I feel caught between a rock and the proverbial hard place.

I need to work. I know I need to work. And I want to work. But I want to do something I like, not just something to pay the bills. I figure I've earned it, no? I have worked enough McJobs just to bring in money; I'm tired of doing that. In fact, the last three or four jobs I've ( Read more... )

How many of you have experience with medical billing ( Read more... )

Well, apparently some of you are curious about my job. And in this first-real-entry-in-a-while, I'll tell you about it ( Read more... )

Well, I got one of my Yule wishes ...

I start doing graphic design work at a student loan corporation ... tomorrow. Friday. The Friday before the major observed Yule holiday.

Not just any work. Graphic design work ( Read more... )

... or maybe I can. Depending on how you look at it.

Last post I talked about me dealing blackjack, right? I signed up to do it again this coming weekend. Friday I will be going to ... get this ...

The Four Seasons Hotel.

Now, this may not mean anything to you, but I used to work supporting high-end hotels. And this one is the high end of ( Read more... )

Last night I started a part time job. Longtime readers will know that this has been difficult for me ( Read more... )

Last night I had a really good conversation in my Traumatic Brain Injury chat room. A woman showed up, wanting to get help for her 25 year old son, who suffered a TBI nine years ago. Since then he's been in jail several times, all for stupid petty things ( Read more... )

I can has the book? I've wanted it for a while.

And now I has the book!

Yay, I gots the book!

I'm a big fan of LifeHacker. As if it were a guilty pleasure, I don't talk about it much. There are lots and lots of lifehacker entries left unread in my news reader (RSS reader). But I'm always on the lookout for any tip or trick that will help me ( Read more... )

I signed up for web hosting.

Finally.

I decided on Surpass, based on kylakae's recommendation. Of the three I was looking at, that was the only one with whom anyone had any personal experience. And she was pretty happy with it. So ( Read more... )

Why does "doing the right thing" feel so wierd & wrong?

I had a job interview today. Well, not so much a job interview per se, so much as a screening. Yesterday I got a call from a place regarding an application I'd put in for a video game tester. Today I went in, filled out an application, took some aptitude tests (does anyone really use ( Read more... )