In which I feel a change a-coming.
It’s official. I didn’t get the office manager job. (I think the HR woman wanted to hire me but got overruled, but that’s just a gut feeling and I may have manufactured it to make myself feel better. I wanted that job, damn it.)
I’m going to drive up to Iowa City — Friday or Monday depending on the weather — and register at Kelly Services. Maybe they can start getting me temp office gigs. I have to get some income. Hopefully I can find a couch to crash on so I don’t have to commute two hours every day, but I’ll do what I have to. Well, until I run out of gas money, that is.
I’ve been knitting a lot and my sweater is looking very much like an article of clothing!
For fun, I’ve set up an email account and have been emailing the authors of various odd or amusing craigslist personals. The replies I’m getting are super fucking fun. I mean, mainly I’m looking for jobs and housing, but this post made me laugh out loud. I read all the personals, not because I’m looking for anything in particular but because sometimes, usually in the m4m section, there’ll be a massage ad with a picture of a totally naked guy in it, and it appears that I enjoy being startled by unexpected naked guy pictures. I mean, it’s just not something you expect after you’ve been surfing for job postings.
My sleep schedule has wound itself back around the clock and again I’m on India time. The weather sucks and it’s wet and cold and rainy and we have a flood watch because the ground’s too frozen to absorb the rain. My box of yarn (from the gift cert my mom gave me for Xmas) has been in the mail for over a week and hasn’t arrived. I haven’t washed my hair in at least five days. AmmZon made an asparagus quiche today. I have yet to file my taxes.
If I can get a job in Iowa City, I will move there and join a stitch’n’bitch and drink good coffee and shamelessly ogle the cute college boys. And girls. I’m equal-opportunity that way, although my thoughts about cute girls are usually less charitable, like, “She’s pretty but must she speak with that annoying voice?” and “That skinny little bitch ain’t got no ass at all.”
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Aw, crap. I’m sorry Mush. Guess it’s capitalism’s way of getting you out of FF, maybe. Glad you applied at the U, though. Seriously, the bennies are amazing should you stick ’round long enough to enjoy them. Also, I’ve got a friend who heads up a huge project at Pearson… next time I see her, I’ll ask if there are any positions open. She’s way cool and likes strong, intelligent women, so you can keep your geek on. Call or text when you think you’re coming to town! (I’ll be out in the sticks helping my folks move Sun-Mon).
I applied at P but it turns out that a.) one can only apply for ONE position and b.) I didn’t read the descriptions very well, and probably applied for the wrong one. But still, that’s me being a dumbass; while YOU are excellent and I thank you and I will get ahold of you the next time I get up there, which may be tomorrow. -m
Good luck with the Iowa thing. I know exactly what you mean in your previous post re needing to ‘dumb yourself down’ for some of these interviews. I’ve learnt that hard lesson :/.
It’s a lesson that sucks. -m
I do the same with guys and gals. An ass is important, regardless of gender. Flat asses, {shudder}.
Sounds like you have a plan, which is good hon.
Everyone likes a nice ass. It can be on a woman or a man or a pony, I don’t give a shit, long’s it’s cute. 😉 -m
Based on TGF’s opinion mine totally rocks, as in Selma Hayek comes in second. Okay a veryclose second. See why I love her!
You’d pretty much have to love a woman who says your ass is better than Hayek’s, I mean, damn. 😉 -m