Wednesday, 15 August 2012
I'll have to rename the blog
My application has been approved, so on April 1st, I will begin a new, brighter, more expensive above-ground life. I have exactly three weeks to pack the last 4 years into boxes and load it onto a moving van (preferably one not operated by Best Price Movers). It's the end of an era. A long, dark, occasionally damp, often drafty, spidery, centipedey, basement-dwelling era.
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Both of us have to turn our keys
Heh. Another Seinfeld reference. I couldn't resist.
I should clarify that nobody has turned any keys. Yet. Nothing has been decided. Yet.
I feel...OK. More OK than I thought I would feel. Which feels wrong, somehow. But I like it. I feel, for lack of a better word, empowered. I hate that word - it's so overused - everybody is empowered, you can't turn around without somebody announcing how empowered they are. Switching to UltraTide Cold Water is supposed to make you feel empowered these days.
Past breakups have been sheer hell. Except for the first one. But it wasn't much of a relationship anyway. That would be the relationship with the guy who's still thinking about me seven or eight years later, as he sits in his mother's basement smoking, blogging about his video game scores and plotting functionally-illiterate world domination. Poor wee soul.
The other two were bad though. Crying and obsessing - ohmygawd how I obsessed, I could have obsessed for Canada in the Olympics. The first one, I gained about 40 lbs from comfort eating. We kept in touch and he kept me on a string, giving me false hope and then denying it was hope of any kind and it was all very dramatic and fucked up and finally I said, "Look, I need to move on with my life and I can't if you keep contacting me." I felt very empowered that day. And also fat.
I dated a series of unsuitable men in an effort to not be alone and to not feel like a loser, painfully unaware of the inherent irony of the situation. I went out with: a thirty-five year old guy who had a .wav from The Lion King on his answering machine instead of a normal outgoing message, you know, like a grown-up would have; a recovering alcoholic who was in fact still a full-blown alcoholic; an alcoholic who hadn't yet acknowledged his alcoholism; a guy a really skinny and stunningly beautiful friend thought was "just perfect for me": he weighed about 300 lbs, and was divorced with a teenage son (I was barely five years out of my teens at the time and I weighed considerably less).
Then I had a brief, two-month relationship with a guy who boasted not one but two failed marriages (I found out about the second one completely by accident: "What's that a picture of?" "That's the registry office in Luton where I was married" "I thought you got married in a medieval church in Germany!" "Err, um...that was my first marriage"). He dumped me because he met somebody else. That hurt a lot, even if he was a jerk. I believe he lives in Chatham now - he's probably on wife number 4 or 5 by this time.
The other boyfriend became a Buddhist monk.
Anyway, in these two breakups, I blamed myself. I was not Good Enough. I was a failure. I wasn't thin enough or pretty enough for the second guy, and I wanted the Wrong Things from the first guy, i.e. exclusivity (he was a bit of a lad, you know - "leave no undergraduate unturned" - but I guess becoming a monk has put a stop to that) .
But I'm not blaming myself now. And the truth is, I would rather be alone than to settle for less than what I want. Sure, being in this relationship has been good for me and let's be honest here, for my ego, for the last four years. In addition to the friendship and the companionship and the comfortableness of being in a long-term relationship, I've always had a date for dinner parties, party-parties, weddings. Do you know how agonizing it is for a single woman to be dateless at an event populated by Smug Marrieds (or Smug Cohabitators) and have to smile sweetly at their o-so-smug and self-righteous concern and say things like, "Oh, well, I guess I just haven't met the right guy yet!" or "I've decided to focus on my career" or "Is this open bar?"
We've had a lot of good times and done a lot of fun things. But there comes a time when good times and fun things just aren't enough, and I'm not going to stick around just to avoid being - gasp! shock! horror! - single.
I should clarify that nobody has turned any keys. Yet. Nothing has been decided. Yet.
I feel...OK. More OK than I thought I would feel. Which feels wrong, somehow. But I like it. I feel, for lack of a better word, empowered. I hate that word - it's so overused - everybody is empowered, you can't turn around without somebody announcing how empowered they are. Switching to UltraTide Cold Water is supposed to make you feel empowered these days.
Past breakups have been sheer hell. Except for the first one. But it wasn't much of a relationship anyway. That would be the relationship with the guy who's still thinking about me seven or eight years later, as he sits in his mother's basement smoking, blogging about his video game scores and plotting functionally-illiterate world domination. Poor wee soul.
The other two were bad though. Crying and obsessing - ohmygawd how I obsessed, I could have obsessed for Canada in the Olympics. The first one, I gained about 40 lbs from comfort eating. We kept in touch and he kept me on a string, giving me false hope and then denying it was hope of any kind and it was all very dramatic and fucked up and finally I said, "Look, I need to move on with my life and I can't if you keep contacting me." I felt very empowered that day. And also fat.
