Remember when I got that desk job at the end of the summer that paid shit, but had a promising career possibility? Well, all I got out of it was a fat ass and a side of resentment.
Left: Pasta salad I made for bbq and ate for just about every meal for a week 'cause no one else ate any alongside my first attempt at vegan chocolate chip cookies (aka rocks).
Also in August: my first (and so far, last) mountain biking adventure. I'm pretty impressed with myself that this was my only battle wound considering the trail we rode in combination with my nerves and experience level. Oh yeah, did I mention I got this bruise before I even got on the bike? Pedal to the shin AS I was climbing on... It's almost 6 months later and I still have a welt and some bruising 'cause of that damn pedal! Oh... and uh... I had a lot of fun.
After 5 years and lots of empty promises and ruined plans, I am reunited with my Spagyptian! Isn't she gorgeous?! Next time I need a relaxing vacation, I'm going to visit Shabana in Austin. We napped, ate, napped, and did general Spagyptian things, like nap and eat. Wouldn't have had it any other way! Oh yeah, I also became addicted to Sabra Chipotle Hummus, naturally.
NEEEEEEWWWWWW YOOOOOORRRRRKKKK CIIIIITTTTTYYYYY! Didn't I tell ya'll I would make it? Thanks to my wonderful momma (who paid for the ticket as my graduation gift) I had the best two weeks of my life. Anna joined me after a couple of days and now we've both got NYC in our sights. See you again soon, Lady Liberty!
Throwing this one in for your entertainment... My father never fails to amuse me in one way or another. Love you dad!
I got sick A LOT in 2010... probably because I was so stressed and unhappy most of the time. Not this year, though! This year's going to prove my healthiest, I can feel it in my greasy, fat-covered bones!
This is what happens when you throw a big fancy Christmas party in your swanky new apartment and drink a little too much wine and lose track of your phone...
FUCK YOU FRINGE MEDIA!!! What I wrote in my exit interview questionnaire: Though I have extensive writing experience and a college degree, I started as an intern expecting to get a job offer after three months of work. My supervisor informed me that I was qualified and she was more than satisfied with my work, so my chances were good. However, after the three months, I was told there wasn’t enough money in the budget to give me a salary, and was offered a dollar pay raise from minimum wage. This was extremely insulting, as I am making less than a customer service rep, whose position does not require a college degree. I would have left after the three months if I had been able to find a job, but that didn’t happen until now. I have since been told by a former employee that your company has been doing this for some time now, hiring interns at minimum wage with the implication that they will be hired at the end of their internship if they prove themselves able to do the job. This may be an acceptable industry-wide practice, but I don’t think it’s very ethical. Needless to say, my work morale completely dropped after the three months, and instead of getting an enthusiastic, hardworking employee, you got my skills diluted to what I felt $8.25 an hour of work required of me. My suggestion? You obviously have enough work to constitute hiring anther copywriter, find a good one and pay them a decent wage. Either that, or release the intern after 3 months if you don’t plan on paying them what they’re worth, because you get what you pay for.
Now for my awesome new job: pizza slingin'! I named this one "Vegan Love."
Aaaaahhhhh. Life just doesn't get any better than sleeping in. Sweet dreams and happy new year everybody!
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