Potemkin Village Bitterness

When I graduated from college in 1998, I started working as a junior copywriter for a Fortune 500 company. At least that was what was supposed to happen, according to the movies. Unfortunately, I didn't go to Harvard, MIT, or even the lowly Yale. If you aren't related to a Rockefeller, a Gates or a … Continue reading Potemkin Village Bitterness

Down into the Sink Hole

You should probably expect all my writing these days to focus on the bitterness of job hunting and how horrible it is, since it is taking all my focus. So whether I say it straight out or not, everything I am bitter about is either that or a metaphor for that. A few weeks ago, … Continue reading Down into the Sink Hole

Dangling that Bitter Carrot

There is probably some sort of reason why I get up at 5:30 in the morning, fall asleep in the shower, put some clothes on, shave this freaking face, get in a car, hop on the train with like a billion people that give me bitter stares, get off the train and walk like 15 … Continue reading Dangling that Bitter Carrot

Thanks a lot Dad…

Thanks a lot dad.  Thanks for teaching me your favorite saying, "Life isn't fair." Why can't your favorite saying be, "Everytime you try to win the lottery, you will win the lottery!" Thanks a lot dad.  Thank you so much for teaching me about responsibility.  Why couldn't you teach me about laziness? I had to … Continue reading Thanks a lot Dad…