You might want to excuse Thomas Friedman, since he's really run out of ideas in the face of an economic crisis that will likely continue unabated, but he still needed to publish a column. I mean, perhaps he can't afford...

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Things aren't very horrible at the moment (they just look that way to me sometimes because I am lacking a sense of perspective lately). I have a substitute job if I want it. It's at the pre-school I wanted a...

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So when I last left things off, I had a job I didn't want, and family coming to visit. Quit the job. Family visit went great, though I am reminded that my dad is now not just old, but very...

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Seattle Public Schools is finally hiring. I feel like shit for applying for jobs even though I have a job that people are counting me to keep... but... realistically, it's an assistant teacher's job. They questioned why I wanted it...

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- Here's something to consider next time you see a pundit speaking about health care on TV. - I may have found a job. It does not match my experience and expertise, but it's something. It pays about half of...

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So during our move, I somehow managed to misplace not just an ancient bedding set (which does not make me sad, the thing was old and had ink stains in a corner for some arcane reason), but also the fitted...

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Ok... So you know that whole thing I wrote about Budapest back in May and never got around to posting it because of life and stuff? I got tired of trying to edit it or pare it down in my...

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So... The plan right now is to toil at job search for another month (minus a week or two where we have family in town). Instead of blowing my brains out in September should I not have acquired a job......

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I am semi-seriously considering attending an AMI (American Montessori Institute) school. The drive: 3 hours each way. Avoiding the drive=moving to Portland for nine months. What I really need is to go get some fresh air, I suspect.

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Things that I am supposed to do right now: finish up several job applications.Things I am doing: everything but. For some reason, looking for work makes me feel depressed. Not only because there are people who are more qualified than...

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Last year, it was cold on the 4th. Come to think of it, it stayed in the 70s most of my stay in Seattle. This year, however, we've had two weeks of really, really sunny weather. The first one was...

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We moved to our new apartment (our final destination for the next 12 to however many more months) on Friday. It's in a complex in lower Queen Anne with a view of the Sound. I'll probably spend the next week...

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Me neither. But I suppose every once in a while, I am nudged out of my contemplative cat-watching induced zen state. The other day I was watching Comedy Central in the morning (Bored, so shut up), and saw an ad...

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Here. I promise someday I'll stop being lazy and post impressions of Budapest. It's all written out, it just needs to be pared down because it's huge, and it'll probably bore you all to death. Interview/guest teaching appearance went so-so....

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Some day, I will get around to posting photos and impressions of Budapest. There might even be a small movie or two. But right now I'm in Bellevue, I am kind of sleepy, and I am desperately wracking my brain...

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Is it bad news when your eyes are twitching and your ears are stuffy, and you can't for the life of you rest while you are sleeping? It's been three days since I've come back from Paris, and I wake...

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We are having our stuff packed up for the move. The kitties are extremely freaked out, but are expressing that in different ways. Boris is perched atop the cat tree with a "my thingses! they're taking them!" expression, whereas Gracie...

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Not sure how long it will take me to post impressions of Budapest. In the U.S. and quite busy petting the cats for reassurance right now. In case I don't get around to it, Budapest was awesome!

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