“Keep shooting till you run out of bullets.” – Steve Lopez

Hopefully I won’t run out of ammunition just yet. I’m really looking forward to the Bill Buxton lecture at Princeton. Glad to have an excuse to hang out on Nassau Street! I haven’t been to Micawber Books since it became Labyrinth, and I may very well pick up a volume or two when I’m there.  And there will be plenty of people to be met (this is one of the very rare instances where I’m willing to set aside my anthropophobia.) But I’m in dire need of advice and guidance as to how to break into IA/IxD/whatever they want to call it now since there’s been so much  over it on the mailing lists as of late. I’m learning the programs commonly used in the field and of course have set up this website to practice on, but I know I need to do more. 

Of course, the current economic fallout leaves no room for novices – every job posting has been for senior level positions that require years of experience. While some have encouraged me to send my resume to them, it’s gotten to the point where I don’t even expect to hear from them again (the “throw crap on the wall and see what sticks” approach.) Applying for a job is no different than buying a lottery ticket these days. Admittedly I am in a more fortunate position than many in that I am merely underemployed at the moment, but it’s barely enough to keep me out of the red. I can’t even rejoice over the tax refund I’ll be getting shortly since it’s just going to go up in smoke as soon as it’s deposited. Damn you money and your necessary evilness!