Slow Motion

Sit back and pin

After having two years of pr and ad client work at Georgia College it's hard to slow down. I'm use to running around town, planning meetings, organizing material and trying to catch my breath once in a while. I have even had a break down or two behind closed doors (mom and dad can attest to that). Being at the High has required me to slow my roll and take a deep breath. I now sit in a cubicle, accompanied with my Intern #18 badge and HP desktop, and wait. I have research to do but a girl can look at the computer for only so long without going crazy.

I'm not familiar with sitting inside all day and not having a neighbor to talk to (all of my teachers surely can attest to that). I enjoy being on the go, completing errands and running from one meeting to the next. That's all gone now and I have to accept it. I need/am going to take this slow down and soak up all the skills and knowledge I can. It's going to be hard and sometimes painful, but it will be for the better.

Today was a nice change in events. Apart from research I was able to help the Public Relations pro assemble the press kits for Thursday's Media Day. Megan and I gathered appropriate press releases and slipped them into a sleek High folder. That was it. Sometimes it is actually as simple as that. All the bells and whistles aren't needed to wow someone when the product is already great quality....remember that.

Later I was given an assignment that would have never been muttered 3 years ago:

"Why don't you see what other Pinterest boards you can create for the High."

That's right. I got to create visuals for those who love to pin their interests. This task I do not mind one bit.

The previous intern for the Spring already developed the Pinterest page for the High Museum of Art (HMA), and now I was getting to enjoy the coat tails of project. My current task is to develop concepts for pinboards and decide which artworks from the High's permanent collection to display. I get to use some creativity and I love it.