And we won’t. But days like today pretty much confirm that I’m in the wrong line of work. And yet, I have no idea what the right line of work would be. (“Aristocrat” is not an option, apparently. Neither is “layabout.”)
Archive for January, 2012
THINGS WE DON’T TALK ABOUT
Posted in Uncategorized on January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
THIS IS APPARENTLY A THING
Posted in Uncategorized on January 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Via kottke, as is everything: dubstep remixes of the cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Kind of awesome, in its own way.
THE BURNING WIFE
Posted in Uncategorized on January 7, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Some time ago, I wrote about the trouble I was having with a manuscript for a short novel entitled The Burning House (TBH). This was a sequel to another short novel from 2009 thatI had been calling A Perfect Wife. I had shopped A Perfect Wife around to a few agents — about ten — and [...]
NOT MY FAULT
Posted in Uncategorized on January 6, 2012 | 5 Comments »
The head of the American Bar Association, which accredits and to a small extent regulates law schools, doesn’t accept responsibility for new law graduates who have lots of debts and can’t find jobs. “It’s inconceivable to me that someone with a college education, or a graduate-level education, would not know before deciding to go to [...]
ZERO TOLERANCE IS WRONG
Posted in Uncategorized on January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As puzzling as I found Penelope Trunk’s recent (and ongoing?) blog conversation about her (real? made up?) abusive domestic situation, she did make a point that I agree with. In a post entitled, “Zero tolerance for domestic violence is wrong,” she gets sniffy about her commenters telling her what they think about the abuse that [...]
RIDDLE
Posted in Uncategorized on January 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Q: Why did the bright young man become a lawyer? A: Because he was dead inside! hahahahaha
STILL ALIVE, THE SONG
Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a song that I’ve been obsessed about for several weeks. It’s from a video game, and I don’t play video games. But I do listen to songs! The song is in the voice of an evil computer that you have defeated after it’s tormented you through room after room of puzzles and deadly traps. [...]
PAYPAL WILL FUCK UP YOUR SHIT — OR MAKE YOU DO IT FOR THEM
Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Just a quick one, but Letters of Note (great site, by the way) points out that, if you buy an item with PayPal and, after receipt, you allege that it’s “not as described” (i.e., you didn’t get what you thought you paid for), PayPal’s terms of service state that they can require you to destroy [...]
DEPRESSED BY DEPRESSING DEPRESSION (FACEBOOK EDITION)
Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I started to write a post about how I find Facebook to be both compelling and depressing, and how I’m trying to wean myself away from it for my mental health. But . . . I found it too depressing to write about. So maybe some other time!
SORRY ABOUT YOUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; NICE ASS
Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been reading Penelope Trunk’s blog for a while now. She’s a former professional volleyball player with Asperger’s Syndrome who runs a career advice blog. She’s pretty crazy, by her own admission, and her posts tend to have headlines like “Resume Advice You Never Hear” but end up talking about how she spent two weeks [...]
