thursday, august 11, 2005
Including inspirational posters
I have a job now - two jobs, in fact. I look forward to being able to buy things online without borrowing my dad’s credit card. You just don’t know how annoying that is! Yeah, having my own money will be nice for my silly independent pride. The other reason: making mom happy (aka getting her off my back).
One job is cashiering at a giant office supply store. The other is cashiering at a university bookstore. It’s quite exciting and glamorous and all that. I guess I could have found a different way to earn a little money that was more in line with my skills and interests, but those jobs are hard to find - at least within a few thousand miles of here.
I have learned a couple things. “Real life” is more like high school than I thought it would be (uh-oh). Also, those little electronic signature boxes need to be redesigned or banished. (I’m disappointed by Emotional Design, by Donald Norman. I don’t need the boxes to be visceral robots. I need them to work. That will make people happy.)
The moment when I realized I couldn’t complain about my jobs on here was weird.
I composed this post on paper. I’m so used to writing on a computer that my handwritten composition is a total mess. Half of it is crossed out at least once, and that’s the second draft.
comments (3)
the late teens to thirty-somethings of real life has the potential to be much like high school, beware.
did you borrow your copy of emotional design from the library or might you be looking to part with the one you bought?
also, please teach me this magical thing called grammar.
– shawn on 8/11/2005 05:33:23
is emotional design worth reading? it looks interesting.
– erinnn on 8/20/2005 11:05:20
no, it's crappy. the design of everyday things, by the same guy, is much better.
– britta on 8/20/2005 18:10:17