I dated a series of unsuitable men in an effort to not be alone and to not feel like a loser, painfully unaware of the inherent irony of the situation. I went out with: a thirty-five year old guy who had a .wav from The Lion King on his answering machine instead of a normal outgoing message, you know, like a grown-up would have; a recovering alcoholic who was in fact still a full-blown alcoholic; an alcoholic who hadn't yet acknowledged his alcoholism; a guy a really skinny and stunningly beautiful friend thought was "just perfect for me": he weighed about 300 lbs, and was divorced with a teenage son (I was barely five years out of my teens at the time and I weighed considerably less).
Then I had a brief, two-month relationship with a guy who boasted not one but two failed marriages (I found out about the second one completely by accident: "What's that a picture of?" "That's the registry office in Luton where I was married" "I thought you got married in a medieval church in Germany!" "Err, um...that was my first marriage"). He dumped me because he met somebody else. That hurt a lot, even if he was a jerk. I believe he lives in Chatham now - he's probably on wife number 4 or 5 by this time.
The other boyfriend became a Buddhist monk.
Anyway, in these two breakups, I blamed myself. I was not Good Enough. I was a failure. I wasn't thin enough or pretty enough for the second guy, and I wanted the Wrong Things from the first guy, i.e. exclusivity (he was a bit of a lad, you know - "leave no undergraduate unturned" - but I guess becoming a monk has put a stop to that) .
But I'm not blaming myself now. And the truth is, I would rather be alone than to settle for less than what I want. Sure, being in this relationship has been good for me and let's be honest here, for my ego, for the last four years. In addition to the friendship and the companionship and the comfortableness of being in a long-term relationship, I've always had a date for dinner parties, party-parties, weddings. Do you know how agonizing it is for a single woman to be dateless at an event populated by Smug Marrieds (or Smug Cohabitators) and have to smile sweetly at their o-so-smug and self-righteous concern and say things like, "Oh, well, I guess I just haven't met the right guy yet!" or "I've decided to focus on my career" or "Is this open bar?"
We've had a lot of good times and done a lot of fun things. But there comes a time when good times and fun things just aren't enough, and I'm not going to stick around just to avoid being - gasp! shock! horror! - single.
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Cesar Brown - Resume
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CV
Cesar Brown
607 Goodpaster Circle
Texas Austin
cesar_1995@gmail.com
Summary
Graduated With Special Honors from Peninsula College
10 years of authoring experience (directly for Internet readers)
Stunning fluency in English and Spanish
Committed, staff-oriented member of staff with a talent for details
Business Experience
FoxyStilezArticles, Dallas USA
1999 - Present
Staff Manager
Accountable for coordinating a global staff of freelance writers to meet a challenging set of output goals and objectives.
- Set unprecedented records for production, growing output by 10% globally
- Properly kept dependable logs of task distribution
- Cared for QA for world-wide creation over a sizable staff of freelancers
Extra Skillsets
Fluent in English and Spanish
Sophisticated proficiency using a extensive choice of office computer software
Samples of Released Works
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CV
Cesar Brown
607 Goodpaster Circle
Texas Austin
cesar_1995@gmail.com
Summary
Graduated With Special Honors from Peninsula College
10 years of authoring experience (directly for Internet readers)
Stunning fluency in English and Spanish
Committed, staff-oriented member of staff with a talent for details
Business Experience
FoxyStilezArticles, Dallas USA
1999 - Present
Staff Manager
Accountable for coordinating a global staff of freelance writers to meet a challenging set of output goals and objectives.
- Set unprecedented records for production, growing output by 10% globally
- Properly kept dependable logs of task distribution
- Cared for QA for world-wide creation over a sizable staff of freelancers
Extra Skillsets
Fluent in English and Spanish
Sophisticated proficiency using a extensive choice of office computer software
Samples of Released Works
cottage rental ontario | tire shops around ohio | discount tires near st louis | how to rotate tires | changing a tire | tire mounting machine | transmission fluid change cost | transmissions | fuel efficient vehicles | customize your own car online | painting a car | cheapest oil change | hot water heater maintenance | how to fix a leaky faucet bathroom | file taxes online | online college degree | toilet is clogged | adult braces | network gateway | quarterly taxes due dates | christie agatha | teaching strategies | pictures of italian food | maxxis mud tires | interior auto accessories
the space in between
Providing a large selection of sport clothing including Under Armour wear UA, NFL Jerseys and sports uniforms.
Friday, 17 February 2012
Nestor Davies - Resume
Aloha! I'm one of the crew leaders of FoxyStilezArticles, a hungry young content writing group. We are able to create articles in French and English for global internet readers, and are readily available for article content generation for your online business. Below you may find my curriculum vitae, and you might be able to read other crew leaders and writers' CV's on this internet site. At the bottom of my curriculum vitae, you're going to check out some examples of our posted articles. For work inquiries, please mail us with the form on this internet site and we'll reply as soon as can be.
