Had an okay day today. My boss was in a good mood, but I encountered a very rude reporter when I called him on extension to ask him a few queries about his article. He bluntly told me I should know how to phrase his report if I’m the sub-editor and he hung up on me.
I really dislike people who are abrupt with others and don’t care about their work. Why did he bother choosing this job out of all others if he don’t take pride in it? It’s not like journalism is one of those “last-resort” occupations (not that I look down on those jobs or the people who are in it).
One chooses to become a reporter, not because of the money or the convenience or anything (believe me, people rank reporters just next to lawyers and politicians on the respectability scale). So Mr Rudepants should really know the answers and not be so dismissive of the person who is trying to make his copy look good the next day! Seriously.
You should try getting help for your depression. I went through four years of depression. I was close to losing my mind during my fourth year of dealing with it. One day I sat down with my parents, had a three hour conversation about what I had been going through for the past four years, and it started my road to overcoming depression. I still had my bad days, I had my days when I felt like you, and I wished I had never told them, but in the end I’m glad I did. I tried therapy a few times, but it wasn’t for me. What really got me out of my depression ( and suicidal thoughts) was the stuff that I love. Books, art, movies, toys, cartoons. music, cooking… all of those things help me pull myself out of depression. I fought hard against my dark thoughts with the things that brings me joy. I hope everything works out for you, Leirin. And please don’t feel bad about telling your parents. I know how you feel, but in the future, you’ll be glad you did.
Mood: Good
Reason: After a long work week I’m at home, I’m warm (its always freezing at my job!!), and I’m listening to some good classical music while reading Of Human Bondage.
Today was a good day. I bid goodbye to an intern (she’s the sweetest, most polite girl I’ve ever met), had a free dinner courtesy of the company as part of her and another intern’s farewell, and my boss was in a good mood today.
I’m currently kind of proud of how one of my school projects came out. It was supposed to be like an informational brochure, but I put extra detail into it and it came out looking better than I thought it would. It happens, sometimes.
I had a huge row with my dad last night, two out of three of my pitches for my next entry in the newspaper column I wrote for were rejected, and one reporter has been giving me grief over the past few days when I’m just doing my job of asking questions. My folks will also be here until my visit to Australia in April for Ponycon AU, so they’ll probably be bugging me about what I’m eating and when I’m sleeping even though I’m a grown-up.
I have like… 4 assignments that need doing:
English: Write a 1500-2000 word essay on To Kill A Mockingbird and another text of our choice.
Science: Study the parts of a microscope and and perform an individual research task and experiment.
Art: Create a life sized, detailed clay bust. Construct a detailed, historical timeline of sculpturing, include at least 10 eras.
Geography: Something about the Military and international migration…
And the tough thing… these are all issued at the same time… The Board Of Studies just looooves doing this. I know year 11 and 12 will be worse, its just a little in my face.
Current Mood: Anticipatory
Can’t wait for the weekend, I might go watch a movie with a mate and I hope to get some fanwork done. I’ll also have my hands full organising the Pixar Planet Awards and writing a review for a TV show for the newspaper I work at. I got the screener from the local cable channel in my office today - so excited, as it is my first advanced copy of a yet-to-be-premiered TV show! The perks of working in the news.
Blegh, I feel… upset right now. And it’s because of something really stupid somebody else did.
Wow, that’s vague. I don’t especially feel like going into detail over it right now though, but I will write a rant about it elsewhere.
On the other hand, I am excited because I got a Hello Kitty mousepad, and those Barbies I ordered shipped out…
Mood: mixed between anticipatory, stumped, and happy.
Anticipatory: it was my birthday yesterday and I wanted to get some better Orchestral Composition software for my birthday. Waiting for dad on that.
Stumped: creative blocks in every field from music to writing to modeling right now.
Happy: well…it was my birthday after all.
The Walking Dead is on in an hour and a half! I’m upset that it’s Sunday and that tomorrow begins another school week, and I’m doing pretty crappy in school. Not as bad as someone I know who is getting all E’s, but still not so good, I think I have more then 10 missing assignments because I can never bring myself to do my homework. When I get home I just want to have fun and not do homework and get back into the school world. I haven’t NEVER done homework before, but most of the time I can never just get myself to do it. And this Fall I start High School and I heard the homework load in High School is high and you have to pass all your classes to graduate, and I’ve never passed all my classes in a grade before. I’m really stressed about High School, but I hope it can be a new start.
Plus I have French Fries. 
I don’t especially feel like going into detail over it right now though, but I will write a rant about it elsewhere. 