The Peppermint Pie is underwayyy!
December 17, 2009
I’m a UM fan, however…
December 15, 2009
Peter Gammons & ESPN
Being passionate about your job is a rarity….Thankfully, we have Peter Gammons and ESPN. Or did, at least, for 20 years. Read about what ESPN did for him in his goodbye tribute:
December 14, 2009
…..procrastination ensues
December 14, 2009
Johnny Pesky Picture!
Just relaxing with Johnny Pesky...best St. Patricks Day EVER.
December 10, 2009
Take Me Back to Florida!
This time last year, I was preparing for the big move to Florida….and currently, I am stressing about job searching, studying for my Spanish final, and how I am going to handle 19 credit hours next semester. However, I just found out I can graduate in June instead of August–that definetely brightened up this 13 degree weather day!
Speaking of weather, TAKE ME BACK TO FLORIDA! Not only do I miss the amazing weather (ok, June, July and August was downright BRUTAL), but I miss the whole experience I had from January 2009-August 2009 while I was down there. Anywhere from 70-100 hour work weeks (yes, 100 hours in a week. I reached that feat twice last summer) that included dressing up as the mascot, supervising an all-night Boy Scout overnight in the outfield, and re-programming cash registers weren’t always a blast, but when I look back, I really did love it. After so long, it’s almost like I got a euphoric high off working so much and not really knowing what I would be doing everyday.
It’s this experience I had that helped me figure out that I don’t want to do a normal 9-to-5 job after college. My mom is a retired 7th grade English teacher, and she always says that teachers have the best schedules–you work the same hours your children are in school, you have the same breaks, and you have the summer off. I 100% agree. My mom was a GREAT teacher–however, I would not be. When the day approaches that having a family presents itself, I’ll worry about how my job plays into that. But now, with graduation 6 months away, I want nothing more than to move, hopefully start a promising job, and be on my own.
Yes, I said be on my own. So many people say to “Stay in college as long as you can! The real world isn’t that great! Become a lifelong member of Kilroys!”
As cool as that sounds, I really DON’T want to stay in college for as long as I can. I realize that the “real world” includes bills, being cut off from my parents (more or less…hoping for a little help from M & D to get me started….Hi guys!), and essentially being broke for a while (funny side note–we went to visit my sister in Nashville right after she graduated and to save money, she turned her heat down to 60 degrees…We were so cold that my dad threw some money on her bed just to get her to turn her heat up!).
Keeping the fore mentioned in mind, I know it’s not always going to be fun, I can’t buy all the things I want or used to buy (I will be switching to ALL generic brands at the grocery…luxury of a struggling college student: parents lovingly (or reluctantly) pay for my groceries!) and the work holiday parties will be mildly dull compared to the weekends out in Bloomington.
I would love to be Peter Pan and “never grow up,” but it’s approaching…quickly.
As Asher Roth shouts “I love College!!!!” in his ridiculously popular song (circa last year), I agree–I love college…but not enough to stay forever.
So in June, I will take my last victory lap around Kirkwood and Walnut (don’t worry, I’ll be back to visit) and switch out my “going out clothes” for work clothes.
So from now until then, check back about my job hunt, finishing up college, and other witty pieces of enlightenment.
Happy Holidays!
np
November 10, 2009
Jobs here…Jobs there…Jobs not everywhere
When boredom hits, I have recently found my self Googling terms like “sports management companies,” and “sport publicists,” along with obsessively checking my Linkedin contacts like it is the new Facebook.
Graduation is upon me…not in May like I hoped, but in August. Taking a semester off of school to complete an internship will do that, though. While my D-Day to get that little piece of paper with ‘career’ written all over it is not for nine months, I’m positive that the job search can’t start early enough.
Do I obsessively search for jobs? Perhaps. Do I find a company I like and immediately Wikipedia the city that it is in? I’m going to go with yes on that one. It’s like Facebook stalking (stop looking at their pictures!..and playing Farmville…and Bejeweled Blitz) but for jobs. But really, it does help to look at the city the company is located in–how else would I know if I could afford the price of living? Is the city too big for a small-town girl like me? Could I see my self there? Will I have to live alone? How far away from home am I?
