A while ago I thought I would dip my toes into the waters of getting paid for submitting my writing to Associated Content. I never intended to make a living off of it, but hey, if I can get paid for things I write for free on my own time, why not?
From the category archives:
thoughts
I recently had said that I have a 90%+ success rate whenever I get a job interview. My friend second guessed me by saying that he assumes that the percentage is based on my confidence. I got slightly irritated. It’s not because I’m some hugely narcissistic dictator who demands completely loyalty of those around me, that they take my word blindly.
As we know, I am working on a novel. In self-aggrandizing jest, I call it The Great American Novel. But in reality, I don’t actually aspire to such grandeur. My novel is not so wide in scope. It is primarily an examination of loneliness and the transience of city life on a personal scale. It doesn’t really deal with things […]
This OKCupid blog article on why you should never pay for online dating basically confirmed my hypothesis: that there really aren’t actually all that many good active matches on these websites. For me, it was the worst on eHarmony. At least on Chemistry I got a couple of dates. I don’t remember if I wrote on this exact issue […]
I was minding my own business on Twitter one day, sifting through very unfunny #3wordsbeforesex tweets. That’s how I stumbled across @devlzadvoct. Her bio is listed as follows: “VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!! WARNING may contain foul language, partial nudity and obscene humor. It is not recommended you follow if easily offended.” As any bored and remotely curious person […]
In recent times, I’ve taken a great interest in coffee. Over the course of several months, I dedicated myself to learning all that I could about what goes into a good cup of coffee. I researched coffee: the agriculture of the bean; the importance of their geographic origins; the roasting process; as well as the equipment used to prepare coffee […]
I have no memory of how this woman’s blog got into my list of RSS feeds, but it is certainly an interesting read on one view of infidelity. I haven’t had the time to read through all that many of her posts or comments, but I’ve got my own opinions as it is. A dear friend of […]
