tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47364914876162017682024-03-05T15:48:18.936-08:00Eliza Did SmithUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736491487616201768.post-31173875542773234842007-12-20T14:57:00.000-08:002007-12-20T15:09:56.927-08:00What did you eat for breakfast today?I think I had ten thousand M&Ms...lovely! My brain is completely fried from writing seemingly endless papers and I have taken a break to wander into the wonderful world of blogs. Here, <a href="http://jonhuck.com/breakfast/index.htm">John Huck</a> captures the most important meal of the day:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXel1vHEiYwGlRGT5-oway68Q4JGWNUUb4er4WP5YXtQFVlZ4dmoahhMN9885Z8e8V19oi3CpJWxfCYkWk7JDIeyUpXyDjkoROOtQhwkvqQsgo6yS36r43IoKMoESQuq1OpzwBl3qMflMw/s1600-h/david+cowan+2-3L.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXel1vHEiYwGlRGT5-oway68Q4JGWNUUb4er4WP5YXtQFVlZ4dmoahhMN9885Z8e8V19oi3CpJWxfCYkWk7JDIeyUpXyDjkoROOtQhwkvqQsgo6yS36r43IoKMoESQuq1OpzwBl3qMflMw/s320/david+cowan+2-3L.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146195424299034146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrn10PC1a_Pk17XiLGyb1i151Ixg1g5WXQAkQOuHSlEMd7uUzWSI0WeJmSu5B8eIujoCGyUlQUA6K-nmkjK-Ax85KS4_IouIEPLZz1QjJU63wp01d6xmHLu7efihhbtOqSk4ZLRKCH5cD/s1600-h/dave+%26+anne+2-3L%28alt%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrn10PC1a_Pk17XiLGyb1i151Ixg1g5WXQAkQOuHSlEMd7uUzWSI0WeJmSu5B8eIujoCGyUlQUA6K-nmkjK-Ax85KS4_IouIEPLZz1QjJU63wp01d6xmHLu7efihhbtOqSk4ZLRKCH5cD/s320/dave+%26+anne+2-3L%28alt%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146195299744982546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyl8XXguBF7Cl2gBtg9jx6RLoJSoACKd-tlnYwZ7K1ebq3b5k8TZwRkMNij_IMf5UcKkf6ZIcP48G5oLPSmTGCbfJTTcfMNNJ0dKD-xTBxecW_eTM6913IHIVQUSHINEgnWNIq2chKZUq/s1600-h/chris+harmon+2-3L.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyl8XXguBF7Cl2gBtg9jx6RLoJSoACKd-tlnYwZ7K1ebq3b5k8TZwRkMNij_IMf5UcKkf6ZIcP48G5oLPSmTGCbfJTTcfMNNJ0dKD-xTBxecW_eTM6913IHIVQUSHINEgnWNIq2chKZUq/s1600-h/chris+harmon+2-3L.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyl8XXguBF7Cl2gBtg9jx6RLoJSoACKd-tlnYwZ7K1ebq3b5k8TZwRkMNij_IMf5UcKkf6ZIcP48G5oLPSmTGCbfJTTcfMNNJ0dKD-xTBxecW_eTM6913IHIVQUSHINEgnWNIq2chKZUq/s320/chris+harmon+2-3L.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146194977622435330" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736491487616201768.post-79339616360006082112007-11-13T19:08:00.001-08:002007-11-13T19:08:47.394-08:00Creature Comforts<div class='tn_post'><div style='margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;'><a href='http://www.thisnext.com/item/5C0DE425/Creature-Comforts?u=Juniper00&p=/item/5C0DE425/D3117604/Creature-Comforts&t=blog' title='Creature Comforts'><img height='240' style='margin: 0; padding: 0; border-left:1px solid #dddddd;border-top:1px solid #dddddd;border-right:1px solid #bbbbbb;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb;' alt='Creature Comforts' width='230' src='http://www.thisnext.com/media/blogit/8E840957.jpg'/></a></div><p>This print is fantastic. The tree trunks and blue petals...oooo (<span>via <a href='http://www.creaturecomforts.typepad.com/'>Creature Comforts</a></span>)</p></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736491487616201768.post-53326907448612671372007-11-13T18:03:00.000-08:002007-11-13T18:12:15.335-08:00Procrastination Starts with a P.I am a procrastinator...it is what I am and how I do. As the Terminator says, "I'll be back", that is what I am constantly telling my papers, readings and life in general. This may sound depressing - and I agree...that is why I am turning over a new leaf. To do lists are my new best friend. I can use pretty paper, eye-popping ink, and intriguing internet resources that I would never have been able to find on my own. <a href="http://blyberg.net/">blyberg.net</a> is a librarian from Darien, CT (CT pride - yahoo!) who has developed this ingenious <a href="http://www.blyberg.net/card-generator/">card catalog generator</a>. Check out my list for tomorrow:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XyNjFOA1ybd9RIHTgruCVFmKLRHztQNStidAtxbK4j4jP7pTrd4gz3Q6CI1BP20PJRvrhNiSbyChnwcFU_yncioTrA6xs6WxyW0A3_cE2-3dDwurIrq_4pKCLdJ1gq63QSnoZKAP1pqO/s1600-h/11.14.07.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XyNjFOA1ybd9RIHTgruCVFmKLRHztQNStidAtxbK4j4jP7pTrd4gz3Q6CI1BP20PJRvrhNiSbyChnwcFU_yncioTrA6xs6WxyW0A3_cE2-3dDwurIrq_4pKCLdJ1gq63QSnoZKAP1pqO/s320/11.14.07.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132512552214863042" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736491487616201768.post-8822768761950445092007-11-06T15:57:00.000-08:002007-11-06T17:56:21.653-08:00Employment 101I've been putting it off for four years but the time has finally come to go to the CDO. Walking out, I still felt confused and intimidated but with a goal...find work, get paid, buy clothes and shoes, meet man, get married, have children, drink martinis, get face lift, die happy.