I graduated highschool for a reason, and it wasn't to go to college.
April 21, 2006
My educational plan of action--AKA what I'll do when I'm not lazy...
I've narrowed down what I want to take should I actually afford to go back to school. Now, it's a toss-up between a music degree (I do play piano, after
all though not in a while), to do with networking/information technology/computer geeky stuffs, to something as simple (relatively?) as conflict resolution. I still kick around the idea every once in a while about getting into the criminal law side of things, but I doubt I could come up with the tuition for that and still be sane… well, as sane as I am now. Which… isn't really. But oh well. But, I'm still tossing that idea around here and there because I've always liked that kinda thing. I have absolutely no idea why beyond the fact it's an excuse to argue with someone. And I do love a good argument. *cackles* Well, at least now it's narrowed down. Phase 2: $$$!
Okay, so not relevant to the last entry I posted here. Big flippin' deal. I keep hearing this particular song on the radio and, well, needless to say it almost always makes me think of certain people, and the repeating hell they go through either by choice or otherwise. The problems aren't exactly the same, well okay so they're not really the same in the slightest. But that isn't why I'm doing it. So, anyway. First time I heard this song the first thought that popped into my head was basicly "I keep *telling* these people that". Or something like it anyway. And maybe not quite so literally. Basicly, the song's about a couple who's managed to go through all kinds of problems, or so I'm gathering by it anyway, but it was the overall sentiment I was aiming for. Basicly, the song… which I might as well link to here, explains that the only way you're going to get what you want out of anything, be it love, life or both, is if you want it badly enough that you're willing to fight for it, no matter what. There's gonna be pain before you find love–that's a guarantee. But if it's worth it, you'll want to work through that pain to get to whatever it is that makes you happy. I think a lot of that has to do with the whole having strength and actually being able to trust yourself to put things behind you and get through it. That, and if you have someone with you to actually be there for you, it makes coming through things in one piece just that much easier. The song's a country one, but it works for what I think it's meant for. Might not be exactly what it was originally intended for… but oh well. That's what the song says to me, so it found itself there.
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It took me until now to realise that song didn't upload right. Bastard.
I should make this a daily routine. By that, I mean actually doing things like this while sitting outside. God knows it's warm enough now. And I've certainly got the free time… but I'm lazy. Ah well, lazy is fun but it's nice out. Easy decision.
Hmm. Apparently a book that was published 7 years after Shakespear's death, which contains pretty original versions of most/all of his plays, is now up for auction. Without that book, so I read, anyway, plays like MacBeth would never have made it to this day and age. Which… I would have been perfectly fine with–it would have kept a good portion of my hair actually on my head. How's that for a topic change?
I actually got out of the house and accomplished things today. Good lord what's wrong with me? Went to the employment agency this morning, pretty much redid my resume. and… just… generally shot the shit with people there. Still not finding decent employment, but hey, I'm looking! Well, sorta. Then, this
afternoon, went for coffee and generally shot the shit with my aunt… I really wasn't in a mood to stay home all day, as if that wasn't obvious. Before
I realised it it was 10 to 3 and I'm just getting home. Time for a little roleplay on ES? Maybe possibly probably okay why not. RP time!
So apparently heavy metal music is to be credited for saving some 20-year-old's life after he was hit by a train. What he was even doing on the tracks is anyone's guess but no one ever said these people were very bright–hell, they listen to heavy metal. He made the news, so I guess it wasn't a complete and total uselessly stupid act. Was probably what he was aiming for anyway. When interviewed, his basic reaction to it was "Dood. I was just hit by a train." Uh. Dood. You're a fucking idiot.
Well, so much for that idea. I'd planned to maybe kinda sorta possibly take in a movie, specificly Lucky Number Sleven, but I don't think so. A couple reviews caught my eye, particularly this one, and well… I'll keep my ticket money in my wallet, this time. Shouldn't be surprised I suppose; it's a Bruce Willis movie. *gags* No plot, no point, just people knocking people around. Someone should really suggest he retire and get it over with. Aside from maybe two of his movies, he's a disappointment.
