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Lack of Sleep in These Foolish Things
Had another phone interview today. It was scheduled and confirmed by both the company and myself. The interviewer simply never showed up. This is becoming a common theme, unfortunately. It’s tr...
I'M The Idiot? in These Foolish Things
I was walking Martini the other afternoon and was at the end of the walk and back to the apartment building. I was about to walk through the parking garage to get to the stairwell closest to my a...
Non-Event in These Foolish Things
Guess what I did today? I decided to go to a networking event! I’d seen this event posted somewhere online - I can’t remember how I found it (probably LinkedIn) - and had signed up for it a coup...
Recap of the Last Few Days in These Foolish Things
Last I left you, I was floating on a high of having completed 10+ interviews and a strong feeling that I’d hear back from two companies before the weekend. I was also kind of ego-stroked by a you...
"MA'AM! ARE YOU SINGLE?!" in These Foolish Things
Hey everyone. I had Interview #FIVE with the Structure Company today. Ughhh. I am getting so weary of interviewing! This time it was with the president of the company, and he was pretty cool, but...
Containing My Dreams in These Foolish Things
Have I ever told you that I dream about living in a container house? I’ve been thinking about this for years, and the thought just doesn’t seem to go away. A few years ago, I took a little road ...
All the Things In My Brain in These Foolish Things
Thank you for all the juju from my last entry, all! I had four separate Teams Meeting video chats with the fashion shoe company on Tuesday. They all seemed to go very well, but just like dating, ...
Juju** in These Foolish Things
Super quick this morning - I am video interviewing with four people from the fashion shoe company today. I’m very, very, very excited about this role, even though I don’t know too much about it y...
The Devil Wears Chunky Jewelry and Spiky Hair in These Foolish Things
Okay. So I wrote yesterday’s entry after I wanted to come on early-ish on Monday to get an optimistic start of my week. But then I couldn’t get on the site and THEN the emails started rolling in....
How to Download All My Entries?* in These Foolish Things
Hey everyone. Happy Monday! I wanted to write here earlier this morning, but the site was timing out and I couldn’t get on to even log in. I was starting to think that this was the end of PB so ...
Nothing to See Here in These Foolish Things
Happy Saturday. Pretty quiet day so far. I took Martini out for an early morning walk on the downtown trail (alas, did not meet anyone, ha!). We walked for about 4 miles and then we went to the...
QuickTok in These Foolish Things
In from my dog walk and then shower and just freshly painted my nails. Next to get myself primped for my two interviews today: (1) The Structure Company - this will be Round 3, and (2) The Shoe C...
Annoying Updates* in These Foolish Things
[Shoe Company] Interview: Got all ready, zhuzhed just in case it was video instead of phone (was ready for both), reviewed the job description, crafted my questions for this particular role, then...
They Are Looking at Me! in These Foolish Things
So today is my first interview with HR recruiter for [shoe company], so I’m getting myself put together and ready for that. I thought that this was going to be a video conference, but all of my c...
Funemployment Week #21 in These Foolish Things
Monday again. The start of another job hunt week. What week of Funemployment is this? Let me check… OK! Greetings from the beginning of Week #21 of Funemployment. I’m over it at this point. I am ...
Done is Better Than Perfect in These Foolish Things
OMG it is 6pm on a Friday evening and I have spent ALL WEEK creating a presentation for a company that I don’t even have an interview with! I put this project together hoping to get my foot in th...
Ketchup in These Foolish Things
Man, I have so much to catch up on that I don’t even know where to start. Seems like every time I pop on to read a little bit of your entries, there are 50+ entries to catch up on! I’m overwhelme...
No Thanks, Chuckles.* in These Foolish Things
Oh PB friends, you’re so right when it comes to Chuckles. He’s a sweet guy and fun to joke with, but he took it too far and continued to push after sending me that text a few days ago (see previo...
Updates on Various - July in These Foolish Things
My angel, Sam, is gone. He hung in there for days after his hospice said he wouldn’t survive the first night. I was part of a text group that simply exploded with amazing things to say about Sa...
RAD: Chuckles in These Foolish Things
Name: Chuckles Introduction Platform: We’ve met many times on my evening dog walk in a nearby neighborhood. He’s one of the guys who’d stop to group-chat in person with the fellow dog walkers....
10 Things, Some Important in These Foolish Things
My fundraising project - the 30-Day Dog Walk Challenge to benefit the American Cancer Society is nearly over. Today was Day 26. Four more days to go! My friends (including my PB friends), famil...
An Accident in the Stairwell in These Foolish Things
Last night I braved the oppressive heat to meet my friend Jackie at an entertainment district to go see a concert. This was a lovely, very family-friendly, mellow evening. Jackie and I split a bo...
Funemployment Week #16 in These Foolish Things
Pretty productive day in Funemploymentland today. Week 16, here we are. I spoke with Gillian, my headhunter “friend” (she’s the one I was speaking with last year about a job with the “serious/b...
Fashion Clarification and Digital Fashion in These Foolish Things
Per my previous entry where I said that I think those billowy sundresses with pockets are unflattering, I still stand by that. But what I mean is, those dresses that make an A-line shape or hav...
10 Summer-y Things in These Foolish Things
Gotta get an entry in before a networking call I have today at 4:30. That will be the only thing I have done on my job search today. Welcome to the beginning of Week #16 of Funemployment (which...
