things i think i think

You know you’ve been unemployed for a while when you start using metaphors to describe your current situation to people.

For example:

“So, Aldi, are you looking for work or … what?”

“Let me put it this way, it’s like being in a jungle with no machete. Does that make sense? Of course it does.”

Commencement today, Convocation tomorrow!

All I want to be is
someone that makes new things
and then thinks about them.

“It’s O.K. to head out for wonderful, but on your way to wonderful you’re going to have to pass through all right. And when you get to all right, take a good look around and get used to it because that may be as far as you’re going to go.”

Bill Withers

Music video for ‘World News’ by Local Natives.

Me: He should hire me, I could do a better job in my sleep.

PM: Of course you could, you’ve got a brain.

Is it better to excel at a very specific task or to be above average in all skills?

The Carl Sagan widget: