Blank?
The Betster sent me an email, and it said:
AAAAAAAAAA! Your blog is blank!
First of all, how lovely that someone would freak out in writing at the loss of my blog. I love you too, Bester.
I think it went blank because I republished my entire website. In any case, if you can read this, it is fixed now.
It is 11 o'clock on a school night, and I wish my brain would go blank. It's going a million miles an hour, registering over and over that I really just can't see myself going into work tomorrow. But of course, go I must and shall.
I have been applying for jobs a lot in the past month, and I'm happy to say that there have been many opportunities for me. The only bite I've gotten so far though is from a company that wants me to go teach English in Japan. Ten years ago I might have jumped at the chance, but I don't know. I don't see myself living in Japan. I also don't see myself taking a job that is only for one year with an option to rign on for a second. I'd like something with a future. Of course, my brother would probably add to the top of all reasons for me NOT to go, that I shouldn't be training the enemy. They are taking over the world, don't you know. But alas, that is another story.
I had the oddest question when I was filling out an on-line application today. One I still haven't turned in, because I'm not sure how to answer one of the questions. The question being, "Do you maintain a "Weblog". Sure, this is a job for a writer, but am I being asked this question so that they can go read the blog and confirm that I'm a nut-job, or does writing a blog count as experience?
posted by Michelle @ 10:56 PM
3 Comments
3 Comments:
Ooooh. That question's actually kind of creepy. I took it to be, "If you have a weblog, we'll check up on you from time to time to make sure you don't write about us."
Give them a pass!
I'm with Betster. If they wanted to know about web publishing, creative writing, etc they would have asked that. They sound too nosy. That's my job.
The English in Japan thing can be fun if you have a year to kill, can rent out your place and want to replenish your bank account. It also can be lonely and frustrating -- depends where you go -- some places are cool, but parts of Japan really are the back of beyond and isolated. And you'll probably be older than most of your gaijin teacher companion circle. I know people who have loved it and people who have hated it. I'd go for the Peace Corps in Prague option, myself. (I don't count those guys as real Peace Corps alumni -- "I was in the Peace Corps" "Wow! Where?" "Prague." Right. It's like saying you went camping in Central Park, and popped into the Plaza to use the facilities.)
Teach blogging in Japan.
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