R.I.P., Donald Fisher

Yesterday, Gap founder Donald Fisher died.

I actually didn’t know this until I watched Conan’s monologue tonight. I Googled it and found this article about him on NPR.

Now, I obviously never knew Fisher, but I do have to say this: The four years I worked at one of his stores were some of the best of my life. I met so many great friends there. It’s been almost a year since I left the Gap, but I miss my old coworkers constantly, especially whenever I go to the Gap here.

There are some days–despite not wanting to return to the world of retail–when I honestly wish I could fall back into the Gap. But, now that I’ve graduated from college, I’m putting my degree to good use and have entered the wonderful world of journalism.

It really is like what the Rolling Stones say. You can’t always get what you want. Oh well.

When I was in school…

It's finally legit! Hells to the yeah!

I never gave much thought–one way or another–about people who use that phrase. From my parents and their friends, to old professors and editors, to my older sister and her friends, just about everybody I’ve encountered in my life who’s older than me, at one point or another, has used that phrase, or one similar in nature, in conversation.

When I was in school…

The use of the word was obviously indicates that the person is no longer in school. That their time in the classroom (as a pupil) is past tense (was past tense? I don’t know in this case). This being said, I realized that I’ve been using that phrase as well sometimes without even realizing it. It hasn’t even been six months since I graduated and here I am speaking like some sort of older, more experienced soul with the wisdom of at least half a century hanging out between the ears when in reality, I haven’t even got a quarter of a century’s worth.

Job prospects for the graduating class of 2008

Graduation for me is just around the corner (literally…I’ve got a little over a week) and in some ways I’m ready and other ways I’m not. On the one hand, I’m more than ready to be done with school; to say that I’ve got a case of “senioritis” is an understatement. But on the other hand, I’m not quite ready to be thrust into the “real” world. I’d need to find a “real” job then. “Real” meaning one that relates to my chosen field of study (journalism). If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ll know that in the class that’s tied to this blog, we’ve been talking about the world of journalism and the direction in which it’s going. Needless to say, I’ve lamented quite often that after four years of j-school, I don’t know if I’m fully trained and prepared quite yet for what’s out there. So, I’ve been looking into the job market for college grads and here’s what I’ve seen.

Macbook Air: Are you the one for me?

So, for those of you who’ve been reading my blog semi-regularly (Hi Kathy!), you’ve probably figured out that I’ll be graduating soon and am a bit wary about entering the worderful world of journalism, especially with how difficult is becoming to find a job and whatnot. As a graduation present, my parents said that they would buy me a laptop, which will undoubtedly help me in all of my journalistic endeavors to come. I’ve been thinking about this a lot and what kind of machine I want and I’ve decided upon a Macbook because I’ve heard they cater better towards the more creative endeavors such as design (which is what I really want to do). With this in mind, I’m trying to decide whether or not I want the new Macbook Air or to just stick with the regular Macbook Pro.