Author Archives: Kaitlin "Immer-Spaetlin"

So, do you like to party?  I am really into partying.   Most of my friends are too.  Usually, on a Friday or Saturday night, sometimes Thursdays (a friend of mine said Thursday is the new Friday, which is funny!) me … Continue reading →

Here’s the thing.  I have a bit of grant writing experience.  My last job, for example was titled “Grant Writer” and I literally went to work every day and wrote and researched grants. It didn’t pay much but for most … Continue reading →

On Valentine’s Day, I used to complain about how it was a “bullshit holiday,” citing conspiracies for the card companies like Hallmark and General Electric and Phillip Morris to make single people feel terrible about themselves.  I used to celebrate … Continue reading →

You guuuuyssssss I really miss my blog.  I have decided to try to rekindle our romance on this, Valentine’s Day 2011.   Here’s a treat:  I am unemployed again as of last Friday!  This means I have an exceptional amount … Continue reading →

Here’s a good post from Ken Ward Jr. at  his Coal Tattoo Blog today.  I think it’s helpful if you want to know what’s going on here with this stuff.  Also, yesterday was West Virginia Day!: West Virginia Day update: … Continue reading →

I’m moving.  Like I said only two entries ago but many months ago, I am going to New Orleans.  Since deciding that, you might have noticed there’s been a little bit of an environmental disaster.  If you were going to … Continue reading →

Alex Chilton died of a heart attack last night, and marks pretty much the first time any famous person has died and I cared much at all. I guess I don’t really have much to say beyond that.  But here’s … Continue reading →

So get this.  After my current Americorps stint is completed in mid-June, I will be migrating.  It’s sort of a rust belt to sunbelt migration.   Like many yuppies, I will be moving to New Orleans. This is exciting.  Mostly because … Continue reading →

Sorry I’ve been absent lately.  I’ve been busy busy.  Not only did I travel for five days to North Carolina, which is a LAND OF DREAMS compared to the frozen snow hell I’ve been living in, but upon return, I … Continue reading →

On Friday I left work early for fear of the major snowstorm hitting the East Coast.  I went home and I watched the show Caprica*, which is the prequel series to Battlestar Gallactica.   One of the important themes in the … Continue reading →