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I just reread chapters 9-11 of my book. They don't suck as much as I remembered. In fact, I found myself getting into them and reading more than I had intended, which is why I am still awake at a quarter til 5 in the A. M. This is encouraging. I still don't know if I'll be able to pull all the strands of the book together for a satisfying conclusion, but I'm having fun trying.
I've been sick the past couple days. What started as allergies turned into a sinus infection and now seems to have migrated down to my lungs. So I wasn't able to get any writing done. I've now dropped slightly behind the 1000 word per day pace I set for myself three weeks ago. I can make it up though if I can just start feeling better.
All I did today was laundry, dishes, cooking, bagging leaves, and playing online. Total slacker. I love that writing gives me a sense of accomplishment when I do it, even though in reality it moves me no closer to getting a job.
Speaking of jobs, the supervisor position for the U.S. Census that I had been angling for may be out of reach now, but it may not matter. My buddy Scott, with whom I used to work at eBay (in fact I hired him as my team lead) was a supervisor on the temp job I worked last week. I talked to him a couple days ago, and he told me that some lady from the temp agency was put off by my attitude. Of course, if she picked up on that she's totally correct. That job was beneath me and I am not good at pretending otherwise. That can be a bit off-putting to people who don't know me, but people who do know me appreciate the directness. And I've butted heads with that woman a couple times. She's a bit of an idiot, honestly. But one of the managers at the outsourcing firm which actually does the work (it's a government job, so there are contracts and subcontracts involved) also seemed to have noticed my attitude. Of course, he's full of shit cuz I never spoke to him and rarely saw him while I was there. Just one of those guys who gets by in life by nodding and smiling when other people are talking I bet. Scott stuck up for me though and said I was the best supervisor at eBay when I was there.
I appreciate the effort he made, but when he told me that he only got paid $14.42 an hour as a supervisor, I immediately lost interest in the position. (Supervisors for the cash for clunkers job made $18+.) I need a tad more than that to pay the bills. Beggars can't be choosers, but thanks to unemployment and some savings, I'm not a complete beggar yet. Getting close though.
I applied online for a couple more supervisor positions I found. Neither one really look interesting, but it makes me feel like I am doing something. I think what I really need to do is figure out all the positions I'm qualified for and expand my search. I'm limiting myself by focusing only on the last position I held.
I don't know what I'm expecting. I think I'm expecting something to just fall out of the sky and land in my lap so I end up with a good paying job without having to actually go out and find it. Maybe I'm in denial that that's not going to happen.
For now my main goal is just finishing this draft, for my sanity as much as anything.
Edit: Current word count stands at 80,339.
I've been sick the past couple days. What started as allergies turned into a sinus infection and now seems to have migrated down to my lungs. So I wasn't able to get any writing done. I've now dropped slightly behind the 1000 word per day pace I set for myself three weeks ago. I can make it up though if I can just start feeling better.
All I did today was laundry, dishes, cooking, bagging leaves, and playing online. Total slacker. I love that writing gives me a sense of accomplishment when I do it, even though in reality it moves me no closer to getting a job.
Speaking of jobs, the supervisor position for the U.S. Census that I had been angling for may be out of reach now, but it may not matter. My buddy Scott, with whom I used to work at eBay (in fact I hired him as my team lead) was a supervisor on the temp job I worked last week. I talked to him a couple days ago, and he told me that some lady from the temp agency was put off by my attitude. Of course, if she picked up on that she's totally correct. That job was beneath me and I am not good at pretending otherwise. That can be a bit off-putting to people who don't know me, but people who do know me appreciate the directness. And I've butted heads with that woman a couple times. She's a bit of an idiot, honestly. But one of the managers at the outsourcing firm which actually does the work (it's a government job, so there are contracts and subcontracts involved) also seemed to have noticed my attitude. Of course, he's full of shit cuz I never spoke to him and rarely saw him while I was there. Just one of those guys who gets by in life by nodding and smiling when other people are talking I bet. Scott stuck up for me though and said I was the best supervisor at eBay when I was there.
I appreciate the effort he made, but when he told me that he only got paid $14.42 an hour as a supervisor, I immediately lost interest in the position. (Supervisors for the cash for clunkers job made $18+.) I need a tad more than that to pay the bills. Beggars can't be choosers, but thanks to unemployment and some savings, I'm not a complete beggar yet. Getting close though.
I applied online for a couple more supervisor positions I found. Neither one really look interesting, but it makes me feel like I am doing something. I think what I really need to do is figure out all the positions I'm qualified for and expand my search. I'm limiting myself by focusing only on the last position I held.
I don't know what I'm expecting. I think I'm expecting something to just fall out of the sky and land in my lap so I end up with a good paying job without having to actually go out and find it. Maybe I'm in denial that that's not going to happen.
For now my main goal is just finishing this draft, for my sanity as much as anything.
Edit: Current word count stands at 80,339.