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Did you know that the cast of Jersey Shore is now getting paid $100,000 per episode? Per episode. This excludes any endorsements, club appearances*, and book deals they may have on the side.

These kids are getting paid 100k to get drunk and party. Am I the only one rethinking all my major life choices?


*Clubs will for realsies pay them up to 40k just to show up and party for one night. This is true of all MTV stars. Even the really, really old ones. The old ones don't get 40k though.

What am I, some sort of wizard?

My life in a blog post. This is why I'll never be an adult.

My life in five seconds.

No highs, no lows.

Last year around this time I was home alone (and enjoying it).

I didn't really want anything for Christmas so the things that I did get were a pleasant surprise. However, sometimes I wish that I did want a ton of things so I'd get excited about something.

Every Christmas I imagine what I'd get her if she loved me too...

That's something I read and it made me sad. Sad for the person whose love is not returned and sad for me because I can't find it in me to love anyone like that.

I wonder where next year will find me.

[The linked website's content changes weekly so if you click on that later, you won't see that quote.]

An Intelligent Rich Person

I don't think there is such a thing as
an intelligent mega-rich
person.

For who with a fine mind can look
out upon this world
and hoard

what can nourish
a thousand
souls.

-Kabir

Facelift.

What do we think?

How the tables have turned.

As most of you know (all two of you), I was recently promoted at work. One of my new duties is to hire and train a new customer service representative. As I've been going through this process, I can't help and be reminded of my own job search. It wasn't too long ago that I was sending out resumes and desperately writing cover letter after cover letter. I remember applying to a slew of jobs and never hearing back from a single one. It got to the point where I celebrated automatic rejection notices because it was better to be rebuffed than ignored. And now, my inbox is the one that's flooded with emails from hundreds of hopeful applicants. For ONE job opening. There is literally no way that I can reply to each and every inquiry and that makes me feel terrible because I've been there. I now see that it's nothing personal and that luck plays a big role in getting a response.

At the same time, being on the other side is very infuriating. I now see what kind of competition I was up against and let me tell you, it's not pretty. The general public cannot write a real cover letter much less format their resumes properly. It's kind of embarrassing that I never got a job considering the competition. It really drives home the point that it's not what you know, but who you know.

So for anyone searching for a job, keep your head up and start talking to people. Find a way to bring up your job search in every conversation you have. I know it sounds kind of desperate, but it will pay off. Keep sending out those resumes and someone will bite sooner or later.