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“chicken” soup w/ tofu — courtesy shannon
Potato and soyriza sautee
Pineapple juice

What song, if any, do you associate with me? (brought to you from by way of , , and )

Check out www.clubforgrowth.org. The ad is the thing with the old couple on the front. After seeing it Read my reaction

Well, the berkeley job center was about what I expected, but there was one (and only one) job that really seemed suitable, and it seemed pretty perfect. It’s a contract web programming job thingie, php and mysql. It’s worth a shot.

And the search for consulting firms at the berkeley public library turned up about 50 companies to research (some in software development, others in computing services, and a few head hunter type companies). Didn’t check sf. Certainly didn’t check chicago (not sure they even have books for there here).

I’m going to check out the berkeley jobsmart career center thing. I think this may be more of an “I’m homeless and need help getting a job at the corner store” kind of establishment, but at worst I will waste a little time, and I’ve certainly done plenty of that already. Then I will go to the library, and, as many ‘take control of your job hunt’ guides recommend, check out local listings for businesses that please me. Specifically it consulting type firms. Who knows, it might even work. =)

So, I bought this fubu shirt the day before my last cmu graduation (I had 2), because it was sort of subtly shiny. It’s amazing what a little flash can do, not so subtle.

to establish a baseline, I offer you pictures of me in it, talking to josh:

without flash can you say ‘iron’? I clearly can’t 😉
and at lower resolution (I look like I’m twelve, where is my perpetual 5 o’clock shadow

And now, higher res with flash:
with Andy
with Art
in a typical pose for me, with charlie, anthony and

So, like, Simon’s back. Yay! And I’m hungry. And my parents are coming out next week. And, um, yeah. The living room is verbotten since rudy’s got it all set up for painting, except he’s not. Painting that is. Very sad. But Simon’s back! =) Woo. This posting style inspired by

Studied and/or experience with HTML, ASP, VB, Flash, Macromedia Director, XML, JavaScript, WML, WAPm Java C, JSP, ADO, Dreamweaver, SQL, CSS Cold Fusion, DHMTL, and nET.

Familiarity with IIS and/or Apache web servers. Studied and.or experienced with developing in Windows or Linux environment. Recent graduate or H1 visa okay to apply.

And they want you to start for $12/hour, on the peninsula. Doesn’t starbucks pay more than that?

Well, that was good for a laugh. =)

A new approach in cover letter. Nobody seems to pay attention to what I’m sending them anyway, so why not brag a little?

This is ridiculous, and yet, true