Curriculum Vitae
Nestor Davies
8301 Lower Cranberry Drive
South Carolina Columbia
nestor_1987@gmail.com
Summary of Qualifications
Graduated With Honors from Belmont University
10 years of article writing experience (explicitly for Web readers)
Stunning competency in English and Latin
Devoted, business-oriented individual with a taste for specifics
Work Experience
FoxyStilezArticles, Dallas USA
2002 - Present
Group Leader
Answerable for planning a worldwide group of internet writers to suit a demanding set of output goals.
- Set new records for efficiency, improving productivity by 35% throughout the world
- Accurately kept regular logs of task distribution
- Addressed quality control for international creation across a large group of freelancers
Extra Skillsets
Competent in English and Latin
Advanced skills with a full selection of office computer software
Samples of Released Writing
toyota corolla performance parts | remove window tinting | timing chain replacement | nissan parts | subaru performance parts | mazda miata parts | mazda parts oem | flood damaged cars for sale | electrical contractor ontario | windows and doors toronto | modern area rugs in Toronto | sectional sofas in Toronto Ontario | stent in heart | cabin rentals pa | internet service providers | universities in Dallas TX | community colleges in new york state | what is on the ged test | timing belt replacement | muffler repair shops | nursery decor ideas | mold test | magazine basket | outdoor fireplace | basement floor covering | cheap home decorating ideas | closet storage ideas | deep conditioning treatments at home | chinese recipe | attic insulation cost | bathroom decor ideas | medical supply | asbestos | asbestos in homes | free home decor catalogs | modern wallpaper for walls | aerator rental | waterproofing basements | decoration ideas for living room | fireplace mantel decorating ideas | drainage basin definition | hult center eugene oregon
Curriculum Vitae
Nestor Davies
8301 Lower Cranberry Drive
South Carolina Columbia
nestor_1987@gmail.com
Summary of Qualifications
Graduated With Honors from Belmont University
10 years of article writing experience (explicitly for Web readers)
Stunning competency in English and Latin
Devoted, business-oriented individual with a taste for specifics
Work Experience
FoxyStilezArticles, Dallas USA
2002 - Present
Group Leader
Answerable for planning a worldwide group of internet writers to suit a demanding set of output goals.
- Set new records for efficiency, improving productivity by 35% throughout the world
- Accurately kept regular logs of task distribution
- Addressed quality control for international creation across a large group of freelancers
Extra Skillsets
Competent in English and Latin
Advanced skills with a full selection of office computer software
Samples of Released Writing
toyota corolla performance parts | remove window tinting | timing chain replacement | nissan parts | subaru performance parts | mazda miata parts | mazda parts oem | flood damaged cars for sale | electrical contractor ontario | windows and doors toronto | modern area rugs in Toronto | sectional sofas in Toronto Ontario | stent in heart | cabin rentals pa | internet service providers | universities in Dallas TX | community colleges in new york state | what is on the ged test | timing belt replacement | muffler repair shops | nursery decor ideas | mold test | magazine basket | outdoor fireplace | basement floor covering | cheap home decorating ideas | closet storage ideas | deep conditioning treatments at home | chinese recipe | attic insulation cost | bathroom decor ideas | medical supply | asbestos | asbestos in homes | free home decor catalogs | modern wallpaper for walls | aerator rental | waterproofing basements | decoration ideas for living room | fireplace mantel decorating ideas | drainage basin definition | hult center eugene oregon
This just in
According to this article by Karen Roebuck of the Pittsburgh-Tribune Review, the FDA has found melamine, but not aminopterin, in the recalled pet food :
Because of a lack of scientific data, it is unclear what level of melamine would be harmful to cats and dogs, the sources said. An unknown number of cats and dogs nationwide have died or become ill with kidney failure...
Neither the FDA nor the independent lab tests found aminopterin. The agency is expected to announce its findings at a news conference at 10 a.m. today but is not commenting on New York's findings or that lab's methodology.
The FDA has not determined how melamine got into the pet food. Melamine is used as a fertilizer in Asia and has several commercial and industrial uses.
H/t to the bloggers and commenters over at Pet Connection.
Because of a lack of scientific data, it is unclear what level of melamine would be harmful to cats and dogs, the sources said. An unknown number of cats and dogs nationwide have died or become ill with kidney failure...
Neither the FDA nor the independent lab tests found aminopterin. The agency is expected to announce its findings at a news conference at 10 a.m. today but is not commenting on New York's findings or that lab's methodology.
The FDA has not determined how melamine got into the pet food. Melamine is used as a fertilizer in Asia and has several commercial and industrial uses.
H/t to the bloggers and commenters over at Pet Connection.
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