first post of 2017
I think it's been a very long time since I wrote anything in here. I just haven't really felt like sharing much of anything. The election was a disaster and school has been keeping me busy. Plus work. I've been working harder at finding a new job than anything. I swear to god working with auto insurance is seriously the worst job ever and I worked for Time Warner Cable and everybody HATES TWC but apparently not as much as their auto insurance provider. It hurts my head when I have to explain to people how insurance works when they don't understand why other people's actions affect their rates. Wtf do you think insurance does? Anyway, I'm not getting into it. I'm done with that place for the night.
Technically, I should be asleep. I have class tomorrow but I think I'm going to skip it. It's never good to skip a language class but honestly it is more exhausting trying to wrangle a ride to campus in the morning than having to be conscious for literally the entire day. Class days I'm awake from 630am until usually about 1-130am because I can't get my job to give me an earlier shift. Speaking of jobs, I was offered an interview for a job that pays $14.77 hourly and closes at 10 and is a mere 10 minute drive from campus. AKA: PERFECT. Unfortunately they have a four week training program that is only 8am-430pm so that bites. I had to turn them down much like I had to turn down another insurance company where I'd be doing the same terrible job but I would be getting $3.50 more an hour to do it but no. Everyone hires for evening shifts but trains during the damn day.
I got a new-to-me car. I haven't explained the need for a car or why I have been queen of public transit for the last three months and I won't unless specifically asked because it stokes rage in my heart and I don't have the energy for it. But, anyway, I bought a $600 car which has been kept it pretty damn good condition (except an issue with the bumper that I'm going to be looking into getting fixed). It's a Toyota so hopefully it hangs in there. The major problem is that it is a manual transmission and I've never driven a stick shift ever so this should be interesting... Once I figure out how to get it up here. It's in Springfield right now.
What else? There's a library fellowship I want to try to get but I probably won't do anything for it. I don't know how I'd do ten weeks in the middle of summer. I'd have to quit my job and focus on the work for the fellowship for ten weeks, assuming I'd even get it. The award is $3500 for the ten weeks, so I'd be able to pay rent and anything else. I really wish I could work part time but apparently my mom gets that luxury and I don't. I have to go to class and then work while she works 5 hours a day at a terrible paying job and gets to complain about how tired she is. Sigh. I miss living on my own SO MUCH.
Technically, I should be asleep. I have class tomorrow but I think I'm going to skip it. It's never good to skip a language class but honestly it is more exhausting trying to wrangle a ride to campus in the morning than having to be conscious for literally the entire day. Class days I'm awake from 630am until usually about 1-130am because I can't get my job to give me an earlier shift. Speaking of jobs, I was offered an interview for a job that pays $14.77 hourly and closes at 10 and is a mere 10 minute drive from campus. AKA: PERFECT. Unfortunately they have a four week training program that is only 8am-430pm so that bites. I had to turn them down much like I had to turn down another insurance company where I'd be doing the same terrible job but I would be getting $3.50 more an hour to do it but no. Everyone hires for evening shifts but trains during the damn day.
I got a new-to-me car. I haven't explained the need for a car or why I have been queen of public transit for the last three months and I won't unless specifically asked because it stokes rage in my heart and I don't have the energy for it. But, anyway, I bought a $600 car which has been kept it pretty damn good condition (except an issue with the bumper that I'm going to be looking into getting fixed). It's a Toyota so hopefully it hangs in there. The major problem is that it is a manual transmission and I've never driven a stick shift ever so this should be interesting... Once I figure out how to get it up here. It's in Springfield right now.
What else? There's a library fellowship I want to try to get but I probably won't do anything for it. I don't know how I'd do ten weeks in the middle of summer. I'd have to quit my job and focus on the work for the fellowship for ten weeks, assuming I'd even get it. The award is $3500 for the ten weeks, so I'd be able to pay rent and anything else. I really wish I could work part time but apparently my mom gets that luxury and I don't. I have to go to class and then work while she works 5 hours a day at a terrible paying job and gets to complain about how tired she is. Sigh. I miss living on my own SO MUCH.