Want to hear a funny story?
A couple weeks ago, I was sending out some media kits for Opportunity Houston that Matt gave me. I made labels, addressed them to the correct person, and headed towards the mailroom. There, I double checked that everything was perfect and then licked the envelope.
Mistake.
The first label seemed to be defective, so I moved on to the next envelope and decided I would redo the first one. The man to my left that was minding his own business at first, leaned over and said, "You'll lose your job like that. Licking envelopes." My eyes were probably ten feet in diameter. He then explained that nobody licks envelopes these days, but he "liked that sort of dedication." He introduced me to the removable strip on "self-adhesive" envelopes. Welcome to the twenty-first century.
Intern fail.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Week Four
This is my mandatory diary to fulfill my internship credit, but I'm a bit excited to actually keep up with what I do. The days begin to blend after a while, being week four already.
So, I'm an intern in the Custom Publishing department of Texas Monthly. My day to day co-workers are Matt, Carolyn, Nan, Missy, and David. There are a couple other clutch ones, but I either see them less frequently or have avoided telling them I don't remember their name.
I spent the first couple weeks at the office pretty consumed by textraveler.com. If you're not familiar with SEO Friendly URL Rewrites, it basically means you change every possible thing you can click on a website and change the URL that looks like jibberish into English. I have a new-found respect for the legible words after the .com/ and know that there was an intern somewhere who, like me, can copy and paste in their sleep. While I am glad to know a little more about how websites work, I'm glader it's over.
I've gotten to do a bit of writing and editing. We do a few publications for the Houston and Dallas Chambers of Commerce, which Carolyn has graciously given me a break from textraveler to write headlines and bilines, edit, and use my brain to fix what needs fixing. Things i've noticed: a) I am less confident in my writing ability when these eyes are judging it. b) it takes me twice as long to finish anything because I'm avoiding carelessness. Overall, I think it's normal to feel such ways, and I'll eventually get over it.
The projects from here on out will vary, but what I seem to be learning from the most is just watching my other employees. I shared this with Carolyn and Matt on my second week, but I have never been in a place where people actually like their jobs. At Texas Monthly, people love their job. It makes the whole attitude of the building an exciting place to be - and I'm grateful for it. People here are also diverse, smart, and unique in their talents and interests.
But one thing has been plaguing me. When the hell am I going to get to play some fooseball or pingpong? I know they aren't just there to look at. I'll report back, maybe I'll begin a lunchtime tourney.
So, I'm an intern in the Custom Publishing department of Texas Monthly. My day to day co-workers are Matt, Carolyn, Nan, Missy, and David. There are a couple other clutch ones, but I either see them less frequently or have avoided telling them I don't remember their name.
I spent the first couple weeks at the office pretty consumed by textraveler.com. If you're not familiar with SEO Friendly URL Rewrites, it basically means you change every possible thing you can click on a website and change the URL that looks like jibberish into English. I have a new-found respect for the legible words after the .com/ and know that there was an intern somewhere who, like me, can copy and paste in their sleep. While I am glad to know a little more about how websites work, I'm glader it's over.
I've gotten to do a bit of writing and editing. We do a few publications for the Houston and Dallas Chambers of Commerce, which Carolyn has graciously given me a break from textraveler to write headlines and bilines, edit, and use my brain to fix what needs fixing. Things i've noticed: a) I am less confident in my writing ability when these eyes are judging it. b) it takes me twice as long to finish anything because I'm avoiding carelessness. Overall, I think it's normal to feel such ways, and I'll eventually get over it.
The projects from here on out will vary, but what I seem to be learning from the most is just watching my other employees. I shared this with Carolyn and Matt on my second week, but I have never been in a place where people actually like their jobs. At Texas Monthly, people love their job. It makes the whole attitude of the building an exciting place to be - and I'm grateful for it. People here are also diverse, smart, and unique in their talents and interests.
But one thing has been plaguing me. When the hell am I going to get to play some fooseball or pingpong? I know they aren't just there to look at. I'll report back, maybe I'll begin a lunchtime tourney.
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