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magicalmartha) wrote2009-05-19 08:45 am
magicalmartha) wrote2009-05-19 08:45 am
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In which I do some whining
Turns out that by "we have a job opening" what the company I interviewed with REALLY meant was "we hire independent contractors." An independent contractor is someone not actually working for a company - they get paid purely on the clients that they see, on a totally freelance basis. Since I am a college graduate so green I'm pretty much grass, this is not helpful to me; no matter what the eloquent man at the presentation yesterday says, I am NOT looking for a way out of the job market and into the world of self-employment, I am looking for stability. With a regular paycheck and health benefits, preferably. So I'm glad I spent a $50 bus ticket to be able to go to that interview.
Wasn't a totally lost weekend, though, last night was pretty rockin'. My boyfriend has been having Monday night boardgame fun, which I actually got to go to last night, and that was fun. We ordered mass quantities of Chinese food and played Settlers: Cities and Knights edition, which seems to basically be Settlers on steroids. I'm not a huge fan of Settlers to begin with (granted, I've only played a handful of times) but this wasn't so bad. Mostly I just liked doing something social, as I have a tendency to be fairly hermetic if given the opportunity.
Today I get to ride a bus for seven hours in order to return to IC, pack up all my shit, and come home AGAIN Saturday morning. I would very much like to see people before I depart; I intend to return at least twice this summer, perhaps more in the coming year, but I may as well get the hangouts in while I'm still local.
I really hate moving...there's just something about heavy lifting and driving in that horrifying UHaul truck that's downright unpleasant. Plus I have to see my entire life reduced to what will fit into a handfull of cardboard boxes, and see the room that I've occupied so happily for the last year reduced to an empty wood floor and a bizarre faux fireplace. I'll have to say goodbye to the little cat who's adopted me, who will undoubtedly go on to find someone else's window to yell into. I might not get to watch the baby robins fledge and fly for the first time, even though they're getting GINORMOUS and will probably do so in the next week. I have a lo of good reasons to move now instead of August, but even so, it's going to be sad when I do.
Wasn't a totally lost weekend, though, last night was pretty rockin'. My boyfriend has been having Monday night boardgame fun, which I actually got to go to last night, and that was fun. We ordered mass quantities of Chinese food and played Settlers: Cities and Knights edition, which seems to basically be Settlers on steroids. I'm not a huge fan of Settlers to begin with (granted, I've only played a handful of times) but this wasn't so bad. Mostly I just liked doing something social, as I have a tendency to be fairly hermetic if given the opportunity.
Today I get to ride a bus for seven hours in order to return to IC, pack up all my shit, and come home AGAIN Saturday morning. I would very much like to see people before I depart; I intend to return at least twice this summer, perhaps more in the coming year, but I may as well get the hangouts in while I'm still local.
I really hate moving...there's just something about heavy lifting and driving in that horrifying UHaul truck that's downright unpleasant. Plus I have to see my entire life reduced to what will fit into a handfull of cardboard boxes, and see the room that I've occupied so happily for the last year reduced to an empty wood floor and a bizarre faux fireplace. I'll have to say goodbye to the little cat who's adopted me, who will undoubtedly go on to find someone else's window to yell into. I might not get to watch the baby robins fledge and fly for the first time, even though they're getting GINORMOUS and will probably do so in the next week. I have a lo of good reasons to move now instead of August, but even so, it's going to be sad when I do.
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I would like to see you before you leave, but I am busy with The Works aaaaaall the time. Thurs/Fri, maybe?
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Plus I DO INTEND to return a couple times this summer, so all would not be lost if our schedules don't mesh this week. :)