I've finally made it here. Sounds crazy right? I've been in NYC for almost 3 weeks. But really I haven't. The old Raygirl, the one who used to to live here. The one who wasn't quite motivated enough and didn't take advantage of all she had. The one who just smoked wee and drank all day. THAT girl came back very quickly. I have been working hard but not very smart.
Now the Raygirl from San Antonio has finally arrived. The one that looks no gift horses in the mouth. The one that seizes every opportunity. The one who got me back here in the first place.
I have an internship, I got that one very quickly and it is easy, but unpaid. My friends scoffed at the idea of unpaid work. But it will look great on my resume and is only 5 hours a week in the office plus 4 at home. I then got offered freelance work for my last job. Something my friends told me not to do. I did, because San Antonio Raygirl knows the importance of money and not burning bridges. Not waiting for the "bog break" and making your own. Now I have another internship. Unpaid but for a company that works with tons of media people. They also lobby. I will make so many connections, this is the break I've been waiting for. I almost said no. i avoided her calls and was the bratty Raygirl of yore. Today I wised up. Called her, apologized and said I would do it, even without pay. I am going to apply for a stipend through NYU and they also have a thing called "interns for hire" where some of their partners can hire us interns for day jobs or whatever. I will be supervising interns and basically helping to run the place. I can make this mean something. I don't care what my friends think, I will do it.
So with 2 internships and 1 freelance job, I am still looking for one more freelance job. I want to earn enough to displace half my expenses. My loans do cover everything but I still want money coming in. Everything I work on is related to writing or media or communications. It's fucking perfect.
I also started working out again. And I am sore and happy and feel more like myself. I realize I didn't hate San Antonio Raygirl, I just hated San Antonio. I rocked in TX. I worked hard, played hard, and learned tons of skills. That girl is finally back.
1:24 p.m. - 2011-09-17
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