It's change that keeps me fresh, routine that keeps me happy.
Let's go folks, I'm here to take you on a ride of the past week or so of my oh so unadventurous life. Stumbling back to about 2 weeks ago, I was in great turmoil as to what to do with myself. It wasn't lack of direction, it was complete loss of motiviation. I know where I want to be and am working hard to get there, both emotionally and physically. I gave myself a week for something to come up, and as always in my life, something did.
I was working multiple angles at getting a job here, had many leads and nothing solid. I interviewed Thursday 8/17 for a company called CACI for a Dept. of Homeland Security job doing Infosec / Firewall / Project management type functions. The position isn't even really created, they just wanted fresh minds and people to mold into a career with their company. Everything they said sounded perfect for me, and I think the interview went great but I have yet to hear a word. The following day, I find out I have another interview for a smaller company doing the "same old shit" I've been doing for a while now at 3:30. I finish up what I was doing as it was around noon already and go home, change, interview, nail it, job offer over the phone within minutes of leaving. I started today (Wed.)
I'm still on the fence as to if this is "just a job" or if I want to make it a career. I will see where CACI goes and if they actually call me back. I'm going to follow-up tomorrow around lunchtime with that recruiter or may even shoot him an email tonight.
I put down my deposit today for the apartment swap and we'll be moving into the 2br on October 7th. For those who don't know, I'm living in the kitchen right now. Well, I'm sort of living there. There's an air mattress that's right outside the kitchen in the "dining nook." All my shit is scattered about the apartment and it's really hard to adjust as I always define my life and happiness based on my own private space. I'm coping and it'll come fast.
I've already been here a month and have done some things I'd hoped to accomplish thus far, but still need to do some things like hit up the Smithsonian and do some sightseeing but am waiting on someone to go with me because I need that motivation, plus it's more fun that way.
I'm heading out of town this weekend, pretty excited. I'm going skydiving and hanging out with a few people I know and haven't seen in some time. Skydiving is a fear I've always had. I'm not really scared of the idea of it, I'm excited. I put my life in my hands plenty of times, but I feel so freaked out about losing control of it and just leaving it up to factors far beyond my ability to change. But, if I can do it, it's a step forward. And, I'm GOING to do it, but I'll probably pee myself on the way up. Thankfully I'll have some people with me that should help me through it more than I could imagine.
Funny moment, roommate met up with some girl this weekend and like, they had another date last night. They came home (wasn't expecting her to show too) and it wasn't /that/ way but it was still amusing as I had NOWHERE to go to give them privacy. So basically I grabbed my laptop, got off the couch, and scurried to my "bed" and angled myself to where they couldn't see me.
I'm such a good roommmate. I even put away the dishes.
I'm through self evaluating and am just going to let life take me where it needs to. There are some things I just can't change right now and I've faced that, and know things will work out as they should. That isn't to say I won't put effort where effort is due though!
/fin/
-casey
I was working multiple angles at getting a job here, had many leads and nothing solid. I interviewed Thursday 8/17 for a company called CACI for a Dept. of Homeland Security job doing Infosec / Firewall / Project management type functions. The position isn't even really created, they just wanted fresh minds and people to mold into a career with their company. Everything they said sounded perfect for me, and I think the interview went great but I have yet to hear a word. The following day, I find out I have another interview for a smaller company doing the "same old shit" I've been doing for a while now at 3:30. I finish up what I was doing as it was around noon already and go home, change, interview, nail it, job offer over the phone within minutes of leaving. I started today (Wed.)
I'm still on the fence as to if this is "just a job" or if I want to make it a career. I will see where CACI goes and if they actually call me back. I'm going to follow-up tomorrow around lunchtime with that recruiter or may even shoot him an email tonight.
I put down my deposit today for the apartment swap and we'll be moving into the 2br on October 7th. For those who don't know, I'm living in the kitchen right now. Well, I'm sort of living there. There's an air mattress that's right outside the kitchen in the "dining nook." All my shit is scattered about the apartment and it's really hard to adjust as I always define my life and happiness based on my own private space. I'm coping and it'll come fast.
I've already been here a month and have done some things I'd hoped to accomplish thus far, but still need to do some things like hit up the Smithsonian and do some sightseeing but am waiting on someone to go with me because I need that motivation, plus it's more fun that way.
I'm heading out of town this weekend, pretty excited. I'm going skydiving and hanging out with a few people I know and haven't seen in some time. Skydiving is a fear I've always had. I'm not really scared of the idea of it, I'm excited. I put my life in my hands plenty of times, but I feel so freaked out about losing control of it and just leaving it up to factors far beyond my ability to change. But, if I can do it, it's a step forward. And, I'm GOING to do it, but I'll probably pee myself on the way up. Thankfully I'll have some people with me that should help me through it more than I could imagine.
Funny moment, roommate met up with some girl this weekend and like, they had another date last night. They came home (wasn't expecting her to show too) and it wasn't /that/ way but it was still amusing as I had NOWHERE to go to give them privacy. So basically I grabbed my laptop, got off the couch, and scurried to my "bed" and angled myself to where they couldn't see me.
I'm such a good roommmate. I even put away the dishes.
I'm through self evaluating and am just going to let life take me where it needs to. There are some things I just can't change right now and I've faced that, and know things will work out as they should. That isn't to say I won't put effort where effort is due though!
/fin/
-casey