hear it from the intern

My last day

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:16:31 GMT

Today I got an e-mail from Marti. She is head of the Youth Initiative, Toyota's little attract people under 40 pet.

She asked me to do some research on the ****S in europe. I found some interesting blogs, and some fan pics... I gave them all to Marti.

No one knew that it was my last day, and when they found out, they seemed disappointed. My boss said I was bright and a great worker, told me that he wanted to call me and talk about it later this week.

with that I left, a little schwagg knowledge and experience richer.

Then there was silence....

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:00:24 GMT

Now that all of my projects have been completed, I feel like an inmate waiting for the inevitable.

I have just sit at my desk, reading blogs and walking slowly.

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I was sought out because I "am the only one on this floor that can drive a stick." I was sent to another side of campus where I had to move a camry that was covered head to toe in "Mun2!" That was fun.

And.... GO!

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 21:55:12 GMT

Today I gave my presentation. It was glorious.

I was able to answer all of their questions and I kept "uhm's" to a minimum.

Today's meeting was amazing! All of our districts were their, the USA (us) Europe, Japan, the pacific islands, Australia, Canada. All sitting around one table discussing a problem, working together. We even sang together.

Ume

Sat, 06 Aug 2005 20:44:20 GMT

Is the name of othe Top Japanese executive who we entertained yesterday, Friday.

First my old boss and I hoped into the company Sequia and sped over to pick up 3 execs from Japan. They were perfect, as if they steped out of a movie. One of them Matzu, was skinny and dorky with an excitedly timid smile on his face, and the Michael Jackson flood pants going. The other, his name escapes me (started with a K), was older and mostly zenlike silent. They were waiting on the last one, obviously the Alpha. He appeared in tight designer jeans and long, extreemly well kept black hair. He had gentil, small, feminie features, like a character from an anime film. That was Ume. They all had cameras around their necks. priceless.

First we went to Digital domain. Possable the best reel I have ever seen. When I said this to a creative we at lunch with, he said bitterly, "sure, when you can have the titanic sinking, and Apollo 13 taking of and New York freezeing over in your reel, it tends to impress."

I met the CEO, he said he worked for Goerge Lucas, but started his own company because they had religious differences. ("Lucus thought he was God, I didnt agree").

Then we had lunch at Napa Valley Grill, I had a raw fish sandwitch, that plegged me for the rest of the day.

We then went upstairs to Sway. Another, smaller, CG house, no Titanics there. But they did have the most amazing. wonderful. simple. breakthropugh. That is about to seriously change both vido-games and car commercials. I wish I could talk about it. WOW.

Then off to Universal Studios to watch some of the filming of "ageing" the latest Tundra spot. Huddled around kraft services. Got tended to, as the client. I like being the client, no wonder they act like this.

Then the VIP tour, I think they sent the most attractive guide they could find. As trams full \of the unimportant slithered by, we got to walk around the old sets, touch the walls and historic sets, and oogle the plane crash scene from "War of the Worlds."

Then we ate at the BB King grill.I think they enjoyed themselves. And I even think they liked me.

An interns Pride

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 15:23:18 GMT

What an exciting day.
its the new Toyota.com.

What excites me about today is that, as an intern, my company wide announcement is the first story on our intranet homepage. Its like 3 lines, but you cling to what you have.

Presentation ad confusum

Thu, 04 Aug 2005 23:32:32 GMT

Two things had me questioning reality and my place in it today.

One was "this sentence is false."

The other is how I am supposed to get to digital domain tomorrow.

This Friday and following Monday are the climax of my internship, once it is past, I will be only a shadow of an intern, with no real purpose.

Hai!

Wed, 03 Aug 2005 23:56:10 GMT

What if the way I stand during my presentation somehow makes an inference that their mothers are promiscuous?

I am starting to get a little "Rob" about this presentation. (the smallest things stress me out and I feel the need to point out the obvious) Once more, the one person who can help me straight this out, my supervisor, is on a Tacoma shoot. (yet another I did not get invited to.

I have shown my A3 to numerous other people, and read a little bit about presenting. All well and good.

At least I know I am smart.

Bloging theory?

Tue, 02 Aug 2005 22:31:55 GMT

Today I read this. I always thought that equality is a false idol. since when has anything with "equals" been worth while.

My CGI paper is really starting to take shape, and I find myself again in limbo between writing and getting feedback. Nimowashi.

Are you relevant?

Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:10:05 GMT

I try to remind myself of this everyday. And its not just for those who are selling something, its about being a person too.

Playing God

Mon, 01 Aug 2005 23:35:32 GMT

Today I searched through various Off-roading groups/bloggers to decide who is worthy of being invited to a special FJ Cruiser events.

I ran into Eugene Cole, obviously the king of the FJ/ Land Cruiser blogesphere, and avid jew/ gun owner

I am learning to propagate my own brand image of knowing what is going on at the moment, I have to admit it is putting quite a bit of pressure on me as old folks come from left and right to see what is sexy right now online... I even get invited to meetings where they ask me... and I often don't know.

I guess I should keep up my studies.

Speaking of Sexy

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:20:12 GMT

This was the morning of vectors. I think I will add the term jobesk to Wikipedia.

