Hard Work and Pixie Dust.

It's been a bit from my last update, but that's because things are going SO AMAZINGLY WELL. Remember when I was upset that my piece didn't get accepted to UNCW's Literary Journal? How about that I wasn't elected for PR Officer for Sigma Tau Delta? Or I didn't get the Business Writer job on campus? Well, I'm going to go ahead and say that these things happened for a reason.

First, I GOT THE WENTWORTH FELLOWSHIP. I am so so so incredibly excited, thankful, thrilled, [insert happy emotion here] that I am going to visit New York City over Spring Break! I'll be there for approximately a week (maybe eight or nine days, depending on the cost of the hotel that I can find on Priceline) and I'll be studying the life and works of JD Salinger, such as his most famous novel The Catcher in the Rye. I could go on and on about this, but I'll save it for increments leading up to my Spring Break. I just can't believe that I'm actually being given this wonderful opportunity! (Ps. Thank you Mr. Charles F. Green III for the funds, the Wentworth Committee for choosing my proposal, and Dr. Noland for being my faculty advisor and guiding me throughout the application process!)

Second, Sigma Induction! There were less people being inducted this semester than the semester that I was inducted, so it was a small ceremony. But this was also the ceremony where I was installed as an officer. Did I want PR? Yes. Am I thrilled to be secretary? YES. I love the other officers--two of whom are good friends of mine--and the organization, so why wouldn't I be excited to represent it in some way? Also, I was not aware that in terms of recognition, it goes President, Vice President, Secretary.

Third, I GOT AN INTERNSHIP! I'll be working with the Cape Fear Community College Foundation and I am so excited to work with such a wonderful organization. It won't begin until January, but I'm excited that I'll be able to get some real, hands-on experience with my career path.

Even though things seemed hard for a moment, things are definitely looking up now. Not to mention, does anyone watch the HBO show Girls?! This song is in the trailer for season four and it is my jam. Such an upbeat, addictive tune. It's also so fitting! I wish someone would've shoved this song in my face two weeks ago.

I hope everyone is having a great week! Only sixteen days of the semester left, we got this!

Learning to Deal with Rejection.

So, as I posted yesterday, today was the day that I ran for Sigma's PR Officer position. Unfortunately, I did not get it. That is in part my mistake--I went first, so I was nervous, as I didn't know what my opponent's speech was going to be. I skipped portions that I wanted to include. I grazed over my experiences as opposed to describing each one with depth. I could've definitely sold myself more, but public speaking has never been my strong point. However, he was also a worthy candidate, obviously, since he won, so I can't beat myself up too much. One girl even said, "Can we vote for both and have them both do the position?" so it was obviously a close race in many people's minds. Better luck next time.

With that said, I was offered the position of secretary, so there is that. And I'm excited for it. Honestly, I was content with either position, but PR aligns with my career goals, hence why I wanted that one. But either way, being an officer for Sigma will definitely help in the future, because who am I to say no to experience?

It is difficult, though. This past week I feel like I've just been given rejection after rejection. My piece wasn't selected for Atlantis. I didn't get the business writer position. Now, I didn't get the officer position that I originally wanted. Hopefully all of this leads to good karma soon.

Oh well. I'm a writer, I better get used to rejection.

I've Been Gone Much Too Long.

It's odd to think of how much spare time I had when I originally started this blog. One or two posts a week? That's no big deal! Or, so I thought. Now, I struggle to get a full nights rest and I miss appointments because I forget or I am busy. Good news is, this week is Writer's Week.

For those of you who do not know what Writer's Week is, it's a week at UNCW in the fall where the Creative Writing department puts on a host of panels and readings and Q&A's. That sort of thing. Well, this semester I am in two Creative Writing classes, so that means those classes are cancelled ALL WEEK. Instead, I have to attend two events for each class and write up a page about them. The good part is that I can choose whichever events I want to attend, which means my schedule is more lenient this week.

Also, my senior seminar/rhetorical theory professor is out of town on Wednesday, so class is cancelled then. Which means, in theory, all of my classes are cancelled on Wednesday.

On a sad note, I did get word that I was NOT selected for the Business Writer job on campus and one of my pieces was also NOT selected for Atlantis. Oh well. Better luck next time.

Tomorrow I have a meeting for Sigma and I'm running for PR Officer. I still need to prepare a speech in which I attempt to persuade people to vote for me. I hate speaking, so I'm hoping it's a small group that attends the meeting tomorrow. Unfortunately that also would mean that there are less people to vote. If I don't get PR Officer, I will probably take the position of Secretary though, so it's something. But seeing as I'm studying PR, that's the position I'm hoping to get. (Plus, I'm missing out on the CSS Panel that I designed the program for to be there, so it'll be quite sad if I don't get it.)

I think I mentioned that I submitted my application for the Wentworth Fellowship. Our applications were due October 20th and we are supposed to receive word of whether we have won or not by Thanksgiving Break. Our break is November 26th, so that's 24 days max before I know.

Anyway, my goal is to let my food I just ate digest a little bit and then work out in some fashion, so I'm going to get to that. I hope everyone has been doing well!