YES! I got one! FINALLY!
I start tomorrow afternoon! It’s been an exhausting search—I hope it all works out!
Be safe out there!
- T
I start tomorrow afternoon! It’s been an exhausting search—I hope it all works out!
Be safe out there!
- T
Conner’s working this weekend, and from our brief chat yesterday it seems like he enjoys the job. It sounds like entry level office work, but he’s happy with it. Personally, I look forward to seeing him in his work clothes. He’s a tee-shirt and jeans with boots and flannel kind of guy (though that wasn’t always the case), so the fact he has a dress code to adhere to really…well…he, uh, cleans up real nice. As they say.
Nothing much really happening for me today. I started looking at invitations and letterhead and stationary samples for the wedding. It makes me feel useful. Really? Window shopping makes me feel useful? What have I become…?
Be safe,
- T
Seriously, when I let you know before the interview that a combination of family and personal problems prevented me from completing my high school education, why do you act surprised when you read on my application after the interview that a combination of family and personal problems prevented me from completing my high school education?
No. I don’t want to work for you, thank you kindly. Have a nice day. D:<
And a whole classified section ripe for the picking! I’m having a pretty good day today! Turns out Conner is just more hire able than I am at this particular point. His first day is tomorrow and he seemed excited and subdued about it. Odd combination for him, but he had a tough…family event yesterday, so i just assume he just needs a little recovery time.
I’m going to grab some iced tea, a red pen, and enjoy this cloudless day. Wish me luck!
Be safe.
-T
Just feeling lonely tonight, I guess. Wish he was here. Not really feeling like work tonight, but there’s not much else to do.
And he really likes fireworks…
Be safe.
- T
Came home this morning to an early call. One of the box stores I applied to is holding a job fair tomorrow and called to scheduled a time for an interview. That seems promising.
Received two rejection e-mails today. If nothing else, the HR people out there are being prompt. New classifieds come out tomorrow. Wish me luck.
Oh—and be safe out there.
We got together after an outing last night and started combing through our employment options over a delicious lasagna plate from Mrs. Kent. (She’s something of my fiancé’s guardian; I wonder if she could help us with the reception? Note to self.) He’s very optimistic, and I’m really uncertain…I haven’t mentioned the lack of diplomas and degrees on my wall. Is that wrong? Am I embarrassed? I don’t know why I didn’t tell him…
We parted ways with our respective lists in hand, and I just finished making my phone calls and filling out superficial applications at various kiosks and websites. I can do this. This is easy. I’ve done much harder blindfolded on a boat with my hands and feet bound behind me…
…so why am I so nervous about applying for a job…?
We had a talk last night while on, uh, an outing. (We go on outings regularly. It all perfectly normal.) And we came to the agreement that we should both consider some sort of day job. He’s really enthusiastic about this, and I want to support that, but…well…the interesting, and somewhat unexpected downside for me is, well, I didn’t actually graduate from high school. Which seriously limits my job options.
I don’t think he’s thought about that. And I fear this experience may become even more interesting than we had first anticipated….
So I’ll be getting married in a year or so. It’s actually something I started to think I could never have. I’m not a negative kind of guy, but to say my life is…complicated would be a bit of an understatement.
But that’s a story for another day. Right now I’m faced with more immediate issues—namely the basic preparations for the wedding. I know it would be easy to hire someone to take care of all these things, but I’d really like to be involved in laying the groundwork, and I refuse to have someone presume I’m some sort of ‘groomzilla’ by providing them legitimate, efficient feedback and preferences.
The last thing I am is a Drama Queen. I’ve got enough of those in my life as it is.
Back to the topic, a friend of mine gathered some starter info regarding the average costs of things. We’re really thinking of showing our independence by paying for this gathering with out own money, so setting up a budget is a logical place to start.
Basic breakdown of costs:
Given the metabolisms of those we’re intending to invite, the Reception costs should probably be a bit larger…and it’s odd that the Ceremony itself is virtually the least expensive of those points listed. For a day that’s supposed to be about ‘us’ it really looks like it’s more about ‘them’…
I’m Tim. And I’m only here because I was told I should have an outlet for ‘this sort of thing’. True, no one’s forcing me to keep a written monologue of my comings and goings, but stil, no one wants to believe their life is so out of control that they need a written account of it in order to maintain daily peace and order, either.
I mean, life can be stressful, that I completely understand, but keeping a written account? I’ve tried it a few times over the years, and aside from keeping a daily ‘war journal’ (of which I feel this might ultimately fall into a similar category), a ‘wedding journal’ just doesn’t seem as…well…important? Necessary? Warranted? Something Bart will plaster the Titans message board with…?
Hm. Now that I think about it, maybe keep a log is a good idea…