job hunting
I've put in a number of applications all over the city, but thought I'd take the time here to list some of the... stranger positions to which I've applied. Now, of course, I've put in for library positions all over, including some military jobs across the US (the federal government pays its librarians shockingly well).

Publicity Coordinator - Dark Horse Publishing (thanks to we_are_pliable )
Office helper - private residence (natbrat found on Craigslist)
Data Entry/User Services Team - Yelp

Dark Horse is based in Milwaukie, OR, but other than that, most of the jobs I've put in for are in the Bay Area. Of course, all the federal jobs are much further east (Ohio, Kansas, Georgia [yes, , Georgia!]). Of course, all this is still just a big waiting game.

DARK HORSE, you guys. I drafted an awfully impressive cover letter laying out my qualifications, even if I don't have any marketing or publicity experience. Admittedly, I'd be far up in Oregon, but I would get to work for the company that produces Hellboy and The Goon. Even at that, it's not my first choice job, of course.