Monthly Archives: December 2006

An American in Bloomington

I watch Passport to Europe every day on my lunch break.
And every day, I am more determined to make enough money that I can get around to all these places being featured.
It also kind of makes me think that I don’t really want to have babies, so I can just jet-set around and whatnot.
Every episode, [...]

Hello, Self-Loathing? Speaking.

So…that was anti-climatic, huh?
Not getting the job offer at Starcom took me right back to not getting into Northwestern when I was seventeen.  (Maybe the state of Illinois has it out for me, I don’t know.) There’s so much hype and anticipation, and the waiting only makes you want it more, makes you think you deserve it [...]

For Your Information…

Dear Jennifer,
Thank you for taking the time to meet with us to discuss employment opportunities at Starcom MediaVest Group. After careful consideration of your background and abilities, we are not able to find an appropriate fit for you within our organization at this time.
We do wish you the best of luck as you progress [...]

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I promised to write every day of December and I already failed on December 2nd.
Nice job, N00B.
A pitcher of margaritas has a way of inciting free-flowing thought, so here’s some random things…
I keep having dreams about this possible impending job offer (which is no surprise, as it is all I can think about).  Last night, [...]

Church of the Latter Day Blog

I heard a “shave-and-a-haircut” knocking at my door and sprang up to answer it, thinking it was the mailman with certified mail from Chicago! (aka, The Job Offer That Will Never Come!)
Instead, I found two Mormons.
In case you are playing the home game of Jenn’s Spirituality, let me remind you of a few [...]