First day of work

Glen sleeping on my bed.

The first day of work was great — I was thrown into the mix right away and had to gather information for story ideas and then present the information to the three of the top editors so they could choose which story ideas and photo opportunities to follow through on. It was nerve wracking, but I loved it. Lauren and Will, the other two interns, said it was the most hectic day they've had since they got here. Both of them are super nice and fun to work with.

The Men's Journal staff is on the same floor as Rolling Stone and US Weekly, so all three magazines have their resources are intertwined, such as the library, computers, etc. There is also a wall completely dedicated to all of the Rolling Stone covers ever published. The posters start at the ceiling and stretch to the floor and all the way across the wall. The security is also really tight in the building. Four areas are dedicated to elevators and I can only use the section that leads to my floor. From there, I have to show my pass, then when I get off on my floor, I have to scan my pass so that the door to the Wenner Media publications opens. It's a little different than The Western Front newsroom.

After that, I met up with my friend Nate from high school. We hadn't seen each other for three years so it was cool to catch up with him. He is working at The American Lawyer magazine on Madison Ave. It took me a few tries on the subway to find him, but I managed to do it.

Tomorrow all the interns get to have lunch get to have lunch with all the editors from all three of the magazines. I'm hoping it will turn into a good networking session. But here's the best part: FREE LUNCH! Food tastes soooooooo much better when it's free...