I’ve been thinking a lot about people trying to rationalize the times, the recession, and my own current economic plight, as well as their own. Typically, conversations cite instances of hardship breeding new forms of art — whether it be literature, painting, etc. It’s argued that these days will pave the way for radical contributions [...]
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My man purse and the movie theatre
Last night, I had a “this is my life” moment. One of my roommates and I decided for some reason that we had to see the fourth death-is-inescapable fiesta, The Final Destination. Not to be confused with the first in the series, Final Destination, starring disappearing act Devon Sawa and that chick who finally got [...]
How to keep track of your jobs
The great and vast ocean of the blogging unemployed has allowed us to share our knowledge and insight. From answering questions on how we get through to the unemployment offices, when our checks arrive and even how we build our Web sites, there is a lot of sharing going on. We may not have bonuses [...]
When EDD doesn’t answer my calls
My epic fail relationship with EDD continues.
When your personal technology continues to fail
Waiting for my 80s sitcom to end.
Ode to Oshima: death of a laptop
My laptop has slowly been dying for the past year or so. I’ve tried new batteries, power cords and completely wiping the drive – well almost wiping the drive. I have really good music and I don’t wantto lose it. Not to mention all the photos I’ve taken over the past four years, so strike [...]
Socialite Day: lunching and talking about technology
It’s not every day I can make a blog about lunching. I really like that word. It conjures up images of white gloves, tea, biscuits and society. Ok so I have issues with wanting to be Jackie O, let’s move past that. My lunch today was with a friend I had met previously at the [...]
Love in the time of a recession
Cereal is a box that is made for two.
Nearing the end of week four of unemployment
One post lost another one gained.
The Internet: the magical wheel of fortune
How Gen Y deals with unemployment.