9/25/01 @ 1:33PM
Happy Tuesday...today finds me at a very klunky (and hard to type with) keyboard in a physical therapy office. I'm temping in for the next week or two at a whopping $8/hr answering phones, scheduling appointments, and collecting patient co-payments. General boring things like that. (have I mentioned how much this keyboard stinks?? The buttons all stick so you have to pound them into submission!)
I've been faxing out resumes like mad and yet I am still not hearing anything back...it's getting frustrating. It seems like I've been struggling forever trying to find a permanent position. It really gets on you - you start to take it personal that no one wants to hire you. I start asking myself what's wrong with me? Why am I the one that no one calls? Why won't they even meet with me for an interview? There's an HR manager's wet dream on my resume - every skill and software proficency that you'd ever want - so why don't they do themselves a favor and at least call me for more information?? I just don't get it. My phone just does not ring...and when I'm faced with thousands of dollars of past due bills (not to mention the stress it causes me and my relationship) I have to wonder what I'm doing wrong...
Happy subject, eh? As you can tell, it's a bit slow in here right now, so I'm typing this up on Word Pad... (this pc is running win95 and certainly feels old) I'm so spoiled by cutting edge technology when it comes to computers. My Love works with PC's for a living and so does my friend Rand. Joolo just loves how much fun stuff you can do with them and I love everything, so between us all, there's always some new PC (or PC-related) toy to explore. It's funny because everyone here is like, "I'm pc illiterate" and it's funny, but I can't even imagine. I can't fathom NOT embracing all the wonders of computers. Maybe it's just me and the way that I like to do things, but I find that there's always something new to do or learn or explore on a computer...
Even More of a Redhead?
So, I was in the supermarket with my Love the other day and I was looking longingly at the hair dye. The burgandy has really faded out and my hair is mostly an redish brown again. It's nothing special though and instead looks rather dull. So I ask him if he thinks I should do my hair again and he says, "Yeah, but not the same color" Turns out that he did not like the burgandy shade last time because it made my hair too dark and not enough red. (He said it just made it darker and in light, more purple) So I asked him what color he'd like to see. He picked this Cinnamon color that's lighter and reder (but not orangy or anything) I've been dying to do it, but since it's not been three months, I can't do the full color process. But, since it's a lighter shade, I'm afraid that if I do the "touch-up" process that it won't really lighten the ends and I'll wind up with a red head and brown strainds...not the look I'm shooting for. So I've been trying to wait the three months (Which will be October 14th). My Love keeps asking me if I'm going to ever dye my hair - I think he's more eager then I am to see it in that color. I don't know why I mentioned it other then I'm overly anxious to do it but I want to do it right. Since this will only be the second time I've ever dyed it, I don't want to screw up and I'm trying to play by the rules so to speak. Anyone with any suggestions how to do this without killing my hair further (it's so very dead these days) is welcomed to drop a note in Feedback...
Tag! You're it!
I've been playing phone tag with a recruiter for like a week now. After leaving me a long and rambling message, she thought to finally include her cell phone number. Excusing myself for a moment, I grabbed my cell and rang her back. She wants to meet with me and register me with them because she says she has several things that she wants to send me on interviews for. Hey, rock on. I'm all for recruiters calling me...I don't pay anything, they hunt like mad for you (since they get paid based on commission), and because they generally get with good, solid companies (little ones won't pay the fees). Only problem is that I am on this assignment this week from 8am to 5pm and she's a good 45 minute drive away working the same hours. Hrm.... *thinking* I need to get off early one of these days to go down there and meet with her. (At this point, I could so desperately use some decent sized paychecks) Oh the stresses of trying to schedule and find a REAL job while trying to keep some trickle of income coming in... (damn day hours - everyone works the same so it's like one or the other!)
Let me close for now. I don't know how much longer before the other people come back from lunch and I'd hate to have done something wrong by my typing here. I don't know when I'll get to pulish this but at least there's no re-typing it from hand! (yeah!)
~ flowers bloom near Memory and Dream
at 9/25/2001 03:58:42 PM ~
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