OK, so I’ve gotten through two days of my internship. It’s been alright, I suppose. I showed up yesterday at 2 p.m. just expecting to sign some paperwork and talk about a work schedule. Instead, I signed my name and contact information to a sheet, and they started me off with the bitch work. Within five minutes of entering the building, I was outside, making the long haul to a video production equipment store to pick up some kino flourescent bulbs.

Then, when I got back, I was given a VHS tape with hours upon hours of down-converted footage for a TV show I’ve never heard of outside of this company, but that bears an eerie resemblance to The Biggest Loser. My task? Transcribe every word spoken with a rough time-code outline. Not necessarily bad, except there are physical challenges and the main person talking speaks like a drill instructor, making my process tedious and painful.

Luckily, the day ended with the production manager saying he wants to start taking me out on their shoots pretty soon, which will be a VERY welcome development. Meanwhile, today, I again set out to transcribe more footage. After about six hours I couldn’t make out individual words. I was going loopy. So I took breaks by delivering paperwork to the Mayor’s office and reviewing/doing coverage on a script the company had solicited. Not a bad story, but it needed work.

Anyway, around the time I started going loopy, a representative from another place I had applied to called me. A place that I would have preferred to work at, to be honest… but they got back to me too late and I can’t quit. That kind of killed my motivation for the rest of the day, but I think it’ll all work out alright. I just need to start taking on bigger and better projects than the crap they’ve been giving me. Which I think they will. Eventually. Hopefully.

But overall, I’m having fun and enjoying myself. And the food is freakin’ excellent. So with all that previous stuff aside, we move on to my favorite part of this blog:

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MEALS OF NOTE:

“Europa Cafe” - Sandwich / Salad Shop - Chicken Fajita Panini, Double Fudge Brownie, Sun Chips, Mug Root Beer
Thoughts - The sandwich was pretty good. Not really spicy, but good enough that the sauce to the side was unnecessary and unused. The brownie was REALLY dry, but the Sun Chips great as always
Total Cost - $11

“Bread” - Sandwich Shop - Prosciutto and Mozzerella sandwich, Tomato Basil Soup, Coca-cola
Thoughts - Excellent sandwich, so-so side salad, and quite possibly the BEST Tomato Basil soup I have ever had in my life. It was AMAZING. The 8 oz. coke bottle was a bit of a disapointment, but it didn’t end up being a huge deal.
Total Cost - $13 with tip.

“Fat Sal’s Pizza” - Pizza Delivery - Supreme Pizza, Pepsi
Thoughts - It was good, but nothing special. Average as far as New York pizza seems to go. I can’t say it was anything below good, but I can’t really praise it either. At least it was big. I couldn’t eat more than 3 slices. I sold a slice and gave the rest away after it sat in the fridge a couple days.
Total Cost - $25, including drink and delivery tip.

“The Times Deli” - Delicatessan - Philly Cheese Steak, Health Chips, Giant Cookie
Thoughts - The cheese steak was decent. It seemed strange that they used yellow cheese, but it ended up tasting pretty good. I wish I could say the same for the chips. I don’t even remember what they were anymore. I just saw some kind of vegetable variety chips and figured I should try everything. But they were gross. The chips were flat out awful. Thank God I got the cookie, too. It was so big and so thick it almost had the consistency of a cake. It was good.
Total Cost - $12

“Szechuan Gourmet” - Szechuan - Chicken with Orange Flavor, Brown Rice
Thoughts - The chicken was REALLY good. The rice was REALLY dry. I love rice, so that bothers me a little bit, but the chicken was good enough that I think I’ll forgive them.
Total Cost - $10