The Most Yummy Chinese Dumplings Ever

They are Shanghai Soup Dumplings and they are incredible. They have meat in the filling BUT they also have soup in the filling. You eat them by first biting off the little nubbin on the top, blowing into the hole that you made (so it won't burn you), then you slurp the soup out. After that you eat what's left...they are to die for! Believe it or not many places in town make them, but the best are at:
LAO Wang Noodle House
945 S Federal Blvd # D (cross street is Kentucky) Denver
(303) 975-2497
All the food here is great because they make it by hand, fresh everyday...this is why you shouldn't go if you are in a hurry, go and take your time, and try these.

Be Informed for Voting

Soon those awful political ads will be done, but make sure your voice is heard....VOTE! When you fill out your mail-in ballot, be informed!
You can find online help with ballot issues at http://www.lwvcolorado.org/. This site will give you pro and con info for ballot issues.
Also remember to think about your judges. On the ballot is the Judge retention section...many folks often don't know where they stand on which judge to retain or NOT to retain, and believe it or not sometimes judges should not be retained. Find out everything you need to know at: http://www.knowyourjudge.com/
Find out the 411 about voting etc at: http://www.vote411.org/.

I will be filling mine out tomorrow and taking it in...get it done.

Join My Komen Denver Race for the Cure Team!

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Join me and my gym rat friends, or donate to help end breast cancer forever! Go to the link above and join today...

Maybe I should go back to my roots!

This might be obvious but, until now I have never spent this long without working. I have had a job since I was 14 years old. My first official job was getting drinks on the line at a sandwich board. I have come a long way from there. My second job was at a little food court joint called Taco's Etc. This is where I learned how to cashier...I was trained very well by the owner and I still remember the right way to do it even though I was only 16. That being said...cashiers are just not trained the way they used to be. When I learned, we put jingle change in the palm first, not on top of the bills (this is so annoying, often the change gets dropped and flys everywhere). I was also strictly told to count it into the hand of your guest. Yesterday I went to a local burger chain (who shall remain nameless) and not only was my change not counted back to me, it was placed on the counter not in my hand! I was shocked...Am I wrong to think that this is rude? I of course blame whoever trained this guy...but I also think that there has been several cycles of bad training of cashiers in lots of places. When did it become OK for us to be helped by terrible cashiers and not demand better service? Seriously!

I need a vacation...

Too bad, I can't take one....it is ironic that it wouldn't be hard to get the time off right now (ha ha ha) except for one thing: I don't have a job. I realize that technically it could be seen that I have been on vacation permanently for 14 months, but I really would like to go somewhere.

What does it really take?!

No...really. What extremes need to be taken to get the job? In today's job market a good job is the ungettable get...I am finding myself going to lengths I never thought I would have to. So how far do I need to go? How many people do I need to beg for a reference from? Do I burn every bridge I have to get THE job? The answer is yes on all fronts. After a year you begin to get desperate and wonder "how much do I suck?", or "what's wrong with me?" It is so difficult to be confident (and sell yourself like they say you should) after that year. You have litterally applied for hundreds of jobs, and your prospects begin to dwindle. With all of this going on I wonder if I am sacrificing my principles....Am I? Can I even afford these said principles? I don't know. I just know I really really want a job....

Totally Wish I Would Have Known!

I am struggling with motivation issues in a way that is mind blowing. As this struggle continues I must ask myself what will it take, how picky can I afford to be now? There are things that the 40 year old knows now that would have been more helpful when I was 32....it's not fair.
I read an article a few weeks ago saying that clerical/adminstrative professionals were slowly becoming obsolete.....what? Wish someone would have told me.....6 years ago. And then today I read one about how when you are unemployed for more than 6 months your skills become weak and you need to refresh them....well, holy cow. I guess it being almost a year means I am REALLY screwed! Too bad I can't be a professional slacker, I am really good at it.