And here are some updates
That is if anyone cares...Yeah I'm kind of in one of those moods.
About three weeks ago I started getting some major pain in one of my teeth. This tooth had chipped last year and although I knew I had a cavity, I didn't have insurance and put it off. I eventually got used to it and I barely noticed it. Well all of a sudden I get this pain. At first it wasn't so bad, but then it grew into excruciating pain...just so happened I was out with the in-laws that day, shopping. We had been talking about my job search and I finally snipped at them because Zach, his sister and mom were ganging up on me about telling prospective employers about my planned honeymoon in the fall. I told them 'Well there is no job and there is no honeymoon, so there's nothing to worry about right now.' When we got back to their house I was tempted to go to an emergency dentist in Indy, but I decided not to as the pain was starting to go away. Tuesday I made it to Zach's dentist who is less than a block away. After spending 2 1/2 hours in the office and only 10 with the doctor, they said I needed a root canal and they were going to send me offsite. I ended up going to my old dentist who, although a far away drive, I knew her. So now I'm in post root-canal pain. I think most of it is from my gums getting used to it and the many many shots of novocaine I received. She couldn't get me numb. I think I had 6-7 shots of it. Surprisingly, I did well with the shots. Better than I have before. I think it's in part due to the surgery I had in February and the hour of an IV being stuck in my hand.
I did not get the job at the Children's Museum. It would have been perfect for me. I am very disappointed. The person they chose also works there, but already had a position in the Events and Rentals Department which works with the Tourism and Group Sales Coordinator. I hope this person at least has some marketing background. I went on an interview last week to FC Tucker and thought I at least stood a chance, especially for the little amount of money they were offering. Nope, the day I planned to call the VP of Marketing back, I got a letter saying they chose someone else.
I've been applying to a lot of jobs I've found online through CareerBuilders and Monster. At first I thought they weren't paying attention to when they received applications through the website instead of straight through email. That's how FC Tucker got me and called me the same day. I've only heard from Temp/Placement agencies, though, and it's discouraging. As I told Lisa yesterday, I feel very inadequate. I mean, nothing against temp agencies, I've worked for them before. It's just a little demeaning...and tells me I don't have the qualifications to make it. Plus, Marketing/Advertising is a tough market. The Graphic Design path is the worst: there are too many out there. Fortunately that's not what I want but a lot of places lump marketing and advertising together. So I will most likely take this 3 month position at $10 an hour through a temp agency. At least it's money coming in and although it is $2 an hour less than I was making, it's better than what I'm doing now, which is next to nothing.
This means, though, that Zach and I will not be taking our extended honeymoon. At least we got to do something right after the wedding.
Also because of all this, Lisa is coming down for a visit instead of us coming up. I have a ton of stuff for her to take to her new apartment, mostly things we've replaced because of the wedding. At some point I need to go to the storage unit and see what's in there. Really, if it's only a few boxes, my desk and my skies, maybe I can see if mom is willing to store some of it in her attic. That's an extra $30 a month we could use.
About three weeks ago I started getting some major pain in one of my teeth. This tooth had chipped last year and although I knew I had a cavity, I didn't have insurance and put it off. I eventually got used to it and I barely noticed it. Well all of a sudden I get this pain. At first it wasn't so bad, but then it grew into excruciating pain...just so happened I was out with the in-laws that day, shopping. We had been talking about my job search and I finally snipped at them because Zach, his sister and mom were ganging up on me about telling prospective employers about my planned honeymoon in the fall. I told them 'Well there is no job and there is no honeymoon, so there's nothing to worry about right now.' When we got back to their house I was tempted to go to an emergency dentist in Indy, but I decided not to as the pain was starting to go away. Tuesday I made it to Zach's dentist who is less than a block away. After spending 2 1/2 hours in the office and only 10 with the doctor, they said I needed a root canal and they were going to send me offsite. I ended up going to my old dentist who, although a far away drive, I knew her. So now I'm in post root-canal pain. I think most of it is from my gums getting used to it and the many many shots of novocaine I received. She couldn't get me numb. I think I had 6-7 shots of it. Surprisingly, I did well with the shots. Better than I have before. I think it's in part due to the surgery I had in February and the hour of an IV being stuck in my hand.
I did not get the job at the Children's Museum. It would have been perfect for me. I am very disappointed. The person they chose also works there, but already had a position in the Events and Rentals Department which works with the Tourism and Group Sales Coordinator. I hope this person at least has some marketing background. I went on an interview last week to FC Tucker and thought I at least stood a chance, especially for the little amount of money they were offering. Nope, the day I planned to call the VP of Marketing back, I got a letter saying they chose someone else.
I've been applying to a lot of jobs I've found online through CareerBuilders and Monster. At first I thought they weren't paying attention to when they received applications through the website instead of straight through email. That's how FC Tucker got me and called me the same day. I've only heard from Temp/Placement agencies, though, and it's discouraging. As I told Lisa yesterday, I feel very inadequate. I mean, nothing against temp agencies, I've worked for them before. It's just a little demeaning...and tells me I don't have the qualifications to make it. Plus, Marketing/Advertising is a tough market. The Graphic Design path is the worst: there are too many out there. Fortunately that's not what I want but a lot of places lump marketing and advertising together. So I will most likely take this 3 month position at $10 an hour through a temp agency. At least it's money coming in and although it is $2 an hour less than I was making, it's better than what I'm doing now, which is next to nothing.
This means, though, that Zach and I will not be taking our extended honeymoon. At least we got to do something right after the wedding.
Also because of all this, Lisa is coming down for a visit instead of us coming up. I have a ton of stuff for her to take to her new apartment, mostly things we've replaced because of the wedding. At some point I need to go to the storage unit and see what's in there. Really, if it's only a few boxes, my desk and my skies, maybe I can see if mom is willing to store some of it in her attic. That's an extra $30 a month we could use.