Funkyslap #1

So first crisis at work averted, thanks to Adobe Premiere Auto-save.

3:45 PM: Brendan and I were editing our third video, which will be posted shortly, and as we were importing "funkyslap #1" (one of those royalty-free musak songs) to use in our video, the editing software just shut down. It disappeared. We opened the program back up...and all our work from the entire day had vanished. None of the footage was logged, no sequences were edited, nothing. I freaked, and ran up to Ally and Sam's office. Ally, very reassuringly, goes "Ok first step, don't panic!" I tried calming down while Sam sent out a High Importance email to the Help Desk. Then we hurried back down to the workstation to survey the damage. We were worried that even the footage of the Celtic's Parade was gone (eek!). We ran a number of searches through the hard drive, and luckily, Auto-save had recorded what we had done not 10 minutes prior. Phew! Just a little re-editing and we were back on track. All I have to say is, I'm so thankful that my computer is more conscientious than I.

In other news, I learned a lot about what makes Experience work this week. We conducted 5 interviews with a range of people: Tim in Sales, Craig in Product Management, Sarah in Engineering, Lauren in Client Services, and Kristin in Marketing. We were curious about how they got their starts, and also what they love about the job they do. Watch the video to find out more, but I'll highlight a few things here: Tim explained the exciting, social environment of working in Sales. Craig underlined the intersection of creativity and technology in developing product. Sarah talked about how exciting it is to work with Quality Assurance, which makes sure all the programs are infallible. Lauren illuminated the strong link between us students and Experience - that the company really believes in helping us find a career we love. Finally, Kristin talked about how marketing can overlap with PR, and even Sales. Basically, the entire company took shape in my mind, and I understood how everyone works together yet also contributes his or her own ideas and creativity to make Experience as innovative and helpful as possible. So, watch our videos - we are two interns imparting what we learn unto you, in hopes that you will learn something as well!

So I'm off to my other job - lifeguarding at a day camp (not gardening, as Brendan thought when he misheard me), which I've been doing for 4 years now. While I still love teaching swim lessons and, of course, basking in the sun, it's getting a bit repetitive. I feel as though I'm getting ready to move on, to make strides in the work world, while still trying to retain my youthful yearnings for excitement. I hope that my future career leaves room for that excitement! You know what? I'll make it happen. We can all make it happen if we want it bad enough.

Have a great weekend!
-Kate