tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post4579562265851235086..comments2023-07-17T04:16:43.649-05:00Comments on Slurpees and Murder: Today is My BirthdayJames Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-30153903520061674402007-04-20T01:55:00.000-05:002007-04-20T01:55:00.000-05:00I suppose that doesn't help with the Internet in o...I suppose that doesn't help with the Internet in our modern day age when thousands upon millions will do those kind of jobs for free on the web. Speaking of that, perhaps the Internet is another possibility.<BR/><BR/>Although it's a common rule of thumb that in order to get the job you actually like at X company, you have to take their crappy jobs first and hope that you get noticed by somebody while stomping on a few people along the way. I guess Work is about discovering all the horrible people in the world. >=(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-30648279152096203152007-04-19T12:07:00.000-05:002007-04-19T12:07:00.000-05:00I read editorials. And thank you kindly for remin...<I>I</I> read editorials. And thank you kindly for reminding me that I am <I>old</I>. >:(<BR/><BR/> Anyway. Getting a content foothold into the papers as a paying gig has so far been a wash; I've been respectfully declined by the Manitoban and quietly ignored by Uptown, and those were the places that <I>needed</I> people at the time. (I'm thinking of trying again for the Manitoban, shoot for Copy Editor this time around -- because I am not quick enough on the uptake to recognize failure when I encounter it.)<BR/><BR/> And as regarding your second point, you're probably right; I still suspect that Tom Brodbeck would lose his job immediately if he announced that everything is now okay in Winnipeg. Doubly so considering that the corporate overlords at Quebecor are reputedly doing their best to consolidate their national presence, which is another way of saying they are slashing jobs from coast to coast anywhere they suspect they can get away with it. There are actually <I>fewer</I> jobs out there for prospective writers than there used to be; feel free to act surprised when I start drinking.<BR/><BR/> You know you chose the wrong degree when music as a source of income looks more and more like a viable option!James Hope Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35424944.post-48975501592671014272007-04-19T01:49:00.000-05:002007-04-19T01:49:00.000-05:00Whatever the case, it would sure beat those bongo ...Whatever the case, it would sure beat those bongo drummers and the harmonica guy that used to play by the library.<BR/><BR/>What have you done so far as far as pursuing something in writing and editorials (since clearly you have a lot to say)? Although I suppose that one can only make a lot of money in that not by saying what they think but what people want them to say (eg: the whole "Old People suck" thing when in reality, only old people read editorials).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com