Highlights from this week:
Sunday, I got offered my first tip for a tour. That was a nice morale boost. We had a new show go up, and no one likes it. That's always awkward.
This week I put out my first mailing all by myself. I battled the copier and emerged triumphant. I have learned how to copy double-sided and tri-folded. I have mastered the machine that licks envelopes for you. Whabam!
We had a ton of bad weather this week-- a no'eastah they call it. Heavy snow Wednesday, heavy rain Thursday, then back to heavy snow Friday. I was out postering the last 2 days, and learned that my winter boots are not water-resistant. Awkward, and very unfortunate.
Friday, I gave my first tour to students-- high schoolers from a charter school. It was fun figuring out what would engage them and how they approached the pieces differently from my other tours. It made me a bit more optimistic about TFA. Maybe they won't eat me alive.
I picked up a second job editing resumes and essays for ESL people in China, and it seems fun so far. It's nice to be all fix-it with someone else's life.
Things Learned This Week: Houses without heat during a Massachusetts winter are very, very cold.
-Jezebel
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Day 34
Highlights from Last Week
Thursday: I found the gays! They are in Albany—who knew? It was super cute. I was just out postering, and felt the dulcet tones of Cher calling me toward Lark Street… My inner dialogue went thus, “A Planned Parenthood, that’s nice. Ooh, a tattoo parlor, that looks cute. Oh, it’s just for women. And the decorations are burlesque themed. Wow, everyone’s so friendly. I missed all-women environments. And this coffee shop is just adorable. Here’s a bar. Wow, it’s open at 4:00 in the afternoon? There are so many people here! Interesting. Oh I love this music! Oh… oh. I got it.” It was so nice, and everyone said how cute my hair was and it was like I was hooooooooooome!
Friday: A little bit of an adventure. I came in for what was supposed to be a half-day to do some last minute press for our dance party, and went on one of my favorite routes. It’s rull cute, and the towns are adorable. Oh, and I also get to steal little containers of salsa at one of the Mexican restaurants. On the way back, I was going up a very steep dirt road, and managed to pull down a side of the plastic bumper guard under the car. Being the resourceful young woman I am, I used an ingenious contraption of masking tape and rubber bands to hold it together for the drive back. I couldn’t drive more than 20 mph because the wind would catch it and pull it down again. People in Massachusetts do not like it when you drive 20 mph down one-lane highways in the mountains. They get very, very irritable. The interns and I went out to see “Valentine’s Day” when I got back though, and that was super cute.
Saturday: Another adventure. The museum was free, so we got knocked flat by the massive hordes of people streaming in. I was taping up signs in the morning, and narrowly avoided a “Devil Wears Prada” moment. I had taped the top and bottom of the signs, but not the corners. LITTLE DID I KNOW the museum director hates flappy corners. But since it’s a museum where people are nice, I went around and fixed everything before I had to be burned at the stake as an example to future tapers.
Sunday: I got my first official tour groupies! I started my tour with 10, and ended with nearly 30. Bam!
Now I’m gearing up for a week at Swelles, and am super excited to see all the shows. :D
Fun Thing Learned This Week: Cover letters that sound “sassy” in my head should be slept on before getting sent.
-Jezebel
Thursday: I found the gays! They are in Albany—who knew? It was super cute. I was just out postering, and felt the dulcet tones of Cher calling me toward Lark Street… My inner dialogue went thus, “A Planned Parenthood, that’s nice. Ooh, a tattoo parlor, that looks cute. Oh, it’s just for women. And the decorations are burlesque themed. Wow, everyone’s so friendly. I missed all-women environments. And this coffee shop is just adorable. Here’s a bar. Wow, it’s open at 4:00 in the afternoon? There are so many people here! Interesting. Oh I love this music! Oh… oh. I got it.” It was so nice, and everyone said how cute my hair was and it was like I was hooooooooooome!
Friday: A little bit of an adventure. I came in for what was supposed to be a half-day to do some last minute press for our dance party, and went on one of my favorite routes. It’s rull cute, and the towns are adorable. Oh, and I also get to steal little containers of salsa at one of the Mexican restaurants. On the way back, I was going up a very steep dirt road, and managed to pull down a side of the plastic bumper guard under the car. Being the resourceful young woman I am, I used an ingenious contraption of masking tape and rubber bands to hold it together for the drive back. I couldn’t drive more than 20 mph because the wind would catch it and pull it down again. People in Massachusetts do not like it when you drive 20 mph down one-lane highways in the mountains. They get very, very irritable. The interns and I went out to see “Valentine’s Day” when I got back though, and that was super cute.
Saturday: Another adventure. The museum was free, so we got knocked flat by the massive hordes of people streaming in. I was taping up signs in the morning, and narrowly avoided a “Devil Wears Prada” moment. I had taped the top and bottom of the signs, but not the corners. LITTLE DID I KNOW the museum director hates flappy corners. But since it’s a museum where people are nice, I went around and fixed everything before I had to be burned at the stake as an example to future tapers.