It was also another day of Offsites wherein I was able to visit the motorsports warehouse, and see our celebrity race cars, trucks and a funnycar. Ha Ha.

I wrote the copy for a companywide announcement of our new W** ***e. I like our new W** ***e.

Day of the Widget

Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:54:53 GMT

Today I mastered my PC widgets.

I think that Toyota should have a widget, be the second major company to see their appeal (beyond the novelty of apple).

But what would that Toyo widget do? Show pictures like a picture frame? Play music games or videos? Will the Toyo Widget go the way of Clippy?

Today I also saw Top Secret cars, and let me just say, the future of Toyota is bright, and Nissan might need to ramp up their sexy a little more to keep their "sexy" lead.

Mystikel

Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:30:19 GMT

Tonight I met Mrs. Stickell.

I met the other SoCAL Stickells at her condo on Orange Grove in Pasadena.

It was just as I had expected: all sorts of expensive and opulent design of the early part of the 70's, with the occasional LA Times heirloom carefully placed for viewing.

She was so nice, so old money, and so happy to give us what she did. It was amazing.

She made me promise to take a new picture for the intern brochure because my long hair was atrocious and I looked so "strapping" with short hair.

When in Rome

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:00:02 GMT

I have been in Rome now for almost Ten weeks

Now that I am just getting used to working here and dealing with my superiors and peers, I am forced to acknowledge that it is almost over.

at least I can turn to http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/

Other than that, it is time to use my PPT skills!

Its like a wise man said

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 23:17:14 GMT

"Its not his problem, its your problem"

It's so hard being me

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 23:13:31 GMT

Time to slip into my own self centered world.

This is where I talk to myself and say that my life is boring and I do not do anything worth while with my day.

Will they really pay attention to this report? maybe.

Is it telling them anything exciting? no.

I should make it exciting.

That will make my day different and theirs

I need to find the story

still more of the same

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 23:05:20 GMT

repeat last entry

hard at work

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 23:04:25 GMT

Today I continue on my path toward presentation.

Every once and a while, glance at my name on the agenda of the meeting... spooky

Stop to read Gawker
Stop to read Adrants
Stop to read the superficial, laugh out loud

play watchmechange

continue on my presentation

get feedback from saatchi

stop to read adjab

presentation

CGI house reel

stop to read agendainc

presentation

get some coffee

stop to read defamer

presentation

cinamatic

In Between

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:16:34 GMT

Today is a day in between trying to figure out who uses CG from CAD (yesterday) and the guy who has all the answers (my new friend at Viewpoint).

Mostly, this amounts to me doing half assed research knowing that I will soon be enlightened, or at least hope I will be enlightened.

Maybe I should not assume…

The impossible journey

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:14:12 GMT

Today it is my job to reverse engineer when and how other companies use CAD data to create CGI.

As hard as it sounds, its even harder to do, its taken a lot of assumptions; and as we all know to assume makes an ass out of you and me.

At least the agency is being nice to me know, I got a tour of a CG Studio in Culver city... that is the kind of thing that brightens a week.

Check one off the list

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 21:06:59 GMT

Today I presented my "Out of the box" strategy to the uber boss... but I renamed it "unconventional" so that I wouldn't feel like an utter idiot when I have to say it in front of him.

It went well, he said I was bright/ told me to come back and work at Toyota, also he was surprised that I referred to being a teenager as in the past... I guess I will let that one slide.

I was really looking forward to a meeting today that got canceled, I had been waiting, trying not to get caught up in something else so that I would be alert for it. I guess for good things, I must wait...

Work late, no pay

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 04:45:52 GMT

Thank God I was able to end the day watching Mindy make out with the uber Nerd on the WB, because today was rough.

I spent most of my time waiting for people to get back to me on things. Then when it all came in at 4:50, I had to stay an extra hour and a half to get it all done in time to present in the morning.

On top of all that, I get an e-mail from the Saatchi guy saying that the big ass paper I have been writing is now going to be a little thing with almost none of the information i spent the past month tracking down.

Ph well thats life.

A long Day

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 04:41:39 GMT

Today was a long day.

I got back to the, cringe, "out of the box" strategy, I present it to the corner office boss on friday.

I spent the entire day studying Toyota's only two attempts at doing anything interesting... Long story short, they were not that interesting.

And now we wait.

Tue, 12 Jul 2005 22:15:20 GMT

Today I put a cap on my CGI paper and am in waiting for the Saatchi guy to get back to me.

I overheard a conversation of one of my bosses with that guy.... I heard my boss say "its a first draft, give him a break," followed by repeatedly reassuring him that we still have two and a half weeks until the paper is due.

I will be doing my best not to think about that, and remain optimistic. I thought It was pretty good for a first draft, thorough; only lacking what I could not possibly know about the company being that I am an intern of about 3 weeks...

It will be a white paper for the ages!

What you make of it

Mon, 11 Jul 2005 23:55:40 GMT

You life is what you make of it.

I could be complaining that I have to learn a new trade to write this CGI paper -- Namely CGI, or, I could embrace the chance to read complicated papers all day and come out smarter.

I chose the latter