Fiercely Anticipating: Presidents’ Day weekend. It’s here! That glimmer of hope right in the midst of our seasonal affective disorder*! The Federal Holiday that no one remembers! The perfect little blue balls-inducing holiday weekend: too short to merit a vacation, but long enough to keep us from realizing we should stop slaving away for our corporate overlords and open a cooperative beet farm in Oregon! This is a nice one because we don’t have to deal with all the tediousness that marrs our other three-day weekends. I don’t have to be proud of my country, I don’t have to remember anyone, and my facebook feed won’t clog with inspirational misquotes and do-gooder cyber shaming. (Our first President was as boring as he was wooden-toothed, and as such, he is not remembered for his pithy sayings. “Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.” Pull that one out on Monday and see how many likes you get.) There are no parades to block traffic, no fireworks to pretend to care about, no enforced group meat-charring to attend. This is perfect for me, because I hate mandatory fun and I strongly dislike pool parties. As you can probably guess, I have big plans for this weekend. The idea is to drive up to San Francisco, hang out with friends, see Pina in 3-D, and while lingering over artisanal beers, meet a 6 foot tall Indian architect who loves Shakespeare, sandwiches, and casual relationships. What’s going to happen is this: on Friday evening I will don some soft, non-binding sleep wear, open a bottle of wine, and peruse the photo albums of my facebook friends who mysteriously...

1:00 pm on a Friday. Quittin’ Time, right? Not quite yet, unfortunately. But here are some fun things to tide you over when the boss isn’t looking. First of all, if you’re looking for a new job, or even thinking about getting a new job, why don’t you start updating your resume now? One week at a time, so that you’ll be ready when you’re finally ready to make your big move? Here’s a resume tip from Monique King-Viehland to get you started: Size really does matter!  Especially when it comes to resumes.   I know the first thought most people have when crafting their resume is that you want to include every cool thing about yourself.  I mean, hey your trying to impress these folks, so you can get a job dang it! But trust me, when it comes to resumes, less is more. So here is a quick rule of thumb:  your resume should be no more than one page if you have less than 10 years of experience, or you’re making a career change and your experience isn’t relevant to your new goal or you’ve held one or two positions with the same employer. In this case – and no other – smaller is definitely better. And after your resume’s all whittled down, you can reward yourself: 1. Listen to the latest Bond Theme song by Alicia Keys and Jack White. I like what they’re trying to do here, but in the end, I don’t think it quite works. But let me know what you think: 2. After that, you can watch these four Oscar-bait trailers. Two of them star my favorite blond nerd actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman. One is written by one of my favorite screenwriter, Charlie Kauffman. One is written...