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Blog Thread 4; Live Free or Blog Hard - 'cos we all like blogging
Papersatan:
Yep, but I didn't end up giving any to anyone (a part of my networking failure). Though, my slides did have my twitter handle on them, and my twitter profile does link to my portfolio, and I got several interactions from people. I just need to get better about how I talk about being unemployed. Right now it makes me feel awkward and embarrassed, so I sort of gloss over it. When people ask where I work I've said things like "oh, I'm unaffiliated at the moment." Which does not imply that I am looking. I need to be more assertively stating that I am looking, and asking people to keep me in mind if they hear of a thing. I did a little better this time by actually telling a few people that I am looking for work, and hopefully next time I can do better. (Though, I'd better have a job by Feb. :/ )
lepetitfromage:
Ah, gotcha. The "I'm unaffiliated" thing sounds like you were looking for a professional sounding way to say that you don't have a job but it almost sounds as though you're freelancing. It definitely sounds like you know what to do and I think it's safe to say you'll do better next time but it can't hurt to always keep your cards on you- you never know who you'll run into!
Papersatan:
That was sort of it. I was trying to find a way to say it that didn't sound like "I'm doing nothing" but I don't think it came off as "I'm looking"
There is a conference in April that I am trying to write a proposal for. I don't think I have a great chance of getting in because this one is national, so there will be a lot more proposals, but it's worth a shot. I won't be disappointed if I am not chosen, but I want to at least try. Best trajectory from here: I do the local one in Feb, this nation-wide sub-field specific one in April, and then the wider-field regional one in October. If those all go well I think I'll could have a strong application for a PhD program if that's what I want. The problem is this proposal is due in 21 hours, so I have to push myself to get it done. The main hurdle is figuring out what I want to say in it. If I don't get it, it's not the end of the world.
BeoPuppy:
One student at my girlfriend's school regained her confidence in her math ability because I drew an image of Louis XIV on my girlfriend's arm.
Masterpiece:
Changed the colors of my work Mac to orange, BECAUSE I CAN.
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