Getting my Big Girl panties on.

I have come to the end of my first week at my first post-varsity internship. The lucky establishment (guffaw/ choke) has been Espresso dbn, a smallish (but superbly-cool) advertising agency that has stolen my week and, if I let go of my pride, my heart a little.

I have one more week here and although many of my (far-too-cool) peers and fellow designers refuse to intern/ work for no to little cash-dollars, I feel like I should be paying Espresso for all that I have learned in the space of five days.

As intern , I am (obviously) little more than pool scum here, but all the fab guys & gals here have been nothing but patient and eager to teach me their skills. SO friends, the moral of the story is to INTERN, INTERN and INTERN!!! The knowledge and experience you gain is irreplaceable and CANNOT be learned in varsity. '

Besides finally getting over my fear of phoning people, I have had to hustle a shitload of cash this week from sponsors, make an envelope, suck up to nearly every brand manager in South Africa, go to several model castings (DBN has a HOST of eye candy!), help oversee production, brainstorm ideas for product launches and pick out pretty faces from Z cards.

That being said, I am far more confident and prepared for the working world than I was a week ago. When, in all honesty, I was sitting in a dribbly pool of my own self-pity, wondering how I'd ever make it in this cruel, cold world.

So kids, a little advice from your Aunty Meg - get off your ASSES and go intern. It sucks, but it's kinda cool too.

P.S. I borrowed this sexy photography from iheartalice.
Go check out her blog.

Peace Bitches

There is no hope left. Especially in TV. Absolutely no hope there!

So the stupid douche bags at HBO cancelled what was probably one of the most groundbreaking, intelligent and real series they ever made:

How to Make it in America.

I will not use this blogpost to tell you about the series, because anybody worth their pop culture noddy badge will have watched both seasons of this series.

And if you haven't, please go and download (whoops did I say download, I meant rent from your local DVD store) and watch it immediately!

The point that I am trying to make, is that if HBO, the series that brought us Entourage, is being so blindsighted by ratings and cash-dollars that they refuse to see how effortlessly cool and thus relevant this series is, there is no hope for the world and the Mayans may have been right after all.

It's a hot Thursday morning in the Eastern Cape. That is all.

Magic.

The only way for me to feel as if I am not being pulled into a black hole of work-related deadlines and irritation at the growing number of people who are getting excited about wedding planning is to make a list of the things that make me feel truly myself.

Forgive the slight self-indulgence and feel free to add to the list.

1. Watch 'Almost Famous'. Take note of William and his mom, the rock stars and Penny Lane.
2. Listen to all of Led Zeppelin's albums (the LPs).
3. Write. (This is more difficult than it sounds).
4. Wake up at 5am and go to the beach for a dawnie swim. Even if it's 17 degrees!
5. Meditate. (Also known as "the listening part of prayer" - which is really great and all but I may just be too afraid to hear what is said to me.

I sort of just got over making this list now. So just a thought before I go and do something else with my semi-unemployed self (as a freelancer, I do not really know if I am 'truly' employed. Then again, truth is an unknown quantity [Foucault et al]) from a beautifully-crafted film, 'Beginners':

"Anna: People like us, half of them think it will never work out. The other half believe in magic."

Summer Vibes

The Many Facets of Dwight Schrute

If you are an Office fan (American series, NOT the British one), then you will understand my love for and appreciation of the interminably hilarious Dwight Schrute. If you live under a rock and thus do not watch The Office (this is inexcusable), then let me enlighten you.

Dwight Schrute is the funniest character that was ever born out of American television.

Raised on an Armish beet farm, Dwight has no sense of style (see Exhibit A) and an even less defined sense of tact.

His beauty lies in his ego-maniacal ploys to take over the office of Dunder and Miffelin, a paper company in Scranton (Pennsylvania), and what ensues is the funniest tv series in the world, maybe the universe.

What follows is an account of the top 10 funniest Dwight Schrute quotes. Enjoy.

1. When my mother was pregnant with me, they did an ultrasound and found she was having twins. When they did another ultrasound a few weeks later, they discovered that I had adsorbed the other fetus. Do I regret this? No, I believe his tissue has made me stronger. I now have the strength of a grown man and a little baby.
2. I am faster than 80% of all snakes.
3. I don’t care what Jim says, that is not Benjamin Franklin. I am 99% sure.
   
4. I don’t believe you, continue.
5. Reject a woman, and she will never let it go. One of the many defects of their kind. Also, weak arms.
6. When I die. I want to be frozen. And if they have to freeze me in pieces, so be it. I will wake up stronger than ever, because I will have used that time, to figure out exactly why I died. And what moves I could have used to defend myself better now that I know what hold he had me in.
7. The eyes are the groin of the head.
8. My feelings regenerate at twice the speed of a normal man
9. Before I do anything I ask myself “Would an idiot do that?” And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing.
10. You know whats better than a triceratops. Only every other dinosaur that has ever existed.

A Cautionary Tale

Some Pretty Things

I sell vintage clothes and accessories and books and cards and pretty much anything that falls under this category. These are a few leftovers from my last sale that haven't flown the nest yet. I'm tempted to use science, torture or magic to get my feet to fit into the shoes.

PS. I do not own an SLR camera. This travesty (tragedy) will hopefully be remedied soon. [This is a disguised apology for poor photo quality]