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real life adventures of an aspiring adult

Category: Journal

  • Alcoholism: not even once

    Hi, I’m Jeremy, and I’m not an alcoholic, but… As I write this, I’m in the LA area helping a friend who is having some serious struggles with alcohol. I have been rather out of touch with this friend for a while so I wasn’t even aware any of this was going on. But Wednesday…

  • New Job!

    I have a new job! Like, a real one! On Monday I’ll be starting at Cozy! Cozy is based in Portland, and is a very small company with big ambitions. They are trying to change how tenants and landlords interact, and make things a lot easier. From the initial application through lease signing to paying…

  • Excitement, etc

    So I just got rejected for a job. In seemingly large part due to my last blog post. From the feedback provided (which is totally awesome that they did this, btw, because it’s not just a “good luck in your future endeavors”, it gives me something to think about): I just didn’t have confidence that…

  • Signing bonuses are bullshit

    Signing bonuses are bullshit. They masquerade as an incentive to join, but in actuality they are a guaranteed pay cut at best, and at worst a way to lock you in to staying at a job, or put you in a really bad financial spot if you need to leave earlier than expected. Scenario You’ve…

  • Over a year!

    Oops, it’s been over a year since my last post! Oh, well! Some things I’ve done since the last post: Bike camping trip to Nestucca River Road and Willamette Mission State Park [days: 1, 2, 3] Volunteering for Cycle Oregon’s Joy Ride and Weekend Ride Volunteering for PDX World Naked Bike Ride I climbed Mount…

  • Taking the weekend off

    I’ve been trying pretty hard to get out of the house, especially on nice days, and especially on weekends. For the past several weekends, I’ve done a pretty good job of doing it. Two weeks ago I went bike camping with Ted, last weekend I was out at Filmed By Bike and getting my new…