The perks of the job are great. First of all, let's face it... I work at Rockefeller Center. You can't beat that! It's fun touring in the building because, although it's full of celebs and famous news people, it's just like an office building for them. "Celebs" are coming in and out all the time and pass us as we're going on tour. It's fun, because a lot of times when we're touring on the news floor people like Anne Curry and Brian Williams will cut right through the middle of my tour group and the tourists don't even notice it! They're shocked when we tell them later that they missed the stars!
Not to brag, but I've got to see some really cool people! I see Brian Williams a few times a week, Anne Curry has passed us, and I waved to Campbell Brown! Destiny's Child and Deanna Carter performed on Today. I saw Suzanne Summers in the lobby. I've also seen celebs getting escorted up to Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Last week I saw John O'Hurley (Mr. Peterman from Seinfeld) and just today I saw another page, Steve, RUNNING with Kate Hudson to get her to Conan on time. (It was 5:23 and the show starts at 5:30!!!) The job is fun, I'm not gonna lie. I look forward to doing an assignment soon. I'm also going to apply to give VIP tours. They're extra special, 2 hours long and cover a lot more studios and backstage areas. (Plus you get a bonus for doing them!)
The apartment search is still going strong! I was going to live with Bob and Bill, but after trying to sort things out it turns out that it's just not going to work for any of us. I've started looking on my own, plus teaming up with some fellow pages to see if we can all find a place together. I'm subletting right now, and the guy I'm renting from isn't coming back until October now, so technically I could stay here until then. Not a bad plan, but I'd like to have a permanent place by the end of the month.
I've been getting a lot of mail and I'm not going to lie- I love it!!! There's something so much more special about a handwritten note than an email or instant message! I just got some cards from Lindsey, Sarah Ubry, and the VIP of the week: Danielle Gorley! (Her card had a dollar in it. She advised me on spending it on poisonous street vendor food!) Thanks for the well-wishes and thoughts, guys! I really appreciate it!
I'll keep you posted when more things happen!