lil tid bit

i had forgotten taking this picture until about 2 minutes ago...

just a quick pic of my desk at work. i took this one day last week when ashley and i arrived VERY early to work and no one, well hardly no one, was in the office yet so i snapped a quick pic of my desk. as you can see it is very tidy :)

and very Mac.

sorry, mom.

I must start with apologies for those of you that have hounded me to update my blog. Yes, I did go to DC this weekend and take pics for my blog but in my own defense:

1. the "4 hour ride" back to NYC took 6 1/2

2. when we finally got back i had to take care of the more critical areas (unpack, balance check book, check email, call Anna)

3. after i had accomplished all of that i was way too tired to type anything!

Alright, on to the update. We took off for DC around 7:45 Saturday morning, arrived around noon. On the way there I couldn't help thinking how funny it was that we drove through New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, to Washington DC (all those states!) in just 4 hours. We had lunch at Union Station, which is huge and really beautiful. It's almost a shame how modernized it is, but if you look closely, away from the neon fast food signs, you will see the original marble and notice the incredible statues decorating the station. After we filled our bellies we hopped back onto the bus and began our tour of the city. We had to pick up Doris first, she was our really old/senile tour guide. She was funny (kinda), I'll give her that...

We flew passed a lot of government buildings while Doris told odd jokes about the statues we passed, unfortunately for you, none of them are coming to mind for me to share.

First stop: The United States Capitol

A pic of Angela and I infront of the fountain. Apparently this fountain just hangs out underneath the platform constructed for the presidential inaugurations.

Then onto the White House:

Then lots, and lots of monuments/memorials.

World War II Memorial:

Korean War Memorial:

Vietnam War Memorial:

Lincoln Memorial:

Jefferson Memorial:

Navy Memorial:

At this point everyone was gross (very hot and humid day in DC) and it was time to hit the hotel in Georgetown. We stayed at the Westin Grand where I got the best night sleep I've gotten since leaving Texas. The beds were literally called "The Heavenly Bed" and having an entire full size bed to myself with room service was definitely heavenly.

For dinner I met up with my friend Nathan who goes to UT with me and is interning in DC. We ate at The Alamo Grill. I know, how Texan of us (and it was delicious). Followed by some Georgetown adventuring.

Nathan and I at Nathans...

And with Virginia in the background.

Our adventures led us to the movie theater where we saw WALL-E. And despite that some of you are rolling your eyes at the idea of watching a Disney movie, it was awesome. I want a WALL-E, just so he can roll around and play show tunes for me all day (so precious)! At this point I was exhausted so Nathan made his way back into DC and I crawled into my most ethereal bedding and snoozed.

When morning came I was so refreshed and the sight of the cups and cups of complimentary Starbucks coffee only 5 feet away from me made me certain I had found absolute bliss. Unfortunately check out time was 11 am so that only gave me 3 hours to really soak up the bliss, but I got in as much as possible before tossing my bag back onto the bus and roaming the monuments of DC another day. Day 2 consisted of the bus pulling up to the Washington Monument and a total of 2 hours to check out the premises of the National Mall. There were several museums in the area, but we didn't quite make it to any of them. However, we did get this cute pic in a huge tree (hahaha).

Me, Stacey, Whitney Whitney, Angela, Stacey

We had to go back to the monument and get in line for a trip to the tip-top. I snapped a few pics and it was pretty incredible to see everything from that height. Did you know that the Washington Monument is the tallest free-standing structure (it doesn't have any metal or steel beams holding it together) in the world?!

That was the finale and then we boarded the buses again and headed back to the big city. As I said before, it was much longer than estimated getting back. But overall, I must say, I had quite a delightful weekend (and I strongly recommend The Westin Grand to anyone visiting the area!).

"i know your blog!"

This blog is simply to describe my slight mortification today when my hilarious boss Jen described her current awareness of my blog...

