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| This outfit? All from the Gap |
Forgot to mention that during the past semester B and I went to see the Scissor Sisters!! It was so epic. Words can't describe how amazing it was.
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| Nor can this picture. |
Friday, May 27, 2011
Genius
The Gap which is a half a block away from our apartment is hiring. Is that a sign or what? Although I realized I may look like I'm trying too hard as literally every nice piece of clothing I own (except for suits) is from the Gap. Oops. Plan for now: Work the full-time internship at Carol Fox and work at the Gap in the evenings. Sounds perfect.
Forgot to mention that during the past semester B and I went to see the Scissor Sisters!! It was so epic. Words can't describe how amazing it was.
Forgot to mention that during the past semester B and I went to see the Scissor Sisters!! It was so epic. Words can't describe how amazing it was.
Pondering
So my boss at Carol Fox called me today saying that things at the company got rearranged and they would like me to work at the internship full-time in both the PR and the Marketing department. The job at Pearson didn't work out (grr...) so I'm seriously considering taking their offer. Thoughts?
Also, officially bought Harry Potter tickets! I am soooo excited for HP 7.2!! We bought tickets for a theater downtown in the VIP balcony. That's right, prime seating for the cinematic experience of our lifetime.
Also, officially bought Harry Potter tickets! I am soooo excited for HP 7.2!! We bought tickets for a theater downtown in the VIP balcony. That's right, prime seating for the cinematic experience of our lifetime.
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| No excuses, everyone and their mother must see this movie. |
Catching Up
So yes, I realize it has been a mighty long time since I last updated this thing and I've had a few requests to keep blogging, so here it goes. (Thanks Lil B for linking me so I have to get back on it...) :-)
A lot has happened since March, and not so much has happened at the same time. We got our apartment settled and paid for. As I mentioned earlier, Mrs. R was kind enough to co-sign for us so we could get the apartment. It is in an awesome neighborhood in Lakeview, right above a hat shop. Who knew those even existed any more??
In April, I had the awesome opportunity of performing at Hunter College in NYC for the Alwin Nikolais Centennial Celebration. I was a little sad that I didn't get to spend this awesome weekend with some of my closest dancer friends (ie, R, N, M, S, etc.) but it was still an awesome experience nonetheless. Our picture was in the New York Times, and, that's right, I am the thumbnail for the online version. Awesome possum. Awesome Alwin. I also made great friends with some of the other dancers including I, K, and D, my awesome roommates.
About a week after NYC was our Young Performer's Concert. This was actually the first time I didn't perform in Young Performers since I started dancing at Tulane, but I had a great piece dedicated to my friend Katie with some of my favorite people dancing for me. I can't upload it on this blog because the file is too big, but hopefully it will work if you go here.
That was at the very end of the semester. Then we had finals. Granted, I only had one test and one reflection paper to write since I only had two classes and an internship that I spent all of my time at. However, I was kept busy with PACKING. That's right, we were getting all set to move once graduation was done. Stressful.
Even though we were busy packing, we still had time for all of our friends. I was so happy that C came back for our graduation (and the entire week before). That was a great end to the semester, bringing the whole group back together again. We went tubing and accidentally got on the 4 hour bus and since the river was so slow, we ended up being on it for 7 hours. Waaaay too long. On the way back we had an awesome feast at IHOP, though which completely made up for the length.
Then finally, the big day. GRADUATION!!!! We had an awesome ceremony with Thomas Friedman as our speaker and Stevie Wonder receiving an honorary degree. Pretty much the entire commencement was about Stevie Wonder, but I'm not complaining! I actually just looked at my transcript yesterday and discovered that I graduated cum laude. Woot! It was great seeing all of our hard work pay off, and great that Tulane gave us such an amazing send off.
3 days after graduation, B and I hit the road to Chi-Town! On the way, B lost his wallet, we stayed in Mississippi, drove through the Mississippi River and managed to maneuver a Penske truck through a Wal-Mart parking lot. It was rough because we had two vehicles so we were both driving the entire time, but we finally made it. Unpacking was stressful as there is literally no street parking around our apartment so we didn't have anywhere to keep the truck and car. That meant that we had to unload EVERYTHING that night so that we could return the truck. Ugh. We got everything moved in though and LOVE our apartment and our neighborhood. We are about 3 blocks off the lake, less than a block away from the Gap and Caribou and a block away from our gym. We're about a 10 minute walk to the L (a little long in the winter, but great right now) and a 15 minute walk to Wrigley Field. I don't have any pictures of the place yet (because it keeps getting messy) but once it's clean I will post pictures.
