Your Semi-Employed Daughter
Posted on Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
photo credit: The Library of Congress
Your Unemployed Daughter finds herself in the awkward state of being, suddenly, rather employed.
Trust me, however, this will change nothing. Well, it will only change things for the better, because now you’re going to get to read me all over the GD place, and don’t we love that? (If you don’t love that, refrain from comment, please.)
Here’s the deal: I’m going to start blogging for AOL’s Find a Job site, bringing joy and democracy and unemployment advice and anecdotes to its hungry multitudes. This will begin next week, and believe you me, links will be provided. Rumor has it the site will even include a comic-strip-styled photo of YUD. I’m sure you’ve all been wondering what I look like comic-strip-styled. A little Jessica Rabbit, a little Stewie from Family Guy, I’d say …
This blogging thing is not a full-time gig, and there will be no health insurance or staffer benefits included, so you can still count me among the—thousands? millions?—who will be facing a hefty COBRA increase all too shortly, and if that makes you like me more, so be it. Cause I’m still gonna be out there hustling at the billiards hall, copy editing at TK mag, and writing for whomever shall pay me to do it.
Yeah, so, Your Unemployed Daughter is now Your Freelance Daughter. But that’s just not as catchy, and “YFD” sounds like a ladies’ crotch ailment. So we’re stickin’ with the tried and true. And I’ll keep writing here, not to worry. (Like you would!)
One question, though. Since my AOL blog will talk lots about job search and employmenty things, what would you like me to cover here? Orgies and medieval festivals? My relationship with chicken? Secrets of a parcheesi king?
The world is your oyster, folks. See? Opportunities abound!
I’m insanely interested in your relationship w/Chicken — but also Oysters. lLso, I’d love a recommendation on YFD — is it better for yeast infections or just general itching? I’m curious.
I didn’t know that Parchessi had a king, so nah…not so intrigued.
How about the best wine bar to steal wine glasses from? How about your life and having to deal w/people saying something about a “Ken Doll” because of your name? Or how many people go “oh you’re such a doll…” that kind of thing…
Does that help?
that is all food for thought in many, many ways! ooh, that’s an idea, my life! my life with chicken and oysters. my life with oyster-chickens? or chickens that look like oysters?
this is going to be interesting…
Yes the job market is picking up. They have even come looking for this old dinosaur, and have met my salary & terms. At certain times experience becomes important! Hang in there, all!
UR dad
Congrats! I see a future entry…