Banquery

So, yes, as many of you have probably noticed, and perhaps even told me directly, this is my first update in nearly a month..whew. I don't think i've ever let the blog slide that long, but it's been a busy busy busy couple weeks.

I'm afraid i'm going to have play vague man for most of them, but suffice it to say it's a very exciting time in my life right now. I think i've forgotten how to write in these things, firstoff, but what are you going to do? I'll try to pick up the slack, promise.

I have but one exam left, on Friday, ugh. A lot of people are already done here, which must be a good feeling. I simply have no desire to study, even though i DO need to study quite a bit for this one. My other exams i've also been lagging in the study department, just cause i don't want to and really don't care about any courses i've had exams for this semester. i remember back in highschool, or even first-year, i used to study days, weeks even, in advance. this time around, it's lucky if i have more than 24 hours beforehand to start reading and writing notes.

otherwise, i've also managed to find some work for the summer. alas, it is unpaid work, but builds some experience which i think i need. i'm going to be a summer editorial/writer intern at the gleaner newspapers, which include the annex/village/and liberty papers, which are all distributed monthly. it's going to be a lot of intensive work (i already have five assignments to work on), and i'll be able to build my portfolio, hopefully. it's unpaid, again, so that means some stretching of the wallet, since i'll be living downtown this summer, with only my sat/sun noah's shifts to pull me through. i was trying to get a nice, paying, journalism-related RA job with my magazine prof for the summer, but my coding/tech skills just weren't up to par, unfortunately. it would've been perfect, as it's right at ryerson/5 minutes from my door, and in what looked like a comfortable and relaxed working environment (w/an office!). but, didn't work out, unfortunately. i'm also sorta considering taking a fact-checking internship for 2-3 days a week atToday's Parent magazine...again, unpaid, but it would be great experience. only thing i'm worried about is it would make my sked incredibly hectic since i'd have to balance it with the gleaner and other paid work, so i'm not sure if i want to take it. maybe i'll just spend the free time looking for freelance or reading for the coming term, or god knows what. maybe even relaxing, there's a thought.

otherwise, though, the best part of the gleaner internship besides the usual is that it shouldn't cross fingers, be a problem to get a very special week off in the summer, whcih i am most looking forward to. time to review my finances for that one, it should be a tight summer, but we'll see. it's all very exciting and just makes me really happy, a first for a long while. i'll try and update more, promise. till then...