I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—

William ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 34: Freak With No Name  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Laura - Apr 22, 2005 10:05:27 am PDT #8158 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

Real Estate has been very good to me. I've made much more profit from the sale of properties that I have owned than I ever did in any other attempt at profit. The gains far exceeded the interest paid. I have been very careful with my selections, and lucky with the results. My debt is still a very scary thing.


Susan W. - Apr 22, 2005 10:05:38 am PDT #8159 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

More from Betsy's link:

After telling me the delay in correspondence was because they had "fallen a bit behind in the creation of the next issue," I was told that being "snippy" to a prospective employer was "unbelievably off-putting," even if they had already decided not to give me the job.

I went home and cried until I passed out, then woke up and cried some more. Then I thought about what the second rejection e-mail really said.

First of all, what does an editorial intern coordinator have to do with the production schedule of a magazine? I read SPIN a lot, and have seen this man's name under a few minor album reviews. Nothing that would delay anyone's schedule. I had gotten a lame excuse for his procrastination, and he obviously didn't take my inquiry seriously.

Girl's been whacked over the head with a nail-studded clue-by-four, and she STILL doesn't get it?


DavidS - Apr 22, 2005 10:07:17 am PDT #8160 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

My elevator surprised me by telling me that the congress did something I liked.

The House voted to extend Day Light Savings Time from March to November.

And then I thought about how sad it was that I never expected the government to ever do anything I liked. That I live in a constant state of flinch at Republican fiat.


Allyson - Apr 22, 2005 10:07:30 am PDT #8161 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Girl's been whacked over the head with a nail-studded clue-by-four, and she STILL doesn't get it?

I'm in the mood to write to her, but I'd like to paste that up in my LJ for further mockery, first.


JenP - Apr 22, 2005 10:08:26 am PDT #8162 of 10001

Happy Birthday, Betsy!

That article. My eyes are on perma-roll.


lori - Apr 22, 2005 10:08:48 am PDT #8163 of 10001

Allyson, calling me would have sadly only resulted in my realization that I need to restock the stash. D'oh. Sorry babe.


-t - Apr 22, 2005 10:09:12 am PDT #8164 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

She's writing up her experience in getting rejected for the internship she really wanted for the paper that gave her an internship? That's weird.


Daisy Jane - Apr 22, 2005 10:10:55 am PDT #8165 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Girl's been whacked over the head with a nail-studded clue-by-four, and she STILL doesn't get it?

You mean his only job isn't writing small reviews and patting intern wannabees on the hand? He might actually be doing some reviews to pick up slack, have a job in the editorial department, and be coordinating interns because it's part of his department and someone higher up said "Who can we get to deal with the whiney, entitled kids? I know! Bob! He was going to go on vacation, so it's not like he's busy!"?


DavidS - Apr 22, 2005 10:11:09 am PDT #8166 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Heh.

Lastly, and most importantly, his reasons for rejecting my application were the font I used in my resume and cover letter headings, and that I didn't show a "passion for SPIN magazine."

So I used an interesting typestyle. I thought it was creative and would make my application stand out. Apparently, it made me seem "less serious."

I'm wondering about what font she used now. Something unicornesque, I expect.

Happy Birthday, Betsy! I hope it's absolutely pain free and indulgence full.


ChiKat - Apr 22, 2005 10:12:14 am PDT #8167 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

I'm in the mood to write to her

Please please please write her. I'm in the mood to write her myself, but I know you would do a much better job at it. Oh, pretty please?? I'll give you a tampon.