It's not even 9:30am on Tuesday, and I'm already not a fan of this week. Tuesdays are the start of my week, so this is not a good sign. Pittsburgh's expecting about another inch of snow by the day's end. It's been snowing every day in Pittsburgh lately. Rumor is there's a lot more snow in Clarion than in Pittsburgh, but this week and a half of winter we've had is more than enough for me.
This morning, I woke up at my normal time to get ready-- 6:30. I turned on the coffee, took a shower, got ready, took Ryeleigh (my dog) for a walk, tried on 849302 different outfits (I wasn't a fan of anything I put on), and was harassed by my unusually hyper dog to go outside and play. I started off the morning being way ahead of schedule, and ended up running late.
So, it's now 8:13 (I like to leave between 8:00-8:07), and I live about 15 minutes from Jack Horner. The roads are wet, and quite possibly slippery. People are driving like idiots. Lucky me, I get a stupid driver tailing right behind me. Stoplight after stoplight, the car pulls up right behind me, making me nervous that it will rear end me.
About 10 minutes into my drive, I'm about to approach a light that has just turned yellow. "Here's my opportunity," I think to myself. I decided not to stop. As I look at the light, I don't THINK it had turned red until I was past it, but no more than 10 seconds later, I see the red and blue lights, signaling me to pull over. I'm going to be late for work.
Long story short, running a red light is a $25 fine, which turns into a $107.50 fine after all of the random taxes are thrown in. It also ruins a perfectly good day of makeup (after the tears), and sets the mood for the week a place where it can only go up. Let's hope it only goes up.
At least I can take this as a lesson learned. I'm used to Clarion drivers, driving a certain way. I'm trying to get used to Pittsburgh drivers driving a completely different way (i.e. "the Pittsburgh left", erratic driving, etc). I haven't quite decided what the lesson WAS that I learned, but next time I'll be more cautious about stopping at the "red" light.
On a lighter and sort of unrelated note, the internship is going really well. A girl that I work with at Walnut Grill just had an interview to work at JHC, and I think it'd be great if she DID get the job here. Not only would that open up more waitressing shifts for me (since I now need to make money to pay for my traffic ticket), but there will also be a new and friendly face at JHC to keep me company.
Also, in the PR world, there is an annual award show called the Renaissance Awards. This prestigious event honors public relations agencies throughout the region for their outstanding achievements. There are a number of different awards in a number of different categories. This year, Jack Horner Communications did very well, winning a number of different awards in a number of different categories for all sorts of different submissions. It was a very big deal for JHC, as it proves how reputable of an agency they are in the region. It's very neat to be interning with a firm like this.
That's all for now. A media report needs to be compiled for one of our clients on the press coeverage that we got them last week :).
It can only go up -- and will! xxoo
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