23 September 2009
by night
21 September 2009
lost and replenished
18 September 2009
beats and tunes
Music I'm Digging These Days
17 September 2009
evidence
For the first time in memory the rhythms of life in September do not revolve around returning to school. In August it felt so weird, but now that I have visited Kevin in Claremont and realized that nothing has changed - except me - I've been able to close the door and completely embrace the next chapter, which didn't happen until now because this summer was hard. Lee Vining was not the same as last summer, I was in a newish relationship that had to be conducted long-distance, I was on antibiotics twice in four weeks for a UTI and strep throat and missed ten days of work, I barely saw my family when they came up for 4th of July, and I felt trapped and confined being in the middle of nowhere for three months, as opposed to last summer when it was exhilarating and freeing. I started applying for jobs in Los Angeles at the end of July and continue to do so to this day... to no avail. There are simply too many job seekers and not enough jobs. I signed up with a legal temp agency in Los Angeles the other week, but nothing's come up yet. I am "living" at home in Scottsdale but spending about a week at a time living with Kevin at Harvey Mudd. He lives on campus with a roommate but it works out well, and although I'm heavily bored at points during the day it is nice to sleep next to a warm body at night.
I am really trying to find a job in Southern California but it seems that the few forays into the Phoenix job market I made at the end of August, right after I got home, have actually been more successful than the dogged attempts I've made in LA for the last seven weeks. On Monday I have an interview for a position that actually sounds pretty great at a non-partisan, prestigious political weekly that reports the news of the Arizona Capitol. My problem (is it a problem?) is I have many interests and don't have a clear idea of what I want to do or what kind of place I want to work in, and I'm not sure a career in politics is something I'm interested in... but until I know otherwise I will take any opportunities that arise. I don't know if right now my desire to live in the LA area is greater than my desire to be employed... somewhere that is not Starbucks, be it in Phoenix or elsewhere. I have barely any money and am bored. Give me something to do!
09 September 2009
tarantism
Looking for a job may be a full-time, unpaid and emotional venture, but at least it's not this bad.