Archive For 2011
Today I realized all the resumes I have sent out have a typo on them. Instead of “incorporating” something, I “incorpated” it. I didn’t notice because I have spell-check turned off in Pages. Yeah, yeah, I know. But my resume includes so many “non-words” like “Tumblr” and “infographics” that I get distracted by all the [...]
I just submitted my list of my ten favorite songs of 2011 for EJ’s straw poll. I haven’t done a year-end list in forever so this was a good exercise for me. Here’s number one: The first time I heard M83′s “Midnight City” I thought, “Man, what a perfect track.” It works on a dancefloor, [...]
These hand-painted (with nail polish) barrettes inspired today’s big purge. They’re at least ten years old and they have no place in the jewelry box of someone closer to 30 than 10. I’m a bit of a packrat. I see value in things — practical and sentimental — that isn’t always there. Thankfully I’m able [...]
I’m waiting for my food at a popular BBQ restaurant. I thought the wait may not be as bad if I went during the off-peak lunch time. Hahahahahhahahaha
Purveyor of pointless linkbait rankings Forbes has released a ranking of the ten most disliked players in the NBA. Bafflingly, Kardashian throwaway Kris Humphries edged out LeBron James for the top spot, proving either that the Kardashian name wields much cultural power, or that Forbes’ lists aren’t worth the bandwidth required to load them. I [...]
As more useful apps are released and updated, my MacBook lately has served primarily as an iPad stand. I thought that would change when I began my job search, but Pages for iPad has been more than sufficient for my resume writing needs. Still, there are a few things I’d like to see on my [...]
You’re expecting several important emails. You keep looking at your smartphone to make sure you haven’t missed anything. Finally you hear that “ping!” sound. You take a deep breath, look at your phone and see… …a friendly reminder from your dentist about your appointment next week. This is the story of my life now.
I’ve been distracted the past week or so, for obvious reasons, but I finally ordered our wedding invitations. Guess there’s no turning back now! As I said in my “bride to be tools” post, I ended up using Wedding Paper Divas and so far I’ve been thrilled with the experience. When they sent my free [...]
