Relearning How to Walk

On Sunday night, a few friends and I headed to the movies to see Star Trek and ended up with an hour to kill since the eight o’clock was sold out. The Barnes and Noble next store to the multiplex on Webster must make a killing, since it seemed to be filled with like-minded people, [...]

Rethinking- Short Post

Library was dirty. I don’t think I want to be a librarian anymore.

If I work with food or cooking, will I soon hate both?

Reading fiction, as a novelist, is not what it used to be.

Rethinking- Long Post

Librarian might be out as career-elective. I forgot that the majority of American libraries are incredibly depressing. I left my neighborhood library yesterday afternoon, wanting both to organize an immediate book drive to supplement their sad little shelves and to never step foot in there ever again.
I can, of course, work my way to the [...]

Recession Job Countdown #3- Masseuse to the Stars

What if your life wasn’t about TPS reports but about which scented candle to light in the room?

Gone is your shrill “We’re out of coffee!” voice, replaced by soothing, quiet tones you use to stimulate an environment of peace and utter relaxation.

No more Hot 97 or angry AM radio. Just Enya and that music they [...]

Recession Job Countdown #5: Haberdasher

One of the best things about this economic, ahem…situation, is that we are completely free to remake our career-selves.  Back after the dot-com crash, everyone clung to “safety” jobs.  Pensions, 401Ks, medical insurance, direct deposit, remember those perks??  
Well now that those jobs went “poof!” we are free to do as our heart desires, which [...]

Ooh, A Little Tuesday Afternoon Controversy

I have a confession to make- I’m pretty sure my time with my Elle subscription has come to an end. The last issue’s cover of Jessica Alba may have something to do with it. And Kate Hudson before that. Or maybe it’s the mish-mosh layout. Or the fact that I can no longer imagine Nina [...]