Thus starts month 13 of being unemployed and month 15 of the job hunt.

Rly? I never suspected you were a girl.

I have a relative that's sick and I feel very run down all of a sudden. Probably a seasonal allergy.

It didn't help they put me on the red-eye flight back from Vegas when I looked at the trip confirmation. For some reason I thought they'd put me on a day flight. I can never sleep on planes though I suppose I could try a melatonin but I wouldn't have anywheres to leave my luggage for 12 hours and I wasn't going to pull it behind up and down the Strip all day.

I thought you were employed and also a f/t student.

that company hasn't started yet, and i am not working on my phd till next year

Then why move to Denver?

Free rent plus lower unemployment than san diego

That's a good thing then. Can you grind there?

wtf i'm not stripping

smart***...you're a geek...of course no one expects you to strip...Since when did geeks strip?

Though I suppose you could get a pole for your house if that floats your boat in private.

I would have thought a maths degree would make you pretty attractive for a lot of jobs. Maybe not directly math related, but they must respect the mind that can analyze all that. Are you keeping your search broad or just looking in fields directly related to your degree?

**** you i'm a nerd, not a geek. Why would I bite heads off of chickens?

jk...because you're from Luziana and biting the head off of chickens is an art form there...and they eat all kinds of strange things there like frog legs and crawdads and other water critters...

I've been without work for about 13 months. I am currently drowning in debt. I shaved my head because i began pulling out my hair again. I don't sleep much anymore, and I can't afford my medication.

I emerged from my maths degree pretty much less-employable than when I went in. Until you've done a Phd you can't work as a mathematician, apply for any other job and people assume you're not sticking around.

this is the funniest **** i have seen in a while,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

Turn to God?


That sucks no fun being poor.

Well that explains you marriage proposal.

learn to play teh pokerz?

So according to this website, the Irish Minister for Science will be presiding over the launch of an anti-evolution tract 'The Origin of Specious Nonsense'. The launch will be held in a hotel near where I live, and there is - seemingly - a ten grand prize up for grabs, though for what it doesn't seem to say.

I believe I shall be attending that launch party.

Do shoes go to heaven?

From a job ad

these grammar errors bother me, especially in job ads.

I find it even worse in job applications (though that's probably because I've been involved in more). When you're wading through hundreds of applications for a shortlist of ten or so, it is very easy to stick anyone who can't use an apostrophe on the bottom of the pile.

Cut and paste errors really bug me too (though that's somewhat irrational, I confess).

I believe the prize is for "The most entertaining heckle".

Good luck.

Eh, the Minister's pulled out. May or may not still attend, I'll see how I'm feeling. The Minister was the main attraction for several reasons; without his attendance it's just a launch party for a (seemingly incredibly poorly researched) vanity-press book.

This is the second five-alarm ****-up Lenihan's been involved in - as Minister for Foreign Affairs, he previously described a group of Turkish workers as 'kebabs'...

I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said “Stop! Don’t do it!” “Why shouldn’t I?” he said. “Well, there’s so much to live for!” “Like what?” “Well… are you religious?” He said yes. I said, “Me too! Are you Christian or Buddhist?” “Christian.” “Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant ? “Protestant.” “Me too! Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?” “Baptist” “Wow! Me too! Are you Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the Lord?” “Baptist Church of God!” “Me too! Are you original Baptist Church of God, or are you reformed Baptist Church of God?” “Reformed Baptist Church of God!” “Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1915?” He said, “Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1915!” I said, “Die, heretic scum”, and pushed him off.