New Resume

I've been getting a lot of questions about how my job search is going. It's going a little slowly. There are plenty of jobs, but I'm not trying to get just anything. I'd rather use this opportunity to find the right job and make a career move. I took much of September off just to get four years of account information and product double-speak out of my head.

Since I've been out of work, I've done a lot of relaxing, but I've been productive, too. However, it's closing in on two months away from work. I feel good, but I can tell that if I go much longer without some significant progress, a new stress will creep in - and I don't want that. It seems like a fairly rich job market right now which is encouraging. There's still a lot of competition, though, as people constantly work to upgrade their situations. The pitfall of living in such a populated area is that there are lots of jobs, but there are literally millions of people to apply for them.

I watched most of the MLB playoffs and all of the WS games and I was really proud of the White Sox for being such a unified team. The Marlins were that sort of positive force a few years ago as were the Red Sox last year. There's more than just skill and defense involved - it's a whole organization that's not afraid of anyone because they all trust each other. You can't stop that.

I do feel bad that there's such divisiveness in Chicago between North and South. I got to visit Wrigley Field while the Cubs were out of town this summer. There are tours of the park for ~$20 and you go through the clubhouse, press boxes, and under the bleachers which is really interesting. I never noticed that there are no billboards or advertisements in the park - unlike every other ballpark in the country. So, we've got the coolest place for baseball and just down the street we've got the best team in baseball. I guess I'm glad I live way out in the suburbs and refuse to pick a side.