Wooley’s Weekly Wisdom

Dear Wooley,

The Super Bowl is next weekend and brother, I love football. I’ve got five fantasy leagues, Madden games from the past 10
years, and a TV that only tag-teams between ESPN and the NFL network. Here’s the deal. I promised this girl I like in my psychology class we’d hang out this weekend. However, I recently realized between work and school, the only days I’ll have available to do homework are Saturday and Sunday. I was hoping to take her out Saturday, but I’ve got an epic Super Bowl party planned with my buds Sunday. I have to write my papers for next
week, but I don’t want to miss the opportunity to impress her. How do I not miss out?

Frazzled football fan

Dear Frazzled,

Do what you need to do this week and if you have any spare time, try to knock out the homework you were planning to do this weekend
during the week. I don’t know how much homework you have, but it probably won’t take you all day. Still, I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest you invite the gal to your Super Bowl party.

Normally I’d say you should find something she really likes to do, or come up with something completely original and take her
out. I think that’s good, and girls should definitely be “wooed.”
That said, it seems like football is something you’re really crazy about. If this weekend’s Super Bowl is important to you, she may be impressed you’re inviting her into something in your life
you value so much. Yes, I know that for some fellas, this can
be a ridiculous, roaring time of foul insanity and booze-blundered madness. Other parties are more tame. Still, there are plenty of
gals who like football a lot. Some of them are more hard-core fans than guys, and they can be just as passionate. By inviting her, you can enjoy yourself, and she’s able to see you in an environment where you’re most comfortable, enjoying something
you like with your friends. It’s essentially a snapshot of you for her. If she likes football and has a good time, you may be set up for a play off run … or a second date. If she is turned off and doesn’t have a good time, you at least know that she doesn’t share that same passion as you. Heck, Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and if you’re really set on this girl, you can make it up to her then. The point I’m trying to make is to be you. Enjoy her company and enjoy the game. If she turns down your offer to even attend the party, that’s okay too. You at least know where she stands. If that happens, offer to take her out some other time, but you may need a “hail Mary” for the relationship to go very far.

Dear Wooley,

I need a job, man. Obama’s speech and the GOP debates just remind me of how little hope it seems there is. I’ve been on unemployment for a while now and have taken loans out to continue my education. Still, a job would help. Do you know of anything?

Broke

Dear Broke,

I do. There are a few job fairs the Office of Career Services will be putting on this semester. You can find out more about dates and times and receive help from the good folks there on how to best be prepared for those opportunities. UNMjobs.unm.edu has a frequently updated listing of jobs for students, faculty and staff. The Daily Lobo is also hiring. You can come in and talk to someone in person. Mostly people are hired because they know someone. It doesn’t happen all the time, nor does it guarantee the position, but that’s how most people find out about jobs. Talk to people,
everyone. Someone has to know of something, somewhere. And don’t be scared to start at the bottom. We all have had those bottom-of-the-barrel, entry level jobs. Be grateful for them. If you keep a good attitude and show yourself to do well in the small
things, bigger and better stuff will come.