Bloggy

I debated on calling this post "the fastest job offer ever" but it's not really a job offer, yet. Good old Craig's List. I spent the morning searching on CL for jobs. You know, "technical writer wanted," "marketing assistant, $8/hr," "freelance writers, $25/story," that type of thing. I started to get bummed with the lack of any real jobs available to someone like me; bilingual, with college degree and all. Armed with my still optimisitc, caffeineated buzz, I wandered into the Business Opportunities section. I found a couple coffee shops for sale, which might actually be a better route to success up here... and then stumbled across a fitness studio merely blocks away from my house. The owner is looking for instructors. I have no interest in teaching step aerobics, but I wrote a meandering story about how opportunities with my hoops keep coming up. About what great conversation starters they are. About how many times I get approached in p...

The universe is playing tricks. It's so tricky! I remember thinking way back somewhere in the middle of Mexico that when I returned to the United States I wanted to be a hippie. I wanted to be a freelance writer and hula hooper. Somehow I planned to make money doing that. My career goals and material wants had all but disappeared. Living life at my own pace seemed like the only thing to do. But, I got back to the states and saw my credit card debt, and my old reality started to sink in. I got distracted. I was forced to think of money first, like most of mainstream society. Instead of making hoops to sell at the Saturday farmer's market while looking for full-time work, I got a weekend job paying $10/hour at a bakery. Why this made more sense, I don't know. Now, after nearly 6 months of rejection, (yet another one yesterday) I look at my life this minute and realize I am doing exactly what I told myself I wanted to be doing. I am a freelance writer, and I just sold my first...

Here's another one for my collection: Dear Cassady, I wanted to let you know that we have extended an offer for the Communications Team Assistant to another candidate. Your application and interview were really strong and you remained one of our top choices throughout the selection process. The joy and curse at (Job name here) is that we get people with 10 years (exact) experience applying for positions so it is really hard for younger candidates to get a leg up. Thank you for your time and application, and I wish you luck in your job search! Best wishes, Erin Thomas So nice. Keep in mind that this job pays no more than $25,000--and that's the high end. That's $12 an hour. I still can't believe that someone with 10 years experience took that! Oh, wait, I'm in Portland and my industry is journalism. Yes I can.

I interviewed this girl back in July. It's mid-September, and it's just now running. Phew. This would have been the easiest money I have ever made-- if I ever get paid, that is. http://www.savvymiss.com/college-miss/campus-spotlight/campus-spotlight-archive/article/spotlight-on-reed-college-385.html

My oldest girlfriend, Sarah, is getting married tomorrow. We met when we were 7 years old, when her family moved from Texas to California, and rented a house down the street from mine. We were best friends from day one. We built forts together, shared training bras, and got in plenty of fights over who got to be Barbie and who got Miko. Over the years there's been gaps--the most recent was about 5 years without any contact. When I moved up here, it was an added bonus that she'd settled here, too. She absorbed me into her group immediately, and I now have just as many friends as she does. We're totally different, just as we always were. Sarah's a social butterfly and can outdrink anyone I've ever known. She'll be out partying till late, and have no problem getting up for work in the morning. She's loud, and speaks her mind the second she feels like it. I'm way more reserved, and prefer a glass or two of wine nowadays, over a binge night. She still makes f...