Just a little (link) love: author talk edition
October 20, 2016
CAREER + MONEY THINGS
I’ve done well for myself but these women are routinely knocking it out of the park. I’m torn between cheering for my favorites (Sana Amanat – cocreator of the awesomest Ms. Marvel!! Luvvie of Awesomely Luvvie!) and wondering oh hell, what am I doing with my life? I hate the limelight but I wanted to be doing Really Important Things at this age.
Are you managing your career effectively? These are the points by which I’ve judged if my career management is in a good place. I can tell that I’ve not been super engaged (more thoughts on engagement by Ms. Our Next Life here) when I can’t think of who I would turn to for mentorship and a job lead. One mentor once observed that we always have a choice between broadening our horizons (going more generalist) and broadening our experiences (becoming a better specialist) and that each choice has its limitations. While I’m currently a specialist, my brain wants to be more of a generalist to open up more opportunities. What are you?
FUN THINGS
Glass Gem corn is beautiful
I don’t generally watch SNL but I will for Lin Manuel Miranda!
INTERESTING THINGS
My heart. Shoreline School District is actually doing right by its students. Thanks to Cloud by way of Nicole and Maggie.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin totally sucks for disenfranchising voters.
Ergh, United is making it harder to build your own itinerary. Luckily, we have some insight into how to get around their restrictions. YMMV, of course.
12 months ago I took a survey asking what direction our country was going and if I felt optimistic. I think my answer today would be very different, because win or lose, the poison of the Republican candidate is pervasive. How is it normal that the response to the Arizona Republic’s endorsement would be death threats? How is it so normal that I’m absolutely not surprised?