November 3, 4, 5 & 6: Tutor 9-1-1

In the blogging business, there are two types of blogs: Those that post every day, and those that apologize for not posting regularly enough. Puddle Splashers falls into the latter category.

Lauren and I haven’t been able to collect too many interesting moments this week, as I’ve been frenetically applying for jobs, and Lauren has been busy with schoolwork. It’s the same old story. But let me see if there are any moments I can think of from this week.

On Tuesday, I created a flyer offering my tutoring services. I have two versions: one for college and university students, and the other for middle school and high school students. A mockup of the university version is below. Lauren suggested using a black border and printing it on coloured paper, which helps it to stand out from all the other leaflets out there. The white space is actually an envelope full of smaller versions of the flyer.

Why Tutor 9-1-1? That’s my niche, I suppose, in the tutoring world. There are so many people offering tutoring work that it’s hard to gain anyone’s attention. I have yet to see if it works.

On Wednesday, we walked around the SFU campus putting these tutoring flyers up. We went through several places I’ve never been to. It was an adventure, but SFU is such a maze that I was glad Lauren acted as my guide.

On Thursday, I drove all over the city applying for jobs and giving out copies of my resume to all and sundry. But what I really wanted to do was celebrate Guy Fawkes’ Day by watching V for Vendetta. “Remember, remember, the fifth of November…”

Tonight, Lauren is hanging out with a few of her friends. It’s a stagette for our friend Margarita, who is marrying Zoltan.

This may sound lame, but I plan to spend a nice, relaxing evening reading a book or writing fiction. Tomorrow I’ll be busy all day long at a networking conference, and I need to get a good night’s rest.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

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