Week 1: Gig & Gigs

It's been one week since I moved up here and so far, I'm still adjusting.

My current "gig" is my (unpaid) internship at a boutique PR firm that's currently working on a huge upcoming music & film festival. I started last Wednesday & had practically nothing to do. Thursday wasn't much better but Friday, I finally got into media placements and whatnot. I don't want an easy internship; I want a challenging one. I've worked at various places in my field of interest but the last time I was in an entertainment PR environment was Fall 2007, so it's been a while & I'll be the first one to say that I'm a tad rusty. However, I just need to put my nose to the grindstone and soak in everything. Woo hoo! Go career!

Because of a certain actor, I've been following HBO's "The Newsroom" pretty much since it was announced. I was able to go to a sneak preview of it last week and I thought it was fantastic, despite what many critics say. The actor, John Gallagher Jr., was really terrific as Jim Harper, the senior producer of the fictional "News Night" show. The entire cast was great and I'm looking forward to upcoming episodes. John, or Johnny Gallagher as he also goes by, writes and plays his own music as well and had a gig on Monday night at Rockwood Music Hall on the Lower East Side. I've seen him play a good handful of times & he's really terrific. Lately, he's been playing with his friends & former co-stars, Michael Esper & Gerard Canonico, so it's nice to see him play solo since he hasn't done a solo gig in NYC since October.

Tonight, I went out to Brooklyn for the first time ever, I believe, to the Knitting Factory to check on the second night of "The Thing That Ate Larry Livermore" Record Release Party. I grew up with easy listening due to my parents so about four hours of punk/alternate music is so out of my comfort zone, but I had a blast even thought my ears are still ringing. I was in & out for a first few bands but I stayed put for the last one, Emily's Army, since they were mostly the reason I went. Even though they're young, they're so entertainingly good.

By the way, the heat wave this past weekend was ridiculous. I grew up in Florida so I'm can deal with 100+ degree weather... but only with proper AC. Yes, I'm probably spoiled with the central AC that I had back home as well as DC but goodness gracious! Currently, I have an AC unit that mostly blowing warmish air and a small electric fan that sometimes decides to blow air in instead of out. But I guess I'm thankful for having those at least.

Heading back to DC this weekend & then driving up with my parents who are flying in next Wednesday. Bringing up a few more things, include my printer & my wardrobe. I never realized how many clothes I have until I had to move. I also realized that I don't have a lot of summery clothes. Don't know how that happened but apparently, it's true.

Til next time!