of a practice experience. I would recommend anyone that do this internship have at least a minimal knowledge of New York.

When I was going out last time to run some errands (which turned out to take a while), Marc told me that those trips are about accuracy, not speed. So if something takes a little longer than it should, that's okay, as long as it gets done. Before that I would nervously hurry along intern-style, worried that I would get in trouble if I were late.

april fifteenth

spring break this week--no entry.

april 8

Today I was mostly scanning photos and doing a lot of desk-work. I was asked to drop by the deli a few times to pick up a few different things; garbage bags, hand sanitizer (Marc is crazy clean).  It was definitely an exercise in multi-tasking.  And I also found that if you make a mistake that you should just say something. Bosses like people who can just tell them exactly what is going on.   Also, I have learned to not fear asking questions.  If I don't understand the directions, it's better to ask until I do--it's appreciated in the long run. 

It's nice; I'm getting used to the office. It's very laid back; they play music, make jokes, and take dance breaks.  It's a very creative environment and a lot gets done.  I was really happy to feel that the office feels they can ask me about my life, and to do things--it makes me feel like part of it. 

And today I met Ryan for the second time. It's sort of hard not to be star-struck by him, but he's really nice and welcoming. He remembered my name even though I only met him once and only work in his office once a week. I feel very privileged to be working there especially since I'm not even in college yet---I'm by far the youngest person in the office. 

I really like my internship  a lot. It's a lot of fun.  

I stayed a little longer until I finished the job I was on, which I think Marc appreciated.  I really love what I do.

april 1

Today was glamorous. I was asked to pick up a bag by Stella McCartney. I had to make a bunch of deliveries, among which was this very expensive bag.  They deal with it as if it's nothing--it's very interesting. Most of the people are pretty jaded as far as how glamorous something is.  I was oogling at the bag--it is worth about $1300.  I felt like I was being trusted with a lot.  Before that, I handled Ryan McGinley's passport and other extremely valuable things. I feel like an integral part of the office when they trust me with that much, that quickly.

By the end of the day, I was exhausted. I spent all day running around the city,  hopstopping my way around.  It's giving me a great experience as far as working out the subway, which I know, but not as well as I think I will in more time.

I was exhausted when the day was over.  But definitely worth it.