This week's list: List your past jobs. Now I have to admit I don't have that many past jobs, because I'm a spoiled only child whose mom thought it was more important for me to be a kid than making money and learning to be responsible, so I went to summer camp, did summer school, and then eventually my senior year of high school got a job... so here goes.
1) Day Camp Counselor at my school's summer program: I aided in teaching art classes and making sure the kiddos got fed. Pretty much I just played with art stuff all day. It might have been the best job I've ever had.
2) Bob Evan's Waitress: Although I HATED this job, I still talk about it, so it couldn't have been that bad I guess. I feel like it was a right of passage and now I know I can waitress, if I ever need to, which I might. Like next week.
3) Ohio Citizens for the Arts: An internship I stumbled upon, which was for a lobbying group for the arts. I really enjoyed it even though the work I did was lame like send envelopes through a machine that wet them for closing (okay that machine was pretty cool). I also got to work in a big fancy office building in downtown columbus (okay in the basement of a a big fancy office building. The arts have to take what they can get).
4) Duane Reed Gallery: I was an unpaid intern and it was really boring although the girl I worked with was super nice. I guess it was cool to see the business of art too. I guess... I did get to experience a Japanese business man searching for a picture of a cowboy to take back to Japan. That was amusing. We didn't sell cowboys, just Chihuly...
5) WashU Libraries Preservation Dept.: This might have been the dorkiest job I've ever had. I fixed books. It was pretty awesome. Like getting paid to do book binding, which I found enjoyable. I also could set my own schedule which made it perfect for a college student. I did almost get smashed in those stacks that move back and forth to condense space. That was kinda scary.
6) Pier One: Stacking candles was sort of therapeutic. That's all I have to say about that.
7) Intercontinental Hotels Group: Um... I designed hotel rooms with the lovely E which are really being put in hotels. That's pretty much amazing right? I also got to go in a private plane with snacks.
8) Proctoring SATs: This is what I do now for pocket money, while I'm waiting for someone to discover my talent and hire me, because they can't live without me. PS. this is like the easiest job EVER. I sit and get paid and occasionally say "Pencils down. Stop working."
Showing posts with label Listography. Show all posts
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Listography Sunday + a gift with purchase
Today's list is "List your favorite films." Now I enjoy a good film (or a not so good film, as my taste in film often leads me to the RomCom category or the ever popular chick flick) every once in a while, but unfortunately I am not one of those people that can remember seeing the film once a few months has past. In fact people who quote movies while we watch them really annoy me, not only because it's annoying, but because I'm jealous that I can't even remember the titles of films after seeing them. Needless to say this should be interesting.
1) Amelie: I own this film on both dvd and vhs. It's a wonderful imaginative world and who doesn't want to be like Audrey Tautou.
2) Dirty Dancing Havana Nights: This is a classic. Cuban dancing and a Patrick Swayze cameo. This is one of the only films I can watch over and over again. Just ask my college roommate Angie.
3) Little Women: One of my first favorite films. I was devastated when I lost my vhs copy.
4) Sound of Music: Who doesn't want 8 brothers and sisters? I certainly did. And I wanted them to sing and I wanted to wear curtains with Julie Andrews. This film led me to try out for the play in 3rd grade (which was a devastating realization that my stage career was going to end before it started), to see Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in concert with the London Philharmonic (they sang Edelweiss!!), write a paper in college on my desire to be one of the VonTrapp children as a child, because of the sibling factor (never mind the whole Nazi, WWII thing), and lastly get really excited when I went to Saltzberg and saw many of the sites from the film.
