Updates
Well it has recently come to my attention that I've been neglecting my LiveJournal. Bugger. I've never been good at keeping a journal. My pretty red journal that's sitting by my bed hasn't been updated since March or April I believe. I think it's because I have this stupid little notion in my head that once I move to Chicago, I will update regularly about the happenings in my life. As it is, the job search is slow going and at this rate, I wouldn't update this journal in this decade.
Angela would be so proud of me. She's always trying to get me to stop saying "if I move to Chicago" and start saying "when I move there." I will move there. It's just a matter of "when." If it'll be next month or 2 years from now. I will move there. Problem is that I can't move there now until I have a job.
Although, I know this job search thing would go much easier if I just up and moved there. Unfortunately, debts are keeping me stuck right here in Idaho. I know I will be done with my medical loan within 2 years and my student loans in 3. Hence, in 2 years, if I'm not there already, I'll muster up the courage to quit my job and just move there.
So I went to Chicago last month on a whim. It was actually kinda funny. Since HP 6's book release date was announced, Emily has been trying to convince me to come to Chicago fo the book release. Up until June, I was telling her that there was no way I was going to fly out there for a book. As it is, I wasn't going to spend an extra $30 to have the book shipped to me over night, I wasn't going to spend $300 to fly out there. Well, I decided to bite the bullet and use my frequent flyer miles to fly out there from July 12-17. It was so much fun to see Cara and Emily again. I interviewed with a staffing agency which went alright. They did a background check and I took some tests. It's really a pre-screening process. Hopefully, they'll find a company interested in interviewing me now that they've done the initial prep work.. Anyhoo, while I was there, I wen to the midnight book release part in Oak Park with Emily and Cara and their Em's siblings: Katie, John, and Charlie, and their friends, Emily S, Kathleen, and Tammy. We got our books, went home and read the book all night. I finished in 8 hours. Yes, I'm a dork. Afterwards, Em, Cara, and I went to New Star to have lunch and to discuss the book. If I ever figure out my Photobucket account info, I'll post pics.
I'm planning to go back to Chicago at the end of this month. Yes, again. I'm completely serious about my desire to move there. I'm not just going to talk about it obsessively on this journal anymore...I'm trying to do something about it. Em set me up with a meeting with the head HR lady at her company and I'm going to have an "exploratory interview" with her. Basically, they don't have a job opening now but they'll think of me if one comes up. So this is definitely a good thing. Because I'm going to be there for a few days, I'm hoping to score at least one or two more interviews during the 2 business days I'll be in Chicago. I'm putting the dates I'm going to be in Chicago in all my new cover letters and even emailed some of the places I've already applied at to let them know that I'll be in town during those few days. So far no bites, but I'm crossing my fingers. I suspect that if I am going to get any bites, I'll get the calls a week before I come to town.
And on a completely random note: I've been debating whether or not I want to stay with LiveJournal or get a Blog. Not that I'll update a Blog anymore but they do have more features. I could put cool buttons on the side, have way more links, my interests would be on the blog instead of the User Profile. But then again, I think I like the LiveJournal communities better. Hmmmm...choices, choices, choices....