eddie

I was looking at Angel's pictures online, and I came across this one. Remember that time I haven't seen my dog in over a year because I went to China and then my parents gave him away??

finally, the job post

I just realized that I haven't made a post about how my job is going. You should take that as a good sign because usually in my nature, I'd be complaining about how boring or tiring it is by now.

I started working at Coty last Tuesday, and the first five days were orientation. I basically went around and talked to anyone in charge of anything. Even though that's a lot of fun because it's getting paid to talk to people and not do any real work, it was still kind of overwhelming because I was trying to learn about everything the company does all at once. Overall, everyone seems ridiculously nice and personable, and I actually feel pretty comfortable in the environment even though I still get lost just walking around the factory.

As far as the work itself is concerned, I've been given a few projects to work on over the summer time, and I'm somewhat nervous about whether or not I'll have any real contribution. My bosses seem optimistic, but I'm kind of worried that my GPA has given them a false sense of confidence in my intelligence. I do see some potential ideas so far, but I still have a lot to learn before I can really piece anything together.

I guess as an IE, I'm looking at capacities and efficiencies. Thus far, I've realized it's amazing how much this company really does make and do. Already, Coty makes a bunch of fragrances, creams, and lotions that are household names. In addition to all that, on Friday, Coty acquired Unilever's fragrance business. Unilever produces fragrances for Calvin Klein, Vera Wang, Cerruti, Chloe, and Lagerfeld.

Although all this sounds great, I won't lie and say that getting up at 6am isn't a pain in the ass. It sucks.

Living alone definitely has its pros and cons. On the pro side, I have all this space that's all my own. One thing I've already appreciated is the fact that I can jam up the fridge with whatever I want (like 3 bottles of vanilla cream soda). If I'm tired at the end of the day, I don't feel pressured to go hang out and be social when I know I should be getting some sleep (even though I went out with some of the other interns last week, sometimes I get caught up talking to people online or otherwise, and other times people call me up past my bedtime!). Also, I'm staying in Cary which is literally 10 minutes away from Raleigh. A couple of people have told me some cool places to go, so I think it'll be interesting to explore a new area. I just have to find someone to go with me, which leads me to my cons. The whole exploration thing is fun, but I can't even begin to count the number of U-turns I've taken in the past week. I get lost going everywhere. It's getting better, but I'm sure I'll still be making mistakes weeks from now. Also, getting ridiculously sick and running a high fever is miserable when you don't have anyone to even run to the grocery store for you. I guess it's part of my personality to want to go out and have a good time so maybe I'll start missing that soon, but I plan on going back to Greenville/Clemson this weekend, so hopefully that'll satiate me for a while.

So there it is. My summer so far.

miserably sick

I haven't gotten sick in over two years. Figures I'd get sick now. Not only do I have pinkeye, but now I've got the most ridiculous fever, headache, and body ache ever. I'm sweating, dizzy, and just generally miserable. I don't know that I've been this sick, ever. Worst part about it is that I'm alone! Maaan... Do I go to work? Do I take a day off after just five days? What do I do??

hollaback girl

Have you ever called someone up they say they'll call you back in a minute? Have you ever had that person call you back and say, "Sorry, I just had to finish listening to 'Hollaback Girl'."

I have. And you know exactly who that was.

karma

When Angel came to Clemson...

we were riding around in a Catbus van and around the time this picture was taken, I turned to the boys behind Angel and said, "She's got pinkeye." Angel really didn't have pinkeye, I just thought she did because her eye looked really red in this picture. Apparently, Angel didn't enjoy being called a leper, but you know what, life came and bit me in the ass. I woke up this morning, eyes crusted over. Pinkeye.

pants party

In my bedroom at the apartment in Clemson, I rarely wear pants. I just don't like them. They're so constricting.

I've been wearing pants to bed here though cause at hotels, you never can be 100% about the sheets.

Last night, I was rudely awoken by a late night phone call (11:30pm is way late for me now). Apparently I wriggled myself out of my pants within the first hour of sleep last night. Can't fight nature. Amy and pants were never meant to be together at night.

how.

I got Listerine up straight my nose. A ton of it. It burns.

birthday

HAPPY DOUBLE DEUCE, ASHLEY ROE!!!

cary, clemson, charleston

This summer, I'll be jumping back and forth between Cary, Clemson, and Charleston. Saturday I'll unpack my stuff in Cary and then spend the night celebrating Kelly's birthday. By Sunday, I'll be in Winston Salem for Angel's awards ceremonies leading up to her Monday graduation, and Tuesday I'll start working it at the cream factory. I'm not sure what the schedule looks like from there on out, but I plan on surprising you guys with that. I'm actually printing up mapquest directions of all the possible routes I might take over the next two months. Kind of anal retentitve...