Stairs where they sing Do-Re-Mi
One thing really bugged me about her presentation and brought me back to the age old debate between the architect and interior designer conflict was the fact that one of her points was guess what, the occupants of the building matter! She made it seem like this was an Aha! moment for her and all I could think was really? Really? Who the heck are you designing buildings for if it isn't the occupant??? How do architects not think about the human factor or the people that these places are built for??? Isn't the whole point of architecture to provide shelter for PEOPLE? Why else do we need buildings? We don't is the answer. We could live in stick huts. Does the same thing as a "green" billion dollar office building (okay, okay, maybe not quite, but you get the point). So, this brought me to the realization that although I love the design process, I love researching the user more and now I'm looking into being a human factors researcher (because this actually exists! The only downside is that it doesn't exist in Atlanta. So we'll see who gets to me first, my dream job or a design job in the ATL. I'm going to take either).
The second event I went to this week was "The Late Work of Dali," the show that's at the High Museum right now. I went this week, because I didn't have anything going on and I didn't want to go on a weekend, because I hate people and crowds. In this regard I'm a genius. So, in the past I haven't really been a fan of Dali (I saw a show of his in college at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and have to say, just thought it was bizarre). This show gave me a whole new perspective on Dali and his process. Now I will say I'm still not a "fan" but I understand him a little better. First, the show has two dialogues happening. One is his relationship with photog Philippe Haussmann. Together they created a book called Dali's Moustache in which Haussmann asks Dali questions and basically his moustache responds in a series of portraits. I found these really quirky and amusing and bought the book before leaving the exhibit (the back of it says "This book is preposterous." Who doesn't love a book that warns the reader like that?)
The other dialogue was that of Dali's thought process later in life. First off he was a great proponent of Renaissance art and was an intimate follower of Vermeer. I found this interesting, because I'm reading a book on Vermeer right now called the Forger's Spell and I can see the similarities between the two artists' work. Dali if nothing else, technically was a fantastic painter. His subject matter later in life dealt less with dream imagery and the subconscious of his earlier work and more with ideas of religion, nuclear imagery (the atom bombs had recently been dropped on Japan), and pop culture. He also used his wife and love of his life as a model and inspiration in a lot of his work. There was a quote from Andy Warhol that said he wasn't sure what Dali would have been had it not been for his wife and having his watch melt. I thought this was hilarious. Anyway I really enjoyed the show and recommend checking out the High's website for more info.
That is all for now. So go a seize the week, because the world is your oyster, and as always live by Dali's words and be preposterous!
1) Amelie: I own this film on both dvd and vhs. It's a wonderful imaginative world and who doesn't want to be like Audrey Tautou.
2) Dirty Dancing Havana Nights: This is a classic. Cuban dancing and a Patrick Swayze cameo. This is one of the only films I can watch over and over again. Just ask my college roommate Angie.
3) Little Women: One of my first favorite films. I was devastated when I lost my vhs copy.
4) Sound of Music: Who doesn't want 8 brothers and sisters? I certainly did. And I wanted them to sing and I wanted to wear curtains with Julie Andrews. This film led me to try out for the play in 3rd grade (which was a devastating realization that my stage career was going to end before it started), to see Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in concert with the London Philharmonic (they sang Edelweiss!!), write a paper in college on my desire to be one of the VonTrapp children as a child, because of the sibling factor (never mind the whole Nazi, WWII thing), and lastly get really excited when I went to Saltzberg and saw many of the sites from the film.
Stairs where they sing Do-Re-Mi5) I am Sam: First off, amazing sound track. Makes me cry every time, even when I had to watch it in class in college (embarrassing).
Okay well I'm sure there are more, but these are the first 5 that came to mind. I'd love to hear what some of yours are so that maybe I can see them and improve my film repertoire.
Gift with Purchase!
So I've been wanting to tell you all about a few recent events I've gone to and I'm going to forget about them if I don't do it now.
First was a WashU alumni event where a WashU alum and the vice president of HOK in Wash. D.C. gave a presentation on greening the workplace. She has written a book on the subject that is geared towards a non-design public. Now I think this is a great idea and I bought the book to see how she sells green to the non design world (I have yet to read it, but will let you know if there is anything interesting in it).
Okay well I'm sure there are more, but these are the first 5 that came to mind. I'd love to hear what some of yours are so that maybe I can see them and improve my film repertoire.
Gift with Purchase!
