Good evening,
Work today was pretty cool; I got to help out at the media event with the Chairman. Basically, he announced the Democratic party's strategy for the 2010 midterm elections. Lots of reporters were there, along with OFA volunteers. I held the door open for John King...twice. Pretty cool.
Other than that, work is going fairly smooth. I've been getting lots of compliments...assuages my fears about my intern evaluation that's due next week. Eek
Outside of work, things are really getting down to the wire. I have like 5 papers due next. I've written 3 of them, though, but still need to revise one and finish a ten/5 pager(s). Blerg. So this weekend I'll be reflecting a lot on my time up here, because that's what one of the papers must discuss. Perhaps I'll post that paper on here when all is said/done.
Socially, I will probably go out to the oober cool "Adams Morgan" or "Dupont Circle" area this weekend. I plan to start getting some fun gifts/souvenirs as well. Should be fun
nothing more, right now
Tim
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Greetings,
First day of another work week. Hard to believe, but I've only got two more after this. Oh, how time flies by.
The weekend was good, for the most part. Much of the second went out of town for a few days, so Joe and I pretty much had it all to ourselves. Gotta say, it was pretty relaxing to be able to have a beer and watch whatever I wanted to on TV. Unfortunately, I don't get to partake in activities like that very often here (will explain in more detail later).
Saturday night, Joe, Nancy, Leslie, and I went out to "Adams Morgan," which is D.C.'s equivalent of 6th street. Pretty fun area, we'll probably go back again soon. Sunday, we went to the climate rally on the Mall. Lots of good energy there (no pun intended). Saw a bunch of random people (i.e. Jesse Jackson) speak, but missed Passion Pit play :(.
While I wasn't embarking on trip to seedy bars/rallying for the environment; I worked tirelessly on my paper for Middle Eastern Politics. So far, I've got 6 1/2 pages written. That exceeds the minimum length...yay? Needless to say, I'm going to need to do a lot of revising for it. We picked our own topic, which is both a blessing and a curse. I've got to iron out a few wrinkles if I want to earn an A. Hello, stress.
Fairly mundane day at the office. Clips, database project, notes on Press Briefing, answering phones, and putting together digest. Mundane, but productive. On that note, I'm getting addicted to coffee.
Will write more soon,
tim
First day of another work week. Hard to believe, but I've only got two more after this. Oh, how time flies by.
The weekend was good, for the most part. Much of the second went out of town for a few days, so Joe and I pretty much had it all to ourselves. Gotta say, it was pretty relaxing to be able to have a beer and watch whatever I wanted to on TV. Unfortunately, I don't get to partake in activities like that very often here (will explain in more detail later).
Saturday night, Joe, Nancy, Leslie, and I went out to "Adams Morgan," which is D.C.'s equivalent of 6th street. Pretty fun area, we'll probably go back again soon. Sunday, we went to the climate rally on the Mall. Lots of good energy there (no pun intended). Saw a bunch of random people (i.e. Jesse Jackson) speak, but missed Passion Pit play :(.
While I wasn't embarking on trip to seedy bars/rallying for the environment; I worked tirelessly on my paper for Middle Eastern Politics. So far, I've got 6 1/2 pages written. That exceeds the minimum length...yay? Needless to say, I'm going to need to do a lot of revising for it. We picked our own topic, which is both a blessing and a curse. I've got to iron out a few wrinkles if I want to earn an A. Hello, stress.
Fairly mundane day at the office. Clips, database project, notes on Press Briefing, answering phones, and putting together digest. Mundane, but productive. On that note, I'm getting addicted to coffee.
Will write more soon,
tim
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Let me break down my work week
Monday--Fairly uneventful..My clips didn't take up too much time, nor did much else. I can't even recall what happened. Overall, a pretty slow day
Tuesday--A little bit faster pace, but I made a mistake that bugged me a lot. I didn't get the reporter's name on a question during a press conference. Usually, this doesn't matter, nor is it even expected. However, this was a pretty relevent question. I felt pretty embarrassed that i missed out on an opportunity to impress..but oh well, such is life.
Today was fairly hectic. I was going to go on a white house tour, but I didn't get put on the list in time (long story). Anyway, I ended getting rejected at the gate. Bummer. I came back and my supervisor felt sorry for me, so she said she would work on getting me another tour (cool).
Not too long after that, I went to an intern meeting with a Congresswoman. She's a real interesting, energetic lady. Name is Debbie Wasserman Schultz, from Florida. Fun meeting. After that I had a mountain of clips to do along with a really monotonous project. Needless to say, I messed up a bit on the project and had to correct it--which only added to my stress. Soon after leaving the office, my friend and I stopped for a beer at a local bar. Much needed
Now, I'm angry the mavs lost. Oh well, I knew they wouldn't sweep.
