I head back to school (for the final time ever) on Sunday. Despite having to wake up at 8 for a sociology class followed by a Art Criticism class followed then by work ( i need money so I'll see the library again for another month) i am looking forward to being on campus.
I like summer classes way more than fall or spring. They are easier, the class size is usually smaller, and hardly anyone is on campus so i get to be anxiety free for a while. Even with my nice new desk at home, i don't get much writing done here (as you may or may nor be able to tell). The bed is just too tempting and i have fallen in love with the history channel and it's marathons.
I HAVE been filling out some applications though, and searching for some internships along the way. I have in the last week submitted two Cover Letters to two separate publishing companies ( i have about six more of these things to write), and now the waiting game begins.
It's a lot harder than i thought. A part of you wants to lie so much on those things. Like if you make yourself sound like the shit someone will have to hire you. But then you remember that like most lies they eventually come out and you don't want to start any business relationship with a lie. Filling out applications for me has been like watching a romantic comedy. It's like the book publishing company is the attractive girl in the bar/club who i really want to talk too and possibly have a relationship with. As the guy, i'm in the corner all awkward and nervous with a handful of my other friends ,wanting to strike up a conversation with the girl that could lead to something else. Upon approaching her however i have to figure out what she would be interested in.
The artistic sensitive type, the macho type, or something totally left centered.
The ball is totally in her court, and i just hope what i have to offer is what she wants to hear.
I'd hate being a dude, if it's anything like applying to jobs.
Interestingly enough, i have been looking at this wicked awesome internship in the city. There is a radio podcast called THIS AMERICAN LIFE which is the best thing i have heard since Gavin Degraw singing I want to "love you more than anything". I don't really know how to explain what type of radio show it is. It's like a documentary on tape. I listen to this thing every week and it's amazing. Funny, serious, educational, it's awesome.
There internships run for 6 months, and the work hours are long but i guess it wouldn't look bad on an application. Who can turn down "Yeah i worked for a nationally accredited radio show, winner of the Peabody award". If that doesn't sound hott, i don't know what does.
I'll be back to regular posting on Monday. Sorry for the lag, May seems to do that to me.
Now back to Scripps National Spelling Bee. This is like the best competition in the whole entire world. Smart kids spelling words i have never seen before...RATINGS GOLD. Smart kids struggling to spell difficult words i have never heard before...PRICELESS.
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i love how the Spelling Bee is broadcast on ESPN (it used to be, anyway). i always wonder what ESPN and its viewers think when Mahesh from Iowa gets up and spells some crazyass word and wins the prize...
i LOVE *This American Life.* I have been listening to the archive obsessively for the last couple of months. Interning there would be killer.
i hope this doesn't come out wrong, but are you having anyone proofread your cover letters and statements and such? (my spell/grammarchecker is going off all over the place right now, because of teaching a writing class).
God, This American Life is just the freaking best thing since sliced bread. actually, sliced bread is no big deal in my world, so it's even BETTER than that!
I have a total radio-crush on half the dudes who do pieces for that show. I think my #1 TAL crush is Davy Rothbart.
i am such a loser, i know.
good luck with the applications and suchlike....let me know if i can ever do anything to help!
I'm taking 2-3 hours typing up these cover letters, and i am avoiding complicated sentences and passive voice. I figure if i just stay simple, i'll avoid the grammar problems i usually run into.
For This American Life though, i have to write a CV, resume, and answer 6 questions in six different paragraphs. Hard core stuff for a wicked awesome position. It's not due until October, but when i have the majority done i'll send it to you for proofreading. I could use your skills.
I don't know who the dude is, but i have a major radio crush on the guy who did the first piece for the episode: Return to Childhood 2008. His voice is like buttah. I think his name is Alex Bloomberg?
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