Well, fortunately for me with the job market right now, being picky and worrying about those petty things (except the cost of living) will have to be ignored in order to snag a job thousands of other people also want.
What job is that, you might (or might not) be wondering? Well, I’m not sure my self. Here is a list of qualities I would like to find in a job:
-Interaction with people (beyond the “water cooler”)
-Travel
-Flexibility to work from my laptop/BlackBerry (i.e…being completely mobile when necessary)
-Located in a large city or surrounding suburb
-Allowed to be creative within my work
-Room to move up in the company (needless to say, I don’t exactly want to be the #2 catcher for the Twins…something (maybe his most recent Gold Glove Award) tells me Joe Mauer will be there for a long time).
Again, I know this is not the time to be picky; however…I also don’t feel like I need to settle, either. I’ve put in long and hard hours as an intern and I’m certain there is a company that could reap those benefits in the near future…any takers? IMG? BDA Sports? Career Sports and Entertainment?
Didn’t want to raise you’re hand just yet? That’s ok, you’ll hear from me soon.
Back to Google…
np
September 22, 2009
Extra Innings
Back at School! .... yes, it is a fixer-upper!
Wow, it has been far, far too long since I let all my readers (yes, plural…Mom, Dad, Hillery) hear about the ins-and-outs of MILB. For times sake, yours and mine, I will just quickly re-cap basically the rest of the summer:
-The All-Star Game was great–so much fun! (side note: our entire party deck was destroyed in an HORRIFIC storm the night before the game…with a quick cleanup and a few repairs, we were still able to have a few beer/drink remotes on the deck. )
-The Miracle went through a couple weeks of EXTREMELY long games (4-41/2 hours each) that made for some REALLY long workdays.
-The Miracle made several roster moves, and even had a member of the 2008 Miracle “make it”…. Jeff Manship was called up by the Twins in mid-August and has been pitching great! Steve Singleton also got called up to AA and had a great remainder of the season in New Britain.
-Speaking of Singleton, I might add that I was his partner during baseball camp and got nailed directly in the shin which resulted in a nasty bruise…no defense on his part. I was soon delegated to just throwing baseballs back into the bucket.
Visit miraclebaseball.com for more news!
-Not only did I pass Econ (phew!), I also took Spanish II and Government….I highly suggest taking summer classes!
-One of the other interns (Taylor) and I became BFF’s (I know you appreciate ‘abbrev’s’, Hill) and I talk to her a few times a week while she is at school in North Carolina
-My roommate over the summer, Tracey, moved into a new condo with some girls she works with. She still works on the beach at a resort, lucky her! (ROUGH LIFE, T-MONEY!).
-I moved back to Indiana on August 14th and got to spend a couple days at the lake with my family…great to see everyone! I also got to go back up during Labor Day weekend with my family and some friends. My wake-boarding skills were a little rough, considering it had been over a year since I had last been out on the water!
So, now we’re back to the present, and I am currently finding myself with about 45 minutes of extra time before my next class, which is highly unusual. I’m taking 15 credit hours, and my K300 Stats class has been one of the most challenging classes I have ever taken. I wish I could say I liked challenges (and I do, just not mathematical ones), but when its detrimental to my GPA I feel a little disgruntled towards the subject. Spanish III is also a challenge, but I try to remember that knowing Spanish is essential in the sports world, especially baseball.
My schedule isn’t the best; I usually like to get all my classes out of the way by two or three in the afternoon so I have the rest of the day to work, study, or here lately, JOB SEARCH! But, alas, that is not the case this semester and my classes start at one or later every afternoon, except for Friday (my 7th semester without Friday class!).
When I do have spare time, I’m an active member of IU’s Hoosier Sports Business Organization and volunteer in the IU Athletic Media Relations Department. Oops, did I say spare time? I wrote that last line almost two days ago, and here I am, on the 1st floor of IU’s library, procrastinating studying for my Stats test tomorrow. So no, this is not spare time. This is time being wasted. But….as John Lennon said…”Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.”
So here’s to me, for wasting time. And here’s to you, for reading this. I thank you, and will be back again soon!
np
