Get it? Like JK Rowling's new movie "Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them" except not nearly as well written nor as anticipated. Unlike Rowling's movie, my new blog will not be filled with famous actors and action packed wizard fight sequences. Actually, it might, because my new blog is going to be an eclectic compilation of poetry, short stories, scripts, etc.
That's right folks, I write. I write a lot actually. More than most people ever want to. The problem is that none of my manuscripts ever see the light of day (much like myself) and remain hidden on my laptop. Yet, I love my stories and the insane way they're told. And so, as a gift to all of you, I created my new blog:
Much Wow.
Alright, now that that announcement's out of the way, let me tell you why I haven't been posting.
STRESS.
Stress from work, stress from the upcoming semester, and a lot of stress from organizing my schedule. I am in my last official week of the internship I have been a part of for 3 months. Literally all summer long! It's been equal parts great and horrible. Great, because making money is always great. Horrible, because I lost my entire summer to copying and pasting documents in an office without a window.
I'll admit that I learned a lot while working for InfoReliance. They taught me how and why the government uses contracts. I learned more about Word and Excel than I ever have. Really, it taught me a whole new skill set that is required for working in a professional office environment. My coworkers were all incredibly friendly and totally ready to help me whenever I needed it. And there was free food. Lots of free food. They had multiple kitchens stocked with snacks, soda, coffee, HOT CHOCOLATE, etc. It was like a dream come true. There were also the typical down sides.
While it was a novel idea having an office of my own during the first week, I quickly came to resent the cramped death cubicle. There was no window, and for some reason it was perpetually hot like a dry day in the desert. The work I was given was exciting at first, until I realized that all I had to do was copy and paste from one document to another. All summer long. My fingers are traumatized. Add on 3 hours of driving - minimum - a day and that just equaled a lot of crying and repeated One Direction traffic parties.
Seriously though, it was totally worth all the headaches and morning crying sessions. 9/10 would recommend.
The best thing to come out of all of this is that it solidified my determination to never work in a traditional office environment. It's something I think everyone should do once in their life time, but dear Lord, no one should want to willingly spend the prime of their life surrounded by beige everything! SO MUCH BEIGE!
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