In trying to describe my new job to someone yesterday, I told him that “it’s a lot like sociology, with less interesting questions.” The more I think about it, the more I think that pretty much sums it up. Not necessarily in a bad way, mind you. Let me explain. Yesterday I spent several hours [...]
Category Archives: The World According to Nouns
Random Acts of Mundanity
11-Oct-0745th and 6th
07-Aug-07I had a job interview in Midtown recently. Dressed in proper interview apparel (I clean up fairly well, you know), I spilled off the too-crowded Q train at 42nd Street and into the beehive of morning commuters rushing through the station’s sweltering underground tunnels, emerging from the underground into the sea of tourists that is [...]
The Carb and I
15-Jun-07“Dammit, Chad, get out here!” My father, leaning through the garage door, yelled to me as I sat watching television in the living room. He wasn’t upset; this was just how he talked when he was feeling feisty. But since Dad’s version of feisty could best be described as a bemusing brand of amicable sadism, [...]
So Crazy, It Just Might Work
01-Sep-06Okay, so I haven’t posted anything in awhile, probably because I don’t feel like I’ve had an idea worth sharing. Not to say I haven’t had ideas, they’re just not the kind I’d share. They’re boring, time-consuming ideas, like “going to grad school,” or “getting a new job.” Basically, they’re sensible ideas, which are always [...]
E-qual Opportunity Employers
23-Jul-06About a month ago, there was an article in the Times about the growing trend among companies to Google job candidates, and how what they find can sometimes hurt an applicant’s chances of getting hired. One employer said that a look at an applicant’s Facebook profile revealed that his interests included “smokin’ bluntz,” while others [...]