Glamour

Ah, the life of a PR hack in higher ed heaven. Actually, no complaints here, but I did think I would give my friends back in Seattle an idea of just how sexy this job really is and that being the presidential debate media wing-man is almost as great as being Tom Cruise for a day.

At desk at 8.
Coffee stolen from the chancellor's office.
30-minute conversation regarding the new research park.
Meet with Andy and Linda and debate related stuff.
Meet with Debbie Binkley to make three decisions no one else wants to.
Meet with student life folks about a student life matter. A fairly serious one.
Phone calls to four TV stations.
Look over two press releases.
Meet with student reporter to talk about writing.
Interview with Sandra Knispel of MPB regarding debate.
Shirley Mixon from MPB for site visit.
121 e-mail. 40 with required responses.
Long term marketing decision.
Quick chat with Jim Morrison about going green.
Jennifer Taylor re student events debate poster.
Phone complaint about campus map.
Hoda is picking out her wedding dress in Ark. and calls to update.
3:30 department heads meeting.
Scan the DM and other sources for debate material.
Making plan to set up regular time with Dr. Khayat.
Trip to SMC.
Trip to PR.
Trip to Union for lunch.
Make arrangements for ride home.
Watching the Obama McCain exchange over Iraq in the NYTimes.
Producing new media workshop for staff.
Other stuff too that I can't remember.
Didn't do the three things I had as priorities on my daily agenda.
Want to go home and cut the grass.
Will actually leave before 6:30 tonight.
Strange, but not an abnormal day.
Oh yeah, replace window decals at three different locations.
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