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18 July 2007

Job Search. →[More:]For the past few weeks I've been putting my resume on monster and careerbuilder. I've got a call from what seems to be an insurance company. Yesterday I cut my hair, trimmed my beard, took out my earrings, put on a dress shirt, nice shoes and khakis and trooped around Manhattan applying at various retail establishments. On craigslist, I found an ad asking for people with a passion for music and writing ability to write for an online community. I'm pulling for that one. Craigslist also had an ad saying 'Playgirl models wanted.' Well, if all else fails.

I need to get back to work. One for the money, and two, I think I'm starting to go a little bananas.

post by: jonmc at: 08:19 | 34 comments

Jonmc, I have always found your writing to be utterly charming and clever, if I were an editor at a major daily/weekly/monthly publication, I would put you on my payroll in a heartbeat!

posted by msali 18 July | 08:22

What, you too good to be a bookseller now?

posted by chillmost 18 July | 09:03

Yesterday I cut my hair, trimmed my beard, took out my earrings, put on a dress shirt, nice shoes and khakis

This thread is useless without pictures.

Craigslist also had an ad saying 'Playgirl models wanted.' Well, if all else fails.

Ah, maybe not.

posted by essexjan 18 July | 09:08

Go, cat, go! As my old "Uncle" Simeon used to say, "Grab that tiger and stab him in the eye, and then stab him, and stab him, stab, stab! Stab! Stab that fucker again! Then stab him! Just don't let him bite your arm off. And when you're done, make sure to save the dick; dry it up and I'll sell it for you in Chinatown and we can get a couple girls, or a girl and a donkey, and hit Peter Luger's; the donkey's for you when you're too drunk to walk home, and the girl's for me. I have some legal notes I need taken care of and your "Uncle" Brezzo found me two great stenographers. They're twins and their word count is off the chart! But you still get the donkey. Stab!"

"Uncle" Simeon is a little unpredictable, I guess, but he's great at summer garden parties. Good luck, bro, and if there's anything I can do, I'll do it.

posted by Hugh Janus 18 July | 09:08

Break a leg, dude! I'm sure you'll find something great :-D

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 18 July | 09:09

I'm pretty sure that no women actually buy Playgirl. Just sayin'.

posted by chuckdarwin 18 July | 09:11

This thread is useless without pictures.

At the end of the day, I met Divine Wino and Tennessee Sam for beers. They said I looked very employable.

I'm pretty sure that no women actually buy Playgirl.

True enough. If a woman wants to see a naked dude, it's not all that difficult. But it's still be Playgirl's loss.

posted by jonmc 18 July | 09:13

What, you too good to be a bookseller now?

I actually applied at two bookstores, dude.

posted by jonmc 18 July | 09:15

Borders and Waldenbooks?

posted by chuckdarwin 18 July | 09:27

Nah. Two NYC Indie ones.

posted by jonmc 18 July | 09:28

I was jerkin yer chain.

posted by chuckdarwin 18 July | 09:38

although I have worked at chains, bothe bookstores and others. people got to eat.

posted by jonmc 18 July | 09:40

If you've any thoughts of looking at writing jobs, do check out MediaBistro. Seriously, even if you get a "real" job and then do some freelance writing on the side, you have too much talent to let it go to waste while you sell insurance.

Also, good luck!

posted by brina 18 July | 09:47

yay, good luck Jon. Do show them your vox account and ask us for references!

Have you contacted magazines and such for freelance writing gigs?

posted by carmina 18 July | 10:03

The music writer one specificall asked foe 'blogging experience' and a writing sample, so I linked to the vox blog. Here's hoping on that one.

I haven't contacted any magazines since I wouldn't know where to begin.

posted by jonmc 18 July | 10:09

Ugh. I got no leads for you jon, but I gotta beer for you any time you need it and the best of luck.

posted by gaspode 18 July | 10:15

Hoping for the best my friend!

posted by tr33hggr 18 July | 10:24

I haven't contacted any magazines since I wouldn't know where to begin.

Letter to the editor (or a visit to their office) with an idea of an article or series of articles. Your Vox thing can be a proof of concept. You do not have to start with RollingStone, you know, no matter how much you like it, hehe. You can't expect this to be a dayjob, for the beginning at least. But it would make your any dayjob more tolerable.

posted by carmina 18 July | 10:35

HJ, do I get a donkey too? ; )

CHILLMOST! I'd know that voice anywhere! Sometimes I miss the good ol' bookstore days.

posted by Pips 18 July | 10:41

Good luck, dude!

posted by matildaben 18 July | 10:48

No donky, Pips: a camel. The ship of the desert. The captain of her heart.

It was way past midnight
And she still couldn't fall asleep.
This night the dream was leaving
She tried so hard to keep.

And with the new day's dawning
She felt it drift away.
Not only for a cruise
not only for a day

Too long ago, too long apart
She couldn't wait another day for
The captain of her heart. (repeat 34x)

Sorry to ditch everybody the other night, but I ran into a pretty friend who wanted to introduce me to her pretty friend; you know the rest.

posted by Hugh Janus 18 July | 11:08

I'm gonna get seven t-shirts made that say "donky" on them, to commemorate my fuckup above, and wear one every day for the rest of my life.

posted by Hugh Janus 18 July | 11:10

jon, do ya want to be around people while you're working or stay under a rock?

posted by chewatadistance 18 July | 11:57

I like having people around. But I'm not averse to working alone either.

posted by jonmc 18 July | 12:02

Snoop Doggy Dog, you gotta getchoo a jobby job.

Pound craigslist and do hit up media bistro, it'll work.

posted by Divine_Wino 18 July | 12:26

Understood. You struck me as a writer under a rock type for some reason.

posted by chewatadistance 18 July | 12:26

Been pounding the list, Brother Divine.

posted by jonmc 18 July | 12:32

You struck me as a writer under a rock type for some reason.

I'm actually very social. If I spend too much time alone and isolated, my moods start whipsawing like crazy and I get haunted with self-doubt, which is my worst demon.

posted by jonmc 18 July | 12:42

You'll see quite a bit of me if you get the bookstore job...and if one of them was the local minichain: MUST LIKE CATS!

posted by brujita 18 July | 13:34

jonmc, good for you! I was wondering where you were. Going crazy is one of the reasons I went back to work. Nobody needs endless time to think about themselves. It's enough to drive a person insane. Humans need distraction. Glad you've been hitting the pavement. Good luck.

posted by LoriFLA 18 July | 15:20

Jon, I know an online music site (reviews and interviews, etc.) that you could write for, if you're interested (I do from time to time; they're friends of mine). It would be a starting point, and a surprisingly wide range of people read the site. Email me for details, if you like.

posted by jokeefe 18 July | 16:30

I mean, just as a way of getting your stuff out there. It doesn't pay, unless you count guest lists and free CDs as payment. However, it could be a stepping stone if you choose to make it that. :)

posted by jokeefe 18 July | 16:32

send me the details, jokeefe. I'd give it a shot.

posted by jonmc 18 July | 16:35

Lovely, HJ. It's a dream of mine to live a year in the desert. Camel could come in handy.

And so she kept on dreaming
to keep him close at hand,
wished away the dawn,
found her story in the sand.

Some call it a mirage
and say it cannot last.
Happily embraced
in the arms of her past.

posted by Pips 18 July | 18:58

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