The Stand Book Review

Hey you! Yes, you. That's right, over here in the corner. I've got something for you. Come a little farther. That's it. Inside this dark chest of wonders lies The Stand by Stephen King.

It's my first time reading it, and so far I'm about halfway through the uncut edition. Based on the first 200-300 pages alone I would say go out and buy this book. Whether fans of 28 Days Later, Dawn of the Dead (remake), or any other post-apocalyptic plot know it, the pages in this tome are your roots.

King's eerily accurate portrayal of a pandemic, and the ensuing panic not only hit the bullseye, it is frighteningly relavent during an era where the world is gripped by fear of Bird Flu, Sars, Chemical Warfare, and military conflict.

As with nuclear inspired fiction of yester-year, King captures an era and capitalizes on taking us to the dark corners of our brain we are afraid to visit. So far, a must read for reader's and non-readers alike.

Will make sure to write a finished review when it's all wrapped up!

The Working World

Greetings infrequent internet user, and thanks for stopping by.

The past year or so has led to some difficult crossroads - mainly work related. Learning to handle the daily stress of not just a job, but a very high stress job in a high pressure work environment right out of college, has been draining to say the least. Neither my, nor I believe my wife's, pre-fabricated ideas of what the work world would be like can compare to what it actually turned out to be. Not to complain, because it hasn't all been bad. In fact, it's been quite a learning experience, and there have been lots of life lessons.

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I hear most people's first job out of college isn't exactly what they expect. But at what point do you say, "enough is enough," and what process do I go through to look for something new. The advice of family with similar work / school experience, and with much more work experience than I, has been to stick it out, no matter how bad the job gets, because if I quit this job, every job I interview for after this will look at my resume and see that I left - which I guess to them is a sign of disloyalty.

So what do you guys think? Does it look better to stick around until you either get promoted / moved around, put in my two weeks notice, or wait until you get canned so you can move on to something else?

It's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel when you feel trapped in what you are doing - but let's hear it. Sound off on your first job experiences, from the particularly bad, to the really good, and help shed some light on this predicament!