So this is what I do when I'm unemployed. This, and watch Merlin marathons on the SyFy channel.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
People Who Cannot Do, Blog.
So I didn't get the internship. Which is fine, I didn't really want to drive to pioneer square everyday anyway. Back to the drawing board, I guess. The drawing board being the internet where I look for jobs.
In other, more random news, I went Line Dancing last Friday, which was a new experience for me. I didn't know people wore cowboy hats in Washington, but yes, yes they do. And fanny packs.
Line Dancing is complicated. I am terrible at it, but that's not surprising. I'm a universally terrible dancer. Years of ballet, karate and gymnastics did nothing for my coordination, and may in fact have confused the spatial thinking portions of my brain. It is so bad that I've always had a sneaking suspicion that some clumsy act on my part will be the cause of my death, though it might possibly be my clumsiness combined with my obliviousness. But I had fun anyway. Everyone moved around the dance floor in a weird circle holding their partner's hands in complicated ways when it was free style dancing time, which I did not participate in.
I did do the singles Line Dancing though, and learned the Watermelon Crawl. There is a song called the Watermelon Crawl which goes along with the dance.
Oh, Line Dancing, where have you been all my life?
Here is the Watermelon Crawl; it looked even more pathetic when I did it.
In other, more random news, I went Line Dancing last Friday, which was a new experience for me. I didn't know people wore cowboy hats in Washington, but yes, yes they do. And fanny packs.
Line Dancing is complicated. I am terrible at it, but that's not surprising. I'm a universally terrible dancer. Years of ballet, karate and gymnastics did nothing for my coordination, and may in fact have confused the spatial thinking portions of my brain. It is so bad that I've always had a sneaking suspicion that some clumsy act on my part will be the cause of my death, though it might possibly be my clumsiness combined with my obliviousness. But I had fun anyway. Everyone moved around the dance floor in a weird circle holding their partner's hands in complicated ways when it was free style dancing time, which I did not participate in.
I did do the singles Line Dancing though, and learned the Watermelon Crawl. There is a song called the Watermelon Crawl which goes along with the dance.
Oh, Line Dancing, where have you been all my life?
Here is the Watermelon Crawl; it looked even more pathetic when I did it.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Update
So, I have graduated. I have done some traveling. I have suffered grave illnesses (Pinkeye! Twice!!) and now I am home. So that catches you up on the last 2 months of my life. Since then, nothing much has happened. I am trying to find a job, which is no fun in this market. Doesn't help that I have no professional experience whatsoever.
Despite this, I have an interview for an internship on Thursday. It is unpaid, (downside), but better than sitting on the couch all day, (upside).
Wish me luck.
Despite this, I have an interview for an internship on Thursday. It is unpaid, (downside), but better than sitting on the couch all day, (upside).
Wish me luck.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Blogger Resume
EDUCATION: I graduated from the University of Washington in December 2009 with a double degree in Communications and Anthropology. It could be worse. I could be an English Major.
WORK HISTORY: Most recently I worked at the Everett Senior Center, which I feel has prepared me for all sorts of strange and confrontational customer interactions and co-worker weirdness.
SKILLS: I am skilled at multitasking. For example, I often watch TV on my netbook while blogging on my laptop all while simultaneously job-searching. This requires the ability to split my focus without decreasing the quality of my work. I have many skillz. For serial.
ACTIVITIES: Mostly I watch TV. I have a schedule-Buffy at 9, Supernatural at 10, Say Yes to the Dress at 11, What Not to Wear at 12. And sometimes I work out. Those are my activities.
I hope I find a job soon. This is getting ridiculous.
WORK HISTORY: Most recently I worked at the Everett Senior Center, which I feel has prepared me for all sorts of strange and confrontational customer interactions and co-worker weirdness.
SKILLS: I am skilled at multitasking. For example, I often watch TV on my netbook while blogging on my laptop all while simultaneously job-searching. This requires the ability to split my focus without decreasing the quality of my work. I have many skillz. For serial.
ACTIVITIES: Mostly I watch TV. I have a schedule-Buffy at 9, Supernatural at 10, Say Yes to the Dress at 11, What Not to Wear at 12. And sometimes I work out. Those are my activities.
I hope I find a job soon. This is getting ridiculous.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Addendum
I have an addition to the list in my previous post;
18. You will spend the night in an airport.
Nicole and I are spending the night in the luxurious Copenhagen airport. There was some confusion with our schedule and Marissa booked less nights at the hotel then were originally in the plan. Nicole and I didn't think to double check the days, since it was all written down in the e-mail we'd been sending around, but Marissa must have misunderstood the times because she only booked the hotel until today and was set to fly back to Amsterdam today instead of tomorrow, when Nicole and I are scheduled to.