Anyway, it's been fun, Mount Pleasant.

The past couple of days have been a lot of fun. Monday night, we went downtown and heard a poetry reading and played at the waterfront. Tuesday, we had that really awkward day of laying out followed up by an evening of nothing. Wednesday, Hegarty got an amazingly bad sunburn on the Isle of Palms, and then we went on a short but sufficient oyster dig. Thursday afternoon, we got some sushi downtown and tried to get into a Jeep commercial that was filming on King Street. Unsuccessful, obviously. Thursday night, we headed back downtown to watch Napoleon Dynamite on a huge outdoor screening, and apparently Hegarty is dressed appropriately for good times at snooty clubs downtown. I mean, Hegarty. (Ask him.) Today, I went out to find some clothes for work (unsuccessful, again), and then I went to Folly Beach. Nice change of pace. I guess it was fun driving allll around Chas County too. Oh yeah! I finally got my corndog! And I ate FOUR of them! Maybe the driving was worth it!

So this was probably the most detailed post in a while, partially because I'm bored and partially cause I know some of the people reading this website are looking for more meat. So I hope rambling about my corn dog eating, time wasting, skin damaging, cream producing life is sufficient!

mount pleasant

I felt like a total redneck this afternoon when Hegarty and I laid out on the back porch with our Miller Lite in stay cool plastic 16oz. bottles, tiny radio, magazines, and tanning oil. Best of all, we were relaxing in inflatable pool rafts.

I move to NC on Saturday, and I finally put the pieces together. I'm moving to Cary. Cary is an hour away from Elon. Kelly lives in Elon. Kelly's 21st birthday is Saturday. I will be in Elon on Saturday for Kelly's 21st birthday. Awesome.

2004 was a slow year...

This is the email I just received from my mom:

"Your federal and state tax return is in the bank. Total of $24.73."

Score.

eggs

It's almost ridiculous how upset I get if my egg yolks break on the way into the frying pan.

figures

My computer is like that kid that acts all sick and stuff so he'll miss school but once his mom says "Alright let's go to the doctor" he freaks out and says he's all better.

For the past week, my computer has made noises so loud that my ears literally hurt and ring from it. I couldn't even study because it was torturous to be around it (If ma asks, that's my story... It's legit, right. Shut up.) I decided that I would give in and take it to DCIT this morning, but when I turned it on, it was perfectly quiet. It's been running smoothly for about 6 hours now. What's your problem, computer.

I hope I did okay on my exams... How come the grades you care the most about are always the last ones to get posted?

maaan

My most favorite belly button ring broke... you know, the zipper. I wore it for all but about 1 month for the past 3 years... sad.

almost summer...

I was driving Meghan to the airport the other day, and I guess it just kind of hit me: she's going home for summer. I know I'm not finished with exams quite yet, but I can't believe it's that time of year again. We kind of figured out one of the reasons it doesn't feel like summer is that we're not moving out this time. It's a good feeling though. Especially with the parents moving to Mount Pleasant, it's got to feel like home somewhere.

A lot of good and bad happened this school year; it made the year fly by I think. The other day, I was looking through some of the pictures from sophomore year, and it's just amazing to me how things have changed. Although I feel like things are going to be okay now, I'm still glad to be leaving for the summer just so that nothing else can happen before I'm ready. Watch drama follow me to Sanford, somehow.

I'm going to be lonely in Sanford, does everyone realize this? I'll go to work 40 hours a week, but I'll come home and be completely alone. In a weird way, I'm really looking forward to that though. Maybe I'll start reading books or pick up a hobby or watch a lot of lame TV shows and giggle to myself (which one is most likely, you know). I don't know, I heard there are 7 other interns staying in the StudioPLUS where I'll live so maybe things will end up being awesome.

Vanilla cream soda rocks my world.

dear computer,

Please stop sucking.

Love,
Amy

bad foods

For some reason, I've been craving really bad food lately. Whoppers, roast beef and cheddars, corndogs, greasy Chinese food, sodas... you name it.

gotta calm down

I should've studied for exams last night. Instead, I watched some boy-on-boy action on the slip and slide, played the JP drinking game, and helped to break up a girl fight. Can you blame me for not wanting to study??