Why did the chicken cross the road?
• Why did the chicken cross the road?
So lately I have been doing a whole lot of nothing.
In its own way this has been kind of nice, but like any bout of doing nothing, it gets old after awhile. Essentially my day boils down to: looking for work, running, talking to Becky or anyone else who calls, and playing WoW.
As far as running goes, I am getting to be very consistent and this has helped my overall training. As a result I didn't do too shabby at the Bolder Boulder run on Memorial Day. I ran a 39:29 for a 10K, which boils down to about 6:25 mile splits or so. This isn't very good for me but it is an improvement for where I am at right now.
After the complete collapse of my Alliance guild on WoW I decided to play more with Brian and his guild "the Brain Spawns." I don't get the name and neither does Brian but they are really nice people. I learned that a good handfull are from Canada the guild leader's brother and Dad both play together every now and then). This guild is on the Horde side and to be perfectly honest, I like the Horde more now. It could be just because this guild is more knowledgable and there are more people for me to interact with, but my experience here vs. with the Alliance is completely different.
Job hunting can be the most nausiating experience ever. I hate filling out applications, because I probably just filled out one earlier with the same damn information on it. Then there are managers, if you aren't hiring tell me when I walk in! Don't let me fill out an application and say you'll keep it on file when you are hiring again. I've never heard of anyone get a call from the places I have been applying to because their application on file looked good. Then again I'm just being grumpy. Who knows, maybe these managers actually do keep the applications? Either way interviews, when you finally get one, are the fun part. Normally I can just sit there and TALK to someone. After three separate interviews I've landed a job at Best Buy. Unfortunately it is part time right now, but it gives me something to do and I can work up or just get another part time job.
Now that I have a job I also have to add in classes to my schedule.
Online classes have started for me as well. These classes are merely to allow me to figure out where I went wrong with Regis. I'll be able to sit down and understand what I want and what I need to do if I go back. Really I think it is a matter of me just treating school like a job. I go to school and work on homework for a certain amount of time each week. I can have breaks and do things during my freetime but I have to get X amount of hours in everyday. Like a job, the more hours I get, the more I get paid or in this case the more I study, the better grade is what I get. So for these online classes I will set X amount of time after my job work) to work on school. This way I'll have an actual schedule and means to see what I am doing and keep on top of things.
Another thing I need to do differently is have a study group every now and then. A friend of mine from Regis, Luke, is in the class with me so we'll have to get together each week and work on the material. Other than that I think my other problem is tests. Any kind of project that I worked on I aced. With tests I only did so-so. There is something about multiple choice and not being able to ask questions or explain myself that is causing problems. I'm going to have to talk to the Regis professors about that one.
Becky is leaving for Wyoming tomorrow. I really hope they give her the job AND that she likes the town she is visiting. She has been working so hard at trying to get a job in a really ruthless and difficult business. Once she has her foot in the door though, she'll be able to build up her career. Also, if she moves to Wyoming she'll only be about 6 hours away from me. That wouldn't be too bad for a weekend drive to visit her occasionally. I haven't seen her since January and it is killing me. We do have the same phone plan and thus can communicate freely between each other, but talking on the phone is merely talking on the phone. It is a pitty that I can't just rob a bank and, well nevermind. With this new source of income from my job I can at least start sending her flowers or the like.
I know I shouldn't but the concept is becoming too interesting to pass up. Normally I enjoy a tasty beverage to accompany my dinner. Unfortunately anything worth buying is usually at a specialized store of somekind, though open all the time, is something I have become tired of giving money to. So why not make my own? It never occurred to me that it was legal or even feasable to do. So I started to do research and am now going to buy a book of some sort on it before attempting to buy any equipment or ingredients. Though the initial outcomes are going to be heinous culinary abortions, any craft takes time to master. This half-brewed idea is still in my head and no money has been spent on it. I suppose it all depends on if I want to spend such money on another silly hobby. If it is cheap, then it shall be attempted. If it is not then it will have to wait for some other day.
