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Cartoon by Hugh MacLeod

Cartoon by Hugh MacLeod

I am still just over-the-top giddy that 2009 is 1-800-OVER and that we are starting 2010 with a bang.

Dear 2009, don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

A$%hole.

So, in that spirit, I thought I’d share with you a few of my favorite posts from last year.

Please note that many most of them involve me making fun of stuff.

It’s just who I am.

Below each link I have posted a [very] brief excerpt from the post to give you an idea of what it’s about.

Enjoy! :-)

75 reasons you didn’t get the job

…go delete those blog posts [you know which ones I'm talking about] and take down those pictures from your bachelor party on Facebook.

If you say “Twittering” one more time you’re fired. I MEAN IT.

Twitter is a noun not a verb. If you say “I’m Twittering” one more time you’re fired. I MEAN IT.

Please stop poking me. It’s rude.

If I were a hacker I would do something useful with my superpowers like DISABLE ALL QUIZZES ON FACEBOOK.

Twitter is good because even if you have no friends and no life you can say you’re hosting a tweetup and people will go to it.

Twitter is good for expanding your vocabulary and learning new ways to spell words like “tmrw” and “srsly” and “UR.”

My very first blog was the WORST. BLOG. EVER. And why you should write one too. The sequel.

Why I think you should write a blog:

  1. You need a job.
  2. You want to keep the job you have.
  3. You want to advance your career.
  4. You want to have more than just one stream of income (i.e., a salary).
  5. You need to continue building and developing your network so you can do any and all of the above.

The Devil really does wear Prada — Part I and The Devil really does wear Prada — Part II

The problem was that despite my best efforts she would never fire me. Once I was even like 20 minutes late and I didn’t call her AND I walked in with breakfast and coffee from Chick Fil A and I did not buy any for her and she still didn’t fire me. And one time I did not email those stupid fake reports to her by the 5:00 pm Friday deadline. I didn’t even email them to her until right before our 10:00 am meeting on Monday. Boy did that piss her off. Still not fired. Also one Friday that I just could not make myself go in to that office I sent her a cryptic email from my Blackberry saying I had to go to out of town for the weekend for a family emergency (I didn’t) and I did not return any of her calls or emails and I really really enjoyed my long weekend away from her.

He Said, She Said – Volume 4 | Healing the customer’s brand relationship

As you may have read in previous posts on my blog, I’ve had some trouble with Sears over the past ten days. I thought it might be constructive to provide some ideas for the CEO and executive team at Sears, so we took today’s episode straight to their door…

Do you have the guts to tell us who you really are?

…do you want to know what my dream job really is? Hanging out with the love of my life in our PJs all day and earning enough money to support our rock star life by blogging.

This is what video blogging really looks like

Rather than share an excerpt with you on this one, I will tell you that the reason I chose it is because it is real. It is raw. At the time it felt a bit — almost embarrassing? — to post it. And then 5 seconds later I did not care. It is what it is. I hope this one helped you and/or others to be more relaxed about video blogging and maybe even helped you to dive in to it yourself!

How can you keep from drowning in the Sea of the Unemployed?

If you focus on giving – on serving others – rather than continually thinking about what it is that you want and you need, perhaps you will finally figure out just how to stand out above the Sea of the Unemployed that is surrounding you.

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So, for you bloggers and non-bloggers alike, I want to know what is YOUR fav blog post of 2009? Whether you wrote it or read it, I am asking you to share it with me.

After all, it took me like 2 weeks to put this darn post together for you so it’s the least you can do…

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Things I like about Thanksgiving:

  1. Family + friends
  2. Running the Atlanta Half-Marathon
  3. Watching movies in my pajamas
  4. Cooking
  5. Baking
  6. Baby it’s cold outside
  7. Mashed potatoes
  8. Green bean casserole
  9. Putting up the Christmas tree
  10. Champagne

Things I could live without on Thanksgiving:

  1. Canned cranberries
  2. That weird green jello thing my grandmother makes
  3. Sweet potato casserole
  4. The relish tray (Seriously. Is this really necessary??)
  5. Pumpkin pie
  6. Cobbler
  7. People stuffing themselves with food until they’re sick
  8. Hand-washing the china
  9. …and the crystal
  10. All the stores are closed
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Thanks to @ladycrumpet and @sarawara I stumbled onto this completely awesome blog post this afternoon.

It’s random I know; it’s Friday afternoon and I’m in that kind of mood.

Enjoy!

35 Truisms That Couldn’t Be Truer

1. There is a great need for sarcasm font.

2. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.

3. Bad decisions make good stories.

4. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

5. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

6. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

7. The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase “Regards” again

8. A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

9. Was learning cursive really necessary?

10. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

11. Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.

12. Whenever someone says “I’m not book smart, but I’m street smart“, all I hear is “I’m not real smart, but I’m imaginary smart“.

13. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

14. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using ‘as in‘ examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss’s last name to an attorney and said “Yes that’s G as in…(10 second lapse)..ummm…Goonies

15. What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

16. While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it…thanks Mario Kart.

17. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

18. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

19. I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

20. Whenever I’m Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don’t mind if I do!

Cartoon by Hugh

Cartoon by Hugh

21. If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

22. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? I know my name, I know where I’m from, this shouldn’t be a problem….

23. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you’ve made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

24. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don’t want to have to restart my collection.

25. There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

26. I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

27. “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this ever.

28. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

29. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it’s on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

30. Why is a school zone 15 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles…

31. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

32. Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

33. It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

34. I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

35. I think that if, years down the road when I’m trying to have a kid, I find out that I’m sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.

What are yours? Post them in the comments section, please.

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