So I've been wanting to tell you all about a few recent events I've gone to and I'm going to forget about them if I don't do it now.
First was a WashU alumni event where a WashU alum and the vice president of HOK in Wash. D.C. gave a presentation on greening the workplace. She has written a book on the subject that is geared towards a non-design public. Now I think this is a great idea and I bought the book to see how she sells green to the non design world (I have yet to read it, but will let you know if there is anything interesting in it).
One thing really bugged me about her presentation and brought me back to the age old debate between the architect and interior designer conflict was the fact that one of her points was guess what, the occupants of the building matter! She made it seem like this was an Aha! moment for her and all I could think was really? Really? Who the heck are you designing buildings for if it isn't the occupant??? How do architects not think about the human factor or the people that these places are built for??? Isn't the whole point of architecture to provide shelter for PEOPLE? Why else do we need buildings? We don't is the answer. We could live in stick huts. Does the same thing as a "green" billion dollar office building (okay, okay, maybe not quite, but you get the point). So, this brought me to the realization that although I love the design process, I love researching the user more and now I'm looking into being a human factors researcher (because this actually exists! The only downside is that it doesn't exist in Atlanta. So we'll see who gets to me first, my dream job or a design job in the ATL. I'm going to take either).
The second event I went to this week was "The Late Work of Dali," the show that's at the High Museum right now. I went this week, because I didn't have anything going on and I didn't want to go on a weekend, because I hate people and crowds. In this regard I'm a genius. So, in the past I haven't really been a fan of Dali (I saw a show of his in college at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and have to say, just thought it was bizarre). This show gave me a whole new perspective on Dali and his process. Now I will say I'm still not a "fan" but I understand him a little better. First, the show has two dialogues happening. One is his relationship with photog Philippe Haussmann. Together they created a book called Dali's Moustache in which Haussmann asks Dali questions and basically his moustache responds in a series of portraits. I found these really quirky and amusing and bought the book before leaving the exhibit (the back of it says "This book is preposterous." Who doesn't love a book that warns the reader like that?)
The other dialogue was that of Dali's thought process later in life. First off he was a great proponent of Renaissance art and was an intimate follower of Vermeer. I found this interesting, because I'm reading a book on Vermeer right now called the Forger's Spell and I can see the similarities between the two artists' work. Dali if nothing else, technically was a fantastic painter. His subject matter later in life dealt less with dream imagery and the subconscious of his earlier work and more with ideas of religion, nuclear imagery (the atom bombs had recently been dropped on Japan), and pop culture. He also used his wife and love of his life as a model and inspiration in a lot of his work. There was a quote from Andy Warhol that said he wasn't sure what Dali would have been had it not been for his wife and having his watch melt. I thought this was hilarious. Anyway I really enjoyed the show and recommend checking out the High's website for more info.
That is all for now. So go a seize the week, because the world is your oyster, and as always live by Dali's words and be preposterous!
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Listography Sunday
The next list in Listography is "List your closest friends." I'm going to skip this list in an effort to not hurt feelings by leaving people out not because they are not my close friends, but because I have a bad memory and might forget to list you (If you've been invited to read TWIMO take it upon yourselves to know you are on that list). So the next list is "List Places You've Lived."
1) Ashland, Ohio: Born there, moved away at the age of 5 and then parents returned during my freshman year of college, so technically this is where I call my hometown now, although I don't really feel connected to this place as home for various psychological reasons.
2) Perrysville, Ohio: 1990-1997. Completed kindergarten through 7th grade.
3) Gahanna, Ohio: 1998-2003. Completed High School
4) St. Louis, Missouri: College 2003-2007. Wish I had taken advantage of living in this city. Instead I was studying, uptight, attached to a boy in Ohio and scared to go outside (it was the #1 most dangerous city that year, but really I think other issues were at play on my part).
5 1/2) Florence, Italy: Sept. 2005- Dec. 2005. Pretty amazing experience to live in Italy for 3 months although at the time I was really cold and sick of the 11 people in my program. In hindsight a great life experience though.
