The One That Was First

Well, here goes...my first blog after living in Los Angeles! I'm sorry it took so long for me to write, but i was kinda overwhelmed with getting a job(that pays the bills, not the i have to pay to work at ;~), and trying to adjust with the culture shock. This little boy from rural Montana needed some alone time. A week and a half ago, i sold everything i owned...except the three suitcases filled with clothes...and here i am...in Los Angeles...trying to make it happen with my career. Walking down the street is so much different than in my little hometown of Fairfield...well, acutally...different doesn't even come close to explaining it! Hollywood is such a "trip"! Every second you turn around, you feel like you're in a scene from a movie, and you're the star. ;~) Since i've been here, i've said hi to Vin Deisel while walking to Burger King, i ran into William Shatner on Beverly and Wilshire, i brought Kelly Clarkson coffee over at her hotel during her recent international interview expo, and i've been working hand in hand with Mandie Moore's CD release on June 16th...did i mention it's been a WEEK SINCE I MOVED HERE!!!!

My first week at THE FIRM was incredible. We walked off the elevator and were quickly wisked away to the downstairs mail room to meet all of the new interns!
They are as follows:

Eric - A crazy-asian-engineering undergrad-current entertainment law student-originally from cali-but now hailing from new york was dressed in a tan suit...neatly pressed, and had on a calming ice blue dress shirt, buttoned with a tie.

Margarette - A home grown corn bread eatin', southern woman-from Arkansas-currently attending University of Mississippi -tall, but not too tall-fit, but not too fit- neatly dressed in a classic white cardigan, eloquently finished with pressed black board shorts, a little silver purse and matching accessories ;~) I found out later...she a suburban drivin' machine...no for real, she drove a suburban here from Mississippi...talk about dedicated! hehe ;~)

Andrew # 1 - Wearing a very rich shade of aubergine, this "gentleman" came off as too confident...to be honest, he was the topic of conversation the whole day! No one, not even my humble heart was able to take his cocky blabberings...um, do i sound bitter?...cause i'm not! I was to later learn that he was not self absorbed, just came off that way at first...i actually would consider him my favorite person here now! I enjoy talking with him, and he's actually majoring in the same field i did. We hang out often...FINGERS CROSSED! ;~)

I don't think I need to describe Amanda...you all should know who she is ;~)

Day 1 Tasks: Create over 100 email accounts, and vote for Enrique Inglesias's new music video, "Do you know?(the ping pong song)" Did i mention that it's the worst music video ever! Rhianna totally deserves the number one video over him...but i'll do what i have to do i guess. Around 3:00 i recieved a tasks from Jeff Kwatinetz (CEO of THE FIRM)...i timidly walked into his office and he handed my my task. I had to find a signed jersey of Lester Hayes, a former Raiders tight end, and have it shipped to his house for one of the executives birthday presents. I had only 1 hour to get it on a plane because the last shipment went out at 6:00 eastern time! Amanda and i went to achieve excellence. We were on the phone with various memorabilia dealers in the nation and found a jersey in po-dunk wisconsin!...the day ended with victory! Yahoo!!!!

Day 2 Tasks:
Sit and Stare....
Read a book....
Stare some more...
INTERNSHIP REQUEST!!!!! Vera(my favorite assistant...and i can definitely say, i'm her favorite intern{we had a great connection!})needed someone to stuff Kelly Clarksons promotional copies of her new single, "Never Again"...I finished the task, and then Vera wanted to keep me around so we could finish our conversation! She had me organize all of Kelly's Merchandise, read and sort her fan mail and fan presents, and sort through and organize all of her music videos and tv appearence! My next amazing task was something that i couldn't even handle!!! She got a call from Kelly(who was over at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel doing an interview expo), and she needed some coffee picked up from Starbucks and then delivered! I ran down to Starbucks with a company credit card, picked up her grande...1/2 caff. 1/2 decaf. one shot of mocha, not to hot drink, and rushed over to the hotel. I was greeted with nothing but smiles from the beautiful texan, and we were able to sit down and talk! She was so sweet, and she wanted to know all about me! She wasn't at all interested in her life!

Day # 3 Tasks:
Needless to say, the day was so depressing after meeting kelly!, but i made it work. My whole day was consumed with a huge project for Wendi(the radio stations manager!)restoring her Top 40 book...it was my task to completely renew all the information in her book...including Morning/Mid Day/Afternoon/and evening talkshows...find out the moniker, all contact info, and execs at the station. While talking to wendi, i found out that she was from minneapolis originally and we had about a two hour conversation about things to do in the twin cities.

I'm starting to feel a little more at home here in this big city. I went back home to montana for the weekend to see my parents, and i was actually looking forward to getting back on the plane to LA! My bed is starting to feel like mine...i'm seeing people i know everyday, and the opportunities in this new "world" i'm living in are unparelleled! I have to run off to do a tasks..so i'll chat later! Take Care, and love ya ;~)