a few things i have learned...

After being on this internship for 6 weeks I have learned a few things about work....California... and more importantly myself. Here they are:

WORK

It is impossible to work as a designer without these things.. in order of importance

1. Post-its

2. A phone

3. A computer that contains Photoshop, AutoCAD, and Excel

4. A Scanner/copier/printer... nothing would get done around here without it

5. Hundreds and Hundreds of samples

CALIFORNIA

1. Roads are extremely confusing and drivers are worse than you can even imagine, you can ask me later how damaged my car really is, for example... yesterday I was sitting in my car parked when a guy decided to parallel park.... into my car. Lovely.

2. It's not what it looks like in the movies... We are currently involved in June Gloom, which is just how it sounds. No sunshine.

3. People express themselves in all sorts of ways... no clothes, hundreds of clothes, crazy outfits, dressing dogs in outfits, and my favorite... the homeless lady who was in the turning lane... with her shopping cart.

4. Everyone here has a dog, even their dogs have dogs. One prime example, we got home from work and 6, I repeat 6, dogs were behind our gate. How that happened I will never really know. I sure do love those cuddly critters though.

5. Traffic is by far the least appealing thing thing about California. I live 15 miles away from work and it consecutively takes 45 minutes to get to work everyday. Not only is it bad in the morning, it continually gets worse during the day... even at midnight. Oh technology, how you have changed our world.

MYSELF

1. Traffic can be handled by two things... shuffle on my ipod and orange juice. That is the cure for all things.

2. I can survive without having a bath every week.

3. It really is a huge problem when my toe nails aren't painted.

4. I get really excited when I can cross things off my list... I love lists... and post its. (You can even ask my roommates how severe this list thing is, and no I'm not crazy, I just like to be organized).

5. I miss my family more than I ever thought I would. I miss my dog. My home. The mountains. and the comfort of my own bed. Not too much longer Salt Lake, I will be home. You will ever remain the most beautiful city to me.