Well, after this I shall think nothing of falling down stairs

Finally! Today is my very last day working at Steinmart and I couldn't be happier. Working at a place like Steinmart has shown me more than ever that I want nothing to do with business or corporate life. I hate it. Trying to push items on people and dealing with issues like store displays, inspections, sales,inventory and business finance is so completely opposite than what I'm attracted to. And don't get me started about that fucking elevator music they play all day in there. Gag. I could care less about linen displays and 30% off sales. I'm attracted to creativity and art and technology. So now I feel extremely pleased that I chose the career and major I did. I think if I was in business management I would be burned out within 3 years after college. I move in the week of the 18th, and today is only the 3rd, but I figured this was as good a time as any to quit. Overall, it's been a really good place to work, boring but good. I made some friends which I didn't expect to happen, but I think I'll stay in touch with a few of them and maybe they can even come visit me at USC. Im figuring I made about 1,400 dollars for the summer, which when you think of it on the larger scale is pretty meager, but its what I anticipated and I didn't spend a penny of it so it's all in checking. And I know exactly what I'm going to use it for. I've put a lot of things on standstill since I've been working so much and I'm looking forward to getting a little time to do the things I've had in the back of my mind this summer and will definitely not have time to do once school starts. Here's what I would like to do with my last two weeks

1) learn dreamweaver! Very important. My goal at the beginning of summer was to learn it and create some kickass websites, but things got in the way and I didn't have time to work on it. I ran into a guy I know when he came into Steinmart and he works at 20th Century Fox. We talked for a bit and he mentioned that they were looking for graphics students for internships and basically offered me or hinted at an upcoming internship position. He said he was gonna give us a call, I hope he does because entertainment design is one thing I'd like to do after college and an internship at Fox would look wonderful on an entry level resume. Damn, I seem so manipulative. But really, I would enjoy the internship because any chance I get to work in design seems exciting to me. It's not only about having something to put on a resume, it's more just getting the chance to work in it.

2) read? Haha, yeah. For some reason I have a hard time reading in bed. If I read right before I go to sleep, it takes me forever to fall asleep. My mind seems to wake up after that and I just cant sleep. But yeah, there's a list of books about a mile long that I want to read. Still havent even opened the Da Vinci Code, which I hear is excellent but I'm a little behind the times on that one as everyone has read it and already discussed it. I've read and looked through a bunch of design and art books but I need other material. I fear I am quickly becoming a one dimensional person. Not really, but ya know. You need other interests besides your major haha, which I have obviously have, but still.

3) learn a bit o'guitar. I've wanted to learn for a while and never really put in the effort, but I'm newly instilled with a drive to learn a little (seeing as I know nothing about it). My brother is starting lessons tomorrow. yay! He's self taught and over the past few years has gotten very good and hopefully I'll be able to pick it up too. I wonder if I could audit the guitar class at USC. Brigitte is taking it, maybe the teacher will be lax and I can just tag along and absorb everything. I don't have much musical talent as of now, I don't think flute in 5th grade, the rubber band/shoebox guitar I made when I was 4, or the recorder in 3rd grade really counts (but I could play a mean "Whole New World" recorder version).


Oh shoot, I've gotta run or I'll be late for my last day of work. I do hope to write more broadly on topics of interest, not just "here's what I've been up to today" which I know bores you to death but I havent updated in so long and I've been pretty much wrapped up in work. But as soon as I find some interesting things to post about soon, I will.