Name:Christy Country:United States State:Oregon Birthday:10/23/1983 Gender:Female
Interests:Music, film, literature, concerts, dining, bar hopping, irish pubs, cocktail parties, socializing, pilates, public relations, journalism, dancing, singing, golf, tennis, writing, reading, cooking, baking, studying, pulling all-nighters, and other good, wholesome fun. In my free time, I enjoy browsing through hip stores, dancing in my undies, drinking wine and waching Conan, partying it up, getting pitchers of beers at non-meat market bars with friends, and playing poker, Scrabble and Cranium. Expertise:Grammar, writing, music, films, and being a good listener. I am double majoring in Public Relations and Advertising at the School of Journalism and Communication at University of Oregon, with a minor in Business Administration; I am this year's editor of APASU's off-yello magazine; an account coodinator for Allen Hall Public Relations, and a PR coordinator for UO's People Magazine group. I am active with the student unions on campus and am sensitive to Asian American issues as well as other racial and sexuality issues. I'm a liberal, openminded person, so if you have something conservative and closeminded to say, you'd better back up your statements with some persuasive arguments, or else I'm not going to listen! Occupation:Student Industry:Media
It's 4:51 in the morning. I'm at home for once for the
night. My sister's snoring on the bed next to mine. Jill is
upstairs with a friend watching Saved in my theater. My dog is
sleeping peacefully on the computer chair about 2 feet away from
me. I am wired on caffiene while researching media outlets on
Bacon's Media for my internship. Bored. Tired. Can't
sleep. There's a case of PBR laying next to my bed. Maybe I
should drink that, perhaps it could help me fall asleep.
Researching is fun but not something I want to do late night/early
morning. I'm kind of stressing about what to get my 22-year-old
boyfriend who likes poker, basketball, strange comedies and video games
for our one-year anniversary. I'm more worried about how on EARTH
I am going to get tired enough to fall asleep. I wish I had a
copy of Star Wars lying around. That always puts me to sleep.
Ah, the weather is absolutely beautiful. I want to frolick in the grass and get browner and just be stress-free. Unfortunately, I have a finance midterm tomorrow that covers six weeks of material that I have not reviewed at all. Yes, I am the ultimate procrastinator, but somehow I always manage to get my shit done. So I have confidence in myself.
My summer plans? I decided I am going to summer school and starting my advertising sequence because I want to graduate next spring. I will take Photofiction during zero week (9 a.m. - 4:20 p.m. M-F for one week), a philosophy course for four weeks after that, and Principles of Advertising for four weeks after that session. I will work part-time at United Way of Lane County again, as I've mentioned before. I just saw an ad for an internship with Fleischmann-Hillard up in Portland :( I really wish I could be there during the summer but I can't. Damn summer school and the fact that I spent my first three years of college taking minimal class credits.
I'm looking forward to this weekend. After talking about it for a few weeks, Chris and I decided we were going to the coast. We're probably going to Lincoln City to gamble at Chinook Winds, eat seafood, go hottubbing, and hopefully spend the night there. I'm glad we're taking a vacation from Eugene. We have never done that before, to be honest, and in two days, it'll be our 10 month anniversary. I think it'll be a lot of fun and romantic. I am just hoping that it won't rain like the weather report says it will.
How did I forget to mention?? My mother got my sister and me a new car yesterday!! It's exactly like our old one but two years newer. Twin cars for twin girls. How exciting :) I'm driving it for now. It's weird having my own car. I talked ot my mom about helping her out with the expensive monthly payments, but that will have to happen when I start working.
This blog has turned out to be a once-a-month journal. I don't have anything too exciting to talk about afterall.
Spring break came and went too fast. My girls and I headed to Vegas where we ate buffets, drank 40 oz. martinis, shopped, gambled and clubbed. It was sunny the first day and rainy on all the other days. Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure.
Thank you Becky, Sarah, Clarissa, Alisar and Nikki for making Spring Break 05 a frickin' blast!
Now it's back to the grind. Homework, club and work involvement. It's all good though. I got into AHPR this term and am an account coordinator for Hult Center. I am going to go to PRSSA more this term. My other internship dropped because they downsized everyone in Eugene. No problemo though, I already have a lot going on on my plate. Now I have to figure out my summer plans. Do I want to pursue a summer internship or go to summer school to start on my advertising sequence? Hmm... tough situation.
Everything with Chris is absolutely fabulous. Today is our 9 month anniversary and we are celebrating by going to Chapala's, getting yummy Mexican food, and probably drinking those delicious margaritas. Damn, 9 long months. Can you believe it? I can't believe I've held a guy's interest for this long. I love him to pieces and am thankful to have him in my life. He has made my last 9 months highly enjoyable. I appreciate that we get along so well, hardly have any drama, and that we don't get sick of each other even though it feels as though we practically live together. Anyway, he probably won't read this but Happy 9 Months to us!
It's nearing the end of winter term. What I need to do:
Mag Writing I: Write 8 more journal entries and reorganize everything in my notebook
Public Relations Writing: Study for quiz for tomorrow; study and prepare for final on the Friday of finals week
History of Women in the U.S.: Research and complete PowerPoint lecture presentation for final project - due on Thursday
BA 315: Research and finish take-home final due next Monday. Study for final for next Monday. Finish online quizzes before next Monday.
In between all of that, I have to: finish APASU's monthly newsletter; contact sponsorships for People Magazine; look up government agencies and come up with conceptual ideas for 60-second radio spots for my internship with Boardman Mitchell Partners; print the Vivian Olum newsletter; PAY RENT (shit, I always forget to do that); and celebrate my boyfriend's 22nd birthday next Sunday.
Then I can rest, party, gamble, shop and eat in Las Vegas from 3/21 - 3/25. Should be funnnnnn.
Yesterday, I spent a bulk of my day applying for internships. I applied to intern at two well-known PR firms up in Portland: Edelman PR and Fleishman-Hillard. I'm also waiting for Fred Meyer to schedule a second interview with me (yes, they sent an e-mail last week saying they were going to contact me in late March/early April for a second interview; so yay, I DIDN'T get rejected!). If I do get the internship at Fred Meyer, I don't know if I'll actually take it. I mean, it pays well, but is it exaclty what I want to do in the future? I want to work for PR, not Sales, Marketing and Promotion. I need to prepare for my future career by having internships that have to do with public relations, not marketing. And believe it or not, there's a huge difference between the two.
AHH. I'm stressed. Thank god I rested before the stress starts to hit me. Love ya.
