by Jackie | The One With, Work 'n Such
A job interview is like a first date — you know within the first five minutes if there will be a second date. A few years ago when I had an entry-level position available in my department, I felt like I’d been on an endless speed-dating circuit of...
by Jackie | Life Happens, The One With, Work 'n Such
My friend P and I decided to use our lunch break in the pursuit of enriching, mind-expanding activities, instead of the more typical hour spent searching through photos on icanhascheezburger. We went to the small library branch near our office. Just outside the main...
by Jackie | Around NYC, The One With, Work 'n Such
There are few things that unite New Yorkers as much as manmade scarcity of luxury items. One such item, just a few inches in diameter, captured the imagination of Gothamites this summer. I, refer of course, to the Cronut™. Is it a croissant? Is it a doughnut? My...
by Jackie | The One With, Work 'n Such
par*ty cap*tain |pärtē kaptən|(n) the individual in command of a social gathering of children, typically involving cake, mini-golf and silly string, as in: Did you see that little boy hit the party captain with his golf club? It takes a certain kind of person to be a...
by Jackie | Friday Five, Living Deliberately, Work 'n Such, Writing Life
1. Brooklyn by Colm Toibin. I forget when I originally heard about author Colm Toibin, only that his name kept popping up in various places until I picked up his most recent book, Brooklyn. Boy, I’m glad I did. This is one of those books that sneaks up on you....
