self promo

what else can i use to describe myself
to give myself the best chance possible
to finally snag a decent, creative job?
i've been using combinations of there terms
and nothing seems to stick!!!

birthday pies

fouad is another year older!
and he's got the pie to prove it.
there's a tasty pie place down the street,
and they baked him up a birthday sweet treat.
absolutely delicious!
(can you tell fouad's excited?)


i gave fouad his presents in the container store
equivalent of a mcdonald's happy meal,
but instead of mazes and clown faces
it was just a beautiful teal color.
fouad opened it early just cause.


a few more surprises awaited,
including a coupon, gift card and game.
my mama also got him quirkle cubes.
(quirkle is now a frequently used word in the apt)


i hope he had an amazing day and
i can't wait till next year!

from Aileen Wuornos to Rihanna

stoned with edward norton

go and watch STONE immediately.
oh wait, you can't yet,
unless you buy bootleg DVDs from the flea market.
go watch it as soon as possible, then.
it's really amazing.


what's also amazing is that i got to sit 10 feet
from the very talented and very tired-looking edward norton.
he plays the enlightened convict stone in the film
and is married to the femme fatale milla jovovich,
who screws almost every male character in the movie.
an outstanding performance!


aimee invited me to this early showing and chat with the star,
as part of her AFI membership and benefits package.
also because she's a great friend.
we ate licorice during the milla sex scenes :)

san fran fan

...i really hope blogger doesn't consider this "adult content"
because i really pared down the graphic photos for this post.


the trip to san francisco last week was a blur.
from the culture to the drug use to the people
to the sweaty mass of gays running around at folsom
to the sheer excitement of seeing missed friends
i really had a wonderful and memorable time.


leather daddies and cubs roamed the streets on sunday, sept 25,
looking for hedonism, fulfillment, and perhaps
someone to water their blooming rosebuds.


i caught up with candice and chatted about unemployment.
it's nice to know we're still on the same wavelength about things.
we agreed that folsom was a mere pup in comparison
to our experience at the christopher street day festival in berlin.


digo and katharine rounded out the trip.
can you believe i hadn't seen them in over 14 months?!
we warehouse raved, smoked, SFMOMAed, chatted and ate,
and i really wish we lived closer to one another.


last but certainly not least is anna!
the last 2+ months since germany have seemed a lot longer,
and it was amazing to run through the fields into her arms.
i wish we had more time together, but it was nice nonetheless
to meet her friend cooper and talk about food orgies.

potential job offer!

Hi,
I am interested in working full time at your pumpkin patch.
I am a 25 year old male, able to lift many pumpkins and available to start working immediately.
Please let me know more about this opportunity.

Thanks,
Erich

DC typography

in an attempt to distract myself from unemployment,
i have been biking aimlessly throughout the DC area.


the signs here are pretty interesting -
more interesting than most of the people
to say the least.


there's an interesting back alley full of ethnic stores
that i need to visit soon to find some berbere.
(berbera is used primarily in ethiopian cuisine, btw)


and believe you me i plan on dumping here soon!

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

as candice's omi put it:
"I need a vacation from unemployment"
i couldn't agree more!

i can't even count to how many places i've applied,
and the ones that have responded all seem to
trickle away on the steaming sewer pipe of feces
that has been my job hunt since returning to the US.

i went to SF last weekend with fouad,
to catch up with old and new friends
and to generally forget about the job hunt,
but i often found myself distracted and worried
for the fear of returning to unending unemployment
is both daunting and saddening.

i really, really hope something turns up SOON.