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Gainful Unemployment

I was laid off 2 days before my birthday in 2009, a dismal blessing. I miss health insurance and payroll, but I haven't bought bread since the pink slip because I have time to bake.

Sometimes I'm a serious job hunter, sometimes a serious slacker, but mostly, I'm an underemployed, freelance Jaqueline of many trades including writing and dogsitting. Either way, I scrapbook my finds and activities here for your benefit and amusement.

Follow me on Twitter if tv/movie/pro-cycling spoilers and unplanned live tweets won't hail on your parade. And yes, I do work blue so don't be huffy with me if you don't like cursing or merciless roasting of public figures.

You can look at my other blog Fashion Corpuscle if you like fashion. The ruins of my crumbling Tumblr blog empire awaits internet archaeologists.

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  • If I send you a text and you don’t respond and then I see you tweet something or post something on Facebook, I know that you are straight up ignoring me.

    Master the Delicate Art of Social Media Etiquette: Details

    OH GOODNESS, I FEEL THIS. Friends, I do totally think you’re a shithead if you don’t answer my txt question but I see your inane twattling. Isn’t texting above social networking sites in the hierarchy of personal connections? Why are you in my phone’s contact list if you prioritize your imaginary online so-called friends? PAY ATTENTION TO ME!

    Comedian Nick Kroll wrote this list and I think you should read it like I nailed it to your virtual front door like Martin Luther (yeah, the OG not Junior) did with his 95 Theses.

    Tagged: social media texting human nature relationships friendship etiquette

    Posted on August 19, 2011 with 1 note

    Source: details.com

  • Seemingly against logic, Yasuteru Yamada, 72, is eager for the chance to take part. After seeing hundreds of younger men on television struggle to control the damage at the Daiichi power plant, Mr. Yamada struck on an idea: Recruit other older engineers and other specialists to help tame the rogue reactors.

    Not only do they have some of the skills needed, but because of their advanced age, they are at less risk of getting cancer and other diseases that develop slowly as a result of exposure to high levels of radiation. Their volunteering would spare younger Japanese from dangers that could leave them childless, or worse.

    Seniors Volunteer at Japan’s Crippled Daiichi Nuclear Plant - NYTimes.com

    How often do you read something truly heartbreaking in a newspaper? Hope and selflessness cut through the bleakness of slow radiation poisoning.

    Tagged: japan fukushima daiichi nuclear power elderly human nature

    Posted on July 4, 2011 with 4 notes

    Source: The New York Times

  • + A big peak right before Spring Break
    + Most breakups are announced on Mondays
    + People like to start the summer being single
    + A big peak right before Christmas
    + The lowest day throughout the whole year is Christmas Day (thank God)

    Amazing Facts About Facebook And Breakups | Mathias Mikkelsen

    Data culled by scanning over 10,000 Facebook status updates tells us what we probably could have figured out all along. We just needed a graph to add to the legitimacy of our hunches.

    Tagged: breakup facebook social media social networking relationships psychology human nature

    Posted on November 2, 2010

    Source: mathiasmikkelsen.com

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