injuredcyclist

where did all the (good) job listings go? craigslist, careerbuilder, and usajobs all have nothing for me this week. its maddening. only glimmer in the job hunt right now is that one of the rejection letters i got indicated that i fit the position. im taking that to mean that if the economy didnt suck so badly and the applicant pool wasnt as rich i...
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got another rejection email. starting to worry a bit about depression. im taking this a lot harder than i probably should be.

when putting together emails for resume submissions, i think i need to start getting them ready to send and then waiting a day. i keep finding that as i look at old emails of cover letters ill scan through and realize i have a random word missing. ive already discovered that i was missing the word 'to' in the second paragraph of one, and i...
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im starting to develop this really silly, shorthand scale of how good or bad my rides are. im treating it like a relationship. on really bad rides we (my bike and i) fought, and she threw things at me. on days where i cant find my legs i chewed her out for something she didnt do. on really good rides we made out and on...
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went for a ride yesterday, late in the afternoon. one of the things i hate most about new york is the humidity. it always feels like im riding through a swimming pool. it took me about 15 miles before i found my legs. about the time i did though, i started getting a headache. i went to bed early (for me) last night, but woke...
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just found a typo in a cover letter ive sent out to about four firms. fucking fantastic.

super bowl of european sports today, with the first significant mountain stage of the tour de france and the world cup final taking place. dont particularly care about the world cup final, but im currently watching le tour on on versus.com. hoping cadel evans wins the tour this year, though im a bigger fan of fabian cancellera and his saxo bank boys. nice to see...
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got an email today from the nrdc that the position i applied for has been filled. i knew it, but getting official confirmation that the job i wanted most wont happen kinda sucks anyway.

resume and cover letter #20 went out today. ive also got a friend that said shed pass my resume to a couple people she knows too. i have yet to hear anything from anyone. gonna be another shitty fourth of july.