Job hunting is miserable, miserable work. And while it should comfort me that lots of people are in the same boat as myself, I am absolutely horrified that so many people are in the boat with me. As of June 2009, the number of unemployed people tipped the scales at 14,500,000. That’s over 14 million…
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The Great Journal Experiment (Part IV)
Here we are at round three of my first annual summer project. It’s been a crazy few weeks. I got offered a part-time job at the place I’ve been interning, and I was the Maid of Honor in my college roommate’s wedding. It’s been hard to find the time to be creative, but thanks to…
Geek, Geekier, Geekiest
As you may or may not have heard, yesterday was “Embrace Your Geekiness Day.” How do I know this, you ask? Because I’m a geek, and I get the monthly newsletter. Duh. What is a Geek? An excellent question. The most common definition of geek is “a computer expert or enthusiast (a term of pride…
The Great Journal Experiment (Part III)
Wow. Yea, so round two of my summer project totally snuck up on me. This round began June 16 and ends today, June 30. Lessons Learned There were some doozies this time around. (1) Best Friend will indeed feed into my habits by purchasing cardstock and a magical…thingy (yea, that’s the technical term) that cuts…
The Perfect Character’s Flaw
If you’ve been hanging around the blog for almost any amount of time, you realize that characterization is a bit thing with me. A well-written character can make a badly written story bearable, and a terribly written character can make even the most promising story a lump of lameness. So let’s take a simple quiz….