she's hearing voices

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i am almost there. that is all that matters: my proximity to the end of this summer. all in all it has been eventful—at least more eventful than any summer spent atrophying at home in between applying for jobs and reading overpriced bestsellers from barnes and noble. at least i can say that i came away from this break with a couple hundred dollars after taxes, a new appreciation for the majestic wonders of the blessed half.com, a new major, and a few life lessons. here, i will drop some knowledge on you so that you won’t have to learn the hard way. watch your head.

LIFE LESSONS OF SUMMER 2005

1. don’t send come-hither looks and salacious comments to men in escondido village because they’re all married anyway. you will just walk out of the elevator a more pathetic person.

2. rejection sucks. i mean it really sucks. i got my first reply from a publication for my article. “bitch” magazine said it isn’t what they’re looking for in their next issue but if i would kindly cut it from 2,000 words to 100, they could put it as a comment somewhere near the nosebleed section of the edition. the thing is, i respect this magazine. i am glad they have a rigorous selection process, because that’s what makes their journalism phenomenal. sigh. onward.

3. never buy books at full price from commercial bookstores. with the invention of half.com and other online used book vendors, i don’t understand why i ever bought anything from borders. more perplexingly, how do they get the first sellers on half.com to buy the books new initially?

4. don’t assume that a job will be meaningful for you just because the company serves a great cause. to be frank, you can work for ghandi incorporated and still come away from an employment “broke, busted, and disgusted” as the song goes. case and point: i needed a proof to be reviewed by a senior member of the company i’m interning for. one of my supervisors asked if i could wait until said member woke up from his nap. this is the stuff movies are made of. i’m a regular bridget jones.

5. safeway brand frozen family dinners are the wave of the future. the homestyle enchiladas will have you crying for mercy from the gods of hedonism, no joke.

i have rambled enough. tschuss.

*manda