Success

Having snaffled an internship at Cancer Research UK's internet and new media department, the last week has been spent looking out of train windows, organising nightly search parties in my wardrobe to seek out things that are a. office-suited and b. do not make the obscene heat in London any worse, and trying to remember lots of names.

The first two days were spent watching lots of presentations about the company and participating in lots of 'interactive' activities with my fellow interns, but since properly starting in the office I've found myself working on a few genuinely interesting and challenging tasks. I hadn't expected to find myself at the photocopier for eight hours a day, but it's been a pleasant surprise to be given real responsibilities and the freedom to choose how I should work. While I value my previous work experience, it is really nice to not be tied to the administrative side of things. That said, the project I'll be working on takes some serious getting your head around, and sometimes I'll be sitting there working and I'll suddenly realise I don't know what I'm doing. My background is completely arts and admin-based, so to find myself in a more businessy-marketingy position feels quite strange and it will take some adjusting.

This week I'll be trying to get up at 5.30am to get the early train to work; if things go to plan I'll be home by 5.30 to catch some Friends and try to smash the shit out of Lego Star Wars on the Wii.