Gainfully unemployed
Monday, July 28th, 2008So here’s the good news: I am now a college graduate!
Unfortunately, the bad news: My only directive in life is now obsolete. The moment I printed and bound my thesis was when I signed away my academic career. Now I’m faced with a whole mess of job listings on craigslist, Monster.com and JournalismJobs.com, none of which is particularly viable.
A few dozen job apps down and I still have yet to get any real feedback. You’ll forgive me if I’m beginning to sound a little jaded.
So in the meantime, I’m making money where I can (at least I’m not working the streets yet!) and taking this time to do what I do best as a writer: spew. I’m hoping to stick to a reasonable schedule with my blog and hopefully give the Internet something worth reading.
In actual gaming-related news, I’m attending the fifth Penny Arcade Expo in a month. I’ve attended every year, and each year’s left me with a slew of ridiculous stories to tell. Highlights have included:
- Playing Munchkin with MC Frontalot
- Sleeping on hotel room floors with eight other people
- Not really sleeping
- Being able to identify friends based on who’s actually wearing deodorant
Being at PAX is probably a little bit like having a baby. It’s the rite of passage into a divine new light, a journey that could forever change your life; you just have to be ready for not eating or sleeping well, physical and sensory torment, and the occasional spontaneous bout of vomiting.
In the meantime, I’m examining my backlog of games and blazing through them ravenously. Apparently I never beat Ico? What the hell is wrong with me?
So that’s what’s up.