Week Two

Tomorrow is the final day in my second week as an editorial assistant.  Last week finished out strong, and since my last post I've learned a lot more about the publishing process, my editorial duties and what I can expect from my job.  I've even understood most of it!  I'd say I'm making good progress towards becoming a pretty respectable editorial assistant.

Unfortunately, this week has been a little slow.  The editors are gearing up for the seasonal sales/marketing meeting, so they have a lot of work to do making presentations and all that.  This means they don't have a lot of time for much, and there really isn't a lot for me to do.  Of course I worked on the tasks I do have, but when you have to wait for other people to email you or provide information, some processes can get a little slow.  The sales meeting is Tuesday, so after that, things should pick back up.

In the mean time, I've started working at Uno's Columbus Ave.  I know my days at Uno's should be over, but you know, New York is an expensive city and a little extra money in the bank will be useful.  Last night was my first serving shift, and it really wore me out.  I came on at 6, which was pretty much right in the middle of the rush, and I ran my butt off for the next four hours.  I made good money, but it was rough.  I think a large part of why it was so difficult is the space: it's a really tiny restaurant, and everything is really cramped.  So you have to wait for people to move before you can do anything.  And customers have to walk through the main server station to get to the restaurant, so you've always got little kids around when you're taking food out of the window or carrying heavy trays.  It will definitely take some getting used to.

I'm also still in the apartment/roommate hunt.  A couple people at work tried to hook me up with roommate candidates (which I super appreciate) and I thought I had a live one.  We were going to meet up after work on Friday, but over email she seemed super nice.  But, she ended up taking a sublet for the summer, so for me, it's back to square one.  We're still meeting on Monday though, because you can never have too many friends, and Andrew is in Disney World, so its not like I really have anything else to do anyway.

Moral of that story is I need a roommate so one of y'all better move up here before May 31. : )

So, that's pretty much it.  I've totally gotten used to waking up at 6 am, which is great for my job, but its also like: wow, I'll probably wake up at 6 every day for the next 40 years.  So, that'll be fun.

Oh, the only other thing: I am seriously in need of a good shop.  I've been to work 9 days and I'm already pretty much out of outfits.  I worked at Uno's for so long, I sort of forgot how to dress myself, and now I need to put together outfits for an office environment with a very limited wardrobe!  Every day's a new challenge.  I'm visiting Ann in CT this weekend (super pumped, I haven't seen her since December!), maybe she could be convinced to do a little shopping.  It's not entirely unusual that we end up at the mall...