Of course, the thought had crossed my mind, but since nothing had ever been said I assumed my blog was too insignificant to get frequent hits from anyone at LIME! It was really great when the rest of the PR circle persisted to ask for my blog address. I didn't mind at all sharing it, until my supervisor JO came to my desk a little while later to inform me that I had originally called her "jill" in my blog. BIG OOPS. Not only did I feel terrible, but considering she's like the best boss I've ever had my stomach really did a flip. So glad she laughed it off, but again, I'm sorry, Jo (...don't hate me?)!

So, the rest of the day. Happy Hour Happy Birthday for Thomas and Wells with some of the other interns (not everyone made it out):
Left to Right: Aaron, Wells, Charlie, Thomas, Ashwin, & Joy (sorry I cut you out a bit!)














Me (still don't know what I'm gazing at) and Ash













Just for you Mommy: office building & street. Kinda hard to get a good shot from the same street corner but I will try to remember sometime in the future when I have a better angle to go on. It's quite a pretty building when you can actually see it!

Supervisor ShoutOut

This post is for one very special person. JO (not Jill...)!
You know who you are ;)

tangent:

I would simply like to say that for all of you who question my style of blog layout I apologize. I too think it looks weird. Anyone who knows me knows I am rather particular. I have yet to figure out why blogspot.com insists on jumbling up my format when I click publish post. Blogspot.com apparently isn't a perfectionist!

Yanks! Yael!

Yesterday the group headed to a Yankees game! It was an absolutely beautiful day, a little hot, but I know that 90 isn't that bad so I enjoyed myself. The first shot is from our seats in the stadium, we were in the cheap seats (bleachers!), but still had a great view of the stadium. Perhaps you already know this, but perhaps not; this is the final season for the Yankees in this stadium. Not gonna lie, it could use an update.

Notice the tiiiiiny plane in the left hand corner. There were planes going overhead constantly. I actually didn't even notice it till I posted the picture.

Below is a pic of myself, Ashley, and Becky on our way out. This was of course after we enjoyed some baseball style nachos, frozen lemonade, and a hearty shout of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." Lots of fun for sure!

Aside: Ashley is the fabulous young lady that I also intern with at Kirshenbaum + Bond. We go waaaaaaaaaay back :)

As we were about to hop on the 4 we turned around and noticed that the new Yankee's Stadium was right behind us! Clearly it's not yet completed, but it sure is pretty! Unfortunately this was the best shot I was able to snap from the subway.

Yay for Baseball!

The rest of the day consisted of a well-earned nap, gym, dinner at Mumbles (the name still makes me laugh a bit), and a nice relaxing movie in Chelsea. It was a good day.

Then Sunday came along...very relaxing Sunday. Ashley and I took a fantastic discovery walk. We have found these are very good for exercise and helping us find/remember things around the city. Then a good ole work out, some reading, then dinner at Barbournia (Turkish/Mediterranean deliciousness), and a free Yael Naim concert at Central Park. Lovely.

Angela, Stacy, and I at Yael Naim.

High of 72 :)

My City: New York, NY (10003)
Fair 65°F
Feels Like 65°F
Dew Point: 49°F
Pressure: 29.76 inches
Wind: From the West at 8 mph

NEW Interactive Map Local Radar
My New York, NY (10003) Links

Today: Partly cloudy skies during the morning. High 72F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Isolated thunderstorms early, mainly cloudy overnight with a few showers. Low 58F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.

hahaha

Last night my girl Angela and I hit Borgo Antico for dinner. We headed over there around 8 only to be bombarded by the storm that decided to happen as we were leaving. Taking a cab does the trick though. The restaurant was so pretty and the food was delicious! Angela and I had a really good time and filled our tummies to the brim. If you're ever in Manhattan looking for village italian, I strongly recommend Borgo. Just don't be surprised when the waiter keeps repeating himself because he thinks you don't understand him, when it's really that he doesn't understand your English. This place is authentic Italian!