Once in Chi, we've hung out with Q-Baby and Lil B, but mostly done a TON of exploring. Our adventures have been kind of limited since B lost his ID, but he got it back yesterday, so expect a ton more news!!
On the job front, it's still been kind of a struggle. I had another interview last week, but it's for another unpaid internship, so I'm not that concerned. I start my internship at Carol Fox next week, which I'm really excited for, but I've still been applying elsewhere. I'm waiting to hear back from Lil B's company (which would be awesome), but I'm just hoping that Carol Fox likes me enough that they will hire me once the internship is completed. Fingers crossed!
Also, once A-Tems and JerBear get here we're going to be starting a new blog called "Nat and Alan take Chicago" where we will be reviewing all of the major attractions including tourist stops, restaurants, bars, stores, etc. with special appearances by B and JerBear as the sports commentator.
A lot has happened since March, and not so much has happened at the same time. We got our apartment settled and paid for. As I mentioned earlier, Mrs. R was kind enough to co-sign for us so we could get the apartment. It is in an awesome neighborhood in Lakeview, right above a hat shop. Who knew those even existed any more??
In April, I had the awesome opportunity of performing at Hunter College in NYC for the Alwin Nikolais Centennial Celebration. I was a little sad that I didn't get to spend this awesome weekend with some of my closest dancer friends (ie, R, N, M, S, etc.) but it was still an awesome experience nonetheless. Our picture was in the New York Times, and, that's right, I am the thumbnail for the online version. Awesome possum. Awesome Alwin. I also made great friends with some of the other dancers including I, K, and D, my awesome roommates.
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| The cast of Temple in NYC |
About a week after NYC was our Young Performer's Concert. This was actually the first time I didn't perform in Young Performers since I started dancing at Tulane, but I had a great piece dedicated to my friend Katie with some of my favorite people dancing for me. I can't upload it on this blog because the file is too big, but hopefully it will work if you go here.
That was at the very end of the semester. Then we had finals. Granted, I only had one test and one reflection paper to write since I only had two classes and an internship that I spent all of my time at. However, I was kept busy with PACKING. That's right, we were getting all set to move once graduation was done. Stressful.
Even though we were busy packing, we still had time for all of our friends. I was so happy that C came back for our graduation (and the entire week before). That was a great end to the semester, bringing the whole group back together again. We went tubing and accidentally got on the 4 hour bus and since the river was so slow, we ended up being on it for 7 hours. Waaaay too long. On the way back we had an awesome feast at IHOP, though which completely made up for the length.
Then finally, the big day. GRADUATION!!!! We had an awesome ceremony with Thomas Friedman as our speaker and Stevie Wonder receiving an honorary degree. Pretty much the entire commencement was about Stevie Wonder, but I'm not complaining! I actually just looked at my transcript yesterday and discovered that I graduated cum laude. Woot! It was great seeing all of our hard work pay off, and great that Tulane gave us such an amazing send off.
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| Our group at graduation. So proud of all of us! |
3 days after graduation, B and I hit the road to Chi-Town! On the way, B lost his wallet, we stayed in Mississippi, drove through the Mississippi River and managed to maneuver a Penske truck through a Wal-Mart parking lot. It was rough because we had two vehicles so we were both driving the entire time, but we finally made it. Unpacking was stressful as there is literally no street parking around our apartment so we didn't have anywhere to keep the truck and car. That meant that we had to unload EVERYTHING that night so that we could return the truck. Ugh. We got everything moved in though and LOVE our apartment and our neighborhood. We are about 3 blocks off the lake, less than a block away from the Gap and Caribou and a block away from our gym. We're about a 10 minute walk to the L (a little long in the winter, but great right now) and a 15 minute walk to Wrigley Field. I don't have any pictures of the place yet (because it keeps getting messy) but once it's clean I will post pictures.
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| Check out how high the water was leaving New Orleans! |
On the job front, it's still been kind of a struggle. I had another interview last week, but it's for another unpaid internship, so I'm not that concerned. I start my internship at Carol Fox next week, which I'm really excited for, but I've still been applying elsewhere. I'm waiting to hear back from Lil B's company (which would be awesome), but I'm just hoping that Carol Fox likes me enough that they will hire me once the internship is completed. Fingers crossed!
Also, once A-Tems and JerBear get here we're going to be starting a new blog called "Nat and Alan take Chicago" where we will be reviewing all of the major attractions including tourist stops, restaurants, bars, stores, etc. with special appearances by B and JerBear as the sports commentator.
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