Other news--all my paperwork got through to my supervisor in Austin. So, looks like everything is all in order. Sweeet
tim
Monday--Fairly uneventful..My clips didn't take up too much time, nor did much else. I can't even recall what happened. Overall, a pretty slow day
Tuesday--A little bit faster pace, but I made a mistake that bugged me a lot. I didn't get the reporter's name on a question during a press conference. Usually, this doesn't matter, nor is it even expected. However, this was a pretty relevent question. I felt pretty embarrassed that i missed out on an opportunity to impress..but oh well, such is life.
Today was fairly hectic. I was going to go on a white house tour, but I didn't get put on the list in time (long story). Anyway, I ended getting rejected at the gate. Bummer. I came back and my supervisor felt sorry for me, so she said she would work on getting me another tour (cool).
Not too long after that, I went to an intern meeting with a Congresswoman. She's a real interesting, energetic lady. Name is Debbie Wasserman Schultz, from Florida. Fun meeting. After that I had a mountain of clips to do along with a really monotonous project. Needless to say, I messed up a bit on the project and had to correct it--which only added to my stress. Soon after leaving the office, my friend and I stopped for a beer at a local bar. Much needed
Now, I'm angry the mavs lost. Oh well, I knew they wouldn't sweep.
Other news--all my paperwork got through to my supervisor in Austin. So, looks like everything is all in order. Sweeet
tim
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Seeing as this is a public blog, I can't complain about all the things I'd like to. Let's just say that living with 15 other people who are very different than me can be aggravating. I've become less patient and tolerant of bullshit, ignorance, and naivety. I've got less than a month here and I don't want to spend it around negativity.
OK, enough of that. Perhaps I'm stressed out because of my increasingly desperate monetary situation. In a city where a sandwich and beer will run you $15, things can get messy. I guess I'll turn into my roommates who do nothing but eat frozen chicken nuggets and surf the blogosphere every f'n night. Nah, fuck that. I would rather overdraft.
Tim
OK, enough of that. Perhaps I'm stressed out because of my increasingly desperate monetary situation. In a city where a sandwich and beer will run you $15, things can get messy. I guess I'll turn into my roommates who do nothing but eat frozen chicken nuggets and surf the blogosphere every f'n night. Nah, fuck that. I would rather overdraft.
Tim
Thursday, April 15, 2010
This has been a good week of work
Monday and Tuesday were fairly busy. Andrew and I have been compiling lots of clips between the two of us, and our boss seems to trust us a bit more. I had my senior colleague interview on Monday afternoon. The "senior colleague" was the office's press secretary for the midwest region. Cool guy overall. Only bad part was that I slept poorly on Sunday night, which made for an unusually exhausting Monday. A lot was on my mind that night, I reckon.
Yesterday was crazy. The office had a pretty banging cocktail party. Robert Gibbs, David Axelrod, and many big time reporters attended. I actually got to shake Robert Gibbs' hand--which was AWESOME. He's the WH press secretary--basically the voice of the White House.
Also, yesterday was incredibly busy. But, it was probably my most productive day as an intern yet. Felt pretty accomplished because I really helped the office out, I feel like. Not only that, but the office has added another intern. He's very part time--only works every other day, for half a day. But it's always fun to have another intern/volunteer in the office. Working solo can be difficult.
Will write more soon,
Tim
Monday and Tuesday were fairly busy. Andrew and I have been compiling lots of clips between the two of us, and our boss seems to trust us a bit more. I had my senior colleague interview on Monday afternoon. The "senior colleague" was the office's press secretary for the midwest region. Cool guy overall. Only bad part was that I slept poorly on Sunday night, which made for an unusually exhausting Monday. A lot was on my mind that night, I reckon.
Yesterday was crazy. The office had a pretty banging cocktail party. Robert Gibbs, David Axelrod, and many big time reporters attended. I actually got to shake Robert Gibbs' hand--which was AWESOME. He's the WH press secretary--basically the voice of the White House.
Also, yesterday was incredibly busy. But, it was probably my most productive day as an intern yet. Felt pretty accomplished because I really helped the office out, I feel like. Not only that, but the office has added another intern. He's very part time--only works every other day, for half a day. But it's always fun to have another intern/volunteer in the office. Working solo can be difficult.
