Post-Grad Thoughts

Stream of consciousness from the intellectually unemployed.

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If your breakups are boring, try adding moving to the mix!

[postgradthotz]

I look forward to the day when being "exceptionally talented" and having "desirable skills" isn't doublespeak for "grossly underpaid."

[postgradthotz]

This evening my brother turned to me and said, "God damn, I hate working with artists." "They are the worst," I replied, "good thing you didn't get a degree in fine art."

[postgradthotz]

If you're looking to lose a few pounds this week, why not eat some overly seasoned rancid meat?

[postgradthotz]

You're either a good worker or a good citizen. You can't be both.

[postgradthotz]

It's 72 (21C) today and all the Canadians are running around buying air conditioners and fanning themselves.

[postgradthotz]

When a job asks you for 10+ years of experience with social media and you're like "what, do you want me to be the inventor of Twitter? You pay $25k with no benefits."

[postgradthotz]

You do not know humiliation and sorrow until you end up crying on the phone with your car insurance agent because you found out your insurance went up $20/month and you really need that money to be able to eat.

[postgradthotz]

Canadians are definitely the most intense travellers.

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Note to self: when a job posting asks for someone with "excellent" communications skills, do not respond by sarcastically noting that your communications skills are "excellent."

[postgradthotz]

I've been hearing from a lot of ex-boyfriends lately. I guess in the absence of something pressing to do, I've been busy crossing their minds.

[postgradthotz]

Every first novel is the author as either Faust or Jesus or Lena Dunham.

[postgradthotz]

My dating site profile pic. For all of 10 minutes I had a profile. Who wants some love?

[postgradthotz]

Going out to lunch with my mom's friends means 3 women reminding me I'm unemployed and unmarried instead of just one. So that's refreshing.

[postgradthotz]

Signed up for internet dating using only a photo of my mouth, then immediately deleted account. Watching American Psycho instead.

[postgradthotz]

I walked out of a job interview today because this hoser kept talking about how he was from Canada and everything was funny because he was Canadian, and then finished the hour off with “Go Canucks!

[postgradthotz]

At dinner someone in the group asked the others if anyone besides me did anything creative. They all laughed and shook their heads. “Never.