Guess who stopped sucking?
Before I get going, I uploaded all my pics from Kuala Lumpur (what the cool kids call KL) to my flickr page. Also some of snow for those who haven't seen it.
Well I've ended a marathon of lethargic relaxation with: practicing card tricks, applying for real jobs, being helpful, and hangin' with the fam. Let's take these one at a time.
Lethargic relaxation: Hah! Bet you didn't think this was first! Anyway, it's a bit of a misnomer. I was sleeping a lot and in my pajamas all day, but I have actually been doing this stuff for a while. Just not as much of it.
Card tricks: I refuse to comment. But check this site out if you want to learn some new ways to shuffle.
Applying for real jobs: the tally is now Boeing (failed!), metacritic (will probably never turn into someting), Progressive (2 apps in today, no news yet), WebFinance (this company just emailed me -- is that a bad sign?), and a resume I sent to my employer last summer to forward to some friends of his who have a startup software company in PGH. A custom resume for each (+1 for my networking event in Silicon Valley), toss in a few cover letters, and it's been keeping me busy.
Being helpful: I've revived a philosophy I discovered in high school and really almost always follow (though sometimes to a lesser degree). It's basically that I should help people. Not because of karma or anything but just because I can and it makes them happy. I'm not talking about starving children or anything. It basically came about because my mom would always ask me to do things like walk our dog for example. And I always tried to weasel out of it or just plainly not do it. Not for any real reason. So one day I thought she works all day and I'm just watching TV, why don't I walk the dog? She was impressed, happy, and it turns out I enjoy the solitude of Bainbridge streets at night. I've extended that at various times to walking across campus in the winter to help Boss 2 pick a lock, always finding anyone who's upset, and going with my Grandma to return a heavy panini maker to William Sanoma. I've done it a lot lately because I really have little pressing to do and it's been nice. I guess Aaron Tarnow's been all over this one for some time.
Hangin' with the Fam: So much more fun than Mr. Cooper. This has been great too. My gram cooked dinner (which she used to do every Friday) on Wed which she hasn't apparently done for some time. I've been shopping with cousins, meeting up with my sister, eating with my aunt and uncle, watching movies with various extended family members. It's been nice. Especially considering that I saw Jeanne for the minute she was in town and I feel no burning desire to see most of my friends from high school.
Coming up: A coffee that's been brewing for four years, holiday gaiety, gift exchanges, gaiety in my voice on the phone?, skiiiiiiing, and suits in San Fran.
Well I've ended a marathon of lethargic relaxation with: practicing card tricks, applying for real jobs, being helpful, and hangin' with the fam. Let's take these one at a time.
Lethargic relaxation: Hah! Bet you didn't think this was first! Anyway, it's a bit of a misnomer. I was sleeping a lot and in my pajamas all day, but I have actually been doing this stuff for a while. Just not as much of it.
Card tricks: I refuse to comment. But check this site out if you want to learn some new ways to shuffle.
Applying for real jobs: the tally is now Boeing (failed!), metacritic (will probably never turn into someting), Progressive (2 apps in today, no news yet), WebFinance (this company just emailed me -- is that a bad sign?), and a resume I sent to my employer last summer to forward to some friends of his who have a startup software company in PGH. A custom resume for each (+1 for my networking event in Silicon Valley), toss in a few cover letters, and it's been keeping me busy.
Being helpful: I've revived a philosophy I discovered in high school and really almost always follow (though sometimes to a lesser degree). It's basically that I should help people. Not because of karma or anything but just because I can and it makes them happy. I'm not talking about starving children or anything. It basically came about because my mom would always ask me to do things like walk our dog for example. And I always tried to weasel out of it or just plainly not do it. Not for any real reason. So one day I thought she works all day and I'm just watching TV, why don't I walk the dog? She was impressed, happy, and it turns out I enjoy the solitude of Bainbridge streets at night. I've extended that at various times to walking across campus in the winter to help Boss 2 pick a lock, always finding anyone who's upset, and going with my Grandma to return a heavy panini maker to William Sanoma. I've done it a lot lately because I really have little pressing to do and it's been nice. I guess Aaron Tarnow's been all over this one for some time.
Hangin' with the Fam: So much more fun than Mr. Cooper. This has been great too. My gram cooked dinner (which she used to do every Friday) on Wed which she hasn't apparently done for some time. I've been shopping with cousins, meeting up with my sister, eating with my aunt and uncle, watching movies with various extended family members. It's been nice. Especially considering that I saw Jeanne for the minute she was in town and I feel no burning desire to see most of my friends from high school.
Coming up: A coffee that's been brewing for four years, holiday gaiety, gift exchanges, gaiety in my voice on the phone?, skiiiiiiing, and suits in San Fran.
1 Comments:
the pictures are sa-weet! the shots of the city from up high are especially cool.
oh and the snow looks so lovely! i never thought i'd say this, but i really miss the snow. but i guess it's only a few more weeks until i'm back up there, freezing my ass off again. hooray!
enjoy the rest of break!
<3
~julie
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