I haven't posted in a good while because I am kind of superstitious, and I was applying to a few summer internships and positions and I held my breath in many different ways until I heard back from these places. I used to call my grandma a few times every month, and I didn't do that since late January. I've barely talked to my other family or friends. I just sat and waited and waited. Because if these people I hold near and dear were to ask what my plans were for the summer, I thought it might be bad luck to even discuss the possibilities with them, and that in the end I would receive NOTHING! And then I'd be in Boston twiddling my thumbs all summer long feeling bad about myself!
But no. I've so far been given a paid summer cataloging internship with a library belonging to the federal government in DC. I won't say where, so as not to jinx anything. It's pretty cushy. I get fancy schmancy housing provided and an impressive stipend. I'm set. But I'm still waiting to hear back about my interview at certain large and important NYC museum library. I won't say where. You can probably guess, but I do not, in any single way, want to jinx this one since it is my dream job almost. This one gets a stipend too. Not as much as the one in DC, and housing is not provided, but again, NEARLY ULTIMATE DREAM JOB INSTITUTION! I should hear from them in a few days, and then if I miraculously win out and get this internship, I will have to put on my big girl pants and inform the DC folks that I will not actually be coming to help them out this summer. And then they will hate me forever. But because I am trying to be a more assertive and more chill individual, who cares? Right?
So, that's where I have been. I have been hiding and hoping for opportunities. Because I got one so far, I think it might be okay to speak of them a tiny bit. So there you go.
But no. I've so far been given a paid summer cataloging internship with a library belonging to the federal government in DC. I won't say where, so as not to jinx anything. It's pretty cushy. I get fancy schmancy housing provided and an impressive stipend. I'm set. But I'm still waiting to hear back about my interview at certain large and important NYC museum library. I won't say where. You can probably guess, but I do not, in any single way, want to jinx this one since it is my dream job almost. This one gets a stipend too. Not as much as the one in DC, and housing is not provided, but again, NEARLY ULTIMATE DREAM JOB INSTITUTION! I should hear from them in a few days, and then if I miraculously win out and get this internship, I will have to put on my big girl pants and inform the DC folks that I will not actually be coming to help them out this summer. And then they will hate me forever. But because I am trying to be a more assertive and more chill individual, who cares? Right?
So, that's where I have been. I have been hiding and hoping for opportunities. Because I got one so far, I think it might be okay to speak of them a tiny bit. So there you go.
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