Kookaburra sits in the ol' gum tree...Kookaburra sits in the ol' gum tree... - LiveJournal.comNew job new job yippee yay- May 31, 2008 So after sending out approximately 24 resumes, I have a new job!On Wednesday (at some point, not sure when) I got a call asking me to come in for an interview on Thursday. Since I don't listen to my voicemails in a timely manner ever, I got the message around 1pm on Thursday. I spent an hour dilly-dallying and debating whether it was worthwhile to call so late - they'd been doing interviews all day, surely the Perfect Someone had already shown up - but if I didn't call, I'd always regret it...http://k00kaburra.livejournal.com/326606.html What are they teaching kids in school today- May 31, 2008 One of my co-workers bought her boyfriend a Che Guevara t-shirt and when I saw him wearing it I commented, "Oh. Che Guevara." It's the famous Guerrillero Heroico photograph, the one plastered on shirts in Hot Topics across America.Co-worker: HuhMe: Your boyfriend's shirt. It's Che Guevara.Co-worker: Isn't it a cool shirt I got it for him.Me: Really Why'd you pick itCo-worker: I dunno, it looked cool. Why, is he famousMe: ... ... ... ... a little bit. Political figure. ...http://k00kaburra.livejournal.com/326377.html Quick updates.- May 28, 2008 Last Thursday was my birthday, but it's too depressing to be my "real" age so I think I'll just start counting backwards and be 22 this year. That was my favorite age, I think; finally old enough I wasn't 'barely' legal for drinking anymore, and yet definitely young. I think 22 is my perfect age and I don't see any point in changing.Sean and I went to Rabbit's Foot Meadery in the afternoon to get some mead for my grandfather. (Last time I visited him he mentioned he wanted some, but couldn't.http://k00kaburra.livejournal.com/326058.html Argh.- May 20, 2008 I'm getting desperate andor crazy. All I can think about is money. Resume 17: Part-time File Clerk for a law office downtownResume 18: Tech Museum; membership associate. Resume 19: Freedom Hall & Garden 'part-time' job. It's some sort of wedding facility, and they don't even specify what position they're hiring for. Oh well. They start at $12. They probably won't call back anyway so why not applyJeannie suggests applying at a bank, and that's actually a pretty good idea. I plan to start.http://k00kaburra.livejournal.com/325584.html Kristin found a few more potential positions for me..- May 18, 2008 Resume Fourteen: Part-time office assistant in CampbellResume Fifteen: Part-time office assistant at GSpann Technologies. (This one is located in Milpitas, so it's a bit of a commute, especially for no pay increase.)Resume Sixteen: Part-time admin. assistantreceptionist at Pacific Business Center Offices.Kristin sent me eight jobs she found for me to try out; half of them I already applied for and one I am vastly underqualified for. Alas.http://k00kaburra.livejournal.com/325350.html Ugh.- May 16, 2008 Resume Twelve: Part-time assistant to Senior Pastor at Saratoga Federated Church.Resume Thirteen: Acupuncture Office in Campbell. Only need someone twice a week. Had to fax resume to them. Hope it worked; I've never used our fax machine before.Also decided to try bayareahelpwanted.com, but so far they're useless. None of the jobs are in San Jose.I'm really hoping for the church position. That seems like my sort of thing.http://k00kaburra.livejournal.com/324610.html Freewrite Topic: Fear- May 16, 2008 Background: At the beginning of each class session Skip puts a topic on the board and we write about it, constant scribbling, no stopping or analyzing. Just whatever thought is in your head goes down your arm, through the pen, on the page. No crossing out. No changing words. Just whatever happens to fall out."Fear is the glue that holds society together." I've always liked that quote, and like to pretend it came from some great philosopher but that's a load of bunk. It was the Scarecrow...http://k00kaburra.livejournal.com/324532.html It's a dreary Tuesday in the neighborhood.- May 13, 2008 It's like a depressing game. How many resumes can I send out before I get a response Like I said, I hoping for one response for every ten sent, so hopefully I'll hear from someone soon.Resume Eight: Homecare agency in Santa Clara seeking an office assistant. It doesn't look good. Their Craigslist ad didn't include any information about the company itself, not even a title. That always seems sketchy to me.Resume Nine: Again, another ad with no company name. It's a real estate office, again.http://k00kaburra.livejournal.com/324279.html Neat! ...weird- May 12, 2008 This morning a UPS guy was knockin' on the door. Dad answered it and brought in a large, flat package for me.It was strange. It was too early for the books from Amazon.com to arrive, and who else would be sending me a package to the houseI opened it up, and it is a "certificate of recognition" from Bath & Body Works to celebrate my five-year anniversary with the company. Neat! Who'd think they kept track of that (And who'd think I'd be with the company that long) So now I get to pick a...http://k00kaburra.livejournal.com/323914.html Pancakes are great.- May 12, 2008 I slept through church today.Oops.Seanie came in to wake me up around eight, kissing my face but he did it too much so I rolled over and told him to go away. He didn't like that so much. He reminded me of those over-eager puppies that lick your face again and again and again. Slobber dog. Icky. So he told me to get up and take a shower so we could go to church."In a minute," I probably said. Then he came back and told me it was time to get up and that an hour had passed. Didn't feel like.http://k00kaburra.livejournal.com/323608.html |