I'm not one to bare my soul on this thing, so I rarely know what to say. I don't have facebook or twitter or any of those other social media thingies. Everything is a thingie with me. I figure I'm only writing this to have a placeholder for November 2012 ( Read more... )

So, since I'm now have a night shift rotation, I find myself having to stay up overnight even on those days when I don't have to work. My friends are finding it odd that I'm staying up all night on my off days. I don't want to get my body too confused about when to be awake ( Read more... )

Stress is over. And it isn't ( Read more... )

It's been some time since I last made a journal entry that wasn't a fiction listing, so I thought I would update. Hey, I found a job. I know, it only took 14 months, and I can't say it was persistence that won the day ( Read more... )

I almost don't believe it, I've waited a long time to hear those words. I received the official notification last night that I have been accepted for a job starting May 21st. The waiting since the preliminary offer, the usual background checks, and drug testing has been nerve wracking ( Read more... )

This last week, I've seen more movement on the job front. Last Thursday, I had a 35 minute phone interview. Then I waited, wondering if I would finally make it to the second round of interviews. Wondering paid off, because I got called Tuesday for an in person interview for today ( Read more... )

Ten months of unemployment ( Read more... )

I had just about given up hope of any company calling me in my job hunt. But finally, yesterday, I got a call. The HR rep spoke about the job and it's requirements along with work schedule and did I feel that I was qualified to do the work. Um, Duh ( Read more... )

It was an excruciating summer, with brutal humidity and high temps that seemed to last forever. Rather quickly, almost as soon as the calendar rolled to September, the weather here shifted toward my favorite time of year, Fall. Cooler temperatures, much lower humidity, longer nights - all the better for sleeping. Bright sunshine, no clouds, ( Read more... )