<br />Here are some possible job options:<br /> <p><strong>1. Odor Tester</strong> - This one is pretty odd, but some <a href="http://www.jobprofiles.org/programs/science/chemistry.htm" title="chemist">chemist</a> has to make sure that all of those deodorants and anti-perspirants are operating properly to keep their users free of funk</p> <p><strong>2. Crocodile Wrangler</strong> - Many of us are privy to this unusual occupation due to the late, great <a href="http://www.australiazoo.com.au/">Steve Irwin</a>, but no matter how accustomed we become to <a href="http://www.jobprofiles.org/biology.htm" title="zoologist">handling animals</a> it will always be a little <em>out there</em>. A nice mix of danger and excitement for what many would consider low pay.</p> <p><strong>3. Fortune Cookie Writer</strong> - Yes, we've all wondered who the heck <a href="http://www.jobprofiles.org/programs/social-science/linguistics.htm" title="writer">writes those fortunes in English</a>! Finishing a take-out Chinese meal isn't only full of MSG, but those delightfully witty pieces of advice that people are so quick to heed.</p> <p><strong>4. IMAX Screen Cleaner</strong> - If you've ever seen an <a href="http://www.imax.com/ImaxWeb/welcome.do">IMAX</a> screen, these things are huge! But someone has to make sure that bad boy is crystal clear so we can travel through the Grand Canyon or explore the <a href="http://www.jobprofiles.org/programs/health-medical/clinical-laboratory-sciences.htm" title="laboratory sciences">human body</a> via a gigantic screen in a circular room.</p> <p><strong>5. Snake Milker - </strong>If you ever get bitten by a poisonous snake you'll be grateful these people know how to <a href="http://www.jobprofiles.org/programs/science/veterinary-science.htm" title="veterinary science">work with animals</a>. They are responsible for <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/adelaide/stories/s1077915.htm">getting the venom out of snakes</a> to make the anti-venom. Be honest, which one of you thought that snakes had actual milk glands?</p> <p><strong>6. Cow Hoof Trimmer</strong> - Just like horseshoes, cows need some <a href="http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/dairy/facts/info_foundation.htm">hoof maintenance</a> too. These fine animals can have poor milk production, lameness, and decreased fertility if not properly groomed. Try to imagine giving a cow a pedicure.</p> <p><strong>7. Chicken Sexer</strong> - Going through baby chicks and <a href="http://radar.smh.com.au/archives/2005/09/you_do_what.html">separating them according to sex.</a> I hear this job is pretty easy, if you just play bad 80's music and set things up like a 5th grade dance, they separate themselves.</p> <p><strong>8. Adult Store Attendant</strong> - One of the more harder-to-stomach professions, unless you're a pervert. Sooner or later we have to get into some nasty jobs. In this case the adult store worker not only takes care of the store, but has to <a href="http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=497625&lastnode_id=0">clean up the booths</a> where clientele "test" the pornographic merchandise. Probably a good candidate for The Discovery Channel's popular program, and one heck of a way to apply that <a href="http://www.jobprofiles.org/programs/social-science/human-services.htm" title="human services">human services degree</a>.</p><strong>9. Dog Food Tester</strong> - Watch out guys, <a href="http://invision-images.com/archive/stories/odder%20jobs/INV-500-227/view?b_start=0">this gal</a> is going to have some great breath in store for you. Just like any other meals, dog food needs to be inspected too. I suppose they can't use dogs to test the food so this profession requires a taste testing of such a delicious cuisine. <p><strong>10. Forest</strong><strong> Fire Lookout</strong> - If you happen to be an extreme hermit who has very little time to do important things, there might be a national park out there that will pay you (a very low wage) to <a href="http://rgj.com/news/stories/html/2004/09/22/80936.php?sp1=rgj&sp2=Outdoors&sp3=Outdoors&sp5=RGJ.com&sp6=news&sp7=outdoors&jsmultitag=news.rgj.com/news/outdoors">sit in a tower</a> and make sure none of those pesky landscape altering fires occur.</p> <p><strong>11. Carney</strong> - Some people make their living as a full time <a href="http://www.trivia-library.com/a/business-in-the-us-odd-and-bizarre-jobs-carnival-barker.htm">carney</a>. The pay is decent, the scenery changes, and you get take advantage of young people by enticing them with stuffed animals in games that are impossible to win.</p>I know that there is a job out there for everyone - even me!<br />For more opportunities go to http://www.jobprofiles.org/library/guidance/weird-jobs.htm<br /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0