5) Savannah, Georgia: Graduate School 2007-2010. In my opinion some of the best years of my life thus far.
6) Atlanta, Georgia: Present... Waiting for this chapter of my life to really take off.
1) Ashland, Ohio: Born there, moved away at the age of 5 and then parents returned during my freshman year of college, so technically this is where I call my hometown now, although I don't really feel connected to this place as home for various psychological reasons.
2) Perrysville, Ohio: 1990-1997. Completed kindergarten through 7th grade.
3) Gahanna, Ohio: 1998-2003. Completed High School
4) St. Louis, Missouri: College 2003-2007. Wish I had taken advantage of living in this city. Instead I was studying, uptight, attached to a boy in Ohio and scared to go outside (it was the #1 most dangerous city that year, but really I think other issues were at play on my part).
5 1/2) Florence, Italy: Sept. 2005- Dec. 2005. Pretty amazing experience to live in Italy for 3 months although at the time I was really cold and sick of the 11 people in my program. In hindsight a great life experience though.
5) Savannah, Georgia: Graduate School 2007-2010. In my opinion some of the best years of my life thus far.
6) Atlanta, Georgia: Present... Waiting for this chapter of my life to really take off.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Listography Sunday
In my depressed state of unemployment and feeling like I might be passed over for the one job that is actually hiring because I'm over qualified and they fear I will ditch them (which I wouldn't) I have spent the weekend moping around my apartment when I found this book I had purchased a few years back called Listography by Lisa Nola (ok really it would be by you once you fill it out). Essentially it is a blank book with categories of lists on each page so that you can fill them out and create your own autobiography. Now some of the lists are really strange and some of them just bring up nostalgic memories of the past. I have decided (if I can keep my days straight) to make Sunday "Listography Sunday." Each Sunday I will fill out the next list in the listography book and share it with you unless A) I have nothing to list for the category and B) I do not want to share it with the virtual world. Feel free to pick up your own copy of Listography and play along or be thrifty and just use the headings I give you and make your own lists, which of course you should share with me if they are awesome (but only if they are awesome).
Ted- Guinea Pig (kept me awake at night plus I wasn't so good at taking care of him so we gave him to my first grade class and then raffled him off at the end of the year. Then he became Matt Fliger's guinea pig)
Tiger- Cat. Best cat in the world. Had kittens, which was the thrill of my elementary school life.
So here we go with List #1: List Pets You've Had and Their Names
Nicky- Parent's poodle (around before I was born, but I remember when she passed away. My first experience with death)
Ted- Guinea Pig (kept me awake at night plus I wasn't so good at taking care of him so we gave him to my first grade class and then raffled him off at the end of the year. Then he became Matt Fliger's guinea pig)
Tiger- Cat. Best cat in the world. Had kittens, which was the thrill of my elementary school life.
Zach- Cat. Tiger's son. Gray. Named after a frozen yogurt establishment.
Buddy- Cat. Also best cat in the world. A stray who found us. Was my dog Maggie's best friend.
Chon- Bichon Frise. Cranky. Was allergic to himself and blind. Was the butt of many jokes from my extended family, but he loved my mom and she loved him.
Wiggles- Dwarf Rabbit. Convinced my parents I needed a rabbit for Easter. Dad built it a deluxe hutch, but Wiggles proved not to be that much fun and just bit and scratched me a lot. Sold him and the hutch to some people I rode the school bus with.
Midnight and Daylight- Goldfish. These two lovers lived a really long time for goldfish until Midnight committed suicide and I found him at the foot of my bed one morning after having jumped out of his tank. Daylight soon followed from a broken heart.
Maggie- Golden Retriever. Amazing dog with a big heart. Lived 15 years!
Clair- Miniature Poodle. Best thing that has happened to me in my adult life. She's been there for me through some really hard times and has helped me purge my shoe collection by eating some pairs.
I think that is it. I'd love to hear about the animal friends who have shaped your past and helped you become the wonderful person you are today.
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