This morning my roomie Rachel and I went to The Museum of the City of New York. Interesting, though not very large...

Afterward I headed to Times Square to meet Angela. The plan was to get rush/discount tickets for Mamma Mia! Supposedly they sell them cheap if you are buying the left-overs day of the show. Unfortunately it began another downpour as we made our way to 51st and Broadway. Luckily I had my umbrella with me but it was hardly helpful with the insane wind blowing. When we finally made it to the ticket counter we were turned away. No tickets. What luck, right? It was still raining so we decided it was time for lunch and ran into the nearest diner, Ellen's Stardust Diner. Literally next door and what a diner it turned out to be. ALL OF THE WAIT STAFF SINGS! The whole time you are there. It turned out to be this 50's throw-back diner and the criteria for working there is you must be able to sing really well. Throughout your meal you listen to the constant karaoke-ing of the waiters & waitresses. Angela and I could hardly believe it. I mean, what are the odds that the nearest place to grab a bite is such a place??? The food wasn't awesome, but it provided us both with quite a few laughs and awkward facial exchanges.

Turned out that the reason all the wait staff sings/entertains is because they are all Broadway hopefuls. Made the whole experience a little less annoying and more understandable. All in all, I probably won't ever forget Ellen's.

whatta day. and it's not over yet!

Saturday has been FAB-U-LOUS!
Began with a 9:30 am bus tour of the city. Here's a handful of pics:

Ground Zero

Ground Zero Memorial

<-- Lady Liberty

If you watch ANTM you geth this one.

Pic for my parents :) The Beatles always stayed here at the Warwick when in NY

The rockettes break it down here. And the American Girl shot is for Anna & Tess!

This is for real, peeps. Gross.

And a lil bit of Central Park! Stawberry Fields Foreva (said in British accent)

We had lunch at ESPN Zone. The whole place was filled with guys watching some crazy soccer match. You would be eating your meal and then suddenly men would just starting cheering and yelling, sometimes cursing... It was quite an entertaining atmosphere.

Now it's off to dinner. I'll post my restaurant review tomorrow :)

mhmmm

I spoke to Wendy's Head of Marketing and went to a Barnes and Noble client meeting today. I have become such the intern power-player. Hilarious.

tha hood..i mean my dorm

Rachel (my roomie) and I share this humble abode. It's really not that bad, just a little lifeless. Although the surroundings are somewhat sad, it seems a bit pointless to spend lots of hard earned dinero for a room I'll only be spending about 8 more weeks in. But here it is, for the whole world to see :)

That's our room, obviously. And the closet is pictured below. There is also a living room, kitchen, and bathroom for just the two of us. We did luck out because everyone else has suite-mates, but it's just us so we have twice the space!

Here's a pic from our window, day and night!

I LOVE MY JOB

really, i love my job.

i've already sat in on 2 brainstorms today and they are so interesting. and the best part is that LIME wants/expects their interns to contribute. we get to share our ideas just like the rest of the employees.

each of the interns have an account. i have quamut.com with my supervisor JO. i'm not allowed to share any detais other than to say THIS IS AWESOME!

yesterday, on my first day of work, i had my first experience hailing (spelling?) a cab...and it definitely wasn't the easiest thing I've ever done.  turns out, a lot of cab drivers don't like to go outside a five block radius or something and kept turning my request to go to 3rd and park avenue down.  eventually someone did pick me up, with all my boxes (i had to run an intern/messenger errand), and got me uptown.  

after i finally got a cab, after like half an hour of waiting, i was so stressed out because my boss had said to me to get the package there by 5, it was now 4:45, and place it in the hands of a specific woman.  she didn't say this exactly but had communicated to me not to come back to the office if I didn't get the packages into "Jenny's" hands.  So of course I'm thinkin, "don't get fired on the first day!"

in the end it all worked out, Praise God!, and I'm back at work today.  phew...

so I just found out the account I'll be working on mostly.  i'll have my hand in a few honey pots throughout the summer but this one is #1.

www.quamut.com

It's a how-to website launched/owned by Barnes & Noble. Oh yea, the big bucks come to LIME.  If you are familiar with wikis you'll get it, if not, quamut may seem a little random.  Check it out, it's love at first wiki.

lemon & LIME

First day of work!  Lime PR & Promotions is flippin sweet.  It's on 6th, which means I'm only a block from 5th Avenue... not that I can afford anything on 5th Avenue, but that's beside the point!

