Here's a quick photo diary of my first week at a new and exciting buying internship. I'm starting to get a little more comfortable in the neighborhood and everytime I go out to explore (which is difficult when you work full-time), I venture out a little farther and in a new direction. Having Washington Square as a home base, I know that I can always find a good time by stepping across the street with a piano player, street dancers, or people watching.
On Wednesday evening I met a young music journalist (interning at Rollingstone) who brought me to the coolest, FREE improv show. Keyword: free. We walked up to 24th street to the People's Improv Theatre (PIT) where we saw 2 great teams perform long-form improv on the mainstage, and then went to a jam where anyone can sign up to play onstage. I signed up, and found myself doing long-form improv in front of a live audience in New York City. Our sketch was about triplets waiting in an optomotrist office. I vaguely remember touching my eyes, slapping myself, and pinching my own ass. It was kind of scary, but I was with two "house members" who perform improv regularly, and they helped me through it. Improv is now something I definitely want to learn more about, and maybe even take a class on.
Yesterday I found a restaurant on 8th street with amazing veggie burgers called Pops of Brooklyn, and met up with an old friend who's interning at Interview Magazine. Afterwards, I met up with the legendary Chris Pasi for drinks at a pub near Cooper Square, all paid for by State Farm (like a good neighbor, am I right?). One thing's for sure, everyone winds up in New York City. The artists, the fashion interns, the aspiring journalists, and TV production assistants. I'm glad to be one of the dreamers who wound up here.
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