I hate ironing. 22:54

An incomplete list of things I'd prefer to do over attempting to iron a dress shirt:

• Lick a cactus.


• Have a snowball fight with Randy Johnson.


• Write a poetic ode extolling the virtues of John Thompson III and Georgetown University.


• Watch an episode of Sex and the City.


• Watch two episodes of Sex and the City.


• Eat a jar of mayonnaise.


• Singe off all my body hair using a blowtorch.


• Get chewed out by Jim Boeheim for ten minutes.


• Ask Jim Calhoun about Ryan Gomes.


• Munch on a nice hunk of tinfoil.


• Pry my teeth out one by one with a rusty set of pliers.


• Intentionally slam each of my fingers into a car door.


• Hunker down for an all-day Tyler Perry movie marathon.


• Count thousands of blades of grass, have some little kid come up and distract me about three quarters of the way through, and have to start over.

I can't think of any more. I don't like ironing, and I can't wait until I'm making 12 figures and I can just send my zillion-dollar shirts off to be dry cleaned every time I wear them.

Employment?! 21:37

Well, I have a job now, selling MS products over the phone. This isn't glamorous but it will pay and pay is good and necessary right now. Raw sales experience is also supposed to be a fantastic thing for a resume.

Also, since it's not my dream job or anything, I still feel like I can do something exciting—move, travel, whatever–after I have some cash saved up. And I may have opportunity to advance; they've been hinting that they have another position in mind for me once I get my foot in the door.

So I'm excited about this. I have something to dedicate my time and energy to, something to sink my teeth into. I just want to do the best I can here and hopefully make a good impression.

I am trying to ditch these overly romantic notions that I need to be doing something "more" right now. I also need to stop living my life through someone else's eyes. If I live my life with integrity, cut a bit more of an assertive gene in myself, and do what I do passionately, I really do think things will turn out just fine for me in the long run. Sometimes, I'm not sure what to do with myself, but living for three years with someone else's wishes and desires always in mind... taking that away requires some getting used to.

STINKY RESUME 01:30

Right or wrong, this is how I picture potential employers viewing my resume and cover letter...

ESPN - Stinky Bracket - short (2005) 0:15 (USA)