Will write more soon,
Tim
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Hey guys,
This was a pretty fun weekend. Tyler came down, and hilarity/adventures ensued. On Friday we walked to the memorials by the mall, the tidal basin, the Jefferson Memorial, the White House, and then China Town. All in all, we probably walked about 10 miles. I really enjoyed going to the memorials, especially the FDR and Jefferson. The FDR is probably my favorite in all of DC--very inspiring.
The next day we went to a German restaurant called "Cafe Berlin." Cafe Berlin has a quaint outdoor patio, where they serve you giant glasses of German beer. Can't beat that on a Saturday afternoon. We then went to hang out at the ever so bourgeois George Washington University. Had a drink with Joe and John (two program friends) on the patio of some campus bar/grill. Waitress was a little off, and everything was overpriced. So, we booked it a completely different place: China Town.
China Town is becoming one of my favorite areas in DC. Mainly because of the Rocket Bar and a plethora of good places to eat. We stopped at a restaurant where the dumplings were hand rolled by two friendly looking chefs in the front window . The chefs' amiability was off set by the several dead chickens, ducks, and squids surrounding them. Still, though, that only made the place more endearing to me. We got the dumplings then went to eat thai food. Good combo. Then a couple of Pabst Blue Ribbons at the Rocket Bar. PBR is huge in this area.
All in all, a very good weekend. Weather is fantastic--in the 70s with lots of sun. This week should be interesting. Wednesday, Andrew (other intern) and I are checking people into a "party on the patio," which takes place at our office. Should be really fun; David Axelrod (Obama adviser) is posted on the guest list.
Will write more soon
Tim
This was a pretty fun weekend. Tyler came down, and hilarity/adventures ensued. On Friday we walked to the memorials by the mall, the tidal basin, the Jefferson Memorial, the White House, and then China Town. All in all, we probably walked about 10 miles. I really enjoyed going to the memorials, especially the FDR and Jefferson. The FDR is probably my favorite in all of DC--very inspiring.
The next day we went to a German restaurant called "Cafe Berlin." Cafe Berlin has a quaint outdoor patio, where they serve you giant glasses of German beer. Can't beat that on a Saturday afternoon. We then went to hang out at the ever so bourgeois George Washington University. Had a drink with Joe and John (two program friends) on the patio of some campus bar/grill. Waitress was a little off, and everything was overpriced. So, we booked it a completely different place: China Town.
China Town is becoming one of my favorite areas in DC. Mainly because of the Rocket Bar and a plethora of good places to eat. We stopped at a restaurant where the dumplings were hand rolled by two friendly looking chefs in the front window . The chefs' amiability was off set by the several dead chickens, ducks, and squids surrounding them. Still, though, that only made the place more endearing to me. We got the dumplings then went to eat thai food. Good combo. Then a couple of Pabst Blue Ribbons at the Rocket Bar. PBR is huge in this area.
All in all, a very good weekend. Weather is fantastic--in the 70s with lots of sun. This week should be interesting. Wednesday, Andrew (other intern) and I are checking people into a "party on the patio," which takes place at our office. Should be really fun; David Axelrod (Obama adviser) is posted on the guest list.
Will write more soon
Tim
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Good Morning,
I'm currently watching the CBS Early show; because I have to for work. It's pretty uneventful...slow political week I guess.
Week has been so-so. I found out I've been doing my clips wrong, which was kind of a blow. Apparently, I'm not supposed to use any of my own words, just copy and paste sentences out of the article. This will save me time, but I kind of liked writing my them in my own words. Plus, it just made me feel like a dumb, ignorant intern.
Other than that, I really like the new intern. Makes the job easier to have the guy around. Tyler is here for the weekend, so that should be fun as well.
Will write more soon,
Tim
I'm currently watching the CBS Early show; because I have to for work. It's pretty uneventful...slow political week I guess.
Week has been so-so. I found out I've been doing my clips wrong, which was kind of a blow. Apparently, I'm not supposed to use any of my own words, just copy and paste sentences out of the article. This will save me time, but I kind of liked writing my them in my own words. Plus, it just made me feel like a dumb, ignorant intern.
Other than that, I really like the new intern. Makes the job easier to have the guy around. Tyler is here for the weekend, so that should be fun as well.
Will write more soon,
Tim
Monday, April 5, 2010
Uh oh,
It's been a long time. Let me tell you what I did over the weekend--I was way too busy to blog. First, I hopped a sketchy China Town Bus to Philadelphia. The bus reeked of port-a- potty, but I guess that comes with the territory of a $28 round trip. Anyway, I got there and Kim/ Geoff picked me up.
