When people say they don’t watch TV, that’s usually a strong statement. Maybe they don’t even have one because they think it’s so harmful or worthless. I’ve never been one of these people. For a couple of years though, I was a person who said I didn’t watch TV. There were two dumb reasons for this, first shows I liked kept getting canceled and ( Read more... )

DC is a terrible place. My big brother tried to warn me. Unfortunately I didn't take him very seriously since he mostly griped about gun laws and proclaimed it a "liar" city ( Read more... )

For those that don't know, I went to DC for an interview. It turned out to be meeting with four different people for 45 minutes each ( Read more... )

I never say much about work online partly because I signed some weird agreement about social networking/ blogging.  So here's my disclaimer that I don't represent corporate's opinion etc ( Read more... )

I went through a brief dedicated, excited phase in my job search.  It's a new year! Companies are hiring again! Ooh, and I've even figured out better how to find jobs that could be a good fit.

This culminated recently in actually talking to an HR representative on the phone and being asked to do a writing exercise.  It's been a week since I sent it ( Read more... )

marzipanbaklava pointed out over the Christmas holiday that I don't take my own advice. She's right, but I can explain myself. I will, however, not admit I'm wrong, my advice just can't be taken as an iron-clad rule ( Read more... )

"Why are you wearing your hair all the way up today?" "It was being weird, and I couldn't fix it. So I just put it up ( Read more... )

I used to think I was pretty tough. My stomach could take whatever I threw into it. I didn't get sick much, and when I did it was just my semi-annual sinus infection that annoyed me but didn't put me in bed or anything. I've never been the strongest or fastest, but I haven't been one to complain about carrying my share either. I have often felt ( Read more... )

Today was my last true day of unemployment. It wasn't much of a day, but it was also a perfect last day of true unemployment. Time begins to have a different feel after awhile. I find myself doing things that don't make the list of "things I would do if only I had the time." Instead it's the list of "things you wouldn't even think about doing if ( Read more... )

My vision isn't so bad that I can't walk around without my glasses. This means that I'm not very good at keeping track of where they are. Usually I manage to leave them in the bedroom, sometimes in the bathroom. But earlier today they got left downstairs. Tonight I was eating a snack and on my way upstairs picked them up and put them on. I ( Read more... )