Monday, January 24, 2011

The Golden Globes 2011








I adore all things celebrity related. I adore celebrities of the Hollywood and movie star variety the most. I am in my element when award season rolls round. It's better than Christmas. The Golden Globes are most definitely my favourite of all of the award shows.

My favourite moments of this years Golden Globes are below.

Ricky Gervais.
I'm a huge Gervais fan and will not hear a bad word said against him. Notable Gervais quotes include his Robert Downey Jnr introduction, " Many of you in this room probably know him best from such facilities as the Betty Ford Clinic and Los Angeles County Jail" and introducing Bruce Willis as "Ashton Kutcher's Dad".

Social Network
Not really a moment, but more of a "WHAT???'. I've seen The Social Network. It's great. But the best film of 2010? No chance. I really cannot understand how it won best picture.

Natalie Portman
Her performance in Black Swan is mind blowing. If you haven't seen it go NOW. Without a doubt the best performance of 2010.

Dresses
Leighton Meester wore the dress of the night in my opinion. Olivia Wilde and Scarlet Johansson also wore amazing dresses. Halle Berry and Anne Hathaway looked ridiculous.

Inception
My favourite film of last year. Here's hoping it gets something at the Oscars.



Thursday, January 6, 2011

Options


I have just finished my second three month internship. In total I have now been working for free for 6 months. I thought that at this stage there might be a few job openings, but it would seem the only job companies want to offer graduates is internships.


I'm not against internships. I think it's a good way of getting experience when you are in college. It helps you to meet people in the industry and you learn tonnes. But companies offering internships in Ireland forget that an internship is actually quite a difficult under taking. You are expected to be thankful for your internship and delighted to have been given the chance to work for free.


An internship in Ireland is not like an internship on the telly. You work your bum off. You feel under appreciated and over worked. You do the same work as a full time paid employee in the company and don't get paid for it. It financially ruins you. Ireland is an expensive country when you're working, try living here when you're working for free.


I am not prepared under any circumstances to take another internship position. After six months of working for free I have paid my dues. This decision has left me with little options.


I can either immigrate or go on the dole.
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