Application for rejection.

I found this on the net.

Herbert A. Millington
Chair - Search Committee
412A Clarkson Hall, Whitson University
College Hill, MA 34109

Dear Professor Millington,

Thank you for your letter of March 16. After careful consideration, I
regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me
an assistant professor position in your department.

This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually
large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field
of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.

Despite Whitson's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in
rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at
this time. Therefore, I will assume the position of assistant professor
in your department this August. I look forward to seeing you then.

Best of luck in rejecting future applicants.

Sincerely,
Chris L. Jensen

Drunk With The Little Leprichans.

Well, I've been swamped with work and just plain swamped.

I quit my morning job as it means driving 50 minutes every day during rush hour and involves mornings and I work for 23 hours a week at it and get what I get in 10 hours at my afternoon job.

I've been working with a "Da KaohSiung, He, Che, Wan" magazine. It means 'The greater Kaohsiung area, Drinking, Eating and Playing' Magazine. I started off as a photographer, then a journalist and now I'm the assistant editor.
My job involves going to restaurants, cafe's, bars and hotels and doing interviews, write up, critiques and advertising. So, yep, I'm very well fed, know the difference between good and mediocre coffee, I like girly drinks (the ones with the little umbrella and cherry) and there are some fantastic hotels and spas. So, yep, the money's poor, but I'm well fed, watered and pampered. I get paid for all I do, but the advertising gets me some steady money that makes a big difference.

The magazine is printed on nice glossy paper, with a square back, same quality as Maxim or National Geographic, it's not a 'basement print job.'
The magazine's website is www.TaiwanFun.com click on the last section, called FYI South, that's my magazine. The other magazines are for other areas in Taiwan. Don't click on the Chinese text, or you will get an all Chinese site, it's much better than the English, but... just stick to the English.

The magazine is completely bilingual, or maybe even a little more Chinese. Most of the interviews I do are completely in Chinese. I write the stories in English, put some pictures with them and send them off to be translated and printed. I really like it and it's a totally new perspective on business. I've learn so many things about what goes on behind the scenes in business. Did you know that most bar owners are friends with each other and they go out drinking together? Yep, and I know where they go. I didn't think competitors would be sharing 'trade secrets', whatever.


So, now for the post. Drinking and driving... My editor and I thought it would be a great way to help our advertisers by renting a couple buses and driving to a bunch of the bars that advertise with us. Well, that's just boring. So, we added chemical suits, a bus, beer, and a green marker. Now, we have the St.Patty's Day Pub crawl. I wonder what people will think when they see 100+ foreigners pile out of buses with decontamination suits and are writing slogans on each others suits in green marker. Anyways, we bought the suits and buses, with drivers, the markers, coolers, ice, 144bottles of beer, specials at each bar and some advertising. We're set... and we might make some money off this through ticket sales and beers on the bus.

Why I love Taiwan.