A Note from the Convent ...

So it may have taken me a while, but I think I am finally settled in NYC. First of all, Brazil was amazing. I won't give you all the details, check out the KUAC Web site, but we had two of the most beautiful men I've even seen as our tour guides. Seriously. Check the pictures. They wore speedos on the beach. So about the convent ... I can almost touch opposing walls of my room at the same time, I have no option of cable/internet access in my room and it is NOT AIRCONDITIONED. On the other hand, I have a maid who makes my bed everyday, changes my sheets and brings me fresh towels. She also closes my window and turns off my fan during the day so it is roughly 117 degrees when I get home from work. Bitch. It's right in midtown, so I shouldn't complain. I can see Macy's, Madison Square Garden and the Empire State Building. My job kicks ass. Everyone should work for a fashion magazine. I only work 10-1 on Fridays and 10-6 Monday through Thursday. My editor asked if I would stay on through December, so I'll take that as a good sign. Here, in a nutshell, is what I do: 1. Email comes in about clutch (that's a purse, people) Charlize Theron was carrying to a premier. 2. Call Charlize's PR people and figure out who the designer was. 3. Call the designer's showroom, tell them we want to use the fall edition of the bag. 4. Five or six $1,000 hangbags get messengered to my desk. 5. Drop them off at photography and do a write up to accompany the letter in the Where to Find It pages of the magazine. 6. SEND THE PURSES BACK. I hate that. As if this isn't cool enough, I get a contsant free supply of all Time's magazine (yes, this includes Martha Stewart Living, happy day...) and my security badge gets me into all the museums for free and discounted Broadway tickets. Now that I finally have the password I'll most more often so I won't take up so much space next time. My cell number (785-766-2065) is the same, but here's my new info: 419 West 34th Street #1207/ New York, NY 10001. ashley_bechard@instylemag.com. Miss you guys...
Ashley
P.S. Austin, if you're reading this, I just discovered on Thursday that I can access Jessica Simpson's numbers with a quick click of the celebrity database on my desktop. I love my job.