Category: Opinion

I was sitting in the Employment Development Department yesterday, unnecessarily early for my “Job Search Advice Session”, when the receptionist asks me if I will need my appointment in English or Cantonese…ridiculous and hilarious at the same time. Nevertheless, unemployment is a lovely taxpayer benefit, though it covers little more than my overpriced rent check. I… Continue reading “Shopping” In Your Existing Wardrobe

I am always interested when public figures talk about feeling better in their 30’s (even 40’s) than they did in their 20’s. Now the least insightful people could figure out why these women feel this way. Your twenties are full of uncertainty, change and direction only by trial and error. Your 30’s are about finding… Continue reading The “Shouldas”

As of late my days are filled with resumes, baked goods and window-shopping. And when I am not working out at 11:00 o’clock in the morning with Marina moms and my fellow “un-employees”, I am enjoying the never-ending law school versus corporate world debate. When this dance ends I usually resort to the aforementioned activities,… Continue reading Living the Life of the Unemployed