Personal Post #1

I'm boring and can't think of anything more interesting for a title, so we'll just number them... sounds good to me!

I was really excited for a few days because over this past weekend (Parents' / Family Weekend), my parents, brother (Evan), and his fiancee (Julie), came up to visit and Julie told me she finally found her wedding dress (after searching for 6 months). She also told me she thinks she found the bridesmaids' dresses. She informed me that she wants to lose some weight before the wedding (which is in July 2009) and she wanted to do the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati in May. I told her I wanted to do it with her. It's on my list of life goals to do at least a half-marathon, so I figured "Here's my chance!"

Unfortunately, I found out yesterday that the marathon is on the same day that I am set to graduate from UD. Bummer. I'm tempted to just not walk at graduation. My high school graduation was a joke and a waste of my time... I somehow think my college graduation won't be that way, but still... HS left a sour taste in my mouth.

SO... Julie and I are now looking for a different half-marathon to do (hopefully in April or May of next year)... anyone know of any (preferably in Ohio...)?

Economy and the Job Market

As a senior in college, graduating in about 7 months, it makes me very nervous that the job market is suffering. I've started looking for jobs and internships and I've found it very difficult to locate any entry-level jobs pretty much anywhere. Everything I've been able to find wants at least 2 years of experience. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to gain the experience I need to get a job when there aren't any jobs for me to gain that experience.

It's just frustrating.

I spoke with my cousin's wife and she said that since the economy is suffering right now, companies and organizations aren't hiring PR specialists because they think they can do their PR-related tasks themselves. She recommended I find an internship somewhere I'd like to work and try to get my foot in the door that way. So, I will probably end up getting a post-graduate internship and hopefully that will lead me to a full-time position after that.