Anti-Sabbatical: (page 35)

A job take with the sole intention of staying only for a limited period of time (often one year). The intention is usually to raise enough funds to partake in another, more personally meaningful activity such as watercolor sketching in Crete o r designing computer knit sweaters in Hong Kong. Employers are rarely informed of intention.

Boomer Envy: (page 21)

Envy of material wealth and long-range material security accrued by older members of the baby boom generation by virtue of
fortunate births.

Emotional Ketchup Burst: (page 21)

The Bottling up opinions and emotions inside oneself so that they explosively burst forth all at once, shocking and confusing
employers and friends -- most of whom thought things were fine.

Mid-Twenties Breakdown: (page 27)

A period of mental collapse occurring in one's twenties, often caused by an inability to function outside of school or structured
environments coupled with a realization of one's aloneness in the world. Often marks the induction into the ritual of
pharmaceutical usage.

Platonic Shadow: (page 62)

A nonsexual friendship with a member of the opposite sex.

Yuppie Wannabe's: (page 91)

An X generation subgroup that believes the myth of a yuppie life-style being both satisfying and viable. Tend to be high in
debt, involved in some form of substance abuse, and show a willingness to talk about Armageddon after three dr inks.