The Holi-daze

Let's be frank: the holidays get to us, regardless of if we celebrate them, what we do during them or how extravagant it gets. Why? Simple. We want to have someone to share the joys with. And then God made Cuffin' Season. Cuffin' Season. I like to call it the "Holidaze". That lovely period of months that has us feeling warm and fuzzy about the idea of being with someone special. Whether that means taking this person to Turkey Day dinner, spending New Year's Eve watching the ball drop or cozying up while the weather outside is frightful. By this point, you either 1) already have your cuffs...

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Parts of "The Resume"

We are days away from the start of a new year. You know what that means... New Year's Resolutions. Yeah. We know. You'll be in the gym, you'll cut off all those fairweather friends, you'll commit to learning something profound or going to an extravagant place... nothing wrong with that. Do what you're supposed to do and I'll celebrate you later. Calvin knows how to go about it. Everyone wants to change, get better, etc. Hell, even I have a resolution or two. One of mine, you ask? Well, of course: to better update "The Resume"! You had to see that coming. If you remember from the post "What...

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The Job Market...

Hey. Let's be frank: the job market is tough. I mean, have you seen “Shark Tank”? Those guys (and lady) are vicious! I enjoy leftovers... :( The dating pool is full of hammerheads and great whites/blacks/Hispanics/you get it... are you willing to dive in and take that chance? Hollahollaholla. The true difficulty of putting yourself out there: REJECTION. No one enjoys rejection… most people do not enjoy rejection. Rejection becomes a personal hit upon your being! Why he don’t like me? She thinks I’m ugly? I’m not interesting/popular/fill-in-the-blank enough for them.  It’s...

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"Diary of the Uncuffable" #1

Because I have some legit amazing friends and colleagues, I have received some crazy support for "The Resume", despite my sporadic writing nature. I appreciate it, wholly. One of those supporters decided to give me the real life truth behind our favorite time of the year: Cuffin' Season. Today begins a series entitled (by our author): "Diary of the Uncuffable". Now, I don't believe this to be true for her, but hey... gotta catch their eye somehow. Check out the story below - keep up with her and post your thoughts, reactions, suggestions below. Will she stay "uncuffable"? Let's find out. "Closed...

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Cuffin' Season - PATisDOPE Style

FIRST of all: apologies for the long... and I mean LONG drought of posts. See, what had happened was:  Yeah, nothing happened. Well, something happened - that's for a future post, though. I do promise that these next few weeks and the future of "The Resume" will be forthcoming and delightful! Alas, time for the important stuff. I know a guy. His name Pat. I been told he's dope. Fortunately, I have been able to take note of what he does and his dope has been documented by many. He consolidates said dope at PATisDOPE dot com. Most of his dope consists of reviews, previews, interviews......

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Realizing Your Resume

So. You've read some posts. Voted on a poll or two. Heck, you may have even commented on some of the writing. I applaud your efforts and appreciate your following/clicking/referring. Last post, I made note of how some individuals feel that a relationship IS work. Now I want to talk about if "The Resume" can work to make finding a relationship feel... less so. Did you write your "resume"? If you have no idea what I'm talking about, click here to [re]acquaint yourself. If you did write that resume, let us figure out its feasibility. What do you want out of a relationship? Options range from...

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What's the Point?

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Relationship vs. Employment

As you may know - probably because I told you to - I have restarted this lovely blog here called "The Resume". If you still do NOT know why you are here - click here and learn what "The Resume" is. We at "The Resume" must stress that though we may have some insightful things to say about relationships, employment and the two collectively, we only know but so much; without the support and challenges posed by you as a reader, how can we grow as people and, essentially, as a blog? It is definitely important to learn from each other as we look to expand our knowledge. A good friend of mine,...

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Been a Long Time... We Shouldn't Have Left You.

We messed up. Technically, I messed up. J's Resume was accepted soon after the beginning of this blog and he has since been gainfully employed by a B.A. without his B.A. My Resume, you might ask? It's been getting... revamped. A lot has gone on in the last 18 months. Cover letters drafted. Resumes handed out. Oh, and lest I forget: my actual job. I thought keeping up with this blog would be simple enough. I was wrong. I would say I'm sorry, but a good friend taught me: "You're not sorry. You'll never be sorry. Remember that." I DO apologize for the lack of content - yes, SEVERE lack of...

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