Yesterday was an interesting day, as far as my website went. I had two different "Oh, hey," moments that I want to share. The first came from the contact page. I had the first person ever send something through it. Not only that, it was a business inquiry. I was asked to do a sponsored post ...
I had a conversation with one of my students this week about the meaning in literature. We were discussing how we hate reading texts like teachers want us to read texts because we prefer to see the story as the story was written, word for word. A tree is a tree, a clap of thunder ...
I came across a plugin for Chrome today, which just a redirect to iwl.me. The website is called I Write Like and the purpose is to analyze your writing and tell you which famous author it resembles. It's a neat tool, but it got me thinking. Why do I care who I write like? I've heard ...
Took third place in a writing contest asking me what Peace Corps service means to me. Take a look at the essay here: http://usembassykyiv.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/borscht-recipe/
Recently I came across a link that couldn't help but make me laugh. Maybe it's the English nerd in me, but this kind of thing is exactly what the online community needs. Maybe it's the asshole in me, but I decided to start partaking in this leisurely activity. For years now, I've been leaving comments on ...
For a few months its been bothering me when I browse on Facebook and I see that friends from college are starting their careers. A fair portion of them seem to be taking jobs at large, well known companies. A lot of these are companies with either a large internet presence or their whole company ...
I consider myself a writer even though it seems I only write my inane thoughts here. But trust me, I have many more inane thoughts. I recently realized I don't hate my commute between home and Madison as much as I thought I did. It used to be that it was an hour ride where I'd ...
It feels like I'm cheating the system. Read over this blog post. Or read this excerpt from it: Summer is a funny time of year for a Peace Corps TEFL volunteer. Classes are over, and with the exception of camps (which we aren’t required to do), there really isn’t a lot of organized work for a volunteer ...
It seems like a lot of people are in limbo these days. Hardly anyone has a full time job even though everyone seems to need one. I've been looking, though my situation is complicated. First, I'm waiting to hear about the Peace Corps and I don't know how to go about finding a job when I ...