Resume: To Send or Not to Send

It's about that time to look for a job as sitting around, waking up at noon and hitting walls throughout the day to find stuff to do has become overated. At first you think today is a great day and I will step outside to take a look at the foliage but seconds become minutes and minutes turn to hours as dawn turns to dusk. The colors of the day blend in with the dark starry night, and you ask yourself where has the day gone. Soon you see your pals signing online (so and so has just signed on) after returning from work, and the guilt of not working sinks in further after this fact.

However there is one other soul that has a similar predicament, and to no surprise is online during the 9 to 5'er. A couple of weeks ago we met at borders to get our resumes in order to submit; however, it's been a dead heat, neck and neck race to see who can hold out from submitting their resume dead last. But with a surmounting pressure of credit card debts resembling that of current US war debts, constant nagging from various parties, and the threat of boredom, we are slowly being pushed into the work force.

Here is a scoreboard of current results: J (other jobless friend) scoring in with a whopping 1 resume sent to M (me) zilch! To be continued...



Update: Yes, I got that first resume out woo hoo! Unfortunately my friend here sent out one resume to a company and that company was forward her resume to 5 other companies. Rather than disqualify my friend from the race, being the good friend that I am, I decided to deduct the difference of what she had previously (being 1 resume sent) from the 5 that were sent out, leaving her with -4 resumes.

Sad Day In Tennis

I couldn't believe it after opening my email to find that Roger Federer (numero uno champee-yon in thee world) had lost in a five setter in the Tennis Master Cup finals, 6-7 (4), 6-7 (11), 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (3), to the Argentinean, David Nalbandian. Nalbandian is one of the few world players to have a winning record against Federer, however Federer has won that last 3 meetings in the past, but just fell short of a victory. It was a shame that Federer was only one game shy from matching one of tennis' greats, John McEnroe, for the best winning percentage in a season, but damn 81-4 is not too shabby, not at all, considering my winning percentage is the reverse of that (my 4 wins probably coming from playing beginners).

Former Punk Rocker: Amy Rigby

I had the pleasure of listening to former punk rocker Amy Rigby at a small cozy independent music CD shop just off 81st street toward the westside. Immediately she had the crowd of 30+ captivated with her sharp witty humor and the voice that made you feel that everything was going to be alright! "What is the difference between a drummer and a pizza? A pizza feeds a family of four!" as the crowd laughed to tears with her 5 minute comedic act.
Her latest release 'Little Fugitive', which I was fortunate enough to get autographed by her, is a wonderful album that describes the tribulations of her past to present. But what really compelled me to go listen to her, was the song dedicated to the late Joey Ramone (1951-2001), the vocalist for the Ramones, titled 'Dancing with Joey Ramone'. And to no surprise this is my favorite track in the album, because I think it is safe to say that when you picture a true punk crowd pleaser rocker, there is no one greater than Mister Joey Ramone! It's just a shame I was a bit too young to really appreciate or see the group perform live.
Unfortunately, I forgot to ask to take a picture with her, but to the right is a picture included in her recent album, Little Fugitive.

Number 1

It was a gorgeous Sunday afternoon heading towards Flushing, NY to watch our dear friend compete in a nail gel competition. This did not have the atmosphere of a fierce competitive environment but as soon as the event got underway, this would become one of the bloodiest nail shattering events in history of its kind! At first, me and another friend wanted to stay in the room where the competition was taking place to cheer for our friend, but got kicked out, boo! Then we were trying to get into a cooler air conditioned room, adjacent to the competition room; however ended up getting ejected out of there as well, more boo! We became nomads finding peace in wacky workout machines, such as the one on the right where it performs the Harlem shakes to rid you of your fat and the one below is used by sitting on it and perform circular motions with your arse (didn't really get the workout behind this machine, one hypothesis was that it was psychological in that it reversed/rewind the fat back to the youthful physique).



But back to the main event that was undertaking in the other room, and on the right are our friends involved in the competition, weighing in at a combined weight of 1 metric ton...Let's get it ON! (the one on the left in the picture was the hand model and the one with the pump fist is performing the nail makeover) This battle was intense before it even began as one competitor, who I will remain nameless, had started to prep his hand model early, before the competition even began. However this dynamic duo to the right was able to counter that with a duet of bohemian rhapsody, causing sedation and a hypnotic effect to the other competitors in the room. Unfortunately in the end it was not enough for the dynamic duo to win the competition, but will remain a winner in our hearts forever and was awarded the lifetime achievement award with a fake gold plated nail clipper suspended on a beautiful black lace!

Friends or Foes

Well its been a while and after getting chewed out by a friend to update blog and being threatened to delete my blog from their bookmarks, I've decided to enter a new entry. This threat got me thinking a lot about friendship and the kind of bonds we form with one another. Makes you wonder are you really friends with these so-called people you know, and it's a question I ask myself everyday. For instance, the picture up above is a depiction of my friend, who I will remain nameless, since I would not want to impose her infectious friendship onto others, but she is performing her ritual 10 steps of tae kwon do she learned eons of years ago. This picture was taken right outside of Ikea, now I know what your thinking was this really necessary, but in this case it was because if anyone has ever been to Ikea during a 20th anniversary sale then you would know this type of relaxation from the stressful-deal-craving-line forming-consumers that amass at Ikea is very necessary! I decided to smoke a cig instead.
Question 1: Do I want to be seen with a Rex-Kwon-Do student (for you Napolean Dynamite fans out there)?
Answer #1: Of course, what else am I gonna do watch The Office (US version) a tenth time?! Actually I most likely will anyways, hehe.

Second instance is friends constantly yearning for snow to come early so we could hit the slopes soon. I have no problem with the snowboarding except for falling, waiting in line for lifts, and most of all, FALLING!, usually look like the abominal snowman by the end of the day. As much as I would like the snow to stay on the slopes, it never does and invades the areas with which we live in. Last winter in Boston was terrible and I recall shoveling out cars only to lose the space to another; therefore was force to park at times on snow mounds (where others had piled snow up) and I'm not talking about bunny hills I mean these were black diamonds in my book. Let's hope this season the snow stays on the slope and not so much on the streets.
Question 2: Should I go snowboarding with friends this season, although I have many complaints?
Answer: Hell yea, otherwise who else is gonna b!$ch and moan about it. Plus, it's so on this year like donkey kong, boys vs girls!

Overall I think it is safe to say, these people in my life could be some of thee greatest friends anyone can have. Life is full of compromises and sometimes you have to be seen with that Rex-Kwon-Do student or have to freeze your arse off in the cold but in the long run it is so worth it!

This is a shotout for Chan, who left us this past Monday to live it up in S. Korea without us. But I'm sure he'll want to come back to us soon! Have fun, and if you come by a korean pop singer make sure to tell them who their number one fan is (hint DC)!