Well…I guess this is it. I move out tomorrow and catch a plane to Indiana.
Things I am going to miss-
public transportation
living alone
always having something to do
the people I worked with
feeling like I was part of something real with a real product
my back patio
nice weather
good food
Things I am excited about getting back to-
Wilfred
my family
Ben
my friends
my room
cooking/baking
cheap booze and cheap cereal
Harry Potter weekend
the end.
Sick. Again. I think I have a record for the worst immune system. I have been sitting on the couch all day trying to breathe. It sounds nice but it’s not, not when you are sick, alone, and just want to get home. I guess tomorrow I will do laundry, pack, and clean my apartment because Tuesday I am going home to Indiana. I guess tomorrow will be my last post from New York…maybe forever. I am not really the blogger type. Plus there’s not much to blog about from Savannah.
My last day of work was yesterday and it was great. Everything was very slow this week so it was relaxed and I really got to talk to the girls about my experience and give them feedback. I gave them their chocolates and they really appreciated the gesture. I didn’t want it to come off as a cheap way of sucking up but I don’t think they thought that. They are just chocolate addicts like everyone else. I had to turn and my badge and walk out the door, but they said I can leave knowing that I whipped that place back into shape. It feels weird never going back there again. Amarjit said I could just shoot her an e-mail and I would always be welcome to go back and say hi. Camille even spoke of going out with them the next time I’m in New York. I don’t think it could have been any better.
Then I met up with my Aunt Mary and Uncle Dan. We went to the Village and walked around for a bit. Then we stopped in Caliente Cab Co. for some margaritas. It was a cute place but it was super loud. Then we went to Lupa, one of Mario Batali’s restaurants. I love him, he is so cute but no I didn’t see him. The food was great and they tried to teach me a little about wine. I am a Riesling kinda fan so I am aware of weakness in knowledge of red wines. But I do know food. I had a hand rolled penne with a corn and tomato salsa that was so fresh and sweet. My aunt had Carbonara because I was just telling her about my recipe. It was a little too…prosciutto-y for me, just tasted like bacon. We had a veal dish and prosciutto with candied beets to share. Everything was great especially the atmosphere. We sat at a huge rustic table with some other groups catching up and it was a great way to celebrate the end of the summer.
My aunt and uncle are getting freshened up and then coming to my apartment to check it out. I think their next stop is Queens so this will be our last hoorah. The next time I see them will be Thanksgiving and I can’t wait!
Well…the time has finally arrived. Today is my last day as an intern for Michael Kors. I can’t believe it. I know I won’t have time after work to fill you in on how it went because I am meeting my Aunt and Uncle outside of work for an evening out. They are so fantastic and funny, it is going to be a good time for sure.
I will let you know tomorrow morning how it goes today!
I went on a record long shopping spree today, 7 hours. I can’t believe that I forgot how to shop. Well I can actually. In Savannah there is nothing. The best store is Forever 21 based on their selection alone. So much crap. I stopped shopping because it was a waste of time, in a bad way, and I would end up spending money I don’t have on things I didn’t really care for. Did I mention my serious guilt complex? Well believe me…I got plenty of practice here. I just get carried away when I am shopping by myself. I do still have some restraint but…I dropped some bones today.
I bought some chocolates for a few people at work I see everyday and wrote some handwritten thank you notes. It’s the least thing I can do and a good way to say goodbye. I also couldn’t resist the huge marshmallow chrispie treat at Dean and Deluca with caramel and chocolate covered pretzels in the middle. Yum. I got the day off today because Amarjit wasn’t going to be there and no one needed my help so I am going in tomorrow for my last day. I decided to take advantage of the day and go to SoHo to do some research (shopping). I went to some thrift stores and took photos of designer clothing for construction. I was also on the hunt for shoes and this hunt led me to almost spend $100 on a pair of mesh shoes…they were really sweet. But I resisted successfully! I did find the ones I wanted, a versatile pair of black wedges. I used to hate wedges but the girls at work converted me to a wedge lover. Then I just had to go into TjMaxx to check out their shoes and guess what…oh there’s a cute shirt, that one too! So I fell in love with 2. They were good buys I swear. Then I forced myself home…
Now I am going to finish what I started. I am going to finish getting my boards together and write that project proposal!
Today was a really good day! It mostly just me and Amarjit today. I did a few things around the office, basically making the transition okay for them when I leave and as easy as possible for the nexy intern. I know I know, I’m a sweetheart. I had to go to FedEx at lunch and mail some things to Evansville because it would make my suitcase over 50 lbs. I don’t want to be charged 90 bucks! So I sent books, bags, and lots of fabric. Tomorrow I will have to send all the shoes I bought. Eh. Then I had an overpriced salad but whatever. My time in the city of overpriced salad is running short. And I basically spent the rest of the day shopping for shoes online, I mean doing research. It was awesome. Oh and I also was allowed to scan my sketches in so I will definitely be working on those in photoshop tonight so I can print them on Friday…
Exactly. I will be on a plane exactly one week from now on my way to Detroit, then HOME! Home for doctors appointments. I will be there from Tuesday night to Saturday morning, then my mom, maybe Jessica, Wilfred pup, and I will be on our way to Savannah. I think the plan is to stay there and hangout for the last week of Summer and take a day trip to St. Augustine to check out the location of the wedding! Exciting stuff.
