What's been going on...

So after the Arlitt lecture, the real midterm marathon began. I'm halfway through and pushing hard.

Macro didn't go so hot for me. I felt like we were overly limited in time needed to complete the 2 questions. The material itself wasn't too hard--with a good textbook and another hour I know most of us could have scored 99% or so.

But as it stands, I did awful.

And yet, there is hope. Micro is coming up, and I know I can pull through on that.

Outside of schooling, I applied to be an editor with American Journal Experts. We'll see how that goes. Lots of nondisclosure agreements needed.

A fantastic quote

"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for the masses, what they could and should do for themselves."

-William J. H. Boetcker

I can't believe it . . .

Why is it when I try to sell myself (in a resume) I so often fall flat on my face?

About six weeks ago I spent all day Saturday working on a resume for an application to an internship (which, by the way, I made the final cut thus far). I pored over every word, crafted every bullet, and honed every skill.

Then, when checking the resume today, I find this as one of my skills used in a job:

analyitisis

Yeah, I've never heard of that skill either. Bummer.