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even though it is spring break, i feel like i should be catching up on my sociology reading. so i figured that this is the perfect time to update since i seem to do my best lj-ing when i'm procrastinating :)
spent the better part of last week in PA with Dan, being productive and unproductive all at the same time. went to triple w and was not impressed at all with the management or the program in general so it's definitely a no go. ah well, at least i tried right? dan and i did find a really nice apartment we both like so we've started all the preliminary paper work on that. i called around to local barns (after much necessary prodding from dan) and got lots of "we just hired someone last week!" and "no we're not hiring" and even one lady who said "yeah, we don't hire people from the outside...there's too much annoying paperwork and we don't like to deal with it". ok then. i also looked up all the vet clinics in the scranton area (of which there are many, i was surprised to learn) so i wrote some of the names and numbers down and called a few today. the people at dunmore pet health said they were hiring so i faxed a resume right away and i'll call them tomorrow to follow up. i've read good ratings about the place and it's only 3 miles from my potential future residence so think good thoughts for me! it's not exactly my dream job but the more i think about it, the more sense it makes. i'll be more likely to get benefits and steady pay at a clinic and i can still look for jobs on the side. i just need something to pay the bills right now!
joe called me today from key west at 3:00 and he was drunk as a skunk--hahaha. he said he'd been on a bar crawl since 11AM and that cruising just wasn't the same without me. that's my boy!
dan got me wakeboarding stuff for christmas! a wetsuit and a vest and a shirt! it's hot. and it's good motivation to lose a few more pounds before the summer. i'm down to 147 (yes, i'm admitting my weight) which is only 5 pounds more than when i started college so if i keep at it for the next two months i should be ok! if i get down to 140 then i'll have lost 25 pounds since my heaviest. i'm pretty happy with that!
i'm headed home this weekend so if anyone is going to be around give me a call! i miss my homefries and i want to see everyone before i move in june!!
i think that's it for now. i'm gonna start some laundry and do some reading and other productive things too...
~jem
spent the better part of last week in PA with Dan, being productive and unproductive all at the same time. went to triple w and was not impressed at all with the management or the program in general so it's definitely a no go. ah well, at least i tried right? dan and i did find a really nice apartment we both like so we've started all the preliminary paper work on that. i called around to local barns (after much necessary prodding from dan) and got lots of "we just hired someone last week!" and "no we're not hiring" and even one lady who said "yeah, we don't hire people from the outside...there's too much annoying paperwork and we don't like to deal with it". ok then. i also looked up all the vet clinics in the scranton area (of which there are many, i was surprised to learn) so i wrote some of the names and numbers down and called a few today. the people at dunmore pet health said they were hiring so i faxed a resume right away and i'll call them tomorrow to follow up. i've read good ratings about the place and it's only 3 miles from my potential future residence so think good thoughts for me! it's not exactly my dream job but the more i think about it, the more sense it makes. i'll be more likely to get benefits and steady pay at a clinic and i can still look for jobs on the side. i just need something to pay the bills right now!
joe called me today from key west at 3:00 and he was drunk as a skunk--hahaha. he said he'd been on a bar crawl since 11AM and that cruising just wasn't the same without me. that's my boy!
dan got me wakeboarding stuff for christmas! a wetsuit and a vest and a shirt! it's hot. and it's good motivation to lose a few more pounds before the summer. i'm down to 147 (yes, i'm admitting my weight) which is only 5 pounds more than when i started college so if i keep at it for the next two months i should be ok! if i get down to 140 then i'll have lost 25 pounds since my heaviest. i'm pretty happy with that!
i'm headed home this weekend so if anyone is going to be around give me a call! i miss my homefries and i want to see everyone before i move in june!!
i think that's it for now. i'm gonna start some laundry and do some reading and other productive things too...
~jem