Sunday: I got my first official tour groupies! I started my tour with 10, and ended with nearly 30. Bam!
Now I’m gearing up for a week at Swelles, and am super excited to see all the shows. :D
Fun Thing Learned This Week: Cover letters that sound “sassy” in my head should be slept on before getting sent.
-Jezebel
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Day 25
Just when I think it's dull and boring here-- things get fun.
This weekend was really cute. Two of the interns made breakfast for everyone on Saturday, which was so adorable (and really good). We decided on LOST nights, we're going to charge people who come over and make them fantastic, epic snacks.
Today was a tour day, and I gave my first Sol Lewitt one. To a single person. A curator. A curator who works at a museum where they have Sol Lewitt wall drawings. So, FML.
My second tour was...special. There were 2 parties this time. One was a Wellesley alum from '56 (!!!) and her adorable husband. They were there for the museum opening, thereby robbing me of any historical background schpeil that I could have used to distract them from... Party #2. Party #2 consisted of a mother and daughter who approached right as the tour was scheduled to begin to say that they were going to be late. Party #1 hated Party #2 for being late, and the reverse was true, only subtract the "offended lateness" and add "offended because you have a wheelchair." Fantastically awkward.
At least I got my laundry done.
Fun Thing Learned Today: Netflix judges you (in a really passive aggressive way) when you watch too many Romantic Comedies in a row.
-Jezebel
This weekend was really cute. Two of the interns made breakfast for everyone on Saturday, which was so adorable (and really good). We decided on LOST nights, we're going to charge people who come over and make them fantastic, epic snacks.
Today was a tour day, and I gave my first Sol Lewitt one. To a single person. A curator. A curator who works at a museum where they have Sol Lewitt wall drawings. So, FML.
My second tour was...special. There were 2 parties this time. One was a Wellesley alum from '56 (!!!) and her adorable husband. They were there for the museum opening, thereby robbing me of any historical background schpeil that I could have used to distract them from... Party #2. Party #2 consisted of a mother and daughter who approached right as the tour was scheduled to begin to say that they were going to be late. Party #1 hated Party #2 for being late, and the reverse was true, only subtract the "offended lateness" and add "offended because you have a wheelchair." Fantastically awkward.
At least I got my laundry done.
Fun Thing Learned Today: Netflix judges you (in a really passive aggressive way) when you watch too many Romantic Comedies in a row.
-Jezebel
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Day 22
Breakfast: Overslept. Again.
Lunch: Shrimp ramen, 2 pony snacks
Dinner: 3 soft-boiled eggs, toast, peppermint brownie I baked for my roomie
I was all over the place today. I postered the town, and I think I'm officially solid at it. We realized the van was gone so I couldn't poster far away, so I learned how to stalk people on the internet. By stalk I mean market our events. :)
I also practiced my Lewitt tour for tomorrow. In the dark. In an abandoned museum that used to be a warehouse. It was a little creepy. However, I think I cut it down enough so that it's not 2 hours long.
Fun Thing Learned Today: Meetup is the grown-up version of Facebook. And there are a lot of pagans on there.
-Jezebel
Lunch: Shrimp ramen, 2 pony snacks
Dinner: 3 soft-boiled eggs, toast, peppermint brownie I baked for my roomie
I was all over the place today. I postered the town, and I think I'm officially solid at it. We realized the van was gone so I couldn't poster far away, so I learned how to stalk people on the internet. By stalk I mean market our events. :)
I also practiced my Lewitt tour for tomorrow. In the dark. In an abandoned museum that used to be a warehouse. It was a little creepy. However, I think I cut it down enough so that it's not 2 hours long.
Fun Thing Learned Today: Meetup is the grown-up version of Facebook. And there are a lot of pagans on there.
-Jezebel
Monday, February 1, 2010
Day 21
Breakfast: Overslept
Lunch: Quesadillas
Dinner: Linguini with mushrooms, onions, cauliflower, and tofu
I worked all day long on my Sol Lewitt tour, and I think it came out pretty well. I'm worried it'll be too long, but it's easier to cut than to add.
Sorry to be so terse-- I've been up all night working on posters and programs for the last few shows at Swelles. I think I've gotten a handle on Photoshop. It just required a different way of thinking about layers and images.
Fun Thing Learned Today: Sol Lewitt worked for Seventeen magazine before he became the grandfather of conceptual art.
-Jezebel
Lunch: Quesadillas
Dinner: Linguini with mushrooms, onions, cauliflower, and tofu
I worked all day long on my Sol Lewitt tour, and I think it came out pretty well. I'm worried it'll be too long, but it's easier to cut than to add.
Sorry to be so terse-- I've been up all night working on posters and programs for the last few shows at Swelles. I think I've gotten a handle on Photoshop. It just required a different way of thinking about layers and images.
Fun Thing Learned Today: Sol Lewitt worked for Seventeen magazine before he became the grandfather of conceptual art.
-Jezebel
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