the present and future
I like how Livejournal made it so you can type in the location your posts are coming from. This is convenient for me, because my location often changes fairly quickly and I'd get behind trying to keep my profile up to date. Currently, I'm working in Jacksonville, Illinois, which is not a very exciting place, but then again most places aren't. However, if you move around frequently enough you can experience what the is to do and see in many towns, then move on when the initial feelings of novelty have faded. I am starting to weary of this particular podunk town, but I believe I'll be here for another week at least. For the moment, it will be interesting to see how the locals deal with the snow we're getting right at this moment. I'm not sure that this city even has a snowplow.
I am not sure how long I'll be able to stand to be on this project. The pay is good, but a lot of that is because my employers realize that they have to give a little extra if they want people to do this stuff during the middle of winter. Once the weather gets better, the financial incentives will go away. And then I will probably start to get antsy, because there are things about Illinois which I really do not like. It is not just because the landscape is flat and boring; it is also because I see way too many Honeylocust trees.
If you are a masochist or if you think that your spirit animal is a shrike, these plants are pretty exciting. If not, then you are screwed. Damn near every little ravine and woodlot is chock full of these baleful plants, which, I fear, have evil designs upon my corneas.
I would love get away from this ungodly tree. One thought: the company that I was working at during last November and December is evidently going to be doing some Phase III work in the Southern Tier. I guess that they are going to be pulling a ridiculous amount of hours per week on that, but doing Phase IIIs would be nice. I could certainly go for excavating an actual site, as opposed to just poking holes in the landscape. If that doesn't happen, then I'll see what's available and who will hire me. Hopefully, I'll get out of the Midwest, because there's so much of the United States that I have never seen and would love to experience, and I feel like I've gotten my fill of this part of the country.
I am not sure how long I'll be able to stand to be on this project. The pay is good, but a lot of that is because my employers realize that they have to give a little extra if they want people to do this stuff during the middle of winter. Once the weather gets better, the financial incentives will go away. And then I will probably start to get antsy, because there are things about Illinois which I really do not like. It is not just because the landscape is flat and boring; it is also because I see way too many Honeylocust trees.
If you are a masochist or if you think that your spirit animal is a shrike, these plants are pretty exciting. If not, then you are screwed. Damn near every little ravine and woodlot is chock full of these baleful plants, which, I fear, have evil designs upon my corneas.
I would love get away from this ungodly tree. One thought: the company that I was working at during last November and December is evidently going to be doing some Phase III work in the Southern Tier. I guess that they are going to be pulling a ridiculous amount of hours per week on that, but doing Phase IIIs would be nice. I could certainly go for excavating an actual site, as opposed to just poking holes in the landscape. If that doesn't happen, then I'll see what's available and who will hire me. Hopefully, I'll get out of the Midwest, because there's so much of the United States that I have never seen and would love to experience, and I feel like I've gotten my fill of this part of the country.