Catch-up

Apr 14: 12pm
I got my other honor cords today for my membership in a Communication Studies honor society. These cords are red and white, so I will have red, white, and gold cords at graduation with a black cap and gown. Interesting.

Apr 13: 2pm
I received an email from my internship editor today saying "It's been a while since I've seen from you. I hope that everything is okay." Everything is okay, just busy. Paid work and schoolwork have taken priority over my internship. However, I am getting back on track. Only a few weeks left. I bought my cap, gown, and gold honor cord today.

Apr 12: 7pm
In my email today was a standard rejection letter about the Executive Administrative Assistant job I applied for a little while back. I can't say I'm disappointed that I didn't get the job because I'm not.

Apr 9: 11am
Today I had a feedback session scheduled online through a chat program with the editor of my online internship. I was a little worried about how it would go since I haven't written many articles in the last few weeks, but he didn't even mention that. Instead, he gave me helpful advice and constructive criticism that I feel will be very useful, especially when writing online.

Apr 8: 2pm
I turned in my graduate school application today. It consisted of: three faculty recommendations, one graduate school admission application, a two-page letter of intent, my resume, a cover letter directed towards the graduate director of the English department, a six-page writing sample, a graduate assistantship application, and a thirty-five dollar fee. From start to finish: less than twenty-six hours.

Apr 7: 12pm
I decided to apply for graduate school in the English department at my current university. Four people in the last three days have mentioned that I should be going to graduate school and perhaps they've finally convinced me. Perhaps I have put up too many 'roadblocks' to my success and am only limiting myself. At any rate, the first meeting about assistantships is tomorrow, so I must get my materials in quickly.

Apr 5: 11am
I got my first "real" freelancing job today. It is for a Criminal Justice graduate student currently deployed overseas who needs his 133 page graduate practicum review edited and has to be done within two days or so. Time to get editing.

Mar 27: 11pm
I applied for an executive administrative assistant position at a staffing company down in the Twin Cities. I didn't include a cover letter and probably should have, but I don't really want the job that bad. It's a ninety minute drive each way and doesn't really utilize the skills I have.