I cannot stress enough how every job matters. I type this statement earnestly with my left finger aching with each touch of my laptop keys. I washed my hair tonight using only three fingers on each hand. Last night I nearly cried as I put lotion on my face. I have about 7-10 paper-cuts on [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Paper-cuts Are Not a Skill But Working a Job You Hate Is
Posted in Post-Graduate Life, The Job Search, tagged Bates College, Blockbuster, healthcare, job search, Kindergarten Cop, loan processing, Microsoft Outlook, paper-cuts, Penelope Trunk, post-grad life, resume writing on October 29, 2009 | Comments Off
Autumn Hiking For Novices
Posted in Life After Bates, Random Thoughts, Sociological Thoughts, tagged Bates College, Blue Hills, class, hiking, Outing Club, race on October 23, 2009 | Comments Off
Jordan had a couple of days off this past week so I took advantage of his GPS and his presence and planned a hiking trip. Now a hiking trip is something I have been wanting to do for weeks. I figured that it’s peak leaf season these days, we’re in New England, and the wilderness [...]
The Politics of Food
Posted in Life After Bates, Sociological Thoughts, tagged American Dietetic Association, Bates College, class, economics, food, grocery stores, health, healthcare reform, policy, politics, Post-Graduate Life, Postbougie.com, poverty, race on October 18, 2009 | Comments Off
Has anyone noticed how politicized food has become these days? With all the talk of healthcare reform, poverty, and the American diet, questions surrounding food production, distribution, and consumption have become a daily topic of conversation in the mass media. As I go about my day-to-day activities- calling Bates alumni/ae, applying to jobs, and obsessively [...]
Let’s Talk About Heat, Baby.
Posted in Post-Graduate Life, Sociological Thoughts, tagged Bates College, cold, heat, homelessness, poverty, race, The Job Search, the Snuggie, Yoga on October 15, 2009 | Comments Off
I’ve always been told that one is not supposed to work where one sleeps but in this instance it couldn’t be helped. I had a poor night’s sleep last night and woke up early today for a meeting so when I returned home this afternoon, tired and dreading working on the job search, I decided [...]
My First Temping Gig
Posted in Life After Bates, Post-Graduate Life on October 7, 2009 | Comments Off
I had my first temping experience this week. This is how it happened:
I was slinking around the house, I had just gotten dressed (I try to get dressed every morning so I don’t stay in my PJs all day) and was at the kitchen table filling out some job applications when my cell phone rang. [...]
Existence Overhaul Part 3- Get off the couch: What I wish I had known in college that I am trying to do now to make-up for lost time.
Posted in Life After Bates, Post-Graduate Life, The Job Search, tagged Back to the Future, Bates College, bodhisattva, career search, Career Services, cover letter writing, networking, resume writing, Terminator 2, The Job Search on October 1, 2009 | Comments Off
So I had coffee with a dear friend the other day who (gasp) is still in college. As she was talking with me about how she felt concerning her studies and that she really likes to put 100% of herself into each task that she tackles I found myself actually interrupting her and saying, “You’ve [...]
