I'm off to put in an honest nights work. But, I know NY Bar results came out tonight, and it would be cruel to post and keep my results secret.
I passed. I'm really excited about it. But, work calls.
If you find yourself in the E. Village tonight, and you're a friend of mine, shoot me a text, I'll let you know where I'm working, and you can come by and say hello.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Concrete Jungle, of which, Dreams are Made
We both live in NYC, and both love living here (did I just end a sentence with a proposition?). There are like two billion reasons why we love where we live, but here are 50 provided by the ever clever Village Voice:
50 Reasons to Be Pretty Damn Euphoric You Live in New York City
50 Reasons to Be Pretty Damn Euphoric You Live in New York City
Morning!
Gooooooood Morning readers!
And how are you on this gray morning? (its gray in NYC at least, I don't know what the weather is like in the other places we have readers, like Saudi Arabia).
I'm drinking my coffee, as I'm sure you've come to expect, sitting in bed, and listening to a Leonard Cohen station on Pandora. Does it get more perfect?
I know I've posted a lot about our page views in the past few days, and for hopefully a little while, this will be the last one, but we broke the 1000 page view mark last night. Our site hasn't been up a full week. We started blogging last Friday on a whim. Fletch and I were finishing up lunch and didn't know what to do with the rest of our day. So we set up the site and bought www.hireusplease.com for $12. We can't say that 1000 pageviews in less than a week blew away our expectations, because we didn't have expectations.
By way of comparison, consider the underpants gnomes episode of South Park. The gnomes business model (btw, the Arrested Development-watching-readers just giggled) looked something like:
Step 1: Steal underpants
Step 2: ?
Step 3: Make $.
By Comparison, here is our business model:
Step 1: Start blog
Step 2: ?
Step 3: ?
We had less expectations than the UNDERPANTS GNOMES! So, a few hours shorts of a full week later, we've had over 1000 hits, and readers in such distant places as South Korea, Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia.
Ok, so here is how my day is looking. I don't know how much time I'm going to have to write. I've agreed (for money!) to help a friend out with some clerical work around her office for a few hours. Then later tonight, I'm putting in another shift at The Bar (again for money!). So, I'm going to be busy, but I'll try to get something up in the few hours between these two commitments.
Please keep up the support, keep reading, keep clicking ads. Its so appreciated.
And how are you on this gray morning? (its gray in NYC at least, I don't know what the weather is like in the other places we have readers, like Saudi Arabia).
I'm drinking my coffee, as I'm sure you've come to expect, sitting in bed, and listening to a Leonard Cohen station on Pandora. Does it get more perfect?
I know I've posted a lot about our page views in the past few days, and for hopefully a little while, this will be the last one, but we broke the 1000 page view mark last night. Our site hasn't been up a full week. We started blogging last Friday on a whim. Fletch and I were finishing up lunch and didn't know what to do with the rest of our day. So we set up the site and bought www.hireusplease.com for $12. We can't say that 1000 pageviews in less than a week blew away our expectations, because we didn't have expectations.
By way of comparison, consider the underpants gnomes episode of South Park. The gnomes business model (btw, the Arrested Development-watching-readers just giggled) looked something like:
Step 1: Steal underpants
Step 2: ?
Step 3: Make $.
By Comparison, here is our business model:
Step 1: Start blog
Step 2: ?
Step 3: ?
We had less expectations than the UNDERPANTS GNOMES! So, a few hours shorts of a full week later, we've had over 1000 hits, and readers in such distant places as South Korea, Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia.
Ok, so here is how my day is looking. I don't know how much time I'm going to have to write. I've agreed (for money!) to help a friend out with some clerical work around her office for a few hours. Then later tonight, I'm putting in another shift at The Bar (again for money!). So, I'm going to be busy, but I'll try to get something up in the few hours between these two commitments.
Please keep up the support, keep reading, keep clicking ads. Its so appreciated.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Housekeeping
Just a few house keeping matters:
1) We have had about 930 pageviews so far. Awesome.
2) We have the capability to find out where our pageviews come from, location-wise. We have had 2 from Sri Lanka.
3) We have had a number of people express interest in making contributions. If your interested, we'd love to have you write something. It doesn't have to be a finished work, or doesn't have to be thought out, it doesn't even have to be true. Just tell a story.
4) We love contributions, but we love ad clicks more.
5) Whats Xanga? We had a number of hits from that site last night.
6) Please pass this site along to anyone who you think would be interested in it, or even those who might not be interested.
