Spreading the word in Chicago
Saw this lovely poster while out walking my dog.
Thrift store annoyances
In the heat of finding an amazing pair of heels at my local thrift, I ignored the fact that one was a little snug. After cutting off the tags and bringing them to work this morning, a closer examination has shown that one is a half size smaller than the other one. Good thing they were only seven dollars I guess.
Spoiler alert:
Do NOT watch “Resident Advisors” on Hulu.
Reaching out to past contacts
Every so often I go through a batch of applying for jobs and expecting nothing to happen. Except then I get the chance at an interview, and realize I haven’t touched base with my references in ages. Is it gauche to email them to let them know I’d like to use them as a reference and with the assumption that it’s the…
For anyone in Chicago
March at the Daley Center at 4pm CT today to protest the acquittal of Rekia Boyd’s murderer (there’s an article on the mainpage to get your blood properly boiling, if you haven’t been following along.)
PSA: Charlie Hunnam's Butt
had its own Jez article a few months ago and that is probably were the delightful gif featured a few posts down is from. (NSFW obvs)
Chicago Meetup?
My jealousy of other city meetups is reaching maximum capacity. I figure if we start planning now, we could maybe get together in April when the windchill might be above 15 degrees?
How do I get my cats to love each other?
Newt (orange cat) descended from the top of the chair and started licking Onyx (black cat).
Important Buffy Question
Is Xander ever NOT obnoxious?
How to prepare to lose an income
Hedgehim has been seriously unhappy with his job for months. He finally told me this morning that he is going to quit. I'm as fine as I can be with the decision, even though we'll be losing our main income, healthcare etc since he is the primary breadwinner.
Help Picking a Holiday Party Dress
Or, how I just spent half an hour taking pictures of myself and formatting a GT post.
The Ultimate Guide to Being a Woman
According to everyone else...
Avoiding Family Drama while Holiday Planning
Long and silly advice seeking post for dealing with family etiquette.
How to Befriend my Downstairs Neighbors
Just well enough so that they might eventually be able to look after our cats for us when we go away on weekends.
Pet Peeves (Dog Park Edition)
Long rant ahead.
Resume Help!
I am applying for this position and would love some input on my resume from anyone interested. I'm not terribly worried about doxxing, so here it is in all its glory!
Who else is hanging at home tonight?
Hedgehim is at his business school class til nine, which means he gets home at ten. Since we're "olds" that pretty much means it's bedtime, after eating quick meal.
I need online comics to read, please!
It seems like all of my favorite online serial comics are on hiatus right now. I am going crazy!! Please recommend some good long comics that update regularly (or have nice backlog.) I prefer ones with good art and moving story lines and perhaps with some fantasy/sci fi themes.
Female Driven Shows
Since I cut off my cable with an experiment to live on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and the internet, I've been exploring a lot of shows that I wouldn't otherwise be able to watch. In particular, I've watched a bunch of shows where the cast is heavily skewed towards female characters who have interesting…
Screwed up a job search thing
I was frustrated with my job a few weeks ago, so I threw my resume into the ether of a few job postings online. I used my "professional" email, which I don't check very often.