I'm Not A Chooser, So I MIght As Well Be A Beggar

Productivity levels were about normal today (which is to say nearly non-existent), though I should mention that it took me until noon to build up even enough ambition to take a shower.
I didn’t find any jobs to apply for, but I did sign up for a résumé-writing class at that outplacement career center on Monday morning.
On the Heroic Portraits front, I got permission from Wendy Potter to post this portrait I made of her…



… in the Gallery, and to use other pictures she has on her MySpace page as portrait material. Given that she’s often dressed as fantasy characters, she makes for a good resource because part of the work is already done.
On other art fronts, I added a bunch of new products to my Zazzle gallery, so follow the link on the right, check them out and maybe buy something, if you’re into that sort of thing (which, clearly, you’re not, nor is anyone else, as in the 4 years that I’ve had the account with Zazzle I’ve only made two sales, totaling $3.80).
There haven’t been any developments on the squirrel front. Last time I checked the trap it was empty, but on the other hand I haven’t been hearing any scurrying going on either.
Last night when I was talking to Eric and expressed my concerns about the future. He said, “Don’t worry. You know what the Finns say: Troubles are only temporary; eventually you’ll die.”
Of course, they also say “Hard work cures all ills,” and I’ve never really taken that one to heart.
You may have noticed that I’ve added a little PayPal begging bowl on the right. Make of it what you will, though I would say that begging is a venerable profession. Just ask Buddha, or St. Francis.
And if you’ve got a few grand just lying around and don’t know what to do with it, I just want to point out that you have an option available to you.
Speaking of begging, it had been my intention to have a housewarming party in the near-future or near-past, but the layoff kind of put a damper on the idea.
Kathleen had suggested that I should still have one, but make it pot luck and to ask for donations to the “Help Jon Keep His House/Move Somewhere After He Loses His House” fund.
I think I’ll restrict my requests for donations to the PayPal link, but I would still like to have a housewarming party. I’m not really thrilled about the pot luck idea, simply because it seems tacky to ask people to bring their own food, but on the other hand, the last time I threw any sort of party (for my birthday a few years back), it was a little on the pricey side.
So I put the question out there to the handful of people reading this who would likely be guests at a housewarming party: would you mind doing pot luck?
The other problem with the housewarming party is an overall lack of available seating. Back when I was actually employed, I had planned to attend to that problem by picking up some new furniture. Now that’s not really an option.
Would asking people to bring their own food and their own chairs be the height of tackiness? I’m thinking yes, but the idea is out there, if anyone wants to throw in his or her two cents on the subject.