You can sleep a little longer, you can dream another dream...

 I've been a bit preoccupied this week.

You can thank Stephenie Meyer (and Andrea for suggesting it) for writing the Twilight saga.  I devoured all three books in less than 3 days.  And now I am desperately awaiting the release of the 4th book 'Breaking Dawn.'  The only problem -- it comes out on August 2nd.  I will be on the road.  Boo.  But I did call Borders and had Bambi (HI BAMBI!!!) reserve a copy for me so it should be waiting for me when I get home.  I kind of don't want to read it though because then the whole thing is over and I'm stuck waiting impatiently until December 12 for the movie...

Sigh.

Vampires are awesome. Thanks so much Joss Whedon (sarcasm).  I would never have given a second thought to them if it weren't for Buffy...and Angel...mostly Angel...and thanks so much for Angel because as awesome as vampires are now I kind of want to be Temperance Brennan.  Although I guess I could blame that on David Boreanaz and Hart Hanson.

And yes, I did just make a random connection from teenage vampires to slayers to forensic anthropologists.  Don't ask how...just enjoy.

I should be writing my paper for this week right now.  But I really don't want to. I can think of a lot more exciting things that analyzing the details of organizational and interpersonal communication in the writer's room.  Besides, I haven't even been IN  the writer's room for over a week.  I had Friday off and Monday and Wednesday were incredibly uneventful.  That seems to happen when NO ONE is in the office.  

I'm a little uncertain of my footing within the whole social/professional structure of those offices.  I got comfortable with the internship duties and the atmosphere pretty early on, but I'm finding out that maybe my Midwestern sensitivities are a little more prominent than I thought.  Or at least from their perspective.  I don't know. Or maybe I just worry too much about whether people like me or not.  Oh well, all I can do is go in everyday and do the best I can.  And that's what I'm trying to do.  I just hope it's enough.

ANYWAY

There are a lot of things that I am observing and learning from in my time in the writer's offices.  I don't really feel comfortable going into detail here because this is pretty much an open blog and ANYONE can read it and I signed a confidentiality contract that I don't want to violate.  But I'm learning a lot about people, the industry, and maybe even myself.

The summer is starting to wear on me.  The city is starting to wear on me, though I am now pretty proficient in finding my way around.  I still don't understand the seemingly random smattering of sub-suburbs and tiny towns that actually make up L.A. but I understand a little better about the way things are set up and how to get from point A to point B even without directions.
 

Needless to say, as interesting as L.A. is, I am ready to be home and I am still not 100% sold on the city as the place I would CHOOSE to live if given other options.  But, I am resigned to the fact that I will most likely HAVE to move out here for some portion of time.  But I am exploring all of my options at this time.  I'm putting aside the homesickness because I know that's mostly brought on by the fact that I left an ENTIRE life back home and I HAVE to go back now to fulfill my teaching contract and finish my degree.  I'm fine with that.

But I know that December is going to come way too soon.  I still have no idea what to do after graduation.  I don't even want to think about it.

We did nothing for the fourth of July.  That was just fine with me because it was hot.  I have spent the last 4 days at the pool.  I enjoy the pool.  It's relaxing and provides plenty of time for my reading obsessions.

Okay, well, no pictures or celebrity sightings this week, so if you made it this far congrats to you and wow, you must have a lot of time on your hands...

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