5 posts tagged “job”

I'm stick sick with the nastly head cold that plagued me last week...This thing needs to go a way NOW! I was getting better, but then my throat started to ache again. I think the AC at work is helping to make things worse, but with out it on thing would be really muggy and miserable. After today, I won't be working here (I'm currently at work, BTW) eight hours at a time. I get tomorrow off, and then come back on Thrusday and on Saturday. It sucks that I won't be making as much money, but I'm happy that I still have a job.

In other news, my father sent me a message via Facebook telling me that he is getting a divorce from my stepmother. He also tells me that he met another woman, but this was after the shit hit the fan. Honestly, I don't know how to feel. Because he was absent in my life for about 15 years, I don't feel much for him. However, I feel bad for my siblings having to go through this. I mean, even I was put off because the divorce proceedings just started and he is already in a relationship with someone else. It must be hard for them. I haven't really responded because I don't know how to respond. Hopefully he keep them in mind through this thing. This whole summer has been chalked with disfunction family wise, it seems. I just hope it chills out during the school year because it is already going to be stressful as it is.

In good news, I got my camera! I've been tinkering around with it a little yesterday, and so far it seem really good. I got a FUJIFILM FinePix S1500, and from the reviews I've seen, the camera is pretty damn good for the price. Compared to my very first digital camera I brought, it is 100 times better. I took a few shots here and there and the pictures came out really clear. I hope to start posting some picks pretty soon here of stuff, but I have to read the manual first because I don't have too much of an idea of where everything is on the camera, what all the modes are, and such. Maybe today I'll start on my scarf (for real this time) and take picks of my progress.

Yay! Woot! After about four months of searching I have a job as a computer lab assistant for an appartment complex. However, I'm more so a tutor and a daycare leader. I get paid work study and I don't get to work that many hours, but it's something. I start next week.

Yesterday I took an exam for Theories in Human Commnication class. I fear I failed...epically (I wonder if that's spelled right). The only good thing I see in this experience is that I know what to study for next time around.

Now I have to go to Acts of the Apostles class. We have a quiz today and my prof is insistant on creating really hard quizzes because for some reason he thinks if the whole class scores well then that's a bad thing. WTF? He should be happy that we're all reading the material!

Today I've been busy sort of being busy. I revamped my resume, wrote a cover letter, and filled out an application for a job at the electric and utilities cooperation as a student clerk. They offer jobs for university students during the summer, and if you are good they can offer a part time spot during the school year. I'm applying for student clerk, so I'd get a little cubicle and do data entry, file things, you know clerical work. I know it can get mundane, but I miss getting a steady paycheck. I have to print of my transcript (at school because the printer my mom had decided to die) and mail it off soon. I'm hoping that I'll at least get an interview.

I registered for classes last week. I'm going to take Design I so I can take a web design class. No matter what I'm taking web design. I wanted to since the first semester of college, but I couldn't fit in the prerequisites (Drawing I or Design I), so I had to wait. If all else fails, the least I could do is get a job in web design after college.

Today my mom took me shopping on a whim. That doesn't happen; Mom never takes me shopping just out of the blue. I got a hoodie (half-sleeved), a couple of empire waist blouses, and a tank. I still need pants though...and shoes, but not just any shoes. Lately I've been only getting some plain boring shoes. I need some color! Some pink, red, blue...flip-flops, sneakers, heels, flats (but definitely NO CROCS!!!!) ...I need to go shoe shopping!

So, today I was looking at my closet and I realized something...I don't have that many clothes...at all. I had to get rid of a lot of them because they were too old and falling apart. I get paid this week so I'll probably go shopping. However this causes a problem.

I WANT TO GET THAT CAMERA!!!!!!!!! I want to get a camera. I've been waiting around saving up for it, but now when I finally get the amount I can't get it because I need new clothes. And I really do need new clothes because pretty soon I'll be going in for interviews and I don't have anything nice to wear. Then I was thinking about getting a bike so I could use that as my means of transportation to and from campus, but then I probably wouldn't be able to buy clothes or to buy my camera.

DAMN IT! I JUST NEED A BETTER JOB!!!!!

If only my job closed at 8:00 pm or something because I need to work more often than I do. I can only work on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but I can't work in the mornings because I have so much course work so I need that time. On average I get about eight hours a week. I'm trying to stay positive...I guess I could see it like this: at least I have a job.

I'm so happy!!!!! Yay! OMG! I'm not going to be broke anymore!

Alright, yesterday was my first day at work. For a while I thought I wasn't going to be able to go to work because I had a really bad migraine and vertigo that morning, and I couldn't go to class. I've been under so much stress lately that it's really been getting to me physically. (I can't wait until fall break!) I felt better that afternoon and decided to go to work. I'm working at a small packaging and shipping company. It pays $9.00 an hour (my uncle is a tiny bit jealous because I get paid more than he does). For the most part, I'm only going to get to work for 2.5 hours during the rest of the fall and spring semesters. I'll probably end up working 8 hours during winter break and Jan term. I like this job because I can come in and work as long as I want to, or just do the 2.5 hours when I have classes. It's so flexible and easy!

Friday, the packages we had to assemble were little bags with energy saving stuff from the electric company to give to it's customers who are on their low income program. All we had to do was put in mini calendars and letters into 24 bags, seal the bags, and put them in boxes. It was great because I was at peace at work. I wasn't thinking about school,newspaper, or home; I was just thinking about making sure each bag had the six things inside and putting the calendars and letters inside of them.

I'm looking forward to Wednesday and Friday because I'll be able to work more hours and get more money. I'm trying to save up for getting a video camera and editing software so that I can start doing documentary projects.

I would love to get something like this:

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But this cost a bit too much (about $3,000) So I'm going to try to get something else that's pretty good but a bit cheaper (say about $500)

I also want to get a good camera to take pictures with. Maybe a Nikon or a Canon. 

Anyways, I'm employed and I'm on my way to not being broke anymore.