I checked the stats for this blog and saw that linking it to FB increased my views by ten fold, which isn't that surprising considering I previously had a readership of around two people (hi Max and Nugen). Obviously the intention of feeding my blog through to FB and Twitter was to generate traffic but I guess I never really considered the actual consequences of doing so. That is, I never considered that people would actually read my stuff; that you would be wasting five minutes of your life reading my rambling. I'm not saying that you're reading it because it's good - it's highly likely that you're reading it because you have accidentally clicked on my FB link. Nonetheless, I feel exposed. Despite the anxiety that this invokes, it also puts pressure on me to produce some half-decent content (a good thing).
Now, I realise that I've drifted from my initial theme of talking about 'things I've always wanted to' so today is the day that I am going to get back on track. But seeing as my mind is mostly preoccupied with graduation-related nervousness, this post is super short and may be a bore to you.
If you know me at all, you'd know that my career aspirations are to write for an amazing magazine until the age of around 38 and then go into PR until I retire. My ultimate goal is to work for Vanity Fair. It's got everything that I'm interested in; politics, culture, fashion, entertainment and Annie Leibovitz. The magazine can be serious. And then there are sections where they just have a laugh. I love reading the articles but also thoroughly enjoy the slideshows, such as Howard Schatz's In Character series. To me, VF is perfect.
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| VF Cover by Annie Leibovitz 2006 |
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| VF Cover by Annie Leibovitz 2009 |
I've always wanted to work for Vanity Fair (blatant and uncreative link to my blog's theme). So maybe my blog will one day reach editor Grayden Carter's computer screen or the screen of any other influential VF journos and they'll love it so much that they contact me for a job opportunity. Or maybe I should just be more proactive about it and complete my Conde Nast job application, book a flight to NYC and force myself upon them.
In relation to your first paragraph, I was one of those people who was linked to your blog through facebook. I didn't have time to read it all then but I found it interesting so I bookmarked it for another day, and now here I am catching up on your entries and Time Out articles and Media adventures. The YouTube vid of your sister is super cute. Well Emz, it's so great to hear that you're doing well (albeit lactose intolerant) so keep up the great work!
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