Some wise words from the elders

So, the apartment search and work have really been stressing me out lately. I had a phone talk with my Dad today that made me feel a lot better. He said,

"The big city can really kick your ass. Just kick its ass right back."

Thanks, Dad. I will.

Officially Homeless

I'm not actually homeless right now, but I sort of am. I'm staying w/ one of my coworkers while I figure out my living situation. I have the next 4 days off (I know!) to look around and hopefully figure something out. I would like to be in my own place by the end of next week at the latest. November 1st or bust!

My 23rd birthday is next Friday, the 21st. MAN do I feel old! As of right now I don't have anywhere for you to mail the cards (which I'm sure you were ready to send) so just hang on to them and I'll get you and address asap!

I don't have much time to update on anything else, but just know that I'm doing fine!

Just call me Pat Shmoozedora

You should probably never call me that, but it was kinda true this week! Work is going great, and I've had the chance to see some very cool performances, rehearsals and interviews in the past week. I worked Conan 3 times this week and they had a lot of very cool guests. The best was on Thursday when they had a special all-U2 edition of Conan! The band performed 3 times and was there for the whole hour! There was so much excitement and buzz around the show and it was really cool to be a part of that! Jessica Biel was on the show on Friday, the day she was annouced to be the "Sexiest Woman Alive" by Esquire magazine. She is even more gorgeous in person than on television.

I got random sneakpeaks of SNL rehearsals during the week, too. I saw this week's host, John Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) rehearsing with the cast members, and I got to watch Ashlee Simpson rehearse on Thursday on the live feed. Here's hoping tonight's performances go better than last time!

Weekend TODAY kept me very busy this morning! We had a LOT of guests for a Saturday, and it was crazy in the green room, that's for sure. Celebrity hairstylist Sally Hershberger was on the show with her team of stylists giving some audience members outside a makeover. It was fun, but really fast paced! At one point I only had 3 minutes to run them from the dressing room to the studio. Gotta love the action! My favorite part was talking with Clinton Kelly and Stacey London of TLC's What Not To Wear. They were guests on the show and I got to talk to each of them for a few minutes. They were both SO nice! Tandi always compared our On The Road to Clinton and Stacey... it was cool to meet them in person. I also had a short convo with Jill Hennesy of Crossing Jordan. Such an exciting day!

Speaking of excitement, I'm off to work Saturday Night Live! Don't wait up!

Good Thing I'm a Morning Person!

It's a good thing I'm a morning person because I got a new assignment which doesn't allow sleeping in! I'm the new green room Page for Weekend Today! I start tomorrow at 5am, so I'll be waking up at about 3:45! *barf* It's ok, cos the job is awesome. I will be making sure guests arrive to the studio on time, make sure they're to hair, makeup and wardrobe before their segment, and then I will escort them to the studio for their time on air. I'm also responsible for running small errands for the anchors like Campbell Brown and Lester Holt, and making sure their cars are ready to go at the end of the show. I'll be running small errands for everyone... being a gopher at times, but I'm ok with that. It's a great opportunity! The coolest thing about the assignment is that because I have to start so early, I get picked up in a private car each morning and driven to work. I'm not gonna lie, it's pretty sweet.

Besides Weekend Today, I still have my assignment as Orientation and Alumni Coordinator. I have a group of 5 new Pages starting on October 10th, so I have to get ready for that, too. It shouldn't be too hard since I have already done it once, but we'll see when the time comes!

I am SO excited for Saturday Night Live! I was orginally supposed to work the season premiere tomorrow night, but because of my new assignment I got moved. I will get to work next week though, which is going to be crazy! Production started for the season premiere on Monday, and yesterday I got to watch Kanye West rehearse his numbers, and today I saw Steve Carrell and many of the cast members rehearsing as well. Mom and Dad- don't read this next part!!! The thing that I'm most excited about is the after parties! There is an after party after every SNL which is reserved for the cast and crew, but then there is an after-AFTER party which is for all of the cast and crew, plus us hardworking Pages. Those parties don't start until 3am!!!! It's going to be crazy and I seriously can't wait! I promise I won't end up on Page Six, everyone!

The apartment search may be coming to an end! "...and the peasants rejoiced!" I put in an application for a place with one of my coworkers. We'll have an interview next week to see if we're good enough for the place. It's a HUGE apartment for not a lot of money. I'll keep you posted. I'm also looking at other places in the meantime.

Celeb sightings of the week: Martha Stewart, Amanda Bynes, Death Cab for Cutie, The Big Show, Jud Hale, Matt LeBlanc, Kanye West, Steve Carrell, Amy Poehler, Seth Myers, Daryl Hammond, and Rachel Dratch. A lot this week!

It's been a while, but a lot has happened!

Work is going great! I can now safely say that I am out of my 2 month funk! I have been totally busy at work and loving every second of it! Orientation is going great. Elana and Rob are my protege pages and they're pretty sweet, I'm not gonna lie. I'm definitely excited about the fact that I'm getting to show everyone my skills outside of giving tours. I think everyone is noticing my level of responsibility, organization and creativity. Hopefully this little assignment will set me up for bigger ones in the future.

I had a great opportunity to shadow Joe Michael, the direct of Today on Wednesday. It was totally awesome! I got in at 6am and met with Joe and the rest of the control room crew. They were all awesome and a hoot! Joe gave me some great advice and It was really fun to follow him around and see what he does during the show. He was impressed by how much I knew about running a live show, which is definitely a good thing! I'm setting up a future interview with him so I can get some more information about him and his job. As a bonus, I got to get very close to Al Roker, Ann Curry and Katie Couric. I didn't get to meet any of them, but I was within 4 feet of each. (Sorry Dad, I'll tell Katie to wear pantyhose next time!)

Shadowing Today will hopefully open some new doors. I applied to be the Green Room Page in the next month. I would LOVE the position and many of the other Pages said I'd be perfect for the job! We'll see how it goes. If I get the job I would be responsible for running celebrities from the green room to the set, getting newspapers and scripts for the talent, and keeping everyone happy and energized in the morning. Good thing I'm a morning person, cos I'd have to be there at 5am! Ok, I think it's bad luck for me to post about applying for assignments because later that day I find out I didn't get them. I'll only post AFTER I get them from now on.

I don't have an apartment yet. That's all I have to say about that.

Celeb sitings of the week: Katie Couric, Ann Curry, Al Roker, Matt Lauer, Brian Williams, Chris Matthews, Carter Osterhouse (Trading Spaces), Melissa (the first person fired on The Apprentice) and Stephen King! It was a good week!