Comments on NYx2: How to Live Delightfully Unemployed

Unemployed?? You posted your first Podcast on Chi...

2009-05-25T05:00:57.596-04:00

Unemployed??

You posted your first Podcast on ChineseClass101 on January 9. You've been lying to everyone.

im quite jealous. i think im going to put in my n...

2009-01-19T18:15:00.000-05:00

im quite jealous. i think im going to put in my notice today...

The $1 bookcarts, ahhh, reminds me of those 15-20r...

2009-01-18T09:08:00.000-05:00

The $1 bookcarts, ahhh, reminds me of those 15-20rmb/book bookcarts in Shanghai. Treasure trove of books! :) Enjoy unemployment! :)

I love this! So positive!

2009-01-18T06:21:00.000-05:00

I love this! So positive!

Your entry really put a smile on my face, Amber. K...

2009-01-16T23:06:00.000-05:00

Your entry really put a smile on my face, Amber. Keep up that positive thinking.

The good side of life...I´ve been unemployed and f...

2009-01-16T05:27:00.000-05:00

The good side of life...I´ve been unemployed and for a while it´s great, especially that you don´t have to get up too early. The problem is, you make yourself feel to comfortable in this state and the longer your unemployed the harder it gets to get a job, which is necessery to keep up your living standart (like living in a big apartment...). I soon felt like being too free and was happy to get a job, so I hope you find your job soon ^_^

ps I meant to say that maybe you could start a pod...

2009-01-15T22:15:00.000-05:00

ps I meant to say that maybe you could start a podcast on the "insiders guide to everything unemployed"..could have a global appeal with the current global economic crisis

What a delightful read.So glad to hear you're taki...

2009-01-15T21:55:00.000-05:00

What a delightful read.So glad to hear you're taking time to stop and smell the roses.It is somewhat reminiscent of the "Tao of Pooh" and the contrast with the "busy back soon" people who miss so much.I love your positive attitude to life.But what I most like is your down to earth connection with ordinary people which is one of your strongest appeals.I too like people who don't take themselves too seriously.I'm touched by your comments about making old people friends.They are too often the unseen people who do have so much to share if given the opportunity.What a breath of fresh air you must be to them.The best things in life are free.Continue to enjoy this time in your life and it's simple pleasures.

I like the way you spread positive thinking. I nev...

2009-01-15T21:28:00.000-05:00

I like the way you spread positive thinking. I never thought of unemployment as a delightful period...but you've managed to convince me!! I guess the first step must be self-confidence: "you know you'll soon be able to get a job, and that's why you can afford to enjoy your present freedom". Anyway, not everyone has the capacity to see the best side of every moment in life. That's a gift! ^___^

I have always been fond of the rather antiquated p...

2009-01-15T20:44:00.000-05:00

I have always been fond of the rather antiquated phrase "at liberty." It's an old-timer glib, something that rolls of the tongue. You're not "unemployed." You're "at liberty." Care to take a walk? You are at liberty to do so. Care to take in a show, go to the zoo, read a book, have a nap? You are at liberty to do so.

Conversely, you are also at liberty to accept whatever small odds and ends employment-wise come your way. :)

I think the tough part to maintain is that $33 in ...

2009-01-15T20:36:00.000-05:00

I think the tough part to maintain is that $33 in rent that you paid that day, too :)

During my periods of adult unemployment (or, while teaching in China, underemployment) I've always felt really lazy. For the first week or so it's great, and then I just don't feel like doing anything. I don't have that sort of spirit that you have driving you, I suppose.

My favorite unemployment haunt was Rapture Cafe on...

2009-01-15T20:34:00.000-05:00

My favorite unemployment haunt was Rapture Cafe on Ave A between 12th and 13th. (God I miss living in the East Village.) Not the greatest coffee but a nice place to camp out and read for hours.

I often feel similar on Monday mornings. I am ofte...

2009-01-15T20:26:00.000-05:00

I often feel similar on Monday mornings. I am often fresher, more alert and happy to be alive in general.. not that I am suicidal by the end of the week or anything but I do spend a lot more time gazing out the windows on a Monday. I sometimes even leave for work earlier than I need to, just so I can enjoy my commute with the knowledge that I can take my time and if that train is full, I can just take the next one.. no problem! :)

As much as I can see you are enjoying your freedom.. I certainly hope you find a job you enjoy soon. :)

My university's teaching assistants are on strike ...

2009-01-15T19:43:00.000-05:00

My university's teaching assistants are on strike so I kind of feel the same sense of freedom, but also the same sense of uncertainty as to what the future will bring.

All I gotta say is that I hope you find a new job before your savings run out.

But for now, enjoy all the time you now have on your hands.