So today was a day of errands. I decided it would be a good idea to do all of the running around I need to do now instead of the last day here which would leave me tired and stressed for the flight. I went out to buy a portfolio for my senior project and found a really nice brown leather one that will be perfect I think. I might even do a little ink print on it to personalize it when I get back to Sav. I then embarked on the journey to replace my beloved boots. It ended nowhere. I just can’t let go of these ugly things. It is either equestrian, combat, or 90s and I haven’t made up my mind. I’m thinking 90s. Mine are more…construction. I need something danty. So anyway I ended up getting distracted along the way and bought some really cute things that I love.
Now I am going to get to work and finish writing my project proposal!
My mind is all over the place! I am just so excited to get back home I can’t concentrate. Yesterday was a very productive day. I got up at 7:30 on my own free will. No sense in sleeping in and getting nothing accomplished. So…it was Sunday. I couldn’t go to the fabric store so I decided to buckle down and make some decisions about the fabrics and colors I wanted to use for the other half of my project. I worked all day and finished all of the watercoloring! Congradulations to me. So I am done sketching. I know everything will change during Senior I, or at least I am hoping they will. I think I have a good base for some great ideas but I just can’t do it on my own. I need more time, in my own space, to develop something I am truly proud of. I just want to get the critique over with. I still have a couple things to knock off the long list I made of things to do before I leave but I am slowly chipping away at it.
Today I woke up nice and late at 9:30 because it rained all night and day so it is dark and cool. Myyyy favorite weather. Seriously. It is like fall here. So I got up and went to the fabric store and bought the rest of Jessica’s wedding dress fabric. I actually got two because one is more casual and Jessica-esque, a felted cotton polka dot print, and a satin which is more bridal. So she can decide when I have a couple days to spend in Evansville before school. I also made a list of the last few fabric swatches I needed for the collection last night and picked those up. Check! Then I went to the grocery store to pick up a couple things and came home to make pumpkin cookies. They worked, kinda. My oven smells like a chlorine soaked port-a-potty so not exactly that at home effect I was hoping for. Plus there are no cookie sheets here to I had to improvise. Hey, they taste good. I am also checking one more thing off the list….some extra designer research boards. Only one left. Man it takes so long to just run a few errands no wonder New Yorkers have the reputation of being impatient. It would take all frickin day just to go to the grocery store if people moved as slowly as they do in Savannah.
Crap. I forgot to blog yesterday. Guess I just forgot I hadn’t done it already. I keep having these really weird dreams, about superheros, snow, and high school. I hate waking up after a long nights rest and feeling exhausted. And I really hate the new Saturday Morning Cartoons. What happened to quality life lessons? We all can learn from Rocco’s Modern Life, Doug, Ah Real Monsters and Hey Arnold! but I cannot learn a thing from this transformers shit because I am too distracted by how badly it is animated and how obnoxious it is in general. I guess the only modern cartoon that comes close is Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. Thank god for YouTube when you get a craving like this. I would have been completely obsessed say I were well Tavi. (theStyleRookie). What 12 year old has time for something so meaningless as fashion? This debate was recently brought up at work. I really do feel bad for a 12 year old girl with a perception of life like this girl. I guess I just had more important things to do at that age like pretend to be Harriet the Spy. (I guess I was 8 but what’s the difference at 22?)
Anyway! Yesterday I woke up and went to Ny Elegant Fabrics. I spent about 2 hours collecting and labeling fabric swatches for both of my collections and I still feel like I need more, especially from a different store. They are sooo overpriced but I guess you pay for convenience. Jessica and I settle on a lace from the store but in a color we found a different one. We just thought I would go back and buy it because of course I would have to go back for more swatches. Well the cheapest fabric at NY is probably 10/yd. So let’s just say this poly lace is 14.00 at its lowest. I got it for 5/yd! Booya. So even if it doesn’t work it is no big deal. I just wish I had these resources all the time. Even if it is overwhelming and I hate going into 20 stores dealing with hounds chasing me down because there is too much competition on one frickin street for anyone to do any decent business…it is nice to have every fabric at your finger tips.
So after doing that, I traced all my croquis onto watercolor paper via glass door out to the backyard. Then I redrew their faces and painted in their skin tones. I then created my color story for one of the collections based on the fabrics and a photo of Death Valley so I could begin painting the designs. I finished three and messed up one before realizing I finished a whole bag of chips to myself and it was 11. I got a lot done, but on any other project I would be finished by now. When the ratio was 8 fabrics to 5 or 6 croquis and is now 33 to 21 for just one of the collection ideas…it can be time consuming. Better get back to it.
Today was a pretty good day. I felt significantly better and almost everyone was in a great mood. I think eating healthier is helping. I have almost finished a whole box of oatmeal in two days, I need some chinese. I had several things to do and my print is getting sent to the factory to be made! Kinda COOL. I almost got a free pair of shoes but they were too small. My feet are getting too big! Someone at work keeps freaking out about the fashion industry and how it died even before the 90s and nothing is inspired anymore just replicated. Ditto. As much as I don’t want to be in her line of fire and rampage, I totally agree with her, just in a more calm and collected way.
Well…One week left! Yeah I am so pumped. For the next couple days I will be running around to the fabric stores, collecting the last bits of research and bridal fabric. I may even do a little shopping (God knows theres none in Savannah) and eating dinner with my Aunt and Uncle. Oh yea and unfortunately packing and cleaning. I can’t wait to see my dog.
