Yup, I applied at the local Staples (an office supply store) just before it opened. Not getting that job seems like a pivotal moment in my life, and sometimes I try to imagine how different everything might be for me now.

Maybe there is a Nathan in an alternate universe who never grew that awful moustache, got that job and is now living an entirely unrecognizable life. I say to that Nathan: Sorry dude, I’m definitely better off. Unless you’ve got an iPad, those things are boss. [May 20, 2011]