Day 7

I think from now on i'm going to chronicle my everyday life of being an unemployed guy.  I am at day 7 of my lay-off and this is what i've done today.

I woke up @ 8 and was more productive in searching for jobs and writing cover letters.  I finally finished my google apps which Danton Tsang will help me submit internally.  I've spent a lot of time writing cover letters in the last week, but i must say that I don't think cover letters really do very much.

I am really hoping that Activision calls me back to setup anything or something with me.  They're probably the number 1 company i'd want to work for right now.  

I ate PB&J for lunch today.  It's delicious, sweet, and salty.  I love it.  When i was a child growing up, i had to make my own lunches for school, and since I was never allowed luncheon meats, i only had pb&j every single day.  Once in awhile if i got lucky, i would also get a juice box.

Tonight I get to see Yeeli.

Laid-off

May 14th, 2009 - Laid-off

May 15th-17th, 2009 - Time to clear the head

May 18th - Back to the grind?

This lay-off can be a blessing in disguise or one of the worst things that can happen to me.  It's odd, but even though Ialways want to take time off of work, not having a job to go back to does not offer any piece of mind.  

I've already started applying to all companies that are at the top of my mind, and I hope to start hearing back from them in the coming weeks

One of the biggest questions I'll have to ask myself and really think about is whether or not I should take the first job available to me or truly think about where I want my career to lead.  The thing is, I feel that if my first rounds of resumes and interviews turn out fruitless, it could be months and months before I find something else.  It's really hard for me right now to take a backseat from a Fortune 500 company and work at a much smaller firm with less benefits and most likely less pay.  

Then comes the question of relocation.  I think the only place I'd happily move to is the great city of New York.  However, tech and entertainment jobs are relatively scarce there, so we shall see.  The only other place i'd possibly consider is Orange County.  It'd be nice to be close to Disneyland.

Business school or law school?  I've been contemplating this question for months now, and it feels like i need to make a decision relatively soon.  I think i'd ultimately be a much better lawyer down the road and could do an amazing job.  On the other hand, my inability to take standardized tests and study in general could be a big hindrance on my abilities to get through law school.  Definitely something I need to figure out in the coming months.

Life right now reminds me of slacker movies where the main character has no job, no girl, and no hope.  And from what i learned from the movies is correct at all, i should be falling in love with a hot girl, land an awesome job, and will have the most badass motherfucking dog ever.

- LC 

GDC 2009!

GDC 2009 was quite an experience. I was able to walk around an expo that i had read about for years, and was even part of the business mix.

Just being completely part of the world i had spent so much of my life playing was amazing.

The new OnLive announcement was absolutely amazing. After playing it, i can say that the FPS games might have some problems, but a game like Burnout Paradise played flawlessly and awesome.

Punchout looked like a boxing game that has much better controls than other iterations of the genre on the Wii. I am definitely looking forward to playing this game. It's simple, fun, and responsive!

I wish i had some pictures of stuff to post up.