I watched the movie Up in the Air a few weeks ago, about a guy who was hired to fire people. So he goes around the country to go to various companies who are closing and downsizing and try to break it to the poor employees gently. In a country deep in recession (although they say it's slowly recovering), it seems that's the only industry currently ( Read more... )

Things that are keeping me busy so far:

•  Driving Mom around
•  Doing Chores for Mom
•  Making ads for Mom's office
•  Writing random articles for spare change

The first three things are pro bono, the last thing might as well be pro bono. A friend from Manila gave me a link to this site called oDesk.com, which pairs you up with an online employer that assigns ( Read more... )

So apparently, I have not one, but two jobs now. When the cup overfloweth, it overfloweth hard. I will be working in the mornings at a Children's Photography studio in Northbrook, a 30-minute drive to the deep suburbs. From lunchtime onwards, I work at a Home Depot close to our house in Chicago. These jobs don't start until May though, so I still ( Read more... )