1) We have had about 930 pageviews so far. Awesome.
2) We have the capability to find out where our pageviews come from, location-wise. We have had 2 from Sri Lanka.
3) We have had a number of people express interest in making contributions. If your interested, we'd love to have you write something. It doesn't have to be a finished work, or doesn't have to be thought out, it doesn't even have to be true. Just tell a story.
4) We love contributions, but we love ad clicks more.
5) Whats Xanga? We had a number of hits from that site last night.
6) Please pass this site along to anyone who you think would be interested in it, or even those who might not be interested.
Networking is... riding the bus.
I'd like to tell a networking story...
In the summer of 2009, I rode the Jitney out to the beach for a weekend of "fun in the sun," if you know what I mean? Well, on the ride out I sat next to a woman who happened to be an attorney.
Over the next three hours we had a remarkably pleasant conversation, on a number of diverse topics, notably: law, taking the bar, family, basketball, NY v. LA. One of the topics in particular we spoke about was a book my dad had written a few years before. Its called "A Message From Jakie" and is about my late mother.
A few weeks later, I received an email from this woman, telling me how much she enjoyed the book. After that, we exchanged the occasional email, and they were all wonderful.
Earlier, this summer, I reached out. I asked if she could help me in the job search. That email I sent to her lead directly to my current internship. Ess you see see ee ess ess spells SUCCESS!
Anyway, that is a "networking" story, but really its mostly a story about being friendly and polite to people. And following through.
In the summer of 2009, I rode the Jitney out to the beach for a weekend of "fun in the sun," if you know what I mean? Well, on the ride out I sat next to a woman who happened to be an attorney.
Over the next three hours we had a remarkably pleasant conversation, on a number of diverse topics, notably: law, taking the bar, family, basketball, NY v. LA. One of the topics in particular we spoke about was a book my dad had written a few years before. Its called "A Message From Jakie" and is about my late mother.
A few weeks later, I received an email from this woman, telling me how much she enjoyed the book. After that, we exchanged the occasional email, and they were all wonderful.
Earlier, this summer, I reached out. I asked if she could help me in the job search. That email I sent to her lead directly to my current internship. Ess you see see ee ess ess spells SUCCESS!
Anyway, that is a "networking" story, but really its mostly a story about being friendly and polite to people. And following through.
Fan Mail
Five days in and we are already getting messages of support and appreciation from our readers. Some of these have been edited for the sake of brevity and to protect the innocent.
Via Facebook: "The blog is pretty cool. Someone who knows someone should get it to one of the a.m. news/talk shows in NYC and get these guys on air.Yesterday at 2:51pm · "
Via Facebook: "Great stuff - witty, upbeat, with a touch of hipster caché ... write on!"
Via Gmail: [Title: love the blog!]... just read through it. will definitely include it on my blogroll in the mornings! hope all is well (errr aside from job searching)..."
Via Comments: "Hey, great blog guys. This is something very relate-able. I'll be reading."
Thank you so much for the kind words.
Via Facebook: "The blog is pretty cool. Someone who knows someone should get it to one of the a.m. news/talk shows in NYC and get these guys on air.Yesterday at 2:51pm · "
Via Facebook: "Great stuff - witty, upbeat, with a touch of hipster caché ... write on!"
Via Gmail: [Title: love the blog!]... just read through it. will definitely include it on my blogroll in the mornings! hope all is well (errr aside from job searching)..."
Via Comments: "Hey, great blog guys. This is something very relate-able. I'll be reading."
Thank you so much for the kind words.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Picture Me Rolling
There has been some clamoring from several independent sources (both male and female) for more picture of the two of us. A common refrain has been "Hey, your little sidebar there says you guys are handsome, well, prove it!"
Once we figure this whole interwebs thing out we will make some of these pictures more prominent in the masthead, but Mick Jagger once told me, "give The People what they want."
Bobby, thats not what Mick said at all. I think its actually the exact opposite of what Mick said.
Whatever.
Since Fletch has pulled an Ultimate Warrior and returned to "Places Unknown" (late 80s WWF wrestling reference? anybody? Bueller? Bueller?), I can only speak for myself on this one. So, without too much more jabbering, here are some pictures of me!
Once we figure this whole interwebs thing out we will make some of these pictures more prominent in the masthead, but Mick Jagger once told me, "give The People what they want."
Bobby, thats not what Mick said at all. I think its actually the exact opposite of what Mick said.
Whatever.
