Below are the most recent 20 friends' journal entries.

Saturday, October 11th, 2008
jepsonia	12:33p	My Grand Theory i think all of this mess is due to computers - because computers can do calculations faster than humans. wouldn't have someone thought of these financial instruments before. i think this terry duhan - or whaterver her name is - she was 25 when she thought this up and the others at the time who created the problems with the dot com silicon valley bubble - these computer wizards who create these things that are nearly impossible for the lay person to understand - frustrating but glad im off the grid at the moment. it sadens me however to be seeing my country go to shit. its almost like i could feel it coming. i knew years ago something was going to happen but i didn't know what. i used to say - things will get really bad before they get better. perhaps this is the third world war. the war for who can stash the most money. as far as politics go - i think middle america is getting the biggest wake up call of all. and i feel most sad for them - that they are realizing that their own government has kept them blind to the real world. well i was a victim too actually - all americans! but the ignorant ones - the delusional - the ones who vote for the sake of religion and culture and guns - not the economy. those americans - the rest oif the wold laughs at americans! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, October 10th, 2008
endless_psych	5:48p	You will need... Ok I think I have determined what the first post on my sciency type blog will be. It's going to deal with the whole "is psychology a science?" nonsense. What I need from folks is reasons why they think psychology might not be a science and a willingness to perhaps to take part in a semi-interactive demonstration of random sampling and the like... EDIT:- also useful would be a definition of what you think makes a science a science. Forgot to mention that rather key point. :S (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
endless_psych	11:58a	Would you credit it! There is an assistant psych job going thats only asking for a 2:2 as the minimum criteria. I suspect this means the whole world and their dogs will be applying for it however. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
endless_psych	1:51p	doctor who meme So apparently I am soon to be posing naked with a dalek near you soon... Hey are you shaking with laughter or fear there? ( Read more... ) If you knew who it was without clicking on the cut congrats you are a geek (Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
endless_psych	7:37p	So... yeah like exams and stuff Well the exam was today and happily enough appeared to resemble a piece of piss. Well a piece of piss to pass (if I haven't got at least 40% on that I deserve to be shot) and at a conservative effort I'd say 55% would be fair if every little thing I am unsure of but haven't bothered checking pans out to be wrong. (A bit more confidently, and I hope realistically, 60 odd percent doesn't seem to unrealistic. 65% is the magic number of course so fingers crossed for that). ...and how have I rewarded myself? By binge drinking or bungee jumping? Watching some of the DVDs I have yet to see? (ok I read all the fucking comics that were still sitting there unloved and unappreciated. Happy now?) Nope. Listened to Flight of the Conchords radio show, supplied my brain with a few endorphins after a wii fit session and then started taking notes for the new course. Of course there is a reason for this. Its advanced experimental design and statistics. I mean at least it starts off with ANOVA and multi-variate stuff but theres power analysis and meta analysis and I here rumour of covariate analysis in the distance... These are the big boys... I'm only a wee social scientist! (Thankfully I now appear to have a gazillion stats books - woooo!) (Comment on this)
Monday, October 6th, 2008
malloryjean	5:58p	Yay! I love my job!! and thank goodness for that!  :)  It's the kind of job that just warms your heart, I'm working with the sweetest people and genuinely feel like I'm doing good in the world. Current Mood: happy Current Music: lil wayne's lollipop is stuck in my head (Comment on this)
gospelx	11:17a	Frustration I have been living and breathing this task of finding work in social services for about two months now. Is it the poor economy making for a poor job market, or is it simply because I don't have the experience and haven't exercised all of the options that I should have yet? Regardless, waking up every morning and scouring the various job-seeking websites and making a number of cold calls has become tiring. It's the kind of thing that should, technically, make a person depressed. The biggest issue right now is the fact that, in time, I won't be able to afford to live out here. I've kept this a secret, but I literally ran out of money right before my birthday. My bank account hit zero. The only reason I'm still moving forward is because my father loaned me some money to get back on my feet. I've been very cautious about that money, and I'm fortunate in that I know the deposit from my first place out here (long story) is on its way. Still, that won't be much toward my survival. A few weeks ago, amidst the job searching, Papa let me know that he had to inform Mom of my money situation. In the same message, he stated that I would have to strongly consider moving back to Michigan because he can't afford to support me out here. As much as I absolutely despise that idea, I know it's the most prudent course of action. It'll be a roof over my head as well as food - all for free. But it'll be the most crippling blow to my self-esteem and everything for which I've worked up until this point. I talked him into giving me a month and a half to work something out. It's early October now. I have a few weeks left. My god, I feel like I'm racing against a clock, counting down until the end of everything I've ever wanted. It's sad. There's little I can do. I've started looking for work outside of the social services field. I have to in order to make my own rent. I've applied to a number of retail positions, and I've even posted a resume on Monster.com selling myself as a sales rep. The good news is that I was contacted on Thursday for a potential position at MySpace flagging inappropriate content for a short-term full time contract. I'll know more about that this week. Otherwise there are no prospects at all. I feel like I should be regarded as qualified for so much more. I mean, what's the point in having a Master's degree when no one actually cares? This week I need to make a number of follow-up calls to facilities to see if they've even received my resume. The idea of the follow-up call feels out of place to me these days. Most of my resumes were sent electronically. They SHOULD be there. Follow-up calls are really to show that you're interested in a position. That should be a given, or else I wouldn't have applied. Really, though, that's the frustration talking. I realize it's a matter of playing the game. I caught onto this too late. Had I been more away of the game, I would have attached myself to my professors and the supervisors at my practicum site and received a number of strong recommendations from them all as well as made use of their various contacts. They don't teach you that fine art in school. I feel like I was left ill-equipped for tackling "the real world" upon graduation. Here's to making the best of October without having to abandon everything I've grown to love out here. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
