I think his Irish is showing

Happy Birthday, Zacky boy! Yes, this little guy is one year old today:



This morning while we were waiting for the princess to arise, we got out one of his new toys from Grandma and Grandpa Yona. It's this thing where you put balls in the top and then push a blue lever and it lights up and makes noise and the ball shoots out the bottom. It's cute. So he caught on right away and I was so proud of him! We were clapping away and he bumped his head on the TV stand. It happens -- we've got pretty tight quarters here, and he didn't bump it hard...but apparently it made him angry, so he turned around, glared at the big mean piece of furniture, and head-butted it. That's right, Zack, kill those brain cells!

On the job hunt front, I'm getting pretty discouraged by the pretty lack of response I've been getting. So Tuesday (we're switching to a 3 day school schedule with the kids as of December to save a little scratch and Monday is one of their home days) I'm going to revamp my resume and cover letter outline and start focusing on companies and organizations I really, really want to work for. I'm not going to stop perusing the Monster stuff, but I'm going to focus on applying for jobs I'll excel at, at places I want to work (Note to Columbia School of the Arts Dean Becker -- if you're Googling me and reading this, the job in your department is at the top of my list. I would be perfect for that job. Seriously.). Here's my list:

- Universities
- Publishers
- Anti-censorship organizations
- Museums
- Historical Preservation societies
- Charities I can believe in but that won't horrify me too much on a daily basis (e.g., starving children and animal abuse = bad; higher education for poor but smart kids = good)

I'm sure there are others, but that's what I've got for now, and this post is two days late going up so I'm going to stop. It's mostly so I don't forget, anyhow. And I'll probably add to it as I think of more.

posted by Laura Y. @ 11:07 AM