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		<title>What I did on my summer&#8230; fall&#8230; winter&#8230; spring&#8230; summer vacation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marna Bunger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wish I could say it’s hard to believe I’ve been out of work exactly a year today, but it’s true.  I mentally assumed, based on the economy, my age, and my salary expectations, that my job search would be long.  That’s why I immediately dubbed myself the “Layoff Lady of Leisure.”  My new “job” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Like a bad date</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marna Bunger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve said it before.  Interviewing for a job is just like dating.  Do you have the same interests?  Do you like women?  Is there long-term potential?  The downside to interviewing is you can’t give a fake name or sneak out the back door when you see you’ve made a bad decision. I had a funny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FourSquare adds life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marna Bunger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mail on Monday, I received one of those friendly reminders from the local Honda dealership telling me that it was probably time to change oil.  I realized I didn’t come close to hitting their high mileage estimate. I have become the little old lady of West Hollywood.  Being laid off, there are days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve got options, or not</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marna Bunger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is probably just me. My little problem, you know, because I was born before 1980. But when a help wanted/job ad says &#8220;profitable online startup,&#8221; that is not a positive selling point to me. It&#8217;s about as appealing as a partner telling me their Valtrex copay is only $5.]]></description>
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		<title>Nice guy my ass</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marna Bunger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With my focus on my career, I&#8217;m sure you were worried that I&#8217;d never write about guys or dates again. Not to worry, this is Los Angeles, so there&#8217;s always going to be a story. I just haven&#8217;t had the time to write this one. Houston (let&#8217;s call him that instead of nutless) and I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From new media to old, very old media</title>
		<link>http://www.dontmincewords.com/from-new-media-to-old-very-old-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marna Bunger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love my friends and my network that alert me to jobs I might not normally find through my channels. A writer girlfriend emailed me about a Twitter post she was following.  “They are going to announce a job,” she said. I immediately signed on and followed the Twit to find out what was going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My workplace sabbatical – Week 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marna Bunger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is going to be my last unemployment summary because not much changes from week-to-week.  I meet unemployed friends for drinks, I make calls, I send resumes, and I have interviews. One thing that was reinforced this week was how much interviews are like dates.  And selecting a job is like choosing a husband &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My workplace sabbatical &#8211; Week 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marna Bunger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Layoff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I continue to network and build my LinkedIn empire, there is an undercurrent of panic. I know I have about 45 days to find a job before everything stalls until 1Q10. I had four dates with my Outtie friends this week. Three of them aren’t even looking. They are enjoying their sabbatical away from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My workplace sabbatical &#8211; Week 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marna Bunger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Layoff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, where has the time gone? It has really been a month since I’ve lost my job? Really. If I were to describe this week I’d have to say “socially bananas.” It was Labor Day week, so there were a few cookouts. In between all that, the boyfriend decided to infuse some music in my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My workplace sabbatical &#8211; Week 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marna Bunger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Layoff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to get a job soon, if only to rest. My availability is creating severe social distractions while my tan fades. My week started out of town. The boyfriend took Tex and I to Vegas and then up to UT to check on a condo he’s trying to sell. My excitement was centered around [...]]]></description>
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