Day ?? - Totally Unprofessional Resume Photo

First, I apologize for my lack of blogging. It's hardly a 365 day a year project now, so it's going to have to change into something else. I might have been going overboard when I said I could do an entry plus photo every day when I'm actively participating in my life and doing other things. That said...

I've been looking for jobs lately. The job market is bleak, let me tell you. I've been getting a little more creative with the search, though, and I've found a couple of interesting avenues I may be able to take. I've put in a couple of applications so far. One such application is to teach English in Korea. As many places outside of the US require photos with resumes, I had to prepare one for this company. Instead of putting up what I gave them, I will instead put up what I wanted to give them.



I think it would get me hired. Don't you?

Day 14 - Ominous

I decided while at late breakfast (2pm) with dorothy, Leah, and Rose today that Indiana needs to officially add a fifth season. Then the cycle would be winter, spring, summer, fall, grey. It is definitely grey season right now. It's been raining for 3 straight days, and it's just cold enough outside to feel like I should be hibernating instead of doing anything else. Mason called me today to let me know that the orienteers will probably finish the course around 3 or 4am. I can't believe the weather has been so gross for the whole time.

Day 13 - Tired

I woke up around 7am to see off the orienteers. I went back to sleep for a while, and then woke up to go get Korean food with Dorothy, Leah, and Rose. Then we went to see Alpha Dog. That movie was so intense. I wasn't expecting that at all. There's a scene between Justin Timberlake and the young kid that made me sob audibly. Tears were streaming and I was pretty much shaking for the rest of the movie. Then we went to get baklava to feel better. We all went back to Dorothy's for a little bit, and then Leah, Rose, and I went to Turkuaz to get more baklava and also some pides. It's been a food-filled day. Now we're watching 10 Things I Hate About You.

Day 12 - Orienteers

Tonight, my apartment was the first checkpoint for a group of orienteers from MSU. I hosted my friend Mason and four other people that I don't know. They're heading out in the morning for a race that could potentially take until noon on Monday. It's been rainy, so I hope the conditions don't end up too disgusting for them.

Day 11 - Concerts

Not having class until 2.30pm is one of the most beautiful things I can think of at the present moment. I dropped my Chinese class night. I had to. It was just going to be impossible. You know it's not false modesty on my part because I wouldn't have dropped the course otherwise. My Chinese teacher wrote me today, asking if I'd come talk to her about it tomorrow. I think she's going to try to talk me into coming back to the class, but I can't.

I shot a concert tonight for work. I like shooting concerts. I don't like id-ing people.

Day 10 - Defeat

It has not been a successful day. Chinese won our little battle.

Day 9 - Tired Already

Is it just me, or do I already look sleep-deprived? I've really got to shake this insomnia. I couldn't fall asleep until 3am last night.

My Chinese class is going to be so hard. I am scared. I think it will be really good for me, but I'm afraid that I'm not going to have the time or skills to be able to do well in this class. You'd think that with the schedule I have that I would have plenty of time to devote to Chinese, but you haven't seen this syllabus. Eek.

My other two classes are going to be cool, I think. I am really psyched about my folklore class. I love my teacher already. He's old, he has a raspy voice, he has a great accent, and he oversalivates while he talks. Saliva collects on the right corner of his mouth. He also makes eye contact with people for way too long, to the point where he will just walk to people's desks and talk directly to them until he remembers that there's a whole class of people whose space he can invade. I'm really not being sarcastic about liking this man, though. He came and talked to me a bunch in class today because I was paying so much attention. I think this class, based on what we talked about today, is going to be super interesting. Plus, we get to do self-directed research. I think I want to go in the direction of Arabs in Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria. I have so much to learn about my family background, and I think this class might be a cool starting point.