Red Five Standing By!

May 29, 2008
Categories: Star Wars, job hunting, location

A note on the map:

McLeod in Texas sent me a gentle rejection, i’ve had phone interviews with Zillow in Seattle and the Chicago Tribune (which went well & sounds promising), and i applied for a job in DM today because the company is called Red 5 Interactive and, being a big Star Wars geek, i couldn’t pass up the chance.


Red 5 being, of course, Luke Skywalker’s handle during the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV.

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I just want some say in between

May 27, 2008
Categories: job hunting, wii, location


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This is a map of the jobs i applied to last week. I didn’t realize until making this map that i’ve completely neglected to apply for any jobs in Iowa. There aren’t any i’m interested in, i guess. I’ve already been rejected by a handfull, so i feel like Iowa doesn’t even want me here. Screw it.

I want to go to Portland but it’s just painfully lacking in opportunity for the likes of me. My only shot would be freelancing, and that’s scary. I don’t really want to go to Chicago but there are so many more jobs there than anywhere else. I interview with the Tribune today at four.

I read that it takes an average of seventeen interviews to get a job. I think that means people either score right away or blow every interview they manage to get before giving up, and the average just happens to fall at seventeen. Not encouraging at all.

The good news is i’ve conquered every Grand Prix on Mario Kart and my name now bears a star next to it when i play online. I don’t think i’ve ever spent this much time on a video game before. Bravo, Nintendo. I hate you.

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Insomnia

May 23, 2008
Categories: jobs, life

sucks. I guess this is the consequence of sleeping ’til noon. Okay, 12:40. Why not though, right?

I’ve never really understood people who look at sleeping as bad. It’s essential. It’s enjoyable. I’ve got nothing better to do, as far as i’m concerned. And dreams can be really, really interesting. The other morning i met Björk and we talked about fashion and she took my picture. This morning i played giant-size roulette with my family. And some asian guy. Wha’d you do this morning, check your email? Yeah, that’s what i thought.

I like to watch Top Chef, but not being able to taste or even smell the food they create always makes me feel gypped. How am i supposed to judge them? It’s like listening to a radio show about paintings, trying to pick a favorite. Project runway is way better, ’cause the main appeal of the clothing is the way it looks.

I’ve been thinking about becoming a freelancer. I don’t know if i’m ambitious enough to always seek work like i’m doing now, though, and working from home would bore me. Being in a new environment every few months could be interesting. I could even do photography and graphic design along with web. Or even writing… though i still don’t know what i’d enjoy writing beyond drivel about my own life. I’m good at that stuff, but crap like ad copy would not float my boat.

By the way, i took two Advil PM about two hours ago. Not doing jack.

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Rainbows and Darkness

May 15, 2008
Categories: concerts, music, road trips, job hunting, jobs, life

I have been in the presence of gods, my friends. Gods whom some refer to as Radiohead. Yesterday we made our pilgrimage to the holy land of St Louis, where Radiohead descended to the earth to bestow upon us their glorious sounds. And thus they spake:

“Do i smell doughnuts? Who could eat a doughnut at a time like this?”
(imagine the Geiko gecko saying it–that’s what Thom Yorke sounds like.)

They didn’t say much more than that, but they played probably every In Rainbows song and most of Kid A, along with a few older songs. Fake Plastic Trees was my favorite. I can die happy now, i told Dan.

It was worth the twelve hours in my tiny car, especially since Dan drove the whole way home through the night and let me sleep. Not worth the effort, though, was getting my ass out of bed and to work this morning, only to be promptly canned. Given the pink slip. Laid off. Not fired, exactly, they didn’t want to have to let me go (quote unquote) but times are hard and there’s this block and well, someone had to get chopped.

Whew. Just like that. Two weeks severance pay and then i’m on my own. I’m a full-time job seeker now, and i don’t figure i can be picky anymore. I’ll be pretty much applying all over the country, i think, and let my career take me where it will.

I’m scared, but this is probably the kick in the ass i needed to really make a change. And–hey, at least i get to sleep in. A LOT.

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HI I’M DAISY!

May 13, 2008
Categories: wii

Ok, yeah, Daisy is awesome, and i think this picture is proof that Dan’s right and i have a lot more in common with her than Rosalina.

I’ve been digging for the right photo for an hour now, and i’m pretty sure i’ve regressed 10 years in maturity. I have a definite urge to go home and draw Daisy wearing a pretty purple dress or something. But playing the actual game is more fun.

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