The department-wide message announcing my fifteen-year anniversary with my company went out on the first workday of 2024. My head ached vaguely from having had two varieties of libation the night before. I was on about three hours of sleep. And, as I have done for nearly four years, I had de-activated an 8:15 alarm... Continue Reading →
1) I am forty and a half. That’s it. That’s the post. I’m kidding. For real, though, let’s recap. Despite interviews I feel proud of when they’re over, I have now been declined for FIVE internal, lateral-move analyst positions in as many years. Quick reminder that these positions tend to have anywhere between 60 and... Continue Reading →
Though mainly a biopic, Christine (2016) could be viewed as a horror of the banal. A friend of mine who is a horror aficionado just happened to post his review of the film on Zuckerbook this week, and even if I'd had any doubt about watching it after checking out the trailer on YouTube (I... Continue Reading →
I've been pretty honest in this blog about my (so far unsuccessful) career change machinations - but as my partner reminded me tonight, there is a saying that "There's the truth, and then there's the TRUTH." Tonight I'm all about cracking open that all-caps truth, in the interest of confronting and hopefully transcending it.1) I've... Continue Reading →
Here’s some more of the career change agonizing I do periodically, because I owe it to myself not to get complacent. Also, I mean to keep myself honest and document all stages of this confounded process so I might be of help to someone else someday.I think the most important part of chronicling this stuff... Continue Reading →
But I'm telling myself it's all right because lots of people will be able to relate to it, and it also ties into my pet theme of control. [Album, you ask? What's this about an album? Ohhh, yes, THAT album. I promise it will drop eventually.]Ahem. One thing that makes a person feel pretty out... Continue Reading →
The Sold Kingdom 