So, I’ve been moseying around with job search/grad school/blogging/life. And, it certainly hasn’t paid off, in my pocket or general life satisfaction. However, I have some big news. I decided what I want to do with my life. But before I tell you what specifically it is, I would like to […]
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I’ve had an awful time negotiating this grown-up world. Even with some direction I still find myself trying to figure out what exactly it is I want. Well I know I want a mansion on the beach and the ability to work when I feel like it. I’ve said
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For grad school, I was considering applying to their fiction programs. Such an application would require like 30 pages of fiction. And considering I’m not that experienced, I thought that maybe applying to a fiction program wouldn’t be such a good idea if I actually wanted to get in.
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About two weeks ago I created a post on craigslist offering freelancing services to anyone willing to pay a reasonable rate. I finally got a customer! He is a Swede in America working on a medical (neuroscience) grant proposal. That’s not even the tough part. What is stressing me
I am a slow packer, but I suppose that indicates how much I really don’t want to move. I would like to come back in like 3 months, but I am not sure how likely it will be that I will find a good job. What I am finding
Now all I have to do is figure out how to make this pay work. And I am NOT going to complain, no matter how tough things get. Working this job at about 25 hours a week will hardly cover my expenses. But zero income is worse. What’s more,
I wait to find out if I have a job. I wait to find out if I can stay in my apartment. I wait to find out my future. Tomorrow they will tell me if I landed the job at the mall or not. I want to be a
Today is a Waiting Day Read More »
The thing about being unemployed is the boredom that accompanies it. You can do butt loads of internet research, networking and filling out applications, but when it comes down to it, what else is there to do? You can only do so much for 8 hours a day, 5
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If I want a career that grants me the flexibility to stay home and work during the hours that I choose, I’m going to have to develop a little bit more self-discipline. There a few things that I’m supposed to be working on. This site trazzler– I have to
Job Applications, Clips, and Freelancing? Read More »
I don’t have any “concrete work experience,” in my field. But I have experience editing and writing. What do you think English majors do for four years? Sit on their arses discussing the meaning of life?! All I did was read and write, analyze and defend my position with
