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Rachel explains it all

My deepest regrets to Clarissa, but I don’t recall her ever creating a I-helped-Ferguson-get-a-job-after-he-was-fired-for-being-a-troll game.  If Clarissa had created a game for Fergwit it would include jumping over bills, avoiding credit card company calls and chasing down EDD all while going up the ladder of employment interviews. Like her other collection of games, Clarissa would [...]

On a clear day you can run forever

After an unfortunate night with a friend’s Wii  game, and by unfortunate I mean it told me I was out of shape — a sad fact I knew but did not want to admit, nor did I want a computerized video game to remind me of — I woke up this morning to run. It [...]

Lessons from Buffy: accepting the unexpected

I realized this weekend that during my foray back into the land of unemployment that I had overlooked, neglected mind you, a very important hero. She was a staple for my slumber parties, provided me a new wave of female empowerment and offered me endless one-liners — some of which I still use to this [...]

Lessons from Artie: Remain true to yourself

Accepting your faults is it not making excuses for them.

Lacking and slacking

When insecurities still raise their chipper head.

When the all-of-the-above doesn’t apply

You cave. All your friends are doing it. It’s the conventional way they tell you. No one finds anything worth trying for without going online. Don’t be scared — it’s safe.  Just don’t be too pick they warn. Angels sing as you see pages full of potential. Looking for a employment is a full time [...]

Good at life: regular updates

It’s almost one full week back on the grind and I’m happy to say some of my life lessons are sticking. After my I-don’t-wear-sunscreen-because-I-live-in-San Francisco-and-then-got-horrible-sunburned, I went out and bought SPF 70. Old lady? Yes. But this old lady does not want to turn in to the Marvel superhero Leather Girl. In my case as [...]

Watching from the sidelines

When you see yourself in your friends.

Moving on up

When you find leave the wardrobe for the working world

Goal update: learning how to run again

My vision quest during unemployment.