Lady in Pink

Snow day = lack of work and finding a new comic…this one is adorable, has a little robot/computer guy, and a fun romantic storyline…

As I work on making my resume solid, I realize I have a random list of ideal/hypothetical/somewhat non-congruent specifications for my future job and/or career…

1.  I want to work in an office/position/company that is welcoming, safe, and very much a community of people…I have been spoiled by SALI at UK and Campus Life at Binghamton…I have worked with amazingly nurturing people, surrounded by superb workers, and in really friendly environments.  But that is not necessarily a guarantee in any field…although maybe it is more likely in a Student Affairs community?
2. I need to be in a position where I feel like I am making some kind of change or difference on a small scale…whether in community involvement (I volunteered at a center for literacy & learning in Lexington, and would love to find a job that does something like that), student development (the last couple years have really cemented the fact that the things involved in advising, programming, orientating, and generally working with college students are things that I am really good at and that I really enjoy), or really just any kind of smaller-scale company where I know my impact is felt.
3. I like to be in control, be able to see and plan the future to some extent, and to be able to express myself and my ideas…so any kind of position where I am just pushing papers or doing the dirty work of someone else’s cause or plan is not ideal…this sort of rules out a lot of larger-company-type things…I guess?
4. I would love to be able to use my degree to some extent…imagine that! I could end up teaching…probably not…and if so, sometime in the future, or as a last resort.  I could edit…I enjoy editing the writing of anyone other than myself…but that is not really where I see myself next year…for some reason?
5. I would also love to be able to use the experience I’ve developed in general marketing/advertising stuff (which would come along with any kind of programming or community position), and in computer programs like publisher, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, whatever else Matt ends up teaching me about programming…but those skills, without some kind of degree or certification or something, won’t be my keys into finding a job…they’ll be qualifications that help me stand out once I am being considered. 

Ok, that is one of the lamest lists I have ever created…it solves nothing, helps in no way, and mostly just causes more anxiety about the entire job search.  At this point, it is too early to come to any conclusions about what I will be doing after May/June, but it is also not at all too early to be freaking out about it, driving Matt crazy by randomly flipping out, and taking entire afternoons to look at HR websites for jobs, even though I know nothing will be posted yet.

HERE ARE SOME LESS SERIOUS, STILL AWESOME, HILARIOUS DISCUSSIONS OF JOBS:

• http://www.qwantz.com/archive/000858.html
• http://www.qwantz.com/archive/000793.html
• http://www.qwantz.com/archive/000616.html
• http://www.qwantz.com/archive/000845.html

THANKS T-REX, THAT HELPS A LOT!

Send her some hand-made comics…

…she will love them

I am really amazed at how accurately XKCD manages to portray the way I feel with some stick figures…anyway, December 27th couldn’t come soon enough, and I’m crossing my fingers that next semester flies by. Maybe sometime before February someone will find a way to make $50, 1-hour cross-country trips possible…please?

 No matter who thinks Santana is completely nuts OR out of fashion, I will never trade her in for a poodlecock…just so you know.

This makes her happy:
 

Angular Momentum…my favorite