oh man, I so don't want to go back to work. not sure what the problem is but the closer i get to starting a new job the more anxiety i feel...
i just don't feel up to all of the hoop jumping social pretense that inevitably goes along with any job... why does making the boss feel better about him/herself have to be an...
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i just don't feel up to all of the hoop jumping social pretense that inevitably goes along with any job... why does making the boss feel better about him/herself have to be an...
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ah, piece work -- a boon right now because i'm unemployed... a boon the rest of the time because i can use the extra scratch to buy stuff i otherwise couldn't afford ;-)
the particular piece work in this case is for a court reporting firm with whom i have a long association and friendship
maybe while i'm there the offer will come in for...
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the particular piece work in this case is for a court reporting firm with whom i have a long association and friendship
maybe while i'm there the offer will come in for...
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dammit! i'm friggin' sick again! i get four days of respite and then i get something that feels like strep
updates that nobody will read:
i have a reasonably well fleshed out story idea for a science fiction novel but i'm too lazy and uncertain of my abiltiies to get started on it..
i played and beat halo 2 on normal, the game is sweet but has unquestionably been overhyped. I'm still deciding how i would rate it... perhaps i should play it on legendary...
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i have a reasonably well fleshed out story idea for a science fiction novel but i'm too lazy and uncertain of my abiltiies to get started on it..
i played and beat halo 2 on normal, the game is sweet but has unquestionably been overhyped. I'm still deciding how i would rate it... perhaps i should play it on legendary...
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spoke too soon... NPR just called and they want to set up a meeting!-
it would be phenomenal if i could make a living as a videogame journalist
it would be phenomenal if i could make a living as a videogame journalist
ada:
I'm working in Towson, actually. But I WAS born and raised in Annapolis, so that's a damn good guess. It's pretty much the same people, anyway, only the Towson people care less about all that sailing bullshit.
vermicious:
agreed, most people who walk into retail stores should be punched in the face before they get a word out... just to set the tone ;-)
i'm expecting a verbal offer on a position at a certain geometrically unique building in dc today -- npr hasn't responded to me at all so my guess is i missed the mark with them, c'est la vie
bene... i have a job interview tomorrow and have also sent in my pitch to NPR (i'm trying to convince them to hire me as a journalist/subject matter expert on videogames 
)
)Particulars fading
the outline still lingers
the blow from a fist
suggesting the fingers
the outline still lingers
the blow from a fist
suggesting the fingers
still no job, it's only been a week and a day so i should probably just chill out but i'm not a big fan of job searching and would very much like to get this over with.. also i bring in the only income in our family so there's pressure there.
to add to the fun, i'm still sick
to add to the fun, i'm still sick
nothing rocks like getting laid off on monday and getting the flu two days later
this crap better clear up soon, I gotsta interrview
this crap better clear up soon, I gotsta interrview
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wyatt:
PS-
I just bought a copy of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory to read to my girlfriend's daughters. Great Glass Elevator will come next, I hope.
I just bought a copy of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory to read to my girlfriend's daughters. Great Glass Elevator will come next, I hope.
wyatt:
Welcome to SGMC!
Please post an introduction and bike pix for the rest of the crew, then feel free to poke around and make yourself at home. There's chilly ones in the virtual fridge, so say Hi and strike up a conversation.
Please post an introduction and bike pix for the rest of the crew, then feel free to poke around and make yourself at home. There's chilly ones in the virtual fridge, so say Hi and strike up a conversation.