from Dave Eggers‘ A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius:
“While temping, there are breaks, and lunch, and one can bring a Walkman if one so desires, can take a fifteen-minute break, walk around, read – It’s bliss. The temp doesn’t have to pretend that he cares about their company, and they don’t have to pretend that [...]
Entries from September 2006
September 9, 2006
i found this passage pretty much true.
September 8, 2006
some people, honestly.
this can’t be serious, right?
Good says he believed the toy was a token of the real car he was to receive and expressed excitement and joy. That turned to anger after Good, who counsels troubled youths, found out it had all been a joke.
i wonder who’s more childish, the kids he counsels, or him.
September 7, 2006
what a glorious morning.
DC has the most spectacular mornings, i swear.
everyday i step out of my house in the morning for the walk to the bus stop, it makes me feel like the day will be a good day (not counting the two or three days it’s been raining – but even that has it’s certain charms). this [...]
September 6, 2006
baseball tonight’s top ten gems ever.
just watching baseball tonight, and they ran down their top ten defensive plays of all time – and i guess i agree with most of their choices; but i must say, their selection process is a bit skewed. first off, honestly, i don’t know if you could have picked a larger category to pick from [...]
September 6, 2006
alright, time to get back on track.
i need this.
there needs to be more of an effort in my life to write more. even if it’s of the totally-rambling-not even trying to make sense variety. just needing to get the writing going again. i was reading an article in the Wall Street Journal, and the basic gist was found in the headline, [...]


