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Deep Thoughts

Aug

24

2008

Sorry to stick y’all with another bullet-pointed post, but these things happen when you’re broke and unemployed and not doing much: Went sea kayaking with my friend Lisa this morning, which was great fun. We paddled at least 2-3 miles up the coast from the Malibu pier, and it was a really gorgeous day for ...

A Brief Update

Aug

5

2008

Cold: Yep, still there. Thought it was going yesterday, then woke up to a nice fresh bout of coughing up internal organs this morning. Fun! Work: Still unemployed. I suppose I should be grateful that I’m not fighting through this nonsense while working, but the financial and boredom situations are both getting a bit concerning. ...

The Return of Employment 4

Mar

12

2008

Well, I cracked. I had resisted taking a PA job for three months, since I didn’t want to take a minor step back professionally just because I didn’t want to sit around the house all day. That resistance came crashing down yesterday when a friend emailed looking to replace herself, and I’ll be working on ...

This Is Why I’m A Hermit

Mar

4

2008

Mark was in town this weekend, which was great fun. However, it led me to do the one thing I’ve tried to avoid doing at all costs while unemployed: I left the house. This had two dire consequences. I am now a) broke and b) sick. A) was expected and worth it. I do miss ...

Ruh Roh

Feb

27

2008

Two things causing concern. First, I got on the scale, and was happy to see I’d lost another pound. The bad news was, I realized I hadn’t weighed Chaplin in a while, so I picked him up to do the whole “weigh self holding cat, weigh self, subtract” method to see how much he weighed. ...

The Broke-Ass Chronicles 1

Feb

25

2008

Not a lot going on with me at the moment, mostly scraping along while I try to find myself a new job. A few points to share from the trenches of brokedom: – My $3 a meal effort seems to be working well. 30 days a month x 3 meals a day x $3 meal ...

Excelsior! 7

Feb

20

2008

You know you’re a geek when you think, “God, this job-hunting would be so much easier with a spreadsheet.” You are an even bigger geek when you actually make that spreadsheet. You realize being a geek is a good thing when said spreadsheet actually does turn out to be helpful.

Waiting For A Phone Call From The Fat Lady

Feb

10

2008

So as you may have heard, the strike seems to be just about over. Official voting will finish Tuesday night, and if all goes well, the writers will be back to work Wednesday. What that means for me personally is a bit unclear. Seeing as how it’s about 10pm and I haven’t gotten a phone ...

Not Dead

Feb

7

2008

Just not doing anything terribly interesting, and have had a serious drop in motivation this week. After working for a couple weeks, to go back to doing nothing is awfully frustrating. I will note a few random things I’ve noticed in the last few days: – Chaplin falling asleep on my chest means I will, ...

It Could Be Worse 1

Jan

14

2008

I could have worked for a company that used Axium for its payroll services, since they just declared Chapter 7, leaving many creditors (including the IRS) with questions about where all the money went. Defamer has been covering the whole mess pretty well (with “Rhymes With Shmembezzelment” being one of my favorite tags they’ve ever ...