| Wednesday, March 31st, 2004. 3.42 p.m. I missed Van Gogh's birthday yesterday. Damn. As I was trying to nap just now, I was listening to Richardson's Roundup. They have a portion called The Moveable Mosh where kids can call in and request whatever song they would like to hear. They often tell a little story, too. Anyway, this girl named Lou called in and said she likes to make things out of duct tape. Her latest project is to make a hat to match her duct tape dress. So far she has also made a duct tape wallet, purse and shoes. She requested Walk This Way by Aerosmith because she likes to listen to them when she duct tapes her way along. I need more hobbies. This girl has inspired me. It's little, quirky details about people and their lives that make me happy and want to keep trying. That's one of the reasons I loved Amelie so much. Quite tired today. Was up 'till 3a.m. Sunday writing my paper on jazz and film noir, then got up early Tuesday morning to write a 2,000 word essay comparing the two versions of Scarface before my 2p.m. class. Whiz Kids, the seminal 80s show starring my beloved, is going to be released on DVD and video April 27th. My birthday is April 24th. Coincidence? Had two interviews today. (I wonder what the name Bernard means?) One was for a job at a lawyer's office. I think it went well and it sounds like not a bad job. My other interview was at this weird career counselling place. They were (You know what's a weird word? Haldane.) very flattering, saying I'm not getting jobs that are fulfilling my potential. They said they can arrange interviews and have an international client base, and will set up contacts that I couldn't get on my own. They want to set up an interview for later this week, and they want me to bring someone close to me, someone who'll support (You know a t.v show I've never seen? The Associates.) me emotionally on this exciting quest. I was flattered, but have been suspicious from the start. Of course, appealing to my elephantine ego brought down my defenses a little, but I had already decided I wasn't going to pay them anything. I asked Devon if she'd go with me, she said yes, then as we spoke on the phone, looked up this company, who shall remain nameless (how bold of me), on the internet. She found a site called the Bad Business Bureau and there were a tonne of entries about how this company gets you to fork over anywhere from $4,000-$7,000 upfront for the privilege of having your resume redone and never hearing from them again. Scary. So of course, we're going on Friday to ask them about the fact they're being investigated by different consumer agencies in the United States and Canada.. |
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| Vincent van Gogh - born March 30th, 1853. |