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In light of more information…

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So, now that I’ve processed yesterday’s interview and had a goodnight’s rest, I think I might take the Apple job, barring that the hours are good. And that they call me back. The reason why is this:

They’ll fly me to Cupertino to train for two weeks at headquarters. Oh, and then they’ll put me up for a week in San Francisco to work at the flagship store there. How fucking awesome would that be? I’m going to check out the location of the store here before I leave tomorrow. So, by the first of the year, I’ll have a call-back to find out if I’m going to the final interview or not. I guess that gives me time to find out as much as I can and make a decision.

In light of today’s information…

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I’m not so certain I want to work for Apple any more:

Pros:

  • Apple
  • Not here
  • Change of pace
  • Better pay

Cons:

  • Shitty hours: 6 AM – 1 PM or 1 PM – 10 PM
  • Sales quotas
  • Higher cost of living
  • No projects of my own, just consulting

I just don’t know what to do at all. I’m going to the interview seminar, but I’m pretty bummed. Any advice?

Chug…

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I’m going to drink until my liver falls out. Then I’m going to drink some more. Why? What else should I be doing, you know? Drink, drink, drink…*glug, glug, glug*

Ahh…what happened? I don’t fucking remember, but I bet it was awesome.

A bad two months for Ms. Helga…

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I hit an Xmas tree this morning! It was this old, decrepit thing drifting like a tumbleweed down 220 on my way in. Of course I didn’t see it until a semi was boxing me into the right lane and I had no room to swerve. Helga’s front end is now covered in an array of lovely, lovely scratches. In two months, my car has been hit three times and I’m sure, gone down at least $1000 in value. I’m pretty much ready to just give up on caring about what the car looks like. It’s not worth the trouble because it’s completely out of my control. How am I going to stop idiots in the HUB parking deck or Xmas trees, exactly?

Okay…off to Hannah’s for a film, coffee and scones.

Giving thanks for loneliness…

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This has actually been an enjoyable break at home for me. I’m not going to repeat what Dusty has posted about right below here, but I will reiterate that last night was a lot of fun. Today, I spent my time helping Jayme & Mike clean out Barbara’s spare bedroom. We dragged everything out into the hallway, organized by crap/not crap and packed up a truckload of junk to take to Clarion to be thrown away/donated. A highlight-worthy conversation:

Jayme: Mom, can we please get rid of this macrame lamp?

Barbara: Jonette made that and I was going to have Chris rewire it.

J: Really?

B: Well…maybe…

J: I’m going to put it in the junk pile.

B: Alright…keep the clay pots, though. They were worth good money.

J: It says $4.99 right here on this one.

Tonight, I walked over to Angela’s after making a slammin’ dinner for my mom upon her arrival. I got Kenny all sexy with Tiger, had cigarettes in the garage with Bill & Kim, played with Cutie and watched The Lizzie McGuire Movie following a game of Old Maid. Yes, with real Old Maid cards.

Despite all the fun and being surrounded by wonderful people, I can’t help but feeling supremely lonely. My first holiday season alone is nowhere near as terrible as I thought it would be, but it’s not easy by any means. 🙁 Just Xmas and my birthday to go and I’ll be in the clear, I suppose.

Lyrics post #213…

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I got a faulty parachute
I got a stranger’s friend
An exciting change in
My butcher’s blend
A symbol on the ceiling
With the flick of a switch
My new found hero
In the enemy’s ditching

Well somebody’s something was left in the room
And man now that its gone well of course we assume
That somebody else needed something so bad
That they took everything that somebody had

Losing hope is easy
When your only friend is gone
And every time you look around
Well, it all, it all just seems to change

The mark was left
Man it’s never the same
Next time that you shoot
Make sure that you aim
Open windows with passing cars
A brand new night
With the same old stars

Losing hope is easy
When your only friend is gone
And every time you look around
Well, it all, it all just seems to change

Feed the fool
A piece of the pie
Make a fool of his system
Make a fool of his mind
Give him bottles of lies
And maybe he’ll find
His place in heaven
Cause he might just die

Losing hope is easy
When your only friend is gone
And every time you look around
Well, it all, it all just seems to change
But hanging on is easy
When you’ve got a friend to call
When nothing’s making sense at all
You’re not the only one who’s afraid of change

“Losing Hope” by Jack Johnson