psychiatrus	2:54p	Слова з феноменальної пісні Н.Могилевської "...він не сказав ні слова, просто тримав руками... Перша любов навчила думати головою..." Цікаво, що малося на увазі? Чи те, про що подумав я?.. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
jepsonia	10:37a	kathmandu we are still here. this place (the city) is filthy! the mountains are lovely and there are mellow people out there in them hills - but i don't like the nepalese as much as the indians. i can almost begin to sympathise with the new government and their cutting back support of the festivals - there is yet another going on now and they are marching through the streets with freshly sacrificed goats. they march them along alive as well as you imagine their eminant fate. im quite tired and a bit cranky this morning - the lads are clueless that i don't have a gizzard or a stomach that can digest as theirs. i was served strange looking eggs this morning - which i sent back - i scolded them for serving something as such to me when they know better. they are just taking the piss. we have been here too long - but had no other choice. the passport took two weeks and now the visa - it takes time. with all of the festivals - the embassies and consulates close for days at a time. we are left here twiddling our thumbs. it's hot right now and with the quality of food being so poor - m and i are both getting weak. our diet in goa has been mostly vegetarian - and the food here - we cant find local food that our stomachs can handle. the restrauts are run by young boys who are clueless. they have some watered down idea of what westerners like to eat based on the diets of tour groups - so its western food but its a poor country - where there is no food. so if you see spegetti bolognese on the menu - its noodles with goat meat that has been mixed with canned tomatos and ten spoons of refined sugar. you get the picture. we should be out of here soon - as i said - the other alternatives would have been 2 weeks in mumbai for the passport - which would have been way way too expensive - and then on to either sri lanka - where the tamil tigers are fighting - or thiland where they have just begun to see fighting. this was the cheapest and safest option. additionally - with regard to the visa itself - nepal is the last place on the planet so im lucky to have paperwork that i wouldnt be able to get in the uk or america. i hope it all turns out to be worth my while. we will see. m is confident - and i hope hes right. (Comment on this)
jepsonia	10:21a	leave the computers to dopamine addicts! i don't know where to pick up on my postings - things are changing so fast - but quite slowly - in order to rebound with confidence. while it may be possible ( but not probable) to recover from a recession, and though it might be possible( but not probable) to see a revolution taking place - i think we will definitely begin to see a renissance. and that is me for the day :)) (Comment on this)
jepsonia	10:17a	post-feminist pt of view although i highly support the independence of women and their advancement in anything they might endeavour - sarah palin is abnoxious! she must have missed the bra burning party - because she doesn't fucking get it. (Comment on this)
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
endless_psych	3:01a	Insomnia My brain, my poor brain. I'm not drinking myself to sleep though, but it is a dead cert. that I need to get my sleeping pattern sorted out before Tuesday and exam time. Think I know enough about the course to do ok it the exam. Enough to pass at least (I mean come on I only need 40%!) and I reckon if I do badly I might just take the new modules that started this year and try to do better in them... Oh yeah new course stuff should arrive on Monday, so after the exam I'll be able to see whats what for this advanced experimental design thing. Intend to do SB's book meme at some point for popular psychology books but I'm waiting till I've read a few more before I make my selection. (Thus probably defeating the purpose of it tying in with whatever it ties in with but meh. If I am going to reccomend books I'm going to reccomend good ones.) (Comment on this)
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
malloryjean	6:12p	Amazing. Wazzupwitu? Current Mood: giggly (Comment on this)
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
endless_psych	5:58p	Wii fit Is tiring. (Comment on this)
malloryjean	10:37a	Just a tidbit of good news... After what has seemed like years waiting for NYS to fully approve the new Day Habilitation Program, it's finally been approved and I will be starting Monday!   I can't wait! :) Current Mood: excited Current Music: italian opera (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
chiana_mik80s	5:01p	My New Comms I have started 2 different LJ comms for some business's I have the first is for Magic Kids Clothing Inc. I'm a distributor for that company so if you want children's quality clothes for very cheap check out the website on that comm. m_k_dealer The other is for personal quality tarot readings I made a post on my personal journal but then got the Idea to make a comm ::light bulb finally turned on:: so just posting out there for any friend that is interested. truetarotshop Thanks for your time and hope you enjoy. (Comment on this)
chiana_mik80s	10:54a	Tarot Readings for the Curious My mother always said if you have a skill that could be used to help others you should do so. For those of you who are truly curious i have a few tarot readings for sale. For those of you who are skeptical I do offer a one time sample one card reading so that you know your money will not be wasted. ( Tarot Readings ) (Comment on this)
psychiatrus	4:26p	Взято в khoma, як на мене - класно і без пафосу (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, September 29th, 2008
endless_psych	11:50a	Its that time again Yes its the lyrics meme... - Put your music player on random. - Post the first line from the first 32 50 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song. - Let everyone guess what song and artist the lines come from. - Bold the songs when someone guesses correctly. - Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING! ( Read more... ) Bon chance. (10 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
agroupie	6:57p	My con review.  Pat Quinn said it was the best show of RHPS she has ever seen. Nell said it was the best convention she has ever been to. My life got very weird, with phone calls from Pat and texts from Nell. Every emotion I had was very intense. I got to dance on stage with Nell. The sheer number of people who approached us and told us how awesome the con was, how we "raised the bar," and how much fun they had...made everything worth it. Thank you everyone. A real review may follow, when I've gotten a full night's sleep. (26 Comments |Comment on this)