July 6th, 2009
Lately, it feels like I am constantly PMSing. I don’t know if it’s the summer heat, or all the crap that’s been piling up in my life, but I’ve been excessively moody these past few weeks. I couldn’t help being a huge brat Friday night, and I think my crankiness carried over to Saturday because I woke up feeling crummy. But after crying my eyes out for a good half of Independence Day, I got a text from my good friend Brittany that was surprisingly helpful, considering she was unaware of my then-current mood. A phone call from another good friend Aparna a short while later made me decide to stop being such an emotional wreck. Distracting myself seemed like my only option. So out the door I went… Read more…
July 4th, 2009
…Or not. For whatever reason, I’m feeling pretty down today. Maybe it’s because it’s looking so gloomy outside my window. It’s supposed to rain all day, and the temperature won’t even reach 70 degrees. Looks like we won’t be pulling out the barbeque grills today. Nevertheless, Happy Independence Day =)
July 2nd, 2009
In a few days, my third month of summer break will officially begin. Sadly, all I have to show for these past couple of months is that I am finally two-thirds of the way finished with my summer reading goal. After reading partway through a few novels, I finally settled on one that didn’t bore me half to death.
Love & Other Recreational Sports by John Dearie is a fiction novel told from the perspective of a thirty-five-year-old single male living alone in Manhattan. This is one of the most entertaining books I’ve read in a while, and to my surprise, it wasn’t totally predictable. This novel is witty, realistic, and frankly, it’s my kind of book.
From the novel, I pulled out several theories that were either reassuring or eye-opening. A few of these theories were ideas I had already come to terms with; the others were new and refreshing. But all of them I agree with, one hundred percent. Read more…
July 1st, 2009
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not the greatest at interviews. In fact, I’m pretty darn bad at them. Something about being critiqued for how I speak, how I dress, and how I act just does not appeal to me. I get nervous, my hands get shaky, and I start stammering my words. So before each interview, I search the internet for tips on what questions will be asked and how to answer them. When it comes to people like me (who can’t think on their feet), practicing my responses verbatim may be just what I need to impress my next interviewer. So here, I have constructed a little something to assist me next time I happen to score an interview. Read more…
