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The end is near!!!

La Roxy — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:28:00 +0000

June 27. Day 362.

Today Mr. A celebrated his birthday with a picnic in the park, surrounded by friends and fam.

I was in charge of decorating and catering, so I called our favorite Thai place to see if they could handle an order for 15 people this afternoon.

The man on the phone said yes.

I hung up [...]

Renegotiate salary? Put up a flyer here?

La Roxy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:05:00 +0000

June 26. Day 361.

I had the mother’s number on speed dial. Two days ago, she offered a job tutoring her three kids. We negotiated the salary. And since then, I’ve been conflicted.

PRO:–it’s money–it can lead to future contacts

CON:–hourly rate is much lower than what I earned at the beginning of grad school–i’ve since added credentials [...]

My first (part time) salary negotiation!

La Roxy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:35:00 +0000

June 24. Day 359.

Here’s a brief rundown of my financial situation, as of this month. Grad school stipend has dried up. Part time work and savings cover the essentials.

But I need to find the cash for extras, like all that coffee I drink. And jeans. And tango night!!

Which means I need more work.

I posted a [...]

My first (part time) salary negotiation!

La Roxy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:35:00 +0000

June 24. Day 359.

Here’s a brief rundown of my financial situation, as of this month. Grad school stipend has dried up. Savings cover the essentials, plus the occasional (read: rare) side project.

But I need to find the cash for extras, like all that coffee I drink. And jeans. And tango night!!

Which means I need more [...]

Who do you want to be?

La Roxy — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:43:00 +0000

June 9. Day 344.

Here’s a thought for ya.

In a few days I am meeting someone for this consulting project. When I set up the meeting with the other party’s associate, she asked me to show up at the site — which is a few miles outside of Florence and not entirely easy to get to [...]