It’s been a long time since I’ve checked in at TPBP, and for that I apologize. My schedule for the last month has been pretty crazy: being medically separated from the Peace Corps (nothing too serious, thankfully, but serious enough to end my service early, unfortunately), visiting friends and family and making a big move: to Jersey City, New Jersey and a new apartment with my special ladyfriend. Right now I’m on the hunt for a new job, and hopefully I’ll have time to drop some more science on you in the form of insightful commentary on the day’s events. But if you want to shut me up by giving me a job in the New York area and taking up my time, feel free to drop me a line.
It’s good to be back, though. I’ve missed things, and it’s good to see that we’ve still got a number of intelligent and thoughtful commentators lurking around. See you soon.
Showing posts with label housekeeping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label housekeeping. Show all posts
Monday, January 12, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
The Series of Tubes is Letting Me Down
Having some internet issues here at the Pseudo Mansion. Think they're mostly resolved, and will be giving you stuff on Blago, Gaza, and The Employee Free Choice Act as soon as things are back to normal. Hope all is well.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Just a Note
Just letting everyone know a couple of things. 1) I've had the opportunity to hang out with posters manfish and pw in the last two weeks, and can safely report that they are (what passes for) fine. I've also spoken with Aaron, who is back in the states, and promises to start posting again soon. 3) I'll be back on my normal, scratch that, new and improved blogging schedule starting today. My Hill internship is up, so I'm looking for a new, full-time staffing position. This should give me significantly more time to assail you with the warm glow of knowledge and witicism that emmanates from my posts. Keep your fingers crossed for me on the job front. Think that's it.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Housekeeping
As some of you know (and many of you don't), after quite a lot of effort and rejection, I finally got a job on Capitol Hill. It's very low level and the work won't be glamorous, but it's a start and a chance, and that's all I needed.
As happy as I am, an unfortunate reality of my new position is that my relationship with The Pseudo Body Politic will have to dramatically change. Specifically, to continue to editorialize on political issues, and directly administrative this blog will be incompatible with working as a Congressional staffer.
So, I'd like to announce that, beginning Tuesday, I will be handing all administrative duties for TPBP over to the capable hands of my co-blogger Aaron. More importantly, I will end my commentary over all domestic and even most international political issues (damn it all, I was starting to enjoy those running diaries).
Fear not, as I plan on remaining an active contributor to this blog. Things like "The Extinct Blog of the Day" will continue, as will me complaining endlessly about the DC public library system. With Aaron's permission, I will also continue to do the "Week in Review" and hand out of the commenter awards. As many of the topics I previously commented on will no longer be available, I've got a couple of tricks up my sleeve and will be unveiling several other regular segments into the works here at TPBP in the next week. I'm also in discussions with one or two other capable individuals to make weekly or bi-weekly posts so that the insightful analysis that has always been the focus of TPBP will continue, and Aaron doesn't drown in the responsibility of carrying the full editorial load.
When I started TPBP six weeks, 145 posts, and 55,000 words ago I could never have predicted the degree to which I'd come to enjoy the small but vibrant community that was created. I wanted something that would take up time while I pursued the first step of my occupational dream. Little did I know that it would sharpen my editorial and writing skills, and give me an excuse to make myself even more interested and knowledgeable about politics and current events. Though it's difficult to be sure, I think the creation and maintenance of this blog were at least a small part of the reason I got the aforementioned job, which is press related.
This is starting to read too much like a farewell address, which is stupid since I'm not going anywhere, but I'd by lying if I said I wasn't sad about not being able to engage in the analysis and ensuing discussions that I've found so personally rewarding on a daily basis. Thanks again to everyone for reading, writing, and commenting. I have and continue to appreciate it more than you know.
As happy as I am, an unfortunate reality of my new position is that my relationship with The Pseudo Body Politic will have to dramatically change. Specifically, to continue to editorialize on political issues, and directly administrative this blog will be incompatible with working as a Congressional staffer.
So, I'd like to announce that, beginning Tuesday, I will be handing all administrative duties for TPBP over to the capable hands of my co-blogger Aaron. More importantly, I will end my commentary over all domestic and even most international political issues (damn it all, I was starting to enjoy those running diaries).
Fear not, as I plan on remaining an active contributor to this blog. Things like "The Extinct Blog of the Day" will continue, as will me complaining endlessly about the DC public library system. With Aaron's permission, I will also continue to do the "Week in Review" and hand out of the commenter awards. As many of the topics I previously commented on will no longer be available, I've got a couple of tricks up my sleeve and will be unveiling several other regular segments into the works here at TPBP in the next week. I'm also in discussions with one or two other capable individuals to make weekly or bi-weekly posts so that the insightful analysis that has always been the focus of TPBP will continue, and Aaron doesn't drown in the responsibility of carrying the full editorial load.
When I started TPBP six weeks, 145 posts, and 55,000 words ago I could never have predicted the degree to which I'd come to enjoy the small but vibrant community that was created. I wanted something that would take up time while I pursued the first step of my occupational dream. Little did I know that it would sharpen my editorial and writing skills, and give me an excuse to make myself even more interested and knowledgeable about politics and current events. Though it's difficult to be sure, I think the creation and maintenance of this blog were at least a small part of the reason I got the aforementioned job, which is press related.
This is starting to read too much like a farewell address, which is stupid since I'm not going anywhere, but I'd by lying if I said I wasn't sad about not being able to engage in the analysis and ensuing discussions that I've found so personally rewarding on a daily basis. Thanks again to everyone for reading, writing, and commenting. I have and continue to appreciate it more than you know.
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