I love both of my internships a lot.
Being at Kollaboration is just really fun. It doesn't even feel like work...until you stress out about a diva or two. It's very flexible and comfortable. I mean, I watch/listen to YouTube, go to shows, and plan Pinkberry ticket tours. It doesn't get any better.
Being with LIA at LEAP is just so inspiring. Every one cares about similar issues and believe in what they do. I love it when we just talk about random serious topics, and every one knows something about or have an opinion because they care about it. Like gentrification.
Really.
Who sees Johnny Rockets opening in Little Tokyo and have their first thought be, "Gentrification!"
I did.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Just Because You're Big on YouTube Doesn't Mean You Can Be a Diva
That's basically all I wanted to say.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Locating Ourselves on Angry Asian Man
Since I discovered it several years ago, AngryAsianMan.com has been like my bible.
It's like the Perez Hilton of Asian American news - but more classy and less trashy.
I read it religiously every day...sort of.
The interns and I emailed Phil Yu to help us get the word out on our project.
Today, I found that we made it on the website!!!
http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/leaps-locating-ourselves-in-history.html
I am sooooo excited.
And the stories that are coming in have been amazing.
Aunt Jemima!
It's like the Perez Hilton of Asian American news - but more classy and less trashy.
I read it religiously every day...sort of.
The interns and I emailed Phil Yu to help us get the word out on our project.
Today, I found that we made it on the website!!!
http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/leaps-locating-ourselves-in-history.html
I am sooooo excited.
And the stories that are coming in have been amazing.
Aunt Jemima!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Flyering!!
We spent about 2 hours yesterday flyering Acoustic 3 in the San Gabriel Valley.
It was HOT.
Little kids these days are horrible!
When I was passing them out to middle/high school kids in front of a yogurt shop, one kid asked if I was passing out those stripped cards, and another asked if there was a pool 'cause he'll go if there's skinny dipping. WTH.
Anyway. At one point, we got chased down by the security guard on a golf cart in Focus Plaza 'cause we were putting the flyers on all the cars. He didn't make us take it down, but I think he was going to take each one down himself.
Um, there were 4 of us...and we had been doing it for about 20 minutes.
There's one of him.
I wonder if he finished.
But the flyering was mixed in with a visit to the Ford Theater, office work at Tap Ex, dinner at Boiling Crab, and mango shaved ice at Pa Pa Wok.
The Ford Theater looks soooooo nice. I can't wait to see it during sunset and when it gets all dark. It's going to such a beautiful show.
Meanwhile...
It was HOT.
Little kids these days are horrible!
When I was passing them out to middle/high school kids in front of a yogurt shop, one kid asked if I was passing out those stripped cards, and another asked if there was a pool 'cause he'll go if there's skinny dipping. WTH.
Anyway. At one point, we got chased down by the security guard on a golf cart in Focus Plaza 'cause we were putting the flyers on all the cars. He didn't make us take it down, but I think he was going to take each one down himself.
Um, there were 4 of us...and we had been doing it for about 20 minutes.
There's one of him.
I wonder if he finished.
But the flyering was mixed in with a visit to the Ford Theater, office work at Tap Ex, dinner at Boiling Crab, and mango shaved ice at Pa Pa Wok.
The Ford Theater looks soooooo nice. I can't wait to see it during sunset and when it gets all dark. It's going to such a beautiful show.
Meanwhile...
Monday, July 20, 2009
Heal the World
...make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
I have that song stuck in my head, 'cause all we did in the office today was loop it.
We're making a promotional video for Acoustic 3, so all the performers are recording parts of this song. We had to listen to it over and over again today to make sure everything sounded good.
Our performers are such good singers! I'm so proud. :)
You know how sometimes you listen to a recording and you're like, he/she's not that good. But when you listen to their version of "Heal the World," it's like, "Wooo, they sound legit."
The office wall is so funny.
We totally all have our favorites.
Every one's starting to steal mine now though!
