Well, I did it! I am so happy and excited to have been offered an internship position with NBC Universal working on Entertainment Publicity! It is a dream job of mine and something that I have aspired to since I was young. I can’t wait to work my ass off and prove my worth.
Los Angeles is going to be fantastic! I cannot wait! Not only am I SO excited to meet new people and explore an amazing new city, some very close friends of mine will also be there all summer. Caitlin and Monica from Boston College will be interning in LA this summer, and my very good friend Adam will also be staying in LA! He goes to USC, but we grew up together in Minnesota and it has been a very long time since we have seen each other beside visits to Europe.
I am currently figuring out how I am getting to LA and where I am going to live, but pricing the situation I have found that shipping my car and flying out on my own is the cheapest option. Shipping my car from Minnesota to LA cost $600 and flying from Bos to MSP to LAX to MSP and back to Bos at the end of summer should be roughly $550! What a good deal!
As for places to live, I am not picky. I want something comparable to what I pay in Boston ($800 a month) and that is close to Universal City in LA. Meaning Santa Monica and UCLA are out and USC and Studio City are in. Adam and some of my internship coordinators have been helping me find places, but I think I stumbled upon a gem.
The Tuscany Apartments are located in LA right near USC and 20 minutes away from my job. They are very pricy and fabulous, but since a lot of students live there (think 2000 of BC but multiply its fabulosity by 10 and you have Tuscany), they are trying to sublet at any cost. Their misfortune is my advantage. I will pay $800 a month for a single and private bathroom. There is internet, cable TV and HBO, central air, a gym, spa, 2 hot tubs, pool, steam room, tanning patio, and underground parking included! JACKPOT! Plus there is a fucking Chipotle Mexican Grill attached to the building. I will have to work extra hard in the gym to avoid getting fat, but it is fate. I may actually start believing in God again!
And so there you have it. Summer 2k9: Los Angeles! It is sure to be a flashy adventure where I will bust my balls to do everything I can to help NBC Universal! Come visit anytime!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
A Tale of Two Cities
I need to get better at this blog thing. I just forget sometimes (okay, all the time). I want to write that I will blog more often, but I can’t make any promises.
I am home in Minnesota for Easter break now--one of the few perks of going to Catholic university is that we get Easter break. Being home is boring, but relaxing. I honestly get so bored when I am not constantly surrounded by action, which is why I NEED to move to LA or NYC after graduating. Seriously.
In fact, I have been leaning toward LA lately. I am sick of the cold and rain. The northeast is constantly under gloomy, cloudy skies and sometimes it makes me want to off myself. I cannot stand walking in the rain anymore, not to mention putting up with snow storms that cramp my style all the time. As for the cold weather, I’m done. I grew up in fucking Minnesota, so I have put in my dues.
LA is always warm and sunny. I really don't care about the pollution. I will inhale all the smog in the world so long as I never have to trudge through five feet of snow again. Yes, I will trade in my snow days for smog days.
Currently I am bored as hell at home and watching "SouthLAnd," NBC's newest drama staring Benjamin McKenzie (of the OC--apparently he cannot get out of the greater Los Angeles area). The show takes place in LA's gritty underbelly. I loved it. It was so good. I am going to put it on my TV schedule.
It got me thinking about LA and myself. Albeit laughable, I would describe myself in two words: fabulous and dangerous. "SouthLAnd" captured the dangerous side of LA. For my fabulous fix, I'll watch "Entourage."
While NYC also shares these descriptors, it is cold and snowy. LA, here I come.
I am home in Minnesota for Easter break now--one of the few perks of going to Catholic university is that we get Easter break. Being home is boring, but relaxing. I honestly get so bored when I am not constantly surrounded by action, which is why I NEED to move to LA or NYC after graduating. Seriously.
In fact, I have been leaning toward LA lately. I am sick of the cold and rain. The northeast is constantly under gloomy, cloudy skies and sometimes it makes me want to off myself. I cannot stand walking in the rain anymore, not to mention putting up with snow storms that cramp my style all the time. As for the cold weather, I’m done. I grew up in fucking Minnesota, so I have put in my dues.
LA is always warm and sunny. I really don't care about the pollution. I will inhale all the smog in the world so long as I never have to trudge through five feet of snow again. Yes, I will trade in my snow days for smog days.
Currently I am bored as hell at home and watching "SouthLAnd," NBC's newest drama staring Benjamin McKenzie (of the OC--apparently he cannot get out of the greater Los Angeles area). The show takes place in LA's gritty underbelly. I loved it. It was so good. I am going to put it on my TV schedule.
It got me thinking about LA and myself. Albeit laughable, I would describe myself in two words: fabulous and dangerous. "SouthLAnd" captured the dangerous side of LA. For my fabulous fix, I'll watch "Entourage."
While NYC also shares these descriptors, it is cold and snowy. LA, here I come.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
quotes
Me: "I need a bigger drink. I'm an alcoholic, not a Barbie Doll."
TPJ: "Dude, we are all someone's Barbie Doll."
Me: "What do you mean? Like, God...?"
TPJ: "Yeah man, that's what I mean. Playing with us, tellin' us what to do!"
Me: *omg*
TPJ: "Dude, we are all someone's Barbie Doll."
Me: "What do you mean? Like, God...?"
TPJ: "Yeah man, that's what I mean. Playing with us, tellin' us what to do!"
Me: *omg*
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