Purchasing while Unemployed

Well, I counted up my schedule for the last three months and I have gone on over 22 interviews and phone screens. You think I would be getting good at this, but the old grey matter is not what it once was and I get stymied by the differences between UML and XML. So I say Oh yeah UML really needs to have a consistent structure, it needs to be well defined, which is you know a big foot in mouth gaffe. You wouldn't think that one letter would make a difference but tell that to the kids who lost at the national spelling bee last month. They know. They're prepared for a life in IT with it's TLAs. (Three Letter Acronyms).

I read an article in the LA Times about Charisma and how scientists are trying to identify what makes charisma. Personally I think I have charm, but was passed up on the charisma helping. They said in the Times that if you wanted to have charisma you should cock your head and open your eyes slightly wider when the other person is talking. Whatever you do, don't flare your nostrils as that is a sign of aggression, I learned that from my Karate teacher - I flared my nostrils a lot in NYC on the subway but it didn't seem to do that much. Anywho, I have been trying to cock my head and open my eyes wide while interviewing, but it makes me feel like Norma Desmond. I spent a lot of time cocking my head at the international house of soft porn, but they failed to see my value as a charismatic leader able to motivate employees into performing IT miracles. Oh well.

But speaking of unemployment, we purchased a new jungle gym for the hounds, they quickly identified it as upholstery to be assaulted. Here's a shot of them testing the quality of the stuffing. What were we thinking of? We purchased an apple green leather couch while unemployed! Stop me someone. It's like stalking your ex on ebay because he said that he was in creditors anonymous. I mean, we're unemployed so we have all this time to shop, for couches. We went and test drove a new car the other day. This morning I poured a glass of water on my wallet to cool off my credit card.

My next door neighbor, a very cool woman, mentioned her store - here's the web site:
Face City Shop

It's very cool and I haven't decided what to purchase. I need the "employable me" face cream. It's all possible in America with a credit card. I will report back on what I found, the eye cream and Fiji products (helping women and the environment in Fiji by creating sustainable products for export) are cool.