Since Fletch has pulled an Ultimate Warrior and returned to "Places Unknown" (late 80s WWF wrestling reference? anybody? Bueller? Bueller?), I can only speak for myself on this one. So, without too much more jabbering, here are some pictures of me!
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| This is me looking pensive as I wait for my noodles at Momofuku. The sepia tone was added by Hipstomatic for the Iphone. |
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| To show that my California roots are unimpeachable, here is me eating a Double-Double Animal Style |
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| The four Weinberger boys (l-r): Joe, Dave, Eli, Bobby |
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| All grown up (l-r): Dave, Joe, Pops, Bobby, Eli |
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| The Fam |
The Ladies of The (Page)View
Fletch and I launched this blog last Friday, October 30th.
Since then, in rather remarkable fashion we have had 557 pages views. From out perspective, this is absolutely insane.
Thank you to everyone who has stopped by (keep coming back), and thank you for everyone for all your encouragement.
I've heard from a few friends in a similar boat that they really like what we are doing, and are really enjoying our writing. One friend, in fact, BBM'ed me and said that he was passing along the blog to all of his friends from his law school (he did not go to Cardozo), and that he will be upset when I actually get a job, because the blogging might stop
Since then, in rather remarkable fashion we have had 557 pages views. From out perspective, this is absolutely insane.
Thank you to everyone who has stopped by (keep coming back), and thank you for everyone for all your encouragement.
I've heard from a few friends in a similar boat that they really like what we are doing, and are really enjoying our writing. One friend, in fact, BBM'ed me and said that he was passing along the blog to all of his friends from his law school (he did not go to Cardozo), and that he will be upset when I actually get a job, because the blogging might stop
Mad Men
Sterling Cooper Draper Price we are not. But nonetheless, clicking our advertisements when you visit our Exception, Stupendous, Extraordinary blog helps us immensely.
Hire Us Please is nothing without our readers.
Thank you everyone for your past and continued support.
And a reminder, to anyone in a similar situation, if you want to tell your story, you've got a platform right here to do so.
Hire Us Please is nothing without our readers.
Thank you everyone for your past and continued support.
And a reminder, to anyone in a similar situation, if you want to tell your story, you've got a platform right here to do so.
Update Re: Today
Shalom Dearest Readers.
I will not be posting much today or tomorrow. Wednesdays and Thursdays I work an unpaid internship down at the courthouse. Hopefully Fletch can pick up the weigh, and maybe we might even get a guest contributor.
I will tell you that I did work my first night working the door at the bar (No, not that bar, an actual bar, like one where they serve drinks). I spent about 7 hours mostly mostly on my feet and mostly outside, with the occasional romp inside. I had an absolute blast. Really, I did. Law School and studying for the bar is an inherently isolating condition. The majority of time is spent in one's own head. Whether its reading (its usually reading), preparing, thinking, etc. What I found so enjoyable about my night was that the job was exclusively interacting with people. It reminds me that my interpersonal skills are actually quite excellent. I'm looking forward to the next night when I can work.
A few more things: 1) Besides my hands (from checking IDs), I really didn't get very cold. I guess that means I layered my clothes appropriately. 2) Chap-Stik will be ESSENTIAL next time. I gets dry outside! Very very dry! 3) I was on my feet most of the time so my back and my left hip and my left knee are kinda sore this morning. 4) Polite-ness makes a huge difference.
I will not be posting much today or tomorrow. Wednesdays and Thursdays I work an unpaid internship down at the courthouse. Hopefully Fletch can pick up the weigh, and maybe we might even get a guest contributor.
I will tell you that I did work my first night working the door at the bar (No, not that bar, an actual bar, like one where they serve drinks). I spent about 7 hours mostly mostly on my feet and mostly outside, with the occasional romp inside. I had an absolute blast. Really, I did. Law School and studying for the bar is an inherently isolating condition. The majority of time is spent in one's own head. Whether its reading (its usually reading), preparing, thinking, etc. What I found so enjoyable about my night was that the job was exclusively interacting with people. It reminds me that my interpersonal skills are actually quite excellent. I'm looking forward to the next night when I can work.A few more things: 1) Besides my hands (from checking IDs), I really didn't get very cold. I guess that means I layered my clothes appropriately. 2) Chap-Stik will be ESSENTIAL next time. I gets dry outside! Very very dry! 3) I was on my feet most of the time so my back and my left hip and my left knee are kinda sore this morning. 4) Polite-ness makes a huge difference.
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