I can't get myself to start writing the testimony I'm suppose to bring to the state legislature tomorrow. Funny, I don't even know where to start. The thought is overwhelming me so much that I do want to go to bed and sleep the rest of the week away ( Read more... )

I've got a new job, spent the last 3 weeks researching and writing for a $50,000 grant ( Read more... )

I have another job. Something ideally more permanent ( Read more... )

-I have my driver's license ( Read more... )

My driving test is in one hour. Failure, really is not an option.

Since I haven't been writing here lately (the lack of confessional moments in my life have left me with nothing to say on LJ), I wanted to update at least, the other writing I've been circulating on the blogosphere. A couple of my blogs have been posted on The Portland League's new blog.

My latest one has made it to the national League website ( Read more... )

The parody...



...and the original. This is a video resume by a Yale student to enter into an investment banking firm.



"be yourself... as long as that means, that you are a successful person... and if being yourself means you're being a loser, then watching this tape has been a waste of time because nothing i will say will make it better."

...is such a great movie. It reminds me of T.S. Eliot's Burnt Norton:

Time present and time past ( Read more... )

As I was getting ready to leave home to go out to grab a last minute dinner with the lovely ms.pentothepage, the thought occurred to me: Why do I happen to hurt those who care for me the most? And when I'm not hurting, why do I allow others to hurt me back?It's something I've allowed myself to think once in a while, but out of embarassment and denial I ( Read more... )

I finished another job interview on a sour note. The interviewer entered the conversation basically hostile to my work history and my background in political organizing. She insinuated that the philanthropic group wasn't the right fit because it's a more managerial, adminstrative role than my past work experiences (which is complete bullshit). I ( Read more... )