16 across

sorry about lack of posting. the realities of my impending life change are really starting to set in, and rather than face them head-on i've chosen to whittle my days away by honing my crossword skills. (I've got maybe 70% of today's NY Times xword done...)

Okay, that's not entirely true. I've been realizing that school ain't cheap and have been exploring what I can do beyond the scope of student loans to help fund my life and my $3,000 a day faberge egg habit. Obviously one answer is finding some part time work, and the obvious first place Bennett has been looking is the Apple Store. There is Apple's 'flagship' store in SoHo which would be quite nice to work at being that it's literally across the street from where I'll be at school. I've also found some craigslist and monster postings that point to the opening of at least one more Apple store in the Manhattan area. I concocted a witty Apple Store-specific resume and iMpassioned cover letter but have yet to hear anything interesting...

BTW, please forgive the lack of witty links in today's post. I bought a bag of peanuts the other day and have consumed maybe half of said bag in the past half an hour. Is it possible to have peanut poisoning?

Anyhow, the always wonderful Christine has put me in touch with a handful of recruiters and, more importantly, offered me two brilliant (and probably obvious, but let's be honest- I'm a little slow when it comes to the ol' job search. why do you think I've been here for four years?) suggestions: 1) If I want to work at an Apple Store, the best way to get their attention would probably be to go to one in person. I sometimes forget life exists outside of the internet. and 2) Maybe I could find a job at NYU, a prospect which could not only lead to some sort of income but maybe a significant chunk taken out of my tuition!

I'm working on both. Also, I had forgotten about what slimes recruiters are (sorry, Christine... wait, are you a recruiter?) until I got a call from one who really knew nothing about the content of my resume other than the fact that it wasn't chock-full of buzzwords. Fine. Fixed. Unfortunately my line of work hasn't given me exactly a top-notch list of contemporary computer programmer buzzwords that are applicable anywhere outside the realm of defense contracting. And the guy hadn't even heard of Tufts. What a prick. Anyhow, if he can get me work, more power to him... but I'm not holding my breath. I'm really intrigued by the prospect of NYU-bound work.

I've also finally posted my poor car on the internet. Hopefully I'll be rid of her by the end of the month.

It looks like my move will be somewhere between my birthday (8/20) and Matt & Vicki's wedding (8/28). And after a lot of talk of scheduling at work this week, I'm really really tempted to tell 'em on Monday. That's a month's notice. Eek.

My intensive music theory class has had some positive side effects... I was able to sit down the other night with my Beatles Bible (best... investment... ever) and actually sight read my way through Strawberry Fields Forever and The Night Before. Wicked!

...and now I'm off to show off my mad mixolydian skills to Tony and to gorge on sushi as a way of bidding Yuri adieu. Hopefully I'll have more insightful blog posts in the future.

Love,
Bennett