The Goal is ______?

For OM 335, we've been reading a book called The Goal, and it's about a factory that has 3 months to turn their plant into profit. It's actually pretty interesting seeing this company go through the processes we've been learning in class. There's a part in the beginning where Alex, the main character, tries to figure out what the goal of the company and it got me thinking what my goal in life is. It's been a scary thought thinking about what I'm going to do after graduation, especially since I'm trying to get into an industry of instability. Oh and the economy isn't doing so well as most of yall noticed. My finance friends have been frowning this week, but hopefully things will turn around soon. Hopefully. :/

P.S. IM soccer starts this week. yesssssss.

P.P.S. My friend introduced me to this song. The band is from Japan but they sing in English...check it out:

Monkey Majik-Change

Bring it, October!

The week flies by when you don't have Friday classes! It's already October next week so we only have 2 full months of the semester left. I can't believe I'll be in LA in a few couple of months! AHHHH, what am I doing?

So I thought about what kind of internship I want to get in LA. Since I'm getting a communications internship credit, I was thinking of getting a job as a production assistant for a major film production company. I used to contemplate double majoring in RTF, so I guess this would be my opportunity to do something in that field. I'm also planning to just stay in LA for next summer and get my marketing internship credit then. The only reason I'm doing that is because the entertainment industry likes to only hire interns if you receive credit since they don't pay you, and the UTLA program offers communications credit that I couldn't have gotten if I wasn't in the program. So basically I can get 2 internships and get credit for both of them! At least that's what my advisor thinks haha.

Yesterday, I got to go meet Gnarls Barkley at their soundcheck. I'm in a music organization called Grammy U and they often have these kinds of meet and greets to learn more about the music industry. I've already met The Fray and Blue October last year. Gnarls Barkley were really down-to-earth and they have some crazy beats. Oh and is anyone going to ACL? I didn't fully love the lineup, but I'm definitely buying one next year since it's my senior year!

I once again have no tests next week, but of course they all tend to land around OU weekend. :P

Have a great weekend and stay cool in the heat for all you ACL-ers!

P.S. Did anyone watch the Office??? I was so happy...if you know what I mean! I also found the first part of season 4 bloopers online!

My heart hurts

Man I think I've been eating too many potato chips lately. My heart feels like it's going to have a heart attack any minute. Time to cut down on those fatty foods.

My weekend was pretty nice. I got to go on a short retreat about 2 hours away and had a great time with some friends. My roommates and I also had a good 2 hour conversation last night about life. It's always good to be able to share about problems and other conflicts with friends. Plus, it's a lot better than studying. :P

I don't have another test for a couple of weeks, so I'm going to be playing catch-up this week. Still have to read a couple of chapters for IB and OM!

I missed the season premiere of Heroes!!! Did anyone watch it?? I can't wait for The Office premiere on Thursday! They ran a couple of promos during the Olympics that were hilarious!

News Flash

Oh man. I have totally forgotten how to study for freshman classes. I just got finished with my Biology test and it sucked! So many minute details!! ARGH! Looks like I have to go back to memorizing for tests...or hope for a big curve.

OM is starting to get tedious too. We have assignments due every day, and the group assignment took us about 2 hours last night. At least I find this stuff a lot more interesting than mitosis.

Anyways...Mute Math is coming out with a new album! They are some of the most creative musicians out there.

My Umbrella is Bored

I can't believe it didn't even rain in Austin! What happened to that 100% chance of rain on Saturday?! Despite of the disappointment of getting no rain, IM football continued as scheduled! Today we won our first match of the season, and hopefully it'll continue to get better from here.

I've been feeling really stressed so far this school year as a lot of my classes are heavily text-based. I'm finding it harder to keep up in all the reading with my extracurricular stuff at night. It's making me realize how much I can't wait to graduate and to start working. At least then, I'll actually have nights where I don't have to worry about homework and such.

Maybe what I need is a good massage. Or a night to myself. Or a cup of coffee.

Did anyone watch SNL? Tina Fey is hilarious:
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/palin-hillary-open/656281/

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I had my mock interview yesterday and I was pleasantly surprised. I feel like I've gotten a lot better than the last time I did interviews. There was a lot less nervousness and I didn't have to think too hard in trying to answer their questions. I guess it does get easier as you get older since you have a lot more experiences to talk about!

SO what's up with this hurricane? It's kind of throwing me off because all I've ever dealt with were tornadoes back in Dallas. I'm not really worried about it, but then again...should I be?!? I'm probably just going to be locked in my apartment on Saturday and hopefully get a lot of studying in. This also means that IM football will most likely be cancelled on Sunday b/c of the rain...but I guess safety comes first :P.

Everyone be safe and dry this weekend!

Upside down

This is my first semester where I have really late classes. I end at 5 PM on Monday through Thursday and then there's usually student org meetings and group meetings afterwards. I'm finding myself more and more often coming home and seeing the clock flash 11 PM back at me. So instead of studying at night, I end up studying for my classes in the morning. I'm not sure how I like this routine but we'll see how it goes as my first test is next week!!!

So this week is all about Career Services. If you haven't noticed, the b-school is always a bit hectic this week. Yesterday I went to Resumania to update my new resume. It wasn't as bad as last semester, where my resume got a complete face lift! I just need to change a few things here and there this year. Even though I'm not going through recruiting on campus this semester, I totally understand and feel the pain through my roommates. They're all running around, ironing their shirts, researching company backgrounds, and basically stressing out. I need to do some of that tonight to prepare for my mock interview tomorrow! Oh boy...I haven't done a professional interview in awhile (since most entertainment interviews are generally informal). I always get really nervous during these interviews, but I'm going to try to have some fun and relax tomorrow. Plus, I'll get a goodie bag :P.

This Sunday is our first game for IM FOOTBALL!! Woot! I definitely feel our team is championship worthy this year! I'm playing for my campus ministry, Crossroads, so if you're in my bracket...watch out! :P

I know I'm getting old...

I'm quite a morning person and I thought that I could wake up for an 8 AM basketball class. But that turned out to be oh so wrong. I ended up dropping the class on the second day haha. Oh well, at least I still have cardiovascular weight-training.

On to business news: SIGN UP FOR MOCK INTERVIEWS! I believe they have extended the deadline to sign up to midnight today! So just go to Online Campus Recruiting and search for BBA Mock interview under the Recruiting tab. It's definitely a good idea to get as much practice in with real professionals.

I also went to the new AT&T Conference Center for their open house! Of course the free tshirt is always a good incentive to go; although my collection of burnt orange shirts is getting overwhelming.

I have nothing planned for this weekend. I already need to catch up on reading for a couple of my classes. :(