I used to have really cool superpower aspirations, like flying or to be invisible. My imaginary superpowers now are sad and pathetic.
Posts Tagged ‘work’
Economic Cutbacks
April 23rd, 2009
maxlance1 So the economy is in the toilet and all my friends are losing their jobs and companies are cutting back in every facet they can find. I get that this might be a necessity in the current times, but what I don’t get is that if they do all this when the economy is bad, [...]
Slave Labor Bureaucracy
April 22nd, 2009
maxlance1 Being back in school I thought it would be a productive use of my time to find an internship. Found a great one, but had to deal with a massive load of paperwork to get the unpaid internship in motion. I feel like there is way too much bureaucratic work that goes in to being [...]
Homeless Shopping Cart Balancing
April 21st, 2009
maxlance1 Ever see a homeless guy who’s so organized and efficient at collecting empty bottle and soda cans that you’re shocked he’s unemployed and homeless? Every time I see one of those people (and by ‘those people,’ obviously I mean black people), it doesn’t cease to baffle me. Not because of the fact that they’re doing [...]
Already-Pressed Elevator Button
April 21st, 2009
maxlance1 I get way too infuriated when I’m waiting for an elevator with the up or down button already pressed and lit, when someone comes over and presses it again. Do you not trust me, madam? Clearly it’s pressed. Clearly I’m standing here. Clearly I’m not retarded. Have you ever seen someone just hanging out by [...]
Dream Integration
April 21st, 2009
maxlance1 The title of this post sounds like I’ve allowed black people into my dreams. I like it when you’re in a deep sleep and your alarm goes off or your phone rings or a lawnmower starts outside and instead of waking up, you just integrate the noise into whatever dream you’re having. I got a [...]

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Max Lance is a writer, producer and performer. He was nominated for a Student Emmy, Humanitas Fellowship and was a finalist for the Page Screenplay Award. He writes features, TV and syndicates his blog while hosting the travel show The Trip Next Door and working at Chernin Entertainment. A New York City native, Max graduated the USC film school and now lives in Los Angeles.