:)
For you and for me and the entire human race
I have that song stuck in my head, 'cause all we did in the office today was loop it.
We're making a promotional video for Acoustic 3, so all the performers are recording parts of this song. We had to listen to it over and over again today to make sure everything sounded good.
Our performers are such good singers! I'm so proud. :)
You know how sometimes you listen to a recording and you're like, he/she's not that good. But when you listen to their version of "Heal the World," it's like, "Wooo, they sound legit."
The office wall is so funny.
We totally all have our favorites.
Every one's starting to steal mine now though!
:)
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Hmm...
Sometimes I don't know if I actually am cut out for this.
I really love organizing and event planning and semi-stalking pseudo-celebrities, but I have such a hard time saying "no"! Ahhh!
We've been having some issues with some of the performers in terms of keeping the show acoustic, and I sort of just want to give in to them and say, "Yes, you can have your electric guitar and drum set" (even though they're not allowed for the acoustic show). I feel so bad for telling them they can't. I don't want them to hate me! It wasn't my decision! Sorry!
Okay, I'm done.
In other exciting happenings, I saw the LA Bomb Squad on the 10 freeway going west on my way to work today. It was like a firetruck but black, followed by like 6 police vans.
I really love organizing and event planning and semi-stalking pseudo-celebrities, but I have such a hard time saying "no"! Ahhh!
We've been having some issues with some of the performers in terms of keeping the show acoustic, and I sort of just want to give in to them and say, "Yes, you can have your electric guitar and drum set" (even though they're not allowed for the acoustic show). I feel so bad for telling them they can't. I don't want them to hate me! It wasn't my decision! Sorry!
Okay, I'm done.
In other exciting happenings, I saw the LA Bomb Squad on the 10 freeway going west on my way to work today. It was like a firetruck but black, followed by like 6 police vans.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Non-Profits = Not for Profit...really
Why are we sooooo poor?!
And I don't just mean Kollaboration, but all these non-profits. Sad.
Some of the performers for Acoustic 3 came into the office on Tuesday night to start recording a promotional video for the show. They're doing "Heal the World" by MJ. It was originally going to be "I'm Yours," but MJ died. So yeah...
These people are so talented! I'm jealous. Gerald Ko and Jinah Kim just started singing and playing together and it was beautifullllllll.
These YouTube stars aren't replying to my emails.
But I do get to sit around the office and watch their videos.
I am really into this one right now:
Mike Isberto. I like.
He will be at Kollaboration Acoustic 3! So go!
Buy tickets from me. :)
Oh, the people in the office did think I was Korean.
The executive director came in on Monday and was like, "Hey Jen, how good is your Korean?"
Uh, NOT good.
And I don't just mean Kollaboration, but all these non-profits. Sad.
Some of the performers for Acoustic 3 came into the office on Tuesday night to start recording a promotional video for the show. They're doing "Heal the World" by MJ. It was originally going to be "I'm Yours," but MJ died. So yeah...
These people are so talented! I'm jealous. Gerald Ko and Jinah Kim just started singing and playing together and it was beautifullllllll.
These YouTube stars aren't replying to my emails.
But I do get to sit around the office and watch their videos.
I am really into this one right now:
Mike Isberto. I like.
He will be at Kollaboration Acoustic 3! So go!
Buy tickets from me. :)
Oh, the people in the office did think I was Korean.
The executive director came in on Monday and was like, "Hey Jen, how good is your Korean?"
Uh, NOT good.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
"This Is What I Live For"
I've actually never realized how much I think or write this, but I really do.
So that's supposedly my mantra.
It's completely true though. I get really lazy sometimes and I don't want to go to work or all these meetings, but then I think, "This is what I live for" and off I gooooo.
I can't believe I had to be videotaped for public speaking again after all these years. This hasn't happened since being in speech and debate in high school - and even then I think I only did it once. It's interesting how sometimes you used to be SO used to doing and even SO relatively good at can seem so foreign to you once again. I think that's how I feel with public speaking now. It's like being in a comfortable place but somehow feeling uncomfortable at the same time.
