My apologies to all for yet another writing hiatus. Those midterms took a lot out of me and the rehab from the exam related injuries took longer than expected. First, there was some carpal tunnel as a result of using some Excel functions too much, and then I tore my ACL walking to a printer in the computer lab to collect an accounting problem set that I printed out. All kidding aside, there's not much of an excuse except to say things have been busy.
So, what have I been busy with? Well, as I've eluded to before, I'm trying to balance the holy trinity of academics, job search, and a social life. Of late, I've been attempting to focus on the job search and the related requirement of networking. Since I want to get back into the entertainment world post-MBA, albeit on the business side this time around, I joined Anderson's Entertainment Management Association. The organization regularly puts on panels to educate its members about various portions of the industry, be it film, TV, videogames, and music. These presentations are led, more often than not, by alumni within said fields and they've proven rather informative. Additionally, the EMA organizes Days on Jobs (DOJ), where we have an onsite visit with a particular company and executives talk to us about their various functions. We had one such DOJ last week at Fox.
Long story short, classes take up your mornings and afternoons and then there's plenty more activities to gobble up the rest of your day. The key, it seems, is to choose the right events and not spread yourself too thin, especially this first semester. Maybe if I do that, you'll hear from me a wee bit more. But for now, I gotta go ice my ACL.
