Cheers to the end of 2009. I don’t know about you, but that year –2009– not in my top ten for the decade or the prior 28 for that matter. I won’t begin to contemplate the future years. Woo. There’s one thing 2009 taught me, kids. Don’t be too hung-up on the future because trust [...]
Posts Tagged ‘preparing for the unknown’
Life after a road trip
I went, I saw and I drove. Now, I’m back. Gone are my peanut butter and carrot lunches, Goldfish filled snack breaks and endless hours of driving along the Wyoming and South Dakota highways. It was good to be gone but it feels right to be back. I had plenty-o-time to think on the road [...]
Lessons in survival: putting off the future to save for today
I did it. I pulled out my IRA. Before anyone goes judging me — for the song choice or pulling out my IRA — let me explain. Ok, judge me openly for DMB. That was just cruel of me to do. But it fit and I stand by that. As for the IRA, let explain. [...]
This time tomorrow
At the end of this month I’ll be officially unemployed again. As I’m nearing the end of my time at my start-up, I’ve been wrapping things up and applying for jobs at the same time. Multitasking for the win! It’s been an odd feeling to see the end of my job this time around. Unlike [...]
Watching from the sidelines
When you see yourself in your friends.
The McNulty complex
Passion. Enthusiasm. The quest for knowledge. In normal circumstances, these are terms that are quite positive and can be highly beneficial to those currently in a job and those searching for one. But there is a dark side. What happens when someone is blinded by their own neurosis and obsession over finding the one perfect [...]
When your friends join you in the recently laid off line
I still consider myself recently laid off although I’m encroaching on week seven. With job applications, screening calls and interviews the time has gone by too fast. I look back and still I am frustrated with my lack of progress. Why am I not speaking fluent French or have mastered PHP yet? This is still [...]
What does the unknown look like, Atreyu?
This past week I’ve been talking to a lot of people. Now I always talk to a lot of people. I will say honestly that the only time I ever got detention or was sent to the corner in school was for talking. However this past week has been a different kind of talk. Like [...]