Of course we found all this out today when we tried to check in for our flight, which isn't really until tomorrow.
We attempted to change our flight, but apparently they 'don't have that concept' here.
So Nicole and I said farewell to Marissa at noon and went to Christiania, an interesting neighborhood in Copenhagen which began in the 70's as a community of squatters. After that we had hot chocolate and juice, and saw a movie. Now we are back at the airport, sleeping on the floor. I feel like I'm doing a lot of that, this vacation.
18. You will spend the night in an airport.
Nicole and I are spending the night in the luxurious Copenhagen airport. There was some confusion with our schedule and Marissa booked less nights at the hotel then were originally in the plan. Nicole and I didn't think to double check the days, since it was all written down in the e-mail we'd been sending around, but Marissa must have misunderstood the times because she only booked the hotel until today and was set to fly back to Amsterdam today instead of tomorrow, when Nicole and I are scheduled to.
Of course we found all this out today when we tried to check in for our flight, which isn't really until tomorrow.
We attempted to change our flight, but apparently they 'don't have that concept' here.
So Nicole and I said farewell to Marissa at noon and went to Christiania, an interesting neighborhood in Copenhagen which began in the 70's as a community of squatters. After that we had hot chocolate and juice, and saw a movie. Now we are back at the airport, sleeping on the floor. I feel like I'm doing a lot of that, this vacation.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
It's Bound to Happen
I have compiled a list of things that will certainly happen if you travel anywhere at all, ever in your life.
1. You will get lost. Really, truly lost, probably in the middle of the night when you are alone. Definitely after the trams/buses have stopped running. Most likely in the rain.
2. You will take a taxi, either because you forgot to get directions to your hotel or because you are too exhausted to find a bus.
3. You will break an American law, probably a small one like riding on the back of a bicycle.
4. You will drink interesting beer.
5. You will drink too much interesting beer.
6. You will take ridiculous pictures which your friends might forbid you to post on the internet.
7. You will get sick. You will also forget to pack tissues or appropriate amounts of cold medicine.
8. You will run out of socks and/or underwear. When you get home, you will discover that you actually had 10 additional pairs in your zip-off day pack that you never thought to check for. You will then regret turning everything inside out for the last week of your journey.
9. You will get sunburned or frost bitten.
10. You will eventually stop showering.
11. Your facebook friends will triple.
12. You will forget to send postcards.
13. You will see terrifying bathrooms. They will be one of the main factors in your shower-taking cut backs. The other factor may be laziness.
14. You will find a new favorite food which is impossible to come by at your permanent residence.
15. You will leave something behind.
16. You probably won't notice though, because you'll buy so many random souvenirs that you'll be frantically preoccupied looking for luggage space every time you have to repack.
17. Once you get home, you'll appreciate your bed more then you ever have before, now being able to compare it to floors and bunk beds and trundle beds and cots and having to share a twin mattress.
1. You will get lost. Really, truly lost, probably in the middle of the night when you are alone. Definitely after the trams/buses have stopped running. Most likely in the rain.
2. You will take a taxi, either because you forgot to get directions to your hotel or because you are too exhausted to find a bus.
3. You will break an American law, probably a small one like riding on the back of a bicycle.
4. You will drink interesting beer.
5. You will drink too much interesting beer.
6. You will take ridiculous pictures which your friends might forbid you to post on the internet.
7. You will get sick. You will also forget to pack tissues or appropriate amounts of cold medicine.
8. You will run out of socks and/or underwear. When you get home, you will discover that you actually had 10 additional pairs in your zip-off day pack that you never thought to check for. You will then regret turning everything inside out for the last week of your journey.
9. You will get sunburned or frost bitten.
10. You will eventually stop showering.
11. Your facebook friends will triple.
12. You will forget to send postcards.
13. You will see terrifying bathrooms. They will be one of the main factors in your shower-taking cut backs. The other factor may be laziness.
14. You will find a new favorite food which is impossible to come by at your permanent residence.
15. You will leave something behind.
16. You probably won't notice though, because you'll buy so many random souvenirs that you'll be frantically preoccupied looking for luggage space every time you have to repack.
17. Once you get home, you'll appreciate your bed more then you ever have before, now being able to compare it to floors and bunk beds and trundle beds and cots and having to share a twin mattress.
Sweden
We went to Sweden today. It's pretty much the same as Denmark, except for this sign.
Here is a closeup:
I'm 99% sure that the sign, which was up in front of a museum hosting a Nelson Mandela exhibit, was a joke. There was also a 'Europeans Only' sign. What the heck, Sweden?
To get to Sweden, we crossed a cool bridge that was half tunnel, half island and half bridge called the Oresund Bridge. The bridge was cooler than Sweden.
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