So. Update, huh? Here goes...

I got a job. Traffic Manager for the Garfield Group, an advertising and public relations firm in Newtown, about 20 minutes from my house.  What's a traffic manager, you ask? Well, I'll tell you. The Traffic Manager prioritizes, sets deadlines for, and schedules all aspects of each of 10-20 campaign processes while also ensuring that the flow of the process is consistent and efficient, ensuring that everyone has something to do and that it's getting done on time...in a nutshell.  So I lead meetings 3 times a week to get everyone on the same page.  I make schedules for every department based on prioritized deadlines for particular tasks.  I walk around the office and check up on people, asking them what they're doing, how long it's going to take and reminding them of due-dates and obligations.  Basically, I'm Little Miss Organized and everybody's Personal Assistant. Here's the catch: it's just me. The entire Traffic Department is one person - me.  20 campaigns I need to know the ins and outs of so that if the client calls me up and wants the background retouched for their 4 color print ad in the next half hour, I can say, actually I'm sorry but that sort of job can take up to at least 2 hours so please plan accordingly. Yikes...

I guess it's good though...$28,500 good. Which compared to someone I know seems like chicken shit (express) but when you're still living at home it's pretty good. Although now it seems my financial obligations have also increased. I'm now paying my car insurance, student loans, credit card, gas, "rent" and the car payment and gym membership which I already was paying. Yeah. I get a job and all of a sudden I've gotta pay rent...whatever I don't really mind. In all honesty, I don't.  I can afford it, and it's good for me. I mean so as long as I'm not $6000 in debt and scrambling for gas money it's all good :-)

So to make sure I at least look like I know what I'm doing, I spent $300 on business clothes last night at New York and Company. Yay.  So if you go here: http://www.nyandcompany.com/trends/index.jsp you'll see one of the one's that I bought. It's the one all the way on the left - the brown one with the vest :-D so cute! I got a ton of other stuff too but b/c I'm a tard-face, I forgot to get shoes, so that'll be next. Alright I'm bored with typing. Yay for new jobs and sparse updates.