My weekend...

I recognize that I have not blogged in several days. It coincides with a definite dip in my applications. I've still managed to apply to an average of 2 per day, so I haven't lost track of my responsibility. However, I need to get back into the job search. After all, it seems to be the only thing to blog about because I do very little else.

Saturday was actually a decent day. I, along with two other friends, went over to an old high school friend's house to watch the world cup game. Tragically, in the 88th minute, the power went out. While it came back on almost immediately, the tv box had to reset. By the time we got the tv on again, the game was over. All the same, good job to the USA.

Yesterday, I walked 3 or so miles to the pool. Miserable. It was humid and sticky. Luckily, it wasn't that hot, but the humidity was pretty unbearable. That's my physical exertion quota for the week.

The best part about yesterday was the two phone calls I received, approximately ten minutes apart. One was for an English teaching opportunity in South Korea and the other was from a friend who tipped me off to a potential job. I love networking, if it works in my favor.

The good job news continued this morning when I received an email letting me know I had passed onto phase two of one of my applications. Phase two meant taking a test of "which comes next" questions. I usually love those kinds of tests. It's logic and analytical thinking- two things at which I'm generally pretty good. I used to love solving those logic puzzles as a kid. Even wrote some. This test, however, was incredibly difficult. I took to guessing on a couple. I wish they had an answer key so I could figure out the harder ones.

Today also saw me making major headway on my t-shirt quilt. Part of my path to domestication- I was using the sewing machine today. Tricky little devil, but I managed. I now have 5 columns of t-shirts sewn together. When I finish, my quilt should measure 5' by 6'. It's looking pretty good so far, but I still have to sew the columns together and then find a backing for the quilt.

I might also have temporary employment soon. My younger sister and I went to the mall to apply at various stores. One store scheduled an interview with me for Wednesday. My sister was a bit, ahem, peeved that I was the one who received an interview when she applied to many of these stores weeks ago. I suppose this mainly is because I am the only one of us who is over 18. I remember the terrible time I had trying to find a job after my senior year of high school. I wasn't 18 yet and only finally found employment in the form of being a "courtesy clerk" for a local grocery store. Courtesy clerk is a polite way of saying "minimum wage job that sucks the life out of you". I bagged groceries, cleaned bathrooms, put away unwanted food items and gathered carts from the parking lot. All for $5.15 an hour. It was hell.

Application count: 28