Note: First week at Now online, and I am learning lots of new techy-stuff like content management systems and META key words. I never considered myself to be a techy person, but hey it helps today. I will probably do more writing next week hopefully.
I am enjoying the pace of London - even though 9-5 always makes me feel that I am just working all week, with no spare time - welcome to the really world!
The building is daunting it is huge, modern with 12 floors.
www.nowmagazine.co.uk
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Saturday, 14 March 2009
Credit Crunch Car Boot
It’s the credit crunch blah blah blah – it doesn’t actually make any difference to me as I am always skint. I decided to have a car boot today. Perfect timing I thought with the credit crunch in full swing people will buy loads of my clothes and other rubbish I don’t want anymore. I priced them really cheap, let people heckle them down even more, and I made - £6. After all the hours of pricing, finding everything, moving the boxes in, doing the car boot, £6! That’s less than a pound an hour for my hard work. I guess it’s so bad now that people can’t even afford to spend 50p on a few tops. How depressing.
A quick run down of the week. I was at Wed again Monday and Tuesday, and I went to a hair shoot, which was fun. I like that I got to do other stuff there too aside from writing. I have just been working really, writing a lot and re-editing my features. I am doing publicity for a website called Bloc http://www.bloc-online.com/, which will be good PR experience, as jobs for writers aren’t looking so good in these financial times…
A quick run down of the week. I was at Wed again Monday and Tuesday, and I went to a hair shoot, which was fun. I like that I got to do other stuff there too aside from writing. I have just been working really, writing a lot and re-editing my features. I am doing publicity for a website called Bloc http://www.bloc-online.com/, which will be good PR experience, as jobs for writers aren’t looking so good in these financial times…
Saturday, 7 March 2009
Eating, working and doing a whole lot of not enough…
Started off the week with being in the office at Wed and on the Tuesday I went to this food shoot, which was very exciting as we got to eat the food after! It was a shame it had to be photographed first and therefore went cold, but great food nevertheless. I had a few starters and a whole desert by The Round Kitchen www.theroundkitchen.com – who do the best food if you are looking for some wedding caterers in Cornwall.
I’ve spent the rest of the week doing some work, but not enough of it – I have several features that I have to improve, but I haven’t got around to it. I spent most of yesterday wondering what I should write for an opinion feature, but I have now decided to write a piece on being frugal with fashion. I am glad I’ve decided now, as I was really stressing out about what to write about!
Today I went to Bodmin to write some stuff about the Bodmin gaol and Lanhydrock house for this Manifesta bid (a bid for a biennial European art festival and Cornwall is bidding for it to be hosted here). I took some photos and that, but I should have probably gone in the buildings, but I am too skint, and I have been there before. I keep volunteering myself for things that involve more and more work, as I promised myself that I would volunteer for lots of things on this MA!
Must go now – meant to be going to Watergate bay to listen to some Irish music! Should be doing work…
I’ve spent the rest of the week doing some work, but not enough of it – I have several features that I have to improve, but I haven’t got around to it. I spent most of yesterday wondering what I should write for an opinion feature, but I have now decided to write a piece on being frugal with fashion. I am glad I’ve decided now, as I was really stressing out about what to write about!
Today I went to Bodmin to write some stuff about the Bodmin gaol and Lanhydrock house for this Manifesta bid (a bid for a biennial European art festival and Cornwall is bidding for it to be hosted here). I took some photos and that, but I should have probably gone in the buildings, but I am too skint, and I have been there before. I keep volunteering myself for things that involve more and more work, as I promised myself that I would volunteer for lots of things on this MA!
Must go now – meant to be going to Watergate bay to listen to some Irish music! Should be doing work…
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Quick update of work exp. etc
I have had a great week at Wed magazine (http://www.wedmagazine.co.uk/). I love that it isn’t a conventional wedding magazine and has a fun cover – instead of a cheesy bride on the front!
Absolutely knackered though (2hour round trip and Uni work to do on top!)! But, it’s worth it! I am there again on Monday and Tuesday. I am looking forward to Tuesday as I get to go to a food shoot, and eat the food after! Hope they have some good desserts!
It has been really good to get an overview of a whole magazine, as it is on a much smaller scale than any newspaper/magazine that I have been too before. It will be completely different to NOW at the end of the month.
It’s really helping me in my writing and making me think and know what to do for my MA project in the summer (I plan to launch my own magazine, or prepare to rather – it’s still a little sketchy). Anyway, this is a quick one! Bye
Absolutely knackered though (2hour round trip and Uni work to do on top!)! But, it’s worth it! I am there again on Monday and Tuesday. I am looking forward to Tuesday as I get to go to a food shoot, and eat the food after! Hope they have some good desserts!
It has been really good to get an overview of a whole magazine, as it is on a much smaller scale than any newspaper/magazine that I have been too before. It will be completely different to NOW at the end of the month.
It’s really helping me in my writing and making me think and know what to do for my MA project in the summer (I plan to launch my own magazine, or prepare to rather – it’s still a little sketchy). Anyway, this is a quick one! Bye
Saturday, 21 February 2009
My Addiction to Sweets
I love sweets, and I have four fillings to prove it. I haven’t been to the dentist for a while (does that make me gross?) so I probably need a couple more. It isn’t just the taste that I love, but the childish excitement and childhood memories that come with sweets. I am still mourning the loss of Woolworths and the Pic ‘n’ Mix – every Saturday after ballet class I was at the Pic ‘n’ Mix as a child.
