There’s no two ways around it, I’m a starfucker. (For those of you who are my mother, that means that when I encounter famous people, become obsequious, and then tell the world that I met so-and-so.) This is still true for me despite having spent some years working in the entertainment industry. Speaking of, this [...]
Archive for the ‘Bringing home the bacon’ Category
1 Oct
Lazy Updates!
I have 10 minutes, and maybe as many bullet points… If you want something more in depth, you can read my post today at The Greenists. It’s about mildew, oven repair, and fruit fly capture. There’s something else I was going to say, maybe I’ll save it until the end. Yesterday, I scheduled a date [...]
24 Sep
Ten job requirements and one bonus
In my most recent post, I mentioned that I have 10 requirements of a job. But that wasn’t true, it was something I wrote because I was typing as fast as my brain could think. But a couple of people asked me what they were, and I wondered if maybe I really did have a [...]
31 Aug
do-over
America is a land where you can re-invent yourself as many times as you need until you invent yourself into the person you are. If you put your heart into it, you can change almost anything and probably make a profitable make-over show about it. But as one wise person once told me, people never [...]
28 Aug
The solution’s in evolution
Hiya. Remember Monday when I was writing about being depressed? I want to clarify that I don’t think that I’m bipolar or clinically depressed. When I feel overwhelmed I get the symptoms that align with clinical depression. And lately, I’ve been more overwhelmed and stressed than ever before, being in the wrong job and realizing [...]
13 Aug
Curriculum Vitae
I met with a guidance counselor (of sorts) yesterday! And I told him about the site, so hello there Wizard of Orange County! I’m all full of ideas now, and the next step is a whole lot of research. Meanwhile, I want to continue my story of how I got here. When I was working [...]
12 Aug
Grammar isn’t everything. But it’s something.
Now that I’m committing to a blog revival, I’m going more in depth. I don’t want to just drop the “I’m not happy at work” bomb and leave it at that. So what is making me unhappy? I’ll start by saying my favorite part about work is meeting all the people and having conversations with [...]
11 Aug
I cried at work
Pop culture shouldn’t be a reference for every major life event, but there was one episode of “Sex and the City” that rang so true. Charlotte, the meek and buttoned-up sex kitten, remembered crying at work once, ONCE! which made her The Girl Who Cried At Work. After that, it was “oh, watch what you [...]
20 Apr
The only thing missing is a red velvet rope
Continuing on the tour of stuff that I pass on my hour to and from work… This is something that I see every morning that INFURIATES me. This happens on a particular stretch of Route 94 where all the side roads are listed as private. I don’t know why they’re all private. Perhaps they just [...]
24 Mar
My life today: as told by my stuff
I like being a financial services agent. At least, I think I will once I finish this rigorous training process my company’s putting me through. Because of the increased workload, I pared down my activities to working, swimming, eating, cleaning, and seeing my friends on weekends and on Lost night. I also spend time preparing for [...]
