I applied to two internships over the weekend and heard back from both of them today.
The first one I applied to was in the Corporate Art Department at Pfizer, the company that makes Viagra. The second internship was in the Art Department at The New Yorker. Now, obviously, I would rather work at the New Yorker. It's just a much cooler organization...
All that applying and such was done Saturday night. I revised my resume and wrote two cover letters.
Cover letter writing, by the way, is the most obnoxious and phoney exercise ever conceived...
This morning I got a call from the guy at Pfizer and we talked. He wanted to know whether I had the time to work the required fifteen hours a week and I convinced him that I did. He then told me a little bit about the job and told me to come in tomorrow and meet the staff and take a look at what I'll be doing. Sounds like an interview but he also said it like I got the job. He was sending me mixed signals so I'll just have to write again tomorrow about whether I get it or not.
I got an email from the lady at the New Yorker and unfortunately she had already filled the position... something I had suspected would happen since the date to begin that internship in the listing I found was a couple weeks ago, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to try. I was wrong though, it did hurt. It hurts to be told I'm not good enough for the New Yorker... *sigh*
Anyway, why would I decide to take an internship at Pfizer of all places? I will explain...
Pfizer has about 6,000 pieces of art at their headquarters in New York. All of which are listed in a large database in the corporate art department. Of those 6,000 works about a third of them don't have photos on file or descriptions. If I get the job it will be my duty to figure out which pieces need to be logged and to go around photographing them and writing descriptions of them. Sound like fun? Damn right it does.
The best part? The internship pays and it pays well. Twenty dollars an hour to be exact. WHOA~!
In other news:
I'm looking into getting an apartment for next semester, that way I don't have to find one as the school year is winding down. I'm planning on staying over the summer so not having to worry about finding an apartment or having to fly home while also doing all the end of the year school stuff will be nice. Right now I'm trying to figure out who else is going to do it with me... preferably people who are also staying over the summer, that way I wouldn't be stuck with empty rooms that I'd need to fill.
I'm going to Paris for spring break.
I've begun working on my schedule for next semester. I decided to hold off taking an advanced production course until next year. That way I'll have time to work on a script over the summer.
Instead of doing Philosophy homework yesterday I decided to start reading Adorno's "The Culture Industry." I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was able to make sense of what I was reading and that it was actually sinking in. A valuable waste of my time if there ever was one. I'll finish the essay tonight...
I had Korean food for the first time since I was back home last week. I had bulgogi at Mandoo Bar and it was amazing... they had the best kimchi I've ever had as well... I'm not sure if it was just because I've been so deprived of Korean food or if it was just because it was that good. I think the bulgogi was good due to bulgogi deprivation but the kimchi was just damn good.
Last week I also had good Mexican food in New York for the first time. It was way up on 97th street though. Boo. It sparked an intense craving for the taco truck in Bellingham... oh how I miss the Asada Sub... Andrew, please dedicate your next visit to the truck to me.
Oh yeah, I also got a new lens for my camera. It's a 50mm f1.8 Nikon lens. I haven't had a chance to go out and use it much but I like it already. The only other lens I have for the D70 only opens up to f4 which is hellza slow.
I'm seeing In The Mood For Love on the bigscreen this Saturday. I'm quite excited because up until now I've only seen it on TVs. WOO!
Movies I've watched recently* (some for the first time, some just because I like them):
*some are actually not so recent...
Nightmare on Elm Street - Surprisingly awesome.
Wes Craven's New Nightmare - Predictably crappy.
Event Horizon - Predictably crappy but surprisingly entertaining. Not as scary as I was told it was but that's probably because everybody else saw it much earlier in their lives.
Freddy vs. Jason - Awful Awful Awful. Some of the worst cinematography I've ever seen.
Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary - Great Great Great. Guy Maddin is one of the few genuinely original filmmakers working. What business do I have making such proclamations? None...
Dog Day Afternoon - Al Pacino is great, great movie.
Network - I love the film but I was very tired watching it this time around and fell asleep.
The Brown Bunny - I thought it was great and know many people who felt the same way. I know many more who felt the exact opposite.
I've also seen lots of shorter films in my experimental film class. A lot of the work we see in that class is great while some of it is just excruciating to sit through. My personal favorites so far are by Matt McCormick. His films "Sincerely, Joe P. Bear" and "The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal" are brilliant. I'll be getting his DVD soon.
I could list more movies and write about more stuff but I'm getting tired of typing. This is all for now. I will try to upate more often...