I thought I got this public speaking thing down, but after watching the videotape playback of it....uh, no, not really. I still get nervous and self-conscious; even though my brain tells me I'm not, my body always reacts differently.
It was kind of amazing how the facilitator was able to analyze each of us through our public speaking just by having us give that one minute speech. She said I was very goal driven since my eye contact focused on one thing and stayed there the whole time. Apparently, what best describes me is that I have a sense of graciousness and warmth. She also said I was the perfect balance of yin and yang because of how I'm packaged in a very feminine way, but I am also very male dominant. That supposedly means I should be an attorney.
Nahhhh.
Oh, I continue to be amazed by how dynamic and efficient our internship group is.
We are AWESOME.
This is what I live for.
So that's supposedly my mantra.
It's completely true though. I get really lazy sometimes and I don't want to go to work or all these meetings, but then I think, "This is what I live for" and off I gooooo.
I can't believe I had to be videotaped for public speaking again after all these years. This hasn't happened since being in speech and debate in high school - and even then I think I only did it once. It's interesting how sometimes you used to be SO used to doing and even SO relatively good at can seem so foreign to you once again. I think that's how I feel with public speaking now. It's like being in a comfortable place but somehow feeling uncomfortable at the same time.
I thought I got this public speaking thing down, but after watching the videotape playback of it....uh, no, not really. I still get nervous and self-conscious; even though my brain tells me I'm not, my body always reacts differently.
It was kind of amazing how the facilitator was able to analyze each of us through our public speaking just by having us give that one minute speech. She said I was very goal driven since my eye contact focused on one thing and stayed there the whole time. Apparently, what best describes me is that I have a sense of graciousness and warmth. She also said I was the perfect balance of yin and yang because of how I'm packaged in a very feminine way, but I am also very male dominant. That supposedly means I should be an attorney.
Nahhhh.
Oh, I continue to be amazed by how dynamic and efficient our internship group is.
We are AWESOME.
This is what I live for.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Save the Date: August 22, 2009
So I just finished my first "full" week at Kollaboration.
Sadly, I've never been to a Kollaboration show. When I first heard about it a few years ago, I was already going to school in DC. It somewhat feels like I'm cheating that I get to help organize it.
Working at Kollaboration is sort of like a dream job - minus some of the tedious stuff. It basically combines what I love doing/what I do best: event planning/organizing, chasing celebrities (sort of and not literally, of course), and helping the Asian American community.
Oh, and we gossip about Asian American pseudo/semi-celebrities and watching YouTube. It's totally a part of the job.
Apparently I'm supposed to sell 100 tickets for the Acoustic 3 show on Saturday, August 22. I'm sure they're just kidding. I think.
Please come.
I will love you forever.
In the mean time, here's a YouTube video:
I wonder if they think I'm Korean.
'Cause I'm not.
I just happen to know stuff about K-pop and have a Korean-ish last name.
Should I just announce that I'm not at some point?
Hmm.
Sadly, I've never been to a Kollaboration show. When I first heard about it a few years ago, I was already going to school in DC. It somewhat feels like I'm cheating that I get to help organize it.
Working at Kollaboration is sort of like a dream job - minus some of the tedious stuff. It basically combines what I love doing/what I do best: event planning/organizing, chasing celebrities (sort of and not literally, of course), and helping the Asian American community.
Oh, and we gossip about Asian American pseudo/semi-celebrities and watching YouTube. It's totally a part of the job.
Apparently I'm supposed to sell 100 tickets for the Acoustic 3 show on Saturday, August 22. I'm sure they're just kidding. I think.
Please come.
I will love you forever.
In the mean time, here's a YouTube video:
I wonder if they think I'm Korean.
'Cause I'm not.
I just happen to know stuff about K-pop and have a Korean-ish last name.
Should I just announce that I'm not at some point?
Hmm.
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