Tis Friday!

I have today off. It's weird. I'm so not use to having Friday's off I had to remind myself last night that I did not have to go to bed early for work in the morning.





This week has felt less like a mini-vacation and more like an 'errand running and hanging out with people' week. I've totally ignored some deadlines in favor of applying to jobs, hitting up an arcade and cooking pasta.

I recently found this incredibly awesome internship to apply to and am investing a lot of energy to submit the application before the closing date. Sorry Literary Agency you'll get your reader response next week.



Did I mention this internship is in the UK! A while back I was interested in applying to a production work scheme with BBC. It was after I went on an interview with BBC America that I starting looking into actual work programs over there. I love British television. Outside of Doctor Who, the Brits know how to make good television programs. Survivors, Mr. Bean, Blackadder, Monday/Monday, It Crowd, the Inbetweeners. I could go on.

So on some level it makes sense to learn more about British programming in the UK.



Overseas most of the work schemes or internships are paid for and because I have little ties to my life in the states combined with a huge desire to be near British boys, I've been hunting down the right internship since August.





The BBC one turned out to be a bust. The application was beyond impossible to complete. Not only did it require a lengthy written application but I would have to send in a production reel. So, I put that opportunity behind me (production reel, that would involve learning how to edit first) and kept searching. A few days ago I stumbled upon a communications and marketing internship with another television company. It's a 12 month, paid internship in a field of my interest (kinda) and would be amazing if I got it.





The application is due next Saturday. I'm sending it in on Monday. I don't even care if this is a ridiculous thing to do. I'm doing it. And if I get it, I would freak out beyond freak out. Could you imagine the things I'd see and write about.





I realize now that wanting a change and actually making the change happen are two different things. And four days away from the Le Sad Store has put many a things in perspective. In retail, even though cashiers and customer service people deal with a majority of people's bullshit all day (some later cried in front of me on Wednesday because she was new to the area and hated everything) we are low on the totem poll, even to the managers. Oh, the store couldn't function without us busting our ass but no one cares because we are replaceable. There is some other desperate, young sap ready to take our place.





Despite my hours being cut dramatically, Le Sad Store is actually hiring new people. The other day some girl called in to check on the status of on the interview she came in for the week before. She will most likely will start in a few weeks and I am not too pleased about this only because all we hear about are the amount of hours the store isn't able to give out because of fiscal year b.s. and now we are hiring more people who will, take hours away from us.





At 25 I really do want to work for a company that believes in me as much I as believe it. And that, along with wanting to utilize real skills, is why I need to leave Le Sad Store. Wow, I think I just said a very adult thing. Weird.





So while I have a manuscript report to compose, a post to write (darren criss post most likely) and a room that is in serious need of cleaning I have been using most of my energy to sound smart, witty and awesome as hell for this internship. I don't know if I'll get it or if Americans are allowed to apply but it can't hurt. Right? I could finally be UK bound. For a whole year, and I wouldn't be broke.



Outside of working on the application today, Heather (the old friend I'm reconnecting with) and I are going to munch on pizza and watch movies at her place for a little bit. She is actually the most delightful person I've met here. It's like our friendship has just been on pause for the last 15 years and we've picked up quite nicely as friends. It's nice having a friend outside of Le Sad Store, someone I can just watch movies with and talk about Darren Criss or Tosh 2.0 without sounding nerdy.

So yeah, on my very first Friday off in a very long time, I've got a internship to apply to, a post to write and a friend to hang out with. Things are looking up. Except for my allergies which are beating the hell out of me, things are looking up.