50

Yippee, I got rejection number 50 today!

cause the unemployed don't get no respect

and spend way too much time on the internets...

Iced Storm

By popular demand, here's the recipe for New Orleans Cold Drip Coffee from the NYT:

1 pound dark roast coffee and chicory, medium ground (I just used regular coffee - eds)
10 cups cold water
Ice
Milk

1. Put coffee in a nonreactive container, like a stainless-steel stock-pot. Add two cups water, stirring gently to wet the grounds, then add 8 remaining cups water, agitating the grounds as little as possible. Cover and let steep at room temperature for 12 hours.

2. Strain Coffee Concentrate through a medium sieve, then again though a fine mesh sieve. (I used a sieve, and then strained it thought a paper coffee filter which worked fine - eds)

3. To make iced coffee, fill a glass with ice, add 1/4 cup of coffee concentrate and 3/4 to 1 cup milk, then stir. To make cafe au lait, warm 3/4 to 1 cup milk and add 1/4 cup coffee concentrate.

Makes 8 cups coffee concentrate
Concentrate will keep in fridge for up to two weeks.

For those who want to be all authentic, I believe they have coffee w/ chicory at Whole Foods, or you can order it @ www.frenchmarketcoffee.com or www.bluebottle.com

Happy caffeinating!

Unemployed stuff to do

Does this photo looks familiar to anyone else?

fyi*

I'd just like to note that number 35 in the rejection count is a rejection from prison.

*My dreams of publishing a best-selling memoir and having a young Michelle Pfeiffer look-alike play me in a Lifetime Movies for Women special have just been crushed. But, hey, now I don't have to buy a clear plastic purse for security checks.

if the other prison job doesn't work out...

Perhaps I could land this plum position at Gitmo.

Did George Dubya write this position description himself? Some highlights:
Able to work in a face [sic] paced environment
Familiarization [huh?] with Microsoft Office
Position also has a competative [sic] salary with benefit
Degreed in librarian Science [what the hell kind of scientists study librarians? I'm guessing the same kind who Studied A Broad in college]

I also like how "understanding of cultural awareness" is "not required."

Heck of a job!

Librarians: Too Sexy for Our Jobs?

In light of our collective job seeking (with a few instances of gainful employment) and interest in fashion--and other aspects of pop culture--this article seemed apropos, especially considering the librarian connection (also check out this page... need to click "next" twice to get to the librarian)

The shoe and hair suggestions at the end of the article do seem to require us to conform to old stereotypes though. Booooring!

But are the boring clothes better than getting sued? (Actually, the librarian in question seems to lack self-awareness, but it was an interesting chain of events.)

Goodreads for Good Librarians!

Perhaps some of you already know about this site, but I just learned about it.

According to their "about us" page, "On Goodreads, when a person adds a book to the site, all their friends can see what they thought of it. It’s common sense. People are more likely to get excited about a book their friend recommends than a suggestion from a stranger." It sounds like a good way to keep in touch and get suggestions for new (or not-so-new) books to read.

For those of us who are still unemployed, here's one more thing we can do to keep busy... or procrastinate when we should be working on job applications!

One problem: They mention they have a "Chief Librarian," but she doesn't have her MLS. Tsk, tsk.

Let me know if you're signed up so we can share lists!

If I don't get a job soon...

I'll seriously consider becoming some coddled celebrity's slave.

So if I don't get a job soon....

Maybe I'll start a business selling t-shirts that advertise one's sexual preferences--it's kind of like cataloging, right?

Oh, crap, nevermind.