One of the job openings listed for a new office opening up about an hour from here for Teletech, a call center along similar lines as Online Support, pretty much insists you need 6 months work experience before they'll even consider you. Which, I suppose, isn't too bad. Except, of course, for the fact that without the work, you don't get the experience. And, Online Support's being all ditzy when it comes to hiring, so no experience for me. So, it's back to looking and firing off applications and cursing the idiot who invented the job market. Or, at least, it's back to the firing off of applications. The idiot who invented the job market can just burn in hell. Twice.
There is still calls for snow. It's April. IT's baseball season. And we're still calling for snow. Cruel and unusual, that. But then, this is the same person who'd of loved to have been done with snow after about, oh… December 26th. How'd that go? *scoff* It's all cool and everything at around Christmas time. So, from about the 23rd to the 26th of December. Any time before or after that, and all it does is irritate the hell out of me. Not an easy thing to do as certain individuals who probably read this are verry well aware of. Ah well. Sucky weather for baseball, but I haven't abandoned my hockey yet. *misses the playoffs already*
What is your true personality? (Brutally honest answers…(Pictures!))
My, my aren't we a cynic? You are incredibly pessimistic. That's okay though, so am I! You have a wicked sarcastic tongue, which means you are incredibly smart–maybe not an academic genius persay, but you have a whole hell of a lot of common sense which is what really matters. You may be incredibly sarcastic but you are actually nice and have a good heart and will do the right thing, however grudgingly. You also like to read, but it's usually books like sci-fi, fantasy, or mystery. You are also probably a gamer as well. Congrats-you got the only result which I didn't brutalize and insult! Message me to tell what ya thought! (The second pic is because I thought it was really cool… lol) Take this quiz!
Well, it's quarter after 3 in the morning and I'm listening to last night's Toronto Maple Leafs game versus New York. I already know who won but I slep through most of it. So I get to listen to the rerun. Did I mention I love the internet for that?
Okay so it hasn't been that big a battle. Feels like it some days. I fired off applications left, right and center. Have been doing that for… oh, I don't even know exactly how long now… heh. Maybe a year or so. I've got a total of… hmm… *thinks* 2 callbacks, 1 interview, 0 hires. Job market 35, me
0. But I'll nail that lyin' cheatin' thievin' bastard job market right between the eyes, I will! … Or something. Insert catchy music full of doom and fear here. I would but I have none.
Okay so it hasn't been that big a battle. Feels like it some days. I fired off applications left, right and center. Have been doing that for… oh, I don't even know exactly how long now… heh. Maybe a year or so. I've got a total of… hmm… *thinks* 2 callbacks, 1 interview, 0 hires. Job market 35, me
0. But I'll nail that lyin' cheatin' thievin' bastard job market right between the eyes, I will! … Or something. Insert catchy music full of doom and fear here. I would but I have none.
… laughing at people who get so wrapped up in the idea of a game. And it wasn't even a good game, either. Star Conquest, the original game written, owned and run by Squid Soft, is supposedly eventually coming back online sometime between now and the day hell freezes over. Yeah, I played the game occasionally… it killed a few hours when you're in the mood for things tedius. But to listen to some people go off on their blog, you'd think the world was that much closer to coming to an end every time it turns out the game isn't coming back up yet. God, I thought that was just a Diablo craze thing. Someone put these people out of my misery… I don't wanna laugh at them anymore. Oh, never mind. Yes I do.
Hard work pays off in the future. Lazyness pays off now.
… That's so me. It's so me it's written on a shirt I own. Specificly, the one I'm wearing. So, in light of my proudly displayed lazyness, I won't go into details of how I did more shopping yesterday than I ever want to do in a single month. Instead, I'll skip to the real content of this post. Oh… wait… that was it. Ah well.
