BREAKING NEWS: Renovations in Halfglassistan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 1, 2011 - HALFGLASSISTAN


HRH Princess Snarkerella has announced that Halfglassistan is expanding and undergoing renovations to better express its ideology and full potential. Immediate increases to the kingdom's Gross National Product will be largely fulfilled by Half-glassed Design. 


"The time is right to go public with our graphic design for print, web, wearables and home decor," stated HRH's official press secretary CatCon. "Lucky customers also receive three decades experience of professional writing and editing." The outspoken CatCon went on to add: "Win-win, no?"


Improvement projects are already underway, and announcement of official launch date is expected imminently.


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Who's Feeling All Kinds Of Awesome? This Girl. That's Who.

At the risk of sounding like a giddy 14-year-old, which differs from any other day how, exactly? OH! MAH! GAH!

Some of my loyal minions, er, faithful subjects, er, followers, er, dear readers, especially those skilled in the-between-the-line kind of reading you already know what has had me full of freaky geekiness for the past month and geeky dee-lish-ous-ness for the past week I am over-the-everlovin'-moon happy to proud to announce:


I have a new job. I am now employed by Anonymous-In-This-Venue-Until/If/When-It-Ever-Becomes-Appropriate-To-Integrate-My-Cancer-Warrior-Princess-Persona-With-For-Now-Anonymous-Good-Works-Done-In-Another-Arena-Promotion-Persona Non-Profit (ANP).


And I am thrilled beyond words, despite any evidence to the contrary.


ANP, you rock. Thanks for believing that I do, too.


IMAGE ©2010 CCW/HALFGLASSISTAN

Go Me, Go Me, Go-Go-Go Me!

me: physically, long ago and far away; mentally, alive and well inside my head

I am good enough, I am smart enough, and doggone it! — people do like me.

"Wishin' and Hopin' and Thinkin' and Prayin' ..."

wishin'

hopin'

thinkin'

prayin'

"Wishin' and Hopin'" lyrics © Burt Bacharach and Hal David

wishin', hopin', thinkin', prayin' images © ccw/halfglassistan

Employing Humor

I certainly can take the mythical credits this tax form touts. I cannot, however, take credit for its content.

A Tax Form for the Marginally Employed (via Sam Potts in The New York Times)

Enjoy.

(and thanks, SGC, for sharing)

Color Me Hopeful

I have many strengths. I do.


Clearly, modesty is not one of them, or I wouldn't have founded my own imaginary nation ... queendom ... empire community and invited you to adore join me in it.


Patience also is not one of them. But I'm working on that.


Nor was humility, for quite some time. But I have been humbled, just like millions of other folks just like me looking for work in this strange new world.


I have been interviewing with Anonymous Communication Company (ACC) and Anonymous Public Service (APS). Many times throughout my career I have found myself progressing through round after round after round of interviews. And I have have felt many things, both pre- and post-process.


Confident. Excited. Invigorated. Certain. Proud.


And, more often than I'd like to admit, I have felt entitled. Because of my education, my experience, my background. Hell, maybe just for being me. I don't feel that now.


I feel lucky. I feel scared. I feel anxious.


Perhaps one day soon I'll be able to report that I'm a proud, excited and confident new employee of either ACC or APS. Or, perhaps it will be of some other arbitrary acronym.


But until then, I'm trying really, really hard to just focus on one emotion: hopeful.


And I'm hoping really, really, really hard the whole patience thing kicks in, too.

Not So Very Wordless, But Certainly Shameless, Wednesday

Wordless Working-for-A-Living Wednesday

Graphic Details

Hello. ccW here.
I live in the part of Halfglassistan you haven't seen yet. Stay tuned.

Straight-Up Pizzazz Included

Labor Day holds a different meaning for me this year.

Instead of taking a break from the daily grind, I'm yearning for it. I miss being part of the workforce. I miss being part of something larger than myself. I miss having my opinion sought out and valued. I miss having unarbitrary deadlines.

I could go on (and on, and on ...), but I know myself well enough to recognize what I'm doing typing this post (I can be quite the professional crastinator) and shall stop. Now.

Time to go into all-around general awesomeness mode — and find someone who wants my kind of genius on their team.