Job Vs. Career?

So, I got into this debate with my mom over the difference between a job and a career. I have been saying "no" to opportunities that I feel are just jobs. Grunt work. Some don't even pay well. She asked me if I was sure that that was the right thing to do. She thinks that they may be a good opportunity for my future career. I'd rather take a job right now that will help my current career. I want growth within a company. I don't want to be looking for a new job in a couple of months...

The Truth About Love...

The Blackpool Lights said The truth about love it's great when you're in it. Man isn't that true? Love has made the greatest men do the craziest things. For me, it just makes me depressed. I can sit around and think of how great it was... and just not want to care about anything. I get nervous, and start to shake and sweat just thinking about her. Tomorrow's another day... I just have to make it through today...

Life Of A Salesman

This has been a relatively productive week for myself. I went all the way up to Lincolnshire for a Job Fair on Monday, and I have booked three interviews for next week. Two of them are located downtown!!! The other is a second interview with a company in Skokie.

Anyway, on Tuesday I went to the happiest place in the world: Three Floyds Brew Pub with a friend that I've known since Kindergarten. I started off with a Surly Klaus, followed it up with an Alpha Kong, and ended the night with one of my personal favorites: Black Sun Stout. My friend and I got around to talking about another friend of ours, of whom I used to live with. He currently resides in West Lafayette, but is dating a girl from Georgia. This is not the first time that he has done this. Anyway, after leaving, I realized that I have not talked to him in about a month or so, so I gave him a call.

He's been working as a vacuum salesman. Which was probably just as bad if not worse than digital microscopes. However; I did make an hourly rate. They only paid him commission, but he was not there long enough to make anything. What happened to my friend is that he ended up getting into a philosophical debate with his boss about the ethics of sales. Some words were exchanged, and it eventually turned very heated. His boss flicks him in the ear??? My friend responds with, Hey man I know that you're my boss, but don't do that. The boss replied, Well if you weren't such a hard-headed prick. So, my friend jacks him to the face and he falls to the ground. His boss then tackles him, but the fight gets separated. My question to all of this is: who flicks someone in the ear??? Not only that, but if you knew my friend, you wouldn't believe him to be a physically violent person, let alone knock someone down with one blow. Alas, this is the "Life Of A Salesman"

Last Weekend

Hey Bitches, sorry about the lack of posts. I was out of town for the weekend. As I promised, I delivered not 1 but 2 album reviews. I apologize about the formatting, I will try to get a norm eventually.

On Friday, I headed up to Mickey Finn's Brewery up in Libertyville, IL. It was a real nice brew pub. I had both their Black Magic and Hackett Irish Stout both were full of chocolate notes (who knows, I might review them...). After that, the guys and I headed out to John Barleycorn in Wrigleyville. It was fun, but we went upstairs to the "club" area. I'm not much of a clubber, but there was some good people watching.

Saturday, we headed up to Evanston, to watch Green Bay destroy Seattle and New England verse Jacksonville. Before the game, we watched Shameless by Louis C.K. If you are a male and like food and sex and being pissed off, you need to watch this. I started the day by drinking a Goose Island Sampler pack and ended it with a JW Dundee's Sampler pack. After that assortment of beer and finger foods, I found myself passed out on a couch.

Sunday, I just relaxed on the north side by watching the colts lose. Monday, I tried to catch up on everything I neglected to do over the weekend, but I ended up going to Lincolnshire for a job fair. Overall I think things went fairly well. And today, I got a rejection e-mail from the small company I didn't want to work for. However, the one bit of good news that I received this weekend is that I no longer have an apartment in Hoboken! It has been rented out for February and I heard a rumor I will get all of my deposit back! So now I really need to get a job...

Dashboard Confessional - The Shade Of Poison Trees

Artist:	Dashboard Confessional
Album:	The Shade Of Poison Trees
Release Date:	October 2, 2007
Label:	Vagrant Records
Rating:	4/5

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Finally, Chris Carrabba has ditched his electric guitar and opted for an acoustic one again. True DC fans will realize that this endeavor is a return to his old roots by just judging the cover. The art work is very akin to So Impossible and Summers Kiss.

If you ask me, this is the best thing that DC has put out since The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most. The instrumentals are probably the best that we have heard from DC, however, the lyrics don't always add up. This time around, it doesn't feel like Chris was suffering from the demons that he was chasing away half a decade ago. These lyrics are much more mature, but not as poetic. There are no songs like "Screaming Infidelities." Instead of playing to his own insecurities, these are cautionary tales of gold/grave diggers.

Another thing to note is that this album is relatively short. Every track but one clocks in at under the 3 minute mark. For a total of 33:34. This is not a bad thing. If you look at the early works, they all clock in very short as well. It wasn't until DC picked up electric guitars that the albums started getting longer. It seems that they are really trying to return to their roots: Keeping it short and simple.

All in all, a very solid record from DC. I feel that this album was a return home from a very long trip. It might take a while to get used to your home town, but after a couple of days, it will be like he never left. I can't wait until the next one.
Track Listing:

1. Where There's Gold...
2. Thick As Thieves
3. Keep Watch For The Mines
4. These Bones
5. Fever Dreams
6. The Shade Of Poison Trees
7. The Rush
8. Little Bombs
9. I Light My Own Fires Now
10. Matters Of Blood And Connection
11. Clean Breaks
12. The Widows Peak

Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light

Artist:	Jimmy Eat World
Album:	Chase This Light
Release Date:	October 16, 2006
Label:	Interscope Records
Rating:	3/5

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So, what can I say about the new Jimmy Eat World? I have been a huge fan of Jimmy for a long time, and the closest thing that I can compare this record to is like going to one of your favorite restaurants. You show up there, knowing already what to expect, but when the waiter/waitress hands you the menu, you realize that it has changed. You try something new, but you realize it is the same thing just with a little change.

However, you are not disappointed. It's just that this album doesn't break any barriers. All of the darkness that was looming over Futures is gone. Instead, you are left with more pop-rock, radio-friendly songs than were found on Bleed American (Jimmy Eat World). My personal favorites are the first single Big Casino, because of the lyric I'm the one who gets away. I'm a New Jersey success-story, and Gotta Be Somebody's Blues. The latter almost sounds like a b-side from Futures.

The bottom line is that this album is not JEW's Magnum Opus, but if you were a fan of Bleed American and disappointed by Futures, this is the sequel you were looking for. If you were disappointed by both and wanted Clarity Part 2, you might want to look else where (Clarity was recently re-released with two extra tracks).
Track Listing:

1. Big Casino
2. Let It Happen
3. Always Be
4. Carry You
5. Electable (Give It Up)
6. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues
7. Feeling Lucky
8. Here It Goes
9. Chase This Light
10. Firefight
11. Dizzy