GrammarStar

In case you haven't heard the news, the Great Recession has come to an end! Well it has if you work for Goldman Sachs anyway. I have spent the last couple days lamenting my lot in life and my unearned millions. "Why", I have questioned, did I choose a life of public service over a lucrative banking career (the fact that Goldman has never floated a 7 figure offer my way is neither here nor there). It is my understanding that Goldman has been able to end its recession by employing the best and brightest in the field of finance. Now here is where my "I'm gonna go work for Goldman" plan hits a major snag. NO ONE would call me the best or the brightest when it comes to finances. I like to think that I am pretty adept at addition, subtraction, and multiplication. I can even usually figure out the appropriate gratuity for a check in my head. But when it comes to things like long division, fractions, or managing my personal finances I am pretty much useless.

So realizing that finance is not where my skills lie, I was left to ask myself what am I truly good at? In what areas am I the best and the brightest? The answer I arrived at (or should I say the answer at which I arrived...) : GRAMMAR. My grammar pedigree is undeniable. I was the recipient of the prestigious Carlisle E. Snively Award for Excellence in English. My superior skills allowed me to pass out of 9th grade grammar. My sentence diagramming skills are known and revered the world over.


Now the tricky part...How can I parlay this skill into a life of private jets and multi-million dollar bonuses? Comments, suggestions, and consulting offers welcome.

No Vacancy

Sincerest apologies for my absence. I don't even have a great reason for denying you regular insight to my impossibly exciting life. There has been lots of fun stuff going on but some not fun stuff (i.e. work) has kept me from sharing with you! I have been to the country, to the races (hopefully more on this later) and have transformed my 1 bedroom apt. into a boarding house of sorts.

My cousin Jenn is staying with me for two weeks while she works as my intern (that's right, not only am i NOT an intern...i HAVE an intern). She has been assiduously checking things of my to-do list at work while I made long overdue hair and doctor's appointments and tend to some vacation planning for 2010. If it weren't for the living arrangements I'd wish she could stay indefinitely...I am sure a solid internship such as this one would more than compensate for her not finishing high school. As for that living situation: COZY. I live in a one bedroom apartment which feels big enough for Rafa and me about 60% of the time. That percentage tends toward zero with an extra guest. We have inflated a queen sized air mattress in the middle of the living room which has turned that area into a quasi-moonbounce. This makes maneuvering in the space challenging but Rafa LOVES birthday-party feel of both the moonbounce and the slumber party guest (more faces to lick in the morning).

All in all, I think the experience is going to be a good one for all involved but it is very time consuming having to entertain a 17 year old so bear with me for the next week!!