Last week I finally got my first EI cheque from the government. Turns out not having a job gets you about 52-60% of what you would have gotten if you were in fact working. I should have signed up for this months ago! $228 for sitting on my ass, while looking for new work. Not bad eh? And that's just per week. I figured out I can get $6000 this way ( Read more... )

YOUR REPORT CARD:
CategoryGrade
LoveA
Friends and FamilyA+
BodyC
MindA+
Finance / CareerA
Your Life's Average Grade: A
'What is your Life Grade?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Thank God I've got myself my Kat-beast to love, otherwise I would've marginally passed all the other categories, too. Yikes ( Read more... )

I QUIT MY JOB TODAY!I handed in my eight weeks notice today. September 28, 2006, will be my last day on the job - after 2642 days of employment in the evil petroleum empire ( Read more... )

I came into work today, the day with the mark of the beast, and the first thing I see, again, are more problems ( Read more... )

THE PASTAs many of you long-time readers of my journal know, I not only want, but NEED a new job. I have a decent full-time job, but I've reached my ceiling - there's nothing more for me left here ( Read more... )

Well, despite this weekend's terribly unfortunate events, which leave me shattered, confused, and just depressed, I need to get off my butt, stop gorging on ice cream, and work on these things ( Read more... )

You know how I've been searching high and low for a job lately? Like, a GOOD job, at not just another service industry high school job? Well, I was at work today, and my boss asks me to write a resume for her, so she can find work while the Shell site is closed for renovations later this year ( Read more... )

And Primerica.com makes three!

Yes, while watching an awesome and brutal Vancouver-Columbus NHL game tonight, I got a call from someone that had seen my resume on Monster.ca; keep in mind that I didn't apply for this job, someone just happened to finally give it a serious look after I'd posted it over a year before after revolutioncat's urging. (Thanks, hon ( Read more... )

WELL ( Read more... )

A hockey game is on in a matter of minutes - Canucks vs. Flames - so I'll make this quick.

ISSUE #1George is doing about the same. I got home from work early, only to learn that he's still having those breathing difficulties. My mom's done some research and it looks like surgery isn't that difficult for a collapsed trachea. In the meantime, he'll ( Read more... )