Hats off to whoever invented toothbrushes
So, I started my internship today. I didn't know when I was supposed to show up at the office until the editor returned my call around 11 p.m. last night saying that I should come at 8 a.m. I've avoided 8 a.m. classes like the plague, so this was kind of a rude awakening - welcome to the real world! In fact, I'd have to be going to bed just about now if I were going to get 8 hours of sleep tonight. Instead, I'm sitting in a Starbucks enjoying high-speed wireless Internet and the fact that my evenings are now homework-free. (I walked into the office at 7:55 this morning and was actually wide awake, believe it or not.)
Anyhow, the internship is off to a good start - all the reporters and editors seem nice and fun to work with. Today was kind of a paperwork/training/touring/drug testing day, so I didn't really get to do anything super journalistic - but I did get assigned my own desk, so that was exciting (before I've always had to share with copy editors or sports writers).
Well, I'm going to cut this post short because I really need to get to the store. I realized last night around 10:30 (after I'd already made a trip to the grocery store) that I had forgotten my toothbrush, so I've made do with dental floss, gum, mint lip balm and toothpaste on my finger. It's just not the same. A toothbrush is sounding really good right now.