So lately I have been doing a whole lot of nothing.
In its own way this has been kind of nice, but like any bout of doing nothing, it gets old after awhile. Essentially my day boils down to: looking for work, running, talking to Becky or anyone else who calls, and playing WoW.
As far as running goes, I am getting to be very consistent and this has helped my overall training. As a result I didn't do too shabby at the Bolder Boulder run on Memorial Day. I ran a 39:29 for a 10K, which boils down to about 6:25 mile splits or so. This isn't very good for me but it is an improvement for where I am at right now.
After the complete collapse of my Alliance guild on WoW I decided to play more with Brian and his guild "the Brain Spawns." I don't get the name and neither does Brian but they are really nice people. I learned that a good handfull are from Canada the guild leader's brother and Dad both play together every now and then). This guild is on the Horde side and to be perfectly honest, I like the Horde more now. It could be just because this guild is more knowledgable and there are more people for me to interact with, but my experience here vs. with the Alliance is completely different.
Job hunting can be the most nausiating experience ever. I hate filling out applications, because I probably just filled out one earlier with the same damn information on it. Then there are managers, if you aren't hiring tell me when I walk in! Don't let me fill out an application and say you'll keep it on file when you are hiring again. I've never heard of anyone get a call from the places I have been applying to because their application on file looked good. Then again I'm just being grumpy. Who knows, maybe these managers actually do keep the applications? Either way interviews, when you finally get one, are the fun part. Normally I can just sit there and TALK to someone. After three separate interviews I've landed a job at Best Buy. Unfortunately it is part time right now, but it gives me something to do and I can work up or just get another part time job.
Now that I have a job I also have to add in classes to my schedule.
Online classes have started for me as well. These classes are merely to allow me to figure out where I went wrong with Regis. I'll be able to sit down and understand what I want and what I need to do if I go back. Really I think it is a matter of me just treating school like a job. I go to school and work on homework for a certain amount of time each week. I can have breaks and do things during my freetime but I have to get X amount of hours in everyday. Like a job, the more hours I get, the more I get paid or in this case the more I study, the better grade is what I get. So for these online classes I will set X amount of time after my job work) to work on school. This way I'll have an actual schedule and means to see what I am doing and keep on top of things.
Another thing I need to do differently is have a study group every now and then. A friend of mine from Regis, Luke, is in the class with me so we'll have to get together each week and work on the material. Other than that I think my other problem is tests. Any kind of project that I worked on I aced. With tests I only did so-so. There is something about multiple choice and not being able to ask questions or explain myself that is causing problems. I'm going to have to talk to the Regis professors about that one.
Becky is leaving for Wyoming tomorrow. I really hope they give her the job AND that she likes the town she is visiting. She has been working so hard at trying to get a job in a really ruthless and difficult business. Once she has her foot in the door though, she'll be able to build up her career. Also, if she moves to Wyoming she'll only be about 6 hours away from me. That wouldn't be too bad for a weekend drive to visit her occasionally. I haven't seen her since January and it is killing me. We do have the same phone plan and thus can communicate freely between each other, but talking on the phone is merely talking on the phone. It is a pitty that I can't just rob a bank and, well nevermind. With this new source of income from my job I can at least start sending her flowers or the like.
I know I shouldn't but the concept is becoming too interesting to pass up. Normally I enjoy a tasty beverage to accompany my dinner. Unfortunately anything worth buying is usually at a specialized store of somekind, though open all the time, is something I have become tired of giving money to. So why not make my own? It never occurred to me that it was legal or even feasable to do. So I started to do research and am now going to buy a book of some sort on it before attempting to buy any equipment or ingredients. Though the initial outcomes are going to be heinous culinary abortions, any craft takes time to master. This half-brewed idea is still in my head and no money has been spent on it. I suppose it all depends on if I want to spend such money on another silly hobby. If it is cheap, then it shall be attempted. If it is not then it will have to wait for some other day.