lord, i'm discouraged

[_aurelius]

i thought the job market was bad last year.

i'm pretty much fucked. at least i've found a night steam grate in the district i can live on. it's pretty central, convenient to shopping, nightlife, and transportation.

ok, what other careers do you think i could do? i've pretty much epic failed at this one.

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[scearley]

You haven't failed.

As to what you could do, there's always money in tent revivals.

[_aurelius]

testify!

[carmine_rose]

I can't offer much in the way of advice, only solidarity - I've been feeling exactly the same way this month. I've also got writers' block and have missed the deadline for an article I was supposed to be submitting to an edited book. I'm self-sabotaging in a career where you can very easily fail without that.

[_aurelius]

woohoo. disgruntled academics, yo!

[carmine_rose]

Yeah, we've got to stick together since academia treats us like slave-labour!

[nodgerkith]

Oh dear. What happened to the teaching job?

[_aurelius]

well, it's just a one year, sadly.

[nodgerkith]

Hmm. Well, here's a fail-proof game plan for you:

Step 1: Marry Amy Sedaris
Step 2: Team up with your new wife and Samuel L. Jackson to take over Microsoft in a carefully planned coup, using pilfered 4-year-olds as (literally) live ammunition.
Step 3: ??????
Step 4: Profit!

[_aurelius]

i miss your unique brand of humour.

[_aurelius]

i'm not sure. i just don't know of anyone else who has had this much trouble.

[_aurelius]

dinnae. i fear to ask.