We were out celebrating the birthday of a friend of mine who just lost her mom a few months ago and she started crying when we heard. Too much. Too much.
I just graduated with my degree in English and all I want is to go back in time and become a software engineer!
I moved to New York a month ago and this is the first time I've ever lived in a city where there was a football team and they just won the Super Bowl! SO FUN. SO MANY PEOPLE HONKING AND WAVING GIANTS FLAGS OUT THEIR WINDOWS. I would probably be less amused if I didn't get to go home to my nice quiet room in Queens, but for now it's awesome and fun and I am totally gonna be an occasional fair-weather sports fan now.
Oooh, this website is awesome! Thanks :)
Thanks again for all the advice, everyone. Y'all are really calming my New York life anxiety and I appreciate it greatly. #Groupthink
I am totally up in the air right now. Administrative/HR gigs are what I've mostly been applying to anyway, so... that sounds fun! Ha. What's the name of the recruiting company you worked with? #Groupthink
Thanks all :) I figured two weeks was probably a little early to start freaking out, but everything moves so quickly here. #Groupthink
Jezzies, especially in NYC: how long did it take you to get hired for a full-time salaried gig? I've started submitting a boatload of cover letters and resumes and haven't heard much back yet, but it's only been like two weeks. I have a degree in English from a top liberal arts college and work experience (in retail, but work experience nonetheless), and I write a mean cover letter...
I just really want a normal person job. I'm working "full time hourly" at my retail gig right now and I make $11/hr for 30-35 hours a week, and that's just... not enough. #Groupthink
OMG, I wish flight attendants did that every time they saw me panicking on a plane! I think they usually think I'm about 13, though...
I found a place in Astoria (thank you, Craigslist), but this is a great website! Thanks for the link... totally gonna get my hippie artist on now. #Groupthink
I found someone to take my spot in my apartment and now I need to find somewhere to live ASAP! NYC, preferably Brooklyn or Queens, under $700... anybody? Bueller? #Groupthink
Jezzies: I have been bunking with a friend in NYC in her apartment in Chelsea, but I can't afford it any longer. Is anyone interested in taking over my bedroom? I'm paying $1000 + utilities, but technically half of the apartment is $1475 + utilities, so rent is negotiable between those two. It's an amazing location - right by Chelsea Market, just a few minutes' walk away from the A/C/E/L/1/2/3/F/M trains. The apartment is sunny and well-furnished and my roommate is wonderful. She's a Columbia grad student and a baking fiend, very considerate and clean without being psycho. I'm supposed to be finding someone I actually know, so if you're interested, let me know and we'll meet for coffee and talk shop. Please feel free to pass this along to anyone else you know who may be interested.
Three. THREE.
I do have a life-altering plan! I'm getting on a plane in three hours to move to New York! I'm freaking out! I'm also hoping they give me free champagne on the plane, but considering it's Delta, I doubt it...
Something that helps me is pinpointing EXACTLY what it is that's stressing me out and figuring out what the concrete issue is. Sometimes just doing that alone illuminates how minor and fixable my problems are and relaxes that point of tension in my chest. If that doesn't help, I think about what choices I can make to alleviate my stress. I wish I could clarify this more... it's kind of a technique I modified from a counselor I saw a couple times when I was really struggling with being cray-cray and it has been so helpful for me.
Distracting myself has never totally helped. For me, it takes getting to the root of the issues, writing them down if I have to, acknowledging the validity of my feelings and reminding myself that fear is healthy and it passes.
That was all so vague! I wish I could make it make sense! #Groupthink
Distracting myself has never totally helped. For me, it takes getting to the root of the issues, writing them down if I have to, acknowledging the validity of my feelings and reminding myself that fear is healthy and it passes.
That was all so vague! I wish I could make it make sense! #Groupthink
My Algebra II teacher killed his wife's boyfriend in that Wal-Mart parking lot and then drove a few blocks away and shot himself. OMG. (I'm not from there; he used to teach where I live.)
We went to the same school! Fact: the freshman in question was a mega-legacy who got suspended for his entire senior year for theft. That was also totally the first thing I thought of when I saw this.
NYC Jezzies: advice for picking up tutoring/babysitting/etc. gigs to make extra cash? I don't move for another month but am already panicking about my impending broke as a joke status. (I'm moving to be an unemployed actress and am trying to keep my daytimes open/flexible so I can go to auditions.) #Groupthink
Muscle weakness will negatively effect your posture and eventually cause you pain, particularly in your lower back. And who wants lower back pain?!
I LOVE them. I want to be them when I grow up.
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