Small update

I had the interview yesterday. To summarize, I think it went well. Dunno what else to do other than wait... well, actually live my life and apply for other jobs. For starters.

Make doctor appointments, eat, sleep, write, read, and other sorts of various human and adult things.

So if you excuse me, I got to go be an adult.

Apparently.


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Good to be back

Though I miss San Francisco dearly (mainly the weather and the sourdough bread... among other things) it is good to be back in Texas. The Spurs are kicking it in the Finals (always nice to see) and summer is descending upon us (just get it over with so we can get back to cooler days).

Like I talked about in past entries, I am on the hunt for something full-time. I declined a position to be the new kids' lead bookseller at another bookstore in town so I can easily part from retail without too much grief (and holes left empty). More than ever am I determined to leave and seek better things. With reapplying for grad school and rewriting some past novel projects, I feel that things are turning around in my favor. Especially after taking the trip to California; I learned to rely on myself and learn from my mistakes, enjoy my own company, walk the city streets without fear (and a pocket knife in my jeans pocket), navigate a city's public transit system, and take chances on various places and foods.

Yesterday was the last day for one of my co-workers, who is taking over some duties at a pizza shop that she owns with her husband. Such a bummer to lose a wonderful lady. Her leaving also made me realize that I need to work on the job hunt. There is a good chance I might not secure the first thing I apply for, but at least I can say I tried... more than once.

There is also the need to go back to my alma mater and ask them for assistance on the job hunt. They should know some things, after all, they owe it to me! /sarcasm

So there you go. An update. Make of it what you will.

An interesting week so far... (with the help of an old friend: the bullet list)

Here is what happened in the last four days:

• I went to two concerts in one day: a small show by Ra Ra Riot (where my sister and I got autographs) and then a full-length show by Jónsi. Both excellent shows with great music.
• That same day, I discovered I liked Ra Ra Riot more than Arcade Fire.
• Rock Band 3 came out and I've been playing with my all-girl band "Isis In Darkness" (named after a Margaret Atwood short story). The keyboards are haaaaard.
• Before that, I've been playing Fallout: New Vegas as my character, a guy named Jeremiah.
• My sister bought me this and I'm happier than a clam in smooth, clean sand.
• I did stuff at my internship, including some work on a style guide.
• I saw this commercial, which made my week suck at first. And then finding out there were two more of these, OMGwat. I'm disgusted by it, aack. I mean, I nearly puked. Yeah, lead poisoning is serious stuff, but it's paint going into a baby bottle WTF. (After seeing it again to get the link, I'm a little nauseous and lightheaded.)
• At the same time, I was in a terrible mood for a week. Then I learned I'm due for my monthly period. And I got better. How does that happen?
• I finished Mockingjay, the last book of The Hunger Games trilogy. Man, it's like The Matrix all over again: we have to pretend the last two parts don't exist. Dammit.

No more boring things to relate. And so I go.