9 posts tagged “job”
The final semester of my free education is well underway. It's starting to get to the point that I really just want to get out of this damn Valley. I've been stuck in the Valley for all of my life, and now it's my time to climb out and experience life. Even though I can't wait for that fateful day to come, I'm also scared to death of it. It's going to be weird; not getting the chance to see my parents every day, to have to actually live my own life. I may be sounding stupid right about now, but it's really a weird feeling. It's kind of a good feeling, though.
I might be getting a new part-time job this week. I interviewed for it two weeks ago and the boss-man finally called me back last Friday. I called him back and had to leave a message, so I'm not sure if it was a "you can start tomorrow" call or a "Dear Zach" call. If it's the latter, I guess I could always work at Staples.
Classes at the good 'ol NCTC have started back again. I'm taking Macroeconomics and Composition II this time around. You probably guess where I am if you read this blog somewhat frequently. I haven't been to the Jupiter House in a while, but now that I'm back I've forgotten how cool it was. I can't even write the simplest paper with one iota of creativity when I'm at home. I have to go somewhere that's open, fresh, and new. Somewhere that I don't have to keep up appearances. Somewhere I can let my brain go on any tirade I see fit. I really hope there's a place like this in Wichita Falls. Oh, I didn't tell you about that?
I've pretty much boiled my final college choices down to the University of North Texas or Midwestern State University. The front-runner at the moment is Midwestern, since they're cheaper and are pretty much equal with UNT in the Mass Communication field. I would love to be a news anchorman, a simple reporter, or maybe even a screenwriter. I've already written a pilot for a show I've came up with, but like all first drafts, it's shit. I'll fiddle with it some more.
Until next time, I'll be writing a literary analysis essay about some shitty story in my Lit book. Wish me luck.
Well, my first week of work hasn't been that bad. The new network engineer is starting this Monday, and I can't wait to meet him. Sure, the work I'm doing isn't really the most glamorous, and I really don't do much of anything on the technical side, but I'm learning a lot and having a pretty decent time doing it. I guess it's better when your dad is your boss, too.
My college class has been, to say the least, incredible. My professor is a short, balding, eccentric New Zealander who has a great sense of humor and makes very engaging conversation. I'm surprised I could get this great of an experience from a junior college. We always have great conversations that are never boring, and never condescending.
Anyhoo...I leave you all today with an amusing comic. Chuckle or die.
Got the old job back last week, and I start this Tuesday. It's gonna be nice to get back to the place I enjoyed so much a year ago, and it's still hard to believe its been a year.
I'm at a Panera Bread right now, getting ready to go and visit my grandma. Hopefully she's in a good mood.
I watched some of my best friends graduate yesterday, and it was a brief, touching ceremony. It pretty much had to be brief, since the average class size in the Valley is about 45 to 50. This one was even smaller, though, with 35.
It's now just starting to sink into me that two of my favorite teachers are leaving. Mrs. C, who helped me so much with my UIL competitions and at generally being a better person, is retiring after working tirelessly for over 30 years, even during a bout with breast cancer. And Mrs. K, the history teacher that helped me focus more on my future, is leaving for her own brighter future as principal of Paducah ISD near Childress. I'll miss both of them equally, since both of them have made a gigantic impact on my life. I don't know where I would be without them.
There is also a person leaving that is a blessing. Mrs. McC, our counselor, is retiring after only one year of uselessness, incompetence, and one of the most annoying voices on the face of this earth. Fran Drescher ain't got crap on this woman. Good riddance, I say.
Not sure what I'm going to do this Memorial Day, besides hating Bush and questioning the electoral college voting system. Perhaps eat a steak, if I can afford it; Or drive...well...eat a steak. Yeah.
I've just got hooked on Al Gore's Current network. I've watched it on and off a few times, but now I've really started to get into the format. Al Gore's still trendy...he did invent the internets and all.
School's finally over. I checked in for the last time today. Now I'm officially a senior. It hasn't really sunk in yet, but it will with one shocking blow soon, I'm guessing.
Sitting here in Starbucks again, watching the Mercedes and Lexus pull in, and the Dodges and Chevys pass by. I never even knew that all of these rich bastards existed in Gainesville. My little Toyota pickup sticks out like a sore thumb.
My dad is probably out of the meeting by now. The meeting that decides whether I work at NW this summer or not. I'll call him for the verdict before long.
I was supposed to meet my friends at McDonald's about now where the senior class was to have their lunch after the graduation rehearsal. The decided to go to Miguelito's. In Sanger. Not in Gainesville. I'm in Gainesville. I'm low on gas. I'm not going.
Guess I'll go next door and get some lunch by myself, then.
Well. The Technology department is going to have a meeting on Friday to determine what jobs need to be done and if hiring is needed for the summer. And the boss-man says that there's a 95% chance I'll be hired back. I really want to trust him...
I only have to take one exam this week, and my junior year is over. Food Technology is the exam, and it should be a blow-off deal. I'll be out in a jiff.
Stay tuned for more job search goodies and other crap I end up wanting to say. If you want so see what I'm doing at any time, go to my Jaiku page.
I'm sitting at Starbucks, mooching from the free wi-fi from the restaurant next door, looking for more openings. The Sears down the street seems to be hiring...I may stop by.
It's a nice day today. The rain has finally quit which means that there will only be a couple of more days like this before the heat and dryness suck all life from everything.
I feel kind of weird here in Starbucks. I mean, I'm one of those people sitting in a corner typing away on a laptop, like they're the next Hemingway or Spielberg. What's the problem, you ask? I MAKE FUN OF THOSE PEOPLE!
This is the first weekend I've had with my new laptop, and it's awesome. The only real problem is that SimCity 4 still runs like shit, even with what should be up-to-date equipment. I guess it's just a cursed game, bringing slowdowns and video errors wherever it's installed. Oh well, the DS version should be out soon...
Forgot you tell everyone yesterday that I got a brand new laptop laptop from the Dell Outlet. It's a shiny, new, plastic-smelling E1505 decked out to my heart's content. I love this thing to death, so watch for a picture soon.
The job hunt isn't getting much easier. My old boss' boss isn't wanting to hire me back unless my actual bosses give a damn good reason why. I'll give 'em a good reason why! The whole department will be waist deep in dog shit if they don't get any help over the summer, since they're doing a complete network overhaul. I was the most effective member of the team last year, so I don't see why he isn't keeling before me. But I digress...
If I don't get that job, I'll apply to more places and re-apply at a few as well. I'll get a job, whether I like it or not.
Only six actual school days left before I'm officially a senior. It's hard to believe, and I'll be out of this little podunk town before I know it. Sometimes, I wonder if I really hate this town as much as I say.
I won third place at regionals, and will be going to state in May. We had a great time in Nac, but I really don't want to ever take that long drive again.
TAKS week this week. For those of you that live outside of the Lone Star State, TAKS is the Texas standardized test for 3rd through 11th grade. I just took the math portion of the Exit Level TAKS today, and science and social studies follow tomorrow and Friday. We took English in February, but the results come in when the math and others do, right before school's out.
I've been looking for a job, since there's a slight chance that Northwest will not hire me this summer. I just got some good news, though. Since they're revamping their whole network backbone this summer, a opening might come up. Wish me luck.
I just got called back to my summer job until the end of next week, so that's why I haven't posted in a while.
Nothing much has happened. I did get a TiVo, though. The experience has been nothing short of incredible. I'll never watch TV the same way again.
After this next week, My birthday will be here and I'll get my drivers license. School will also start on the 15th.
The hustle and bustle of the school year is about to begin, and I hope I'm ready.