Today I went to a fantastic sweet shop called Mr Simms’ Olde Sweet Shoppe in Falmouth, where I and all the fellow Pic ‘n’ Mix mourners were. Even though this sweet shop is better than Pic ‘n’ Mix – better than any sweet shop that I could pick from my imagination even, that is how good Mr Simms’ Olde Sweet Shoppe is.
Hundreds of jars of traditional sweets, specialist sweets, favourites, Pic ‘n’ Mix – even better than Woolworths, trays of lollies, foot long marshmallow, popping candy, and a separate section for chocolate, but that section didn’t bring as much excitement as the sweet section. The shop was packed with excitement from children, but also adults seeing sweets that they hadn’t seen for years. I found some fish and chips, which are white chocolate shaped like fish and chips. The last time I saw them was in my local newsagents, which shut over a decade ago – 6p a portion they were. Sigh.
Children must have sweets, yes I have four fillings, yes they are bad for you, but the memories, the fun, and the excitement make it all worth it. Maybe I am addicted, but I don’t plan to recover.
Today I went to a fantastic sweet shop called Mr Simms’ Olde Sweet Shoppe in Falmouth, where I and all the fellow Pic ‘n’ Mix mourners were. Even though this sweet shop is better than Pic ‘n’ Mix – better than any sweet shop that I could pick from my imagination even, that is how good Mr Simms’ Olde Sweet Shoppe is.
Hundreds of jars of traditional sweets, specialist sweets, favourites, Pic ‘n’ Mix – even better than Woolworths, trays of lollies, foot long marshmallow, popping candy, and a separate section for chocolate, but that section didn’t bring as much excitement as the sweet section. The shop was packed with excitement from children, but also adults seeing sweets that they hadn’t seen for years. I found some fish and chips, which are white chocolate shaped like fish and chips. The last time I saw them was in my local newsagents, which shut over a decade ago – 6p a portion they were. Sigh.
Children must have sweets, yes I have four fillings, yes they are bad for you, but the memories, the fun, and the excitement make it all worth it. Maybe I am addicted, but I don’t plan to recover.
www.mrsimmsoldesweetshoppe.com
Friday, 13 February 2009
I am a stylist!
I’ve had quite a busy week, as I have had to do my work in the evenings after University. I am at Wed magazine on Monday and Tuesday! I am excited as I am helping out with the styling and cover shoot! I know it’s not writing, but I don’t really care as it will be useful and I love clothes and accessories so to me it sounds fantastic! I am not looking for the hour drive there and back though! Then again people commute all the time in the city. I would prefer it if it was an hour on the train then I could get my work done. I commuted to Plymouth and I would have my books read before anyone else, because I did it on the train! Maybe some days I will get the train from Truro…
Anyway, I am reading a fantastic book called Girlfriend in a Coma, Douglas Coupland – read it! Even though, as usual, I haven’t had time to finish it yet.
Still working on a feature on the controlled currency in Venezuela with views my friend’s, who lives in Venezuela. I am trying to keep it as balanced as possible and put as much as my friend in it too. It is a big subject.
Anyway, I am reading a fantastic book called Girlfriend in a Coma, Douglas Coupland – read it! Even though, as usual, I haven’t had time to finish it yet.
Still working on a feature on the controlled currency in Venezuela with views my friend’s, who lives in Venezuela. I am trying to keep it as balanced as possible and put as much as my friend in it too. It is a big subject.
Saturday, 7 February 2009
Snow and Stuff
Another week has gone. It scares me how they go so fast. First I will mention the snow, as I can’t not mention the snow, especially as I live in Cornwall where it hardly ever snows. Yes it snowed. On Monday and Tuesday, and it looked most lovely, as snow does. I am glad that I didn’t have to go anywhere on Monday or Tuesday, and it was kind enough to melt away in time for my seminars on Wednesday. Enough on snow, because quite frankly I am completely snowed out by the media coverage etc.
This week I have been to Uni to the usual seminars, and I am training in ‘In Design’, which may come in handy, but technology doesn’t half make me sleepy. We were a computer suite and being surrounded by computers and no natural light makes me so tired – maybe a solution for insomniacs.
Yesterday me and my cousin (who took the photos) went to interview two Falmouth artists Yolanda Mack and Sarah Bunker (for www.creativefalmouth.org), who were both very nice and it was nice to spend some time in Falmouth. I am supposed to be going to a Photography exhibition on Monday in Falmouth – open bar.
This week I have been to Uni to the usual seminars, and I am training in ‘In Design’, which may come in handy, but technology doesn’t half make me sleepy. We were a computer suite and being surrounded by computers and no natural light makes me so tired – maybe a solution for insomniacs.
Yesterday me and my cousin (who took the photos) went to interview two Falmouth artists Yolanda Mack and Sarah Bunker (for www.creativefalmouth.org), who were both very nice and it was nice to spend some time in Falmouth. I am supposed to be going to a Photography exhibition on Monday in Falmouth – open bar.
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