Sigh.
| January 15th, 2004In the near future I’ll either be blogging and commenting a lot more, or a lot less. I lost my job today and so will be busy looking for a new one. If things look good and I get some nibbles, it’ll be a bit before I can blog. If things look bad, I may get to post even more often than even Amp cares to read.
It’s actually not as bad as it sounds. I lost my job, yes, but I was planning on leaving in the near future anyway. It’s a mixed blessing: I’ll have the ability to look for a job without having to schedule around the nine-to-five, on the other hand I don’t have a source of income but do have bills. We’ll see.
Just wanted to let you know: Alas’ll either be PDP-free or so-much-PDP-you’ll-be-past-the-legal-limit.
January 16th, 2004 at 5:20 am
It’s true I’d enjoy it if you posted more often, but not at the expense of starving to death. Good luck finding those nibbles.
Say, if it’s not too personal for me to ask, what is your field, anyway?
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January 16th, 2004 at 5:47 am
Sorry to hear the news. Job-searching is never fun, but good luck with it.
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January 16th, 2004 at 6:25 am
Ouch. I’ve got a lot of friends and family who’ve lost their jobs in the last two years. Most have gotten something else, sometimes crappier, sometimes better. It still sucks though.
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January 16th, 2004 at 7:58 am
Ouch. My sympathy. Here’s hoping the perfect job (or at least a darned good one) shows up in the next two weeks.
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January 16th, 2004 at 8:20 am
Damn, I am sorry. Probably a useless offer, but if your in a tech field, I know some very good national recrutiers.
Good luck.
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January 16th, 2004 at 10:49 am
Sorry to hear about your troubles PDP. If a snake goddess could do anything, let me know.
This comment was written by Echidne.My divine command: Thou shalt get an incredibly wonderful job in the near future.
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January 16th, 2004 at 12:00 pm
Good luck. My advice if your downtime goes longer than a few weeks is to start doing a large personal/hobby/home/self-improvement project that you’ve been wanting to do but haven’t had time for — in between job interviews and other legwork, of course! I was out of work for most of 2002, but did some hobby programming projects that actually helped me develop a lot of self-discipline, making me a better and more productive worker now. Um except for the looking at blogs all day part. Bye now!
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January 16th, 2004 at 1:02 pm
Thanks, everyone, for the kind words. I’m hoping that I can find something grand in the near future, too.
As for what my “field” is… It’s not too personal to say, there just isn’t much to say. I’m a young, degree-less person with a few years of college under my belt (English major) and an uncertified skill in computer repair and maintenance. So, in other words, I’m kinda a flack.
I’m hoping to get back in to school soon, but who knows how the student loan brigade works, anyway?
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January 16th, 2004 at 1:04 pm
It’s always bittersweet to lose a job you were planning to leave anyway. Hopefully your profession’s job market is not so bleak as mine, where I am lucky to have the shitty job I have. Good luck with the job hunt. May you find one that is both financially and spiritually rewarding.
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January 16th, 2004 at 1:06 pm
I hope things work out for you soon, PDP.
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January 16th, 2004 at 3:16 pm
if you’re into computer repairs, get your A+ certification. It’s very easy, and it looks good.
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January 16th, 2004 at 4:37 pm
let me know your snail mail address so i can send you a donation check. it won’t be for much, maybe enough for a lunch. i still have my job but i want to get out and i’m in the same boat as you. rock on, you have serious talent, and i mean that…[somebody, somewhere, ought to be willing to pay you to write. try and stay away from the 'thankless' jobs...]
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January 16th, 2004 at 7:08 pm
Geez…get back in the game. I’m an English prof and can tell you with some assurance that with a degree–and your writing skills + your computer skills + your blogging experience = you could do ok! There seem to be more writing jobs of different kinds across the professional, academic and corporate spectrum than ever before. You’d do fine out there, but get the degree…even the English degree!
Good luck and thanks for this blog!
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January 16th, 2004 at 7:41 pm
Good luck on the job hunt, PDP.
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January 17th, 2004 at 7:02 pm
Sorry to hear about the job!
After a few months unemployed myself, I just got a job last Thursday and will start work on Monday. Just keep trying…even when you go on interviews, don’t get the job and wonder if you’re some kind of freak ;)
Maybe you should fill out the student loan forms and get them in for this fall. Now’s a good time of year to apply. Even if your employment is uncertain, keep the school plan in play because, unfortunately, years could go by easily without working on that degree.
Amp, maybe you could put a “paypal” button up for donations to PDP…if he is in need.
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January 18th, 2004 at 12:25 am
There’s always Korea…
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January 18th, 2004 at 2:44 am
Thanks, everyone, for your encouragement and suggestions. A couple of your have mentioned donations… That’s entirely unnecessary. Money will be tight for me for awhile, but for now I’m not really not “in need.”
If you feel compelled to spend a few bucks to help people who really are in need, I’d recommend sending a check to a local homeless shelter. If you want to make sure it’s in my geographic direction, donate to:
American Red Cross Homeless Shelter
709n S. Sierra Madre
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Phone: (719) 578-9190
or:
Springs Rescue Mission
PO Box 2108
Colorado Springs, CO 80901
Phone: (719) 632-1822
They’re pretty much the only homeless shelters my city, as near as I can tell.
Again, thanks everyone for your kind words and emotional support. And don’t worry: I’ll be bitching about this more in the future.
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June 22nd, 2004 at 10:16 am
I agree with Morrigan25. An A+ certification is a good choice. I found a good study book with A+ questions to help you.
http://www.lulu.com/content/59032
It’s pretty cheap and has lots (like over 2,000) A+ questions.
Good luck!
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July 25th, 2004 at 3:33 pm
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November 28th, 2004 at 1:52 pm
methodology, the deliverance, even) as about cross a lot of other music - we practiced several flows bible over the track before we actually recorded the tattoo raps - the finished product was surprisingly credible
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