Friday, Geoff and I went strolling around in Philly. Mostly toured the hipster section of South Street. We came across a particularly interesting art gallery: Philadelphia's "Magic Garden." It was an entire building and outdoor garden made of tiny bits of thrown together ceramics. I can't really describe it...try googling it? Needless to say, it was a very trippy experience...which is probably what they were going for.
After that, we ate lunch, toured around some more and met kim and her boyfriend at the Phillies game. Very fun--the phils are a very solid team and the ball park was gorgeous.
After the game, we preceded to hit up some local bars. The first one appeared to be themed around Pabst Blue Ribbon. Seriously. Everyone in there had a PBR can in their hand. The walls were decked out with retro PBR posters and signs. F'n weird.
More hilarity ensued shortly thereafter. We hopped around to another pub, and were greeted by a strung out bouncer. He looked at my ID and said something to the effect of : "whoa, man. I was born on the 8th too. I did so much acid the day you were born." Good to know, friend. Good to know.
Craig (Kim's BF) bought us all drinks--very courteous. Quite the stellar guy--especially because he had a tattoo of the iconic scene from Shawshank Redemption on his arm. Ya know, where Tim Robbins is in the rain after he escapes from prison? Yeah, that one. Craziest tat I've ever seen.
The next day we drove over to Geoff's aunt's house for an action packed easter Saturday/Sunday. Well, maybe not action packed. The house was very, very lovely. Quaint is the best word to describe it. They had a magnificent lot as well. I could totally live there...and no worries, I took pictures. Not to mention they live by an AWESOME dairy farm and get fresh milk/ice cream. On top of all that, Geoff's family was very nice and hospitable to me. Couldn't have been more pleased.
Monday, life returned to normal (sort of). Two of my co-workers left the job to work on campaigns. So, I now have more responsibilities. I am required to wake up at 7 am and watch the CBS Early show; so I can see if anything important comes on. Along with that, I need to compile more clips (article summaries) throughout the day.
One shitty note, though. My summer job continues to confound me. Paper work is getting absurd, and no one seems to be good at communicating. I hit yet another snag in the road today..hopefully this can get ironed out soon.
More to come soon. Tyler is coming Wednesday, and I'm very excited.
Tim
It's been a long time. Let me tell you what I did over the weekend--I was way too busy to blog. First, I hopped a sketchy China Town Bus to Philadelphia. The bus reeked of port-a- potty, but I guess that comes with the territory of a $28 round trip. Anyway, I got there and Kim/ Geoff picked me up.
Friday, Geoff and I went strolling around in Philly. Mostly toured the hipster section of South Street. We came across a particularly interesting art gallery: Philadelphia's "Magic Garden." It was an entire building and outdoor garden made of tiny bits of thrown together ceramics. I can't really describe it...try googling it? Needless to say, it was a very trippy experience...which is probably what they were going for.
After that, we ate lunch, toured around some more and met kim and her boyfriend at the Phillies game. Very fun--the phils are a very solid team and the ball park was gorgeous.
After the game, we preceded to hit up some local bars. The first one appeared to be themed around Pabst Blue Ribbon. Seriously. Everyone in there had a PBR can in their hand. The walls were decked out with retro PBR posters and signs. F'n weird.
More hilarity ensued shortly thereafter. We hopped around to another pub, and were greeted by a strung out bouncer. He looked at my ID and said something to the effect of : "whoa, man. I was born on the 8th too. I did so much acid the day you were born." Good to know, friend. Good to know.
Craig (Kim's BF) bought us all drinks--very courteous. Quite the stellar guy--especially because he had a tattoo of the iconic scene from Shawshank Redemption on his arm. Ya know, where Tim Robbins is in the rain after he escapes from prison? Yeah, that one. Craziest tat I've ever seen.
The next day we drove over to Geoff's aunt's house for an action packed easter Saturday/Sunday. Well, maybe not action packed. The house was very, very lovely. Quaint is the best word to describe it. They had a magnificent lot as well. I could totally live there...and no worries, I took pictures. Not to mention they live by an AWESOME dairy farm and get fresh milk/ice cream. On top of all that, Geoff's family was very nice and hospitable to me. Couldn't have been more pleased.
Monday, life returned to normal (sort of). Two of my co-workers left the job to work on campaigns. So, I now have more responsibilities. I am required to wake up at 7 am and watch the CBS Early show; so I can see if anything important comes on. Along with that, I need to compile more clips (article summaries) throughout the day.
One shitty note, though. My summer job continues to confound me. Paper work is getting absurd, and no one seems to be good at communicating. I hit yet another snag in the road today..hopefully this can get ironed out soon.
More to come soon. Tyler is coming Wednesday, and I'm very excited.
Tim
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