Tate: Editing Division

Finally! I have been taken "across the street!"

I'm not really sure why I put that in quotes, since it literally is across the street. I'm speaking, of course, about the room full of copy and conceptual editors where I will be working at Tate from now on. I know that my boss, Curtis was much too busy to find things for me to do, and I was getting tired of listening to marketers talking on the phone to book distributors and authors all day. Curtis finally brought me over to the Dark Side, where I will be answering to Lauren and Kalyn,who have more than enough work for me to do.
The editing room is full of desk shoved up against each other and girls (and a couple guys) hunched over laptops reading manuscripts. So far I have met three other girls who recently started here and were previously interns. Not sure if that means there is hope for me, or if it means that they are now fully restaffed and don't need me. I guess we'll see; either way, it's a pleasure to be working here, while Sonic becomes more and more stressful each day.

Also, this office abuts the music department, so we have been assaulted (no, NOT a-salted) with deep bass boomings on and off this morning. I don't mind it at all. This office seems much more vibrant and exciting than the main office. And it's not so cold here, either.

[insert yet to be renamed Christian gardening book title here]

Today I learned that:
Gardening books always have boring titles, and most of the time they're ridiculously long, too.

I was pleasantly surprised when I found that my supervisor called me to his office not to tell me what I did wrong or right (which would have been nice) but to ask me my opinion on how to "fix" an author's manuscript. Then he sent me off with the task to think of a better title to the manuscript. In case you were worried, earlier today he did critique my work, telling me what he thought I did well and an area where I could improve. Yay! I must say that I like my boss pretty well, except that when he's talking to me half the time I think he's mumbling to himself. But I guess I can't be too upset since I do the same (Sean can attest to that).

Penn Square Mall

Today I learned that:
A trip to the mall can be at once terrifying, exciting, tiring, and satisfying.

This evening Sean and I decided to finally fill out his wardrobe with a few more dress pants and shirt for his "real" job. Those suit racks at Dillards can be intimidating! However, we summoned our courage and prevailed. Success!

First Day at Tate

What I learned at Tate Publishing today:
Well, I spend most of my day doing conceptual editing for a book titled "Gardening Enhances my Faith." I learned a lot about composting, planting potatoes, and how the government is trying to take over all farming in the US so that...well, I'm not sure exactly why, but apparently they're perpetuating lies that organic farming is evil so that all farming and gardening will be under their control! [insert evil laugh here]
So here's hoping things get a little more interesting in the coming weeks.
Oh, and they stuck me in a room with a teeny tiny little desk and a bunch of empty file boxes. All alone. One lady stopped by and said to watch out, if the boxes started talking to me I was in trouble.

In other news, I'm babysitting Penny Noel and Nadia tonight. It's crazy what these kids come up with. Penny was pretending to have stuffed animals be her children, so I asked her why her stuffed bear didn't look like her, since the bear was supposed to be her baby, and she said, "I'm just a Penny, but I'm the guy who takes care of the bears." Seriously, it sounds like something Sean says in his sleep. Speaking of which, last night when I bumped Sean he rolled over and said, "You know, Guy Fawkes." And I said, "What about Guy Fawkes?" And he said, "That Guy Fawkes is my favorite."
Also, in the bath tub, Penny and Nadia were pretending that their water gun fish had a snotty nose like I did. Nadia filled him full of water and said, "Bless me!" when she squirted it out. Then Penny would say, "Wow! That's a lot of snot!" and they would both scream laughter and do it again.

Menu for the week

My newest goal is to plan meals so that we actually eat well and don't end up eating cereal all the time. I planned this week with the thoughts that I had lots of leftover meatballs from today and I also have a dozen brown eggs from John and Jayne:

Mon: Leftover Pasta with Chicken Alfredo
Tue: Egg Salad Sandwiches
Wed: Omelets with left over chicken
Fri: Beans, hush puppies, and guacamole

There's no dinner plan for Thursday because Sean will be hanging out with friends and won't come home until late night.

Lunches:
Mon: leftover spaghetti
Tue: meatball sandwiches
Wed: leftover egg Salad
Thur: Deli Meat sandwiches
Fri: Deli Meat or Omelet guts

As for life, I start my internship on Thursday, Sean is working hard, and Sonic is eating my soul.

Goals for May

Short term goals:
Drink/eat a TON of vitamin C and stop being sick!
Read two more books (at least) by the end of May. (Book count to date an abysmally low 14)
Eat all the random food in the back of my fridge and freezer.
Spend more time with my animals.
Wash my blankets and get ready for summer by putting away my long sleeves.

Sonic ServSafe class yesterday

Yesterday I learned that:
Botox is an injection of Botulism under your skin. Botulism is a bacteria that paralyzes you. If you eat it, it's pretty much fatal.
Now, I guess there are lots of different things that we use in everyday life that could kill you if you eat it, but I'm a little disquieted by this paralyzing thing.
Anyway, just thought you should know.
I didn't learn anything today except that my car is broken and it's going to take a while for them to figure out how to fix it. :(