The Kirshenbaum Bond office is amazing!  It's so funky and everyone is so nice.  And let me just say, they have a coffee machine that makes all other coffer makers obsolete :)

I have my own desk, computer, even my own set of office supplies (Do you have my stapler?)!  At the moment I'm just getting all my work info and school stuff in my computer's calendar.  And for someone who is not a Mac girl, I could definitely get used to this.

More info to come! 

33,000 ft + 1 1/2 days = June 9th, 2008

so wow. A LOT has happened in the past 36 hours. Woke up 4:30 am yesterday, got on a plane, and made my way to New York! So ok, I totally couldn't help but get a little emotional when I had to say bye to the fam. Come on, if ya know me, ya know I'm close to my family.

Once I was on the plane I just waited and waited and waited for us to take off. We cruised at 33,000 ft, according to our pilot. I always love it when they tell you how fast you're going, how high up you are, etc. Quite exhilarating. I think my favorite part of the plane ride was when we landed. We came skidding into JFK and the guy down the aisle from me whispered, "Praise Jesus. We didn't die," followed by a kiss toward the air, presumably Jesus :)

After that I waited some more. My shuttle left me hanging at the airport for nearly an hour but it was ok. I mostly just watched all the different people around me. When they say international airport, they mean international airport! The shuttle was interesting...no one was speaking english. I did my best to make out some landmarks as we came over from Long Island but it's a little difficult for someone who's never been. Going through the tunnel that pops you out in Manhattan was awesome, it was like being transported to another universe (Queens --> Manhattan)! You probably would assume this after seeing movies and such, but New Yorkers honk their horns like there is no tomorrow. Seriously, the sounds of the city are basically characterized by constant honking. Getting my luggage over to NYU was pretty funny. I had more suitcases than hands, as my new friend Laura did, and we struggled and struggled and didn't get very far until 4 guys in suits walked up and offered to help us. It was perfect. Not only did it lighten my load but it was nice to see someone in New York offering to help a girl out!

Then came registration, unpacking, meeting the room mate, a welcome dinner (3 courses and ice breaker games wooooooo!) and then we were free. I really wanted to see Times Square so my friend Angela offered to go with me. As soon as we walked out the lobby it started pouring rain. All day it had been cloudy but this was major storm. We debated going....it was our first night though, there was no way we were letting some thunder and lightning stop us from seeing Time Square!! It was time to suck it up. We made a few wrong turns finding the subway, clearly you can't learn a city like this in 1 afternoon. As we are quickly walking through the rain this huge flash of lightning made an even more huge (and terrifying) clap of thunder happen. Angela and I freaked out. It was hilarious, yet I think both of us feared for our lives for a few moments there...

A short subway ride (by the way, I am a subway natural!) later and we were at 42nd and Broadway and it was BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!! Some told me Times Square is too

overwhelming, but I LOVED IT! It really takes your breath away!

Unfortunately we couldn't stay long because it was gettin late and the subway was about to stop making runs for the day so we headed back. It was the perfect ending to my first day in New York City :)

Today has been a lot of "orienting." Orientation and subway practice. I found out a fellow UODer is interning at Lime with me so we practiced getting to work. It's a little bit trickier with the transfers but we figured it out and made our way to Hudson Square. That's the name of the gorgeous building I'll be working at starting tomorrow at 9am...so flippin excited!