Chicana on the Edge

Mentioning the unmentionable since 2004

Just Write, Damn It

Do you want to write? Here’s how to start.

The Problem with “You Don’t Look Your Age”

People of color DO visibly age. You haven’t been looking for the right things.

How To Be Unemployed

Don’t punish yourself.

Full-time job search

Okay, my part-time job search is now a full-time job search. I've had it. I do not belong in this restaurant. It's just not for me and I don't want to be there. I'm throwing myself into seeking and applying to restaurants that want full-time servers, whether they're...

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“Are you a student?”

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Regina & chicken, originally uploaded by regrodriguez. Back in 1984, when I was an undergrad...

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The end of the tunnel!

Tonight I had a very encouraging job interview. Before I went to the interview I was talking to my friend Robert, NYC jazz pianist, about my job woes. I was saying that I feel surrounded by co-workers who crave the tidal wave of customers that crush you and then...

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Which Literature Classic Are You?

Um, okay. I guess this is about right. T.S. Eliot was one of my favorite poets in college. And that was when I had hope for my life. Which literature classic are you? T.S.Eliot: The Wasteland. You are a desperate cry to God, moulded in intricate word-craftmanship....

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My Ideal Job

HERE we go! From Craig's list:Looking for Club Dancers Reply to: job-142045031@craigslist.org Date: 2006-03-15, 3:05AM CSTEstablished Chicago nightclub looking for new, fresh, female sexy dancers for Friday night gig. Exp. a plus but not important. Please forward pics...

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Part-time Job Search

Okay, here's the compromise solution to my life: I cannot live on what I'm earning as a hostess right now, so I'm back on job search for a part-time position as a server. A part-time job will allow me to earn what I need, plus I'll get a chance to find out what...

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Friday’s Chicago Rally

Last Friday March 10th, as I worked at 33 W. Monroe, I noticed there was a demonstration happening nearby. I managed to catch a bit of what was going on, but I was far from really knowing the details. It turns out our friend Elf was there. I asked him to write a brief...

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Monday doesn’t look so bad now

From News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: The Wichita Eagle reported in January that Mary Capps, 45, had filed a $75,000 gender-discrimination lawsuit against her former boss at a municipal office in Park City, Kansas, claiming he'd used "abusive, intimidating...

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I love roses

By the way, my frequent Yorkshire commentator, White Rose Boy, has launched a blog called World of Mick on which he posts quite frequently for a guy who was reluctant to start one.

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lost

This hostessing job just isn't feeling like the best fit. I've got the basics down, but there are apparently endless levels of expertise I could try to learn that don't really feel worth the $9/hour plus tips I'm earning. It's been a while since I had a job this...

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