"The Jub Hunt", or, "The Wild Goose Chase"

With all my excitement over the comic, and the work on a Layout and Tips and Tricks guide for it, it seems I've neglected my blog. Well, that and I don't have much in the way of news. Amy's back for the summer now, which is nice, and we both have to find jobs, which is less nice. I should have gotten one by now, but there's not many to be had, and after last summer, I'm reluctant to throw resumes blindly at every job. It also doesn't help that I'll be moving to London in September. Nor that I just found out that I had bad contact information for my references on the first couple batches of applications I filled out. I can't really see why no one wants to hire me. I'm hard working, I'm good with people. Then again, so is everyone else who writes a cover letter. But I'm among those who mean it. Not that that means anything. Out of the couple dozen or so resumes I've sent out, only one employer gave any indication of why they wouldn't hire me. It was because I was leaving in September.

I don't know what these employers want. The open ended essay questions are the worst. "What does customer service mean to you?" Making the customer as happy as possible without breaking company policy? "Why are yo interested in a position at [our company]?" You have an open spot in customer service, and I really want to work customer service? "Why are you interested in a career with [our parent company]?" Whoah, what? I just want to apply to this temporary position to get money so I can pay my tuition.

I don't see why someone needs to be eternally dedicated to a company to work for them. Isn't enough to be dedicated to doing your job to the best f your ability, regardless of who you're working for? It's an employers market, so apparently not.

I'm also in a bit of a catch-22 with transportation. No one wants to hire someone from out of town who doesn't have their own car. Unfortunately for me, I live in the middle of nowhere, so all my applications are for out-of-town jobs, and I don't have more than a G1 license. I'd get my G2, but I can't afford the classes or the insurance, which is why I need a job, but no one will hire... etc, etc.

Some might say I shouldn't post this because of employers reading it. I just did a google for my name, and that doesn't seem likely, but I'm fine with it if they do. I have this comic pinned up on the wall by desk, and I agree with it. Although if any prospective employers are reading this, I would like to point out that I don't complain nearly as much in person, which is probably why I complain so much on this blog. I would also suggest they search "cyborg_572" if they really want to find out about me. As there's a lot of people with my name, and I don't use it online all that often. Well, that's it for me. Until next time!

yeah, I'm back to the "Until next time" thing. What can I say? I like it.

Exams!

Yet again exams are upon me. This time it really counts because they are my finals, and if I want to go into chemistry next year I should probably do really well on my exam, which is tomorrow. I'm very nervous! I know what you're thinking, why am I writing this if I could be studying?" I am merely taking a short break. I never really did figure out the thermodynamics questions, but there are only 3 questions from the stuff we learned before January so I think I'll be O.K. I'm mostly concentrating on kinetics and electrochemistry because they are going to be focused on mainly.
On a happier note, my birthday is coming up soon! I'm very excited! I have been reminding Mike it's coming everyday since mid March. (my birthday is April 27th). I honestly don't know how he puts up with me ;).
Well that's all I have time for, back to studying....yuck I just want this exam to be over!
-Amy

Two Weeks

First off, let me apologize for not posting a comic last weekend, I was busy with a submission for the Dorito's Guru competition, and also very distracted because I found out about the Pandora and was reading about it. I want one, by the way.

It also seems I will not be uploading any comics any time soon either. Well, maybe if I can hook the scanner up on my dad's desk and install it on this computer. You see, I have been having some trouble with the screen on my laptop. It's been getting progressively more... splotchy? It's hard to describe. So I realized that Monday was probably one of my last chances to bring it in before the warranty expired, and decided to do so. It needs to be shipped off to HP for repairs. The guy at Best Buy said 2 weeks, maybe more. They're going to call when it's back.

That reminds me. Amy tried to call me today, and it seems our phone line is now dead. Hopefully it will me back in the morning.

I'd have to say the worst part about not having my laptop is that I can only use this computer until 11:00pm. With my laptop I usually just get started into things at 11, and I usually talk with Amy until 1:00am. No more doing that though for a couple weeks. I guess I should find me a good book. There's a copy of IT by Steven King on my desk, and I plan to read it this/next week. Although on the weekend Amy will be here and that's always great.

My paragraphs have become a disjointed mess. I should stop writing for tonight.

forgot the little italic text and had to edit it in :P and then fix its spelling