CA Unemployment 21 Days Deadline: How to become eligible again? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 9, 2009 - 3 answers

Published writers, how did you deal with post-sale paralysis? [more inside]
posted by mynameisluka on Jul 11, 2009 - 15 answers

How flexible is the May 31st filing deadline for previous year Flexible Spending Account claims? Is it an automatic "NO!" or are they allowed to be nice and reimburse me if I have a good case for not filing before the deadline? Will it depend on my employer? It is a claim for a pretty small amount of money for them ($50) but significant for me. Do they even have an option for processing claims submitted after the deadline? [more inside]
posted by silkygreenbelly on Jun 4, 2009 - 8 answers

I would like to submit a short story to literary journals whose reading period ends April 30. Obviously, they will receive the story just before deadline. Am I wasting my time and opportunity doing this? Should I wait until the submission period reopens, usually September or October?
posted by uans on Apr 20, 2009 - 9 answers

I have Important Things I Have To Do, but I'm having trouble doing them. Instead, I find myself wanting to do a variety of plainly self-destructive things. This happens to me a lot-- but why, and how do I deal with it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 13, 2009 - 20 answers

In applying to grad school, the folks writing letters of recommendation didn't sign the flap of the envelope and one doesn't have a postmark because it was sent via FedEx. How big of a deal is this? [more inside]
posted by GPF on Nov 14, 2008 - 14 answers

How long should I give him to move out? [more inside]
posted by HopperFan on Oct 16, 2008 - 70 answers

How much leeway should I give a photographer who has already missed his OWN deadlines three times now? [more inside]
posted by brandoniain on Sep 4, 2008 - 13 answers

I am working on a project at work right now that is far behind schedule. The deadline has been extended a couple of times and the current one is this Friday. I am almost certain that the project won't be done by then. Should I be working extra hours to get it done? [more inside]
posted by mockdeep on Apr 9, 2008 - 12 answers

I want to leave on an overseas trip exactly two weeks from tomorrow. I've never had a passport before. If I go to the post office and get expedited two-week service, will I have my passport in time? [more inside]
posted by btkuhn on Feb 21, 2007 - 22 answers

How can I unblock and get to work? I took on a freelance writing job that came to me from a friend/colleague with whom I've worked very successfully in the past. He pitched me to his team, we had some meetings, I got a retainer and ... was offered a different full-time, demanding job which I could not turn down. I thought I could bang out Freelance Job during my weeks before starting Real Job and now I'm stuck ... [more inside]
posted by thinkpiece on Jan 5, 2007 - 12 answers

Two weeks and counting... Is anybody planning to participate in nanowrimo this year?
posted by codger on Oct 18, 2004 - 34 answers