Futility's Search

About my futile and irritating search for a job in a market that wants skilled employees, but is saturated with mediocre workers

I've gone back to my other blog for the moment: cooking 

by: ChefNeal at 17:17 | link | comments

The snow is finally melting. Hurray!
Although I think it is supposed to return tonight as it gets colder.
I hope to God I can get off this rock in a few days--I'm really beginning to get a bit mental.
Meanwhile  I'm really into podcasting--or at least listening to them. I can't get enough of them while I'm working at home. Mostly on prepping my taxes for the accountant right now, but I'm also supposed to be looking for a job.  That's too depressing.
I'm not liking the Mozilla link through to this site anymore.  I'd much rather I could use Safari to access this blog.  Oh, for other blogs, other places.

by: ChefNeal at 22:18 | link | comments

 Finally, the first snow of the year.  Probably the only snow of the year. . . . The kids are wild with excitement.  No school, at least for a while.  It is unbelievable to me that a few flurries, and around 4 inches of snow shut this place down.  This wouldn't even count as snow, where I come from.
I'm majorly bummed though. I was supposed to go to the mainland today, but due to the "snow" I called the trip off. I have now tried to do my banking by phone, but of course that never works.  I'm not set up to do it over the internet with my main bank, so that is useless.  I'll have to call the bank later to see if anyone there can help.  Otherwise major check bouncing come tomorrow.
At least not going into town means I won't be spending any of the money I don't have.
Been really into Podcasting lately.  I don't know what it is about it, but I'm an addict.  Just want to listen all the time.  Perhaps, if I can muster the courage I'll do a podcast about cooking.  It would take abit of doing as it is never quite enough around here to think let alone record a quality program.  Something to think about.
Of course, if I got a job then I wouldn't have time to mess around with all this crap and waste time.
I called my one strong job prospect yesterday.  I had that great interview and then nothing.  The interviewer said he'd call me back within a week--yeah, right.  Almost as effective as email.  I've tried that as well.  Emailed the dude right back thanking him for the interview, etc.  3 weeks later I emailed him to check on the process.  Nothing.  So, I called yesterday.  He's been out of town for the past 2 weeks. Back next week.  Now I don't know what to think.
Meanwhile another job is coming up. I don't really want it because it doesn't pay as well, and means I won't be able relocate or improve our situation as much.  But a job is a job and I'll take it if I have to.
Well.  No sense being too depressed on a snow-day.  Except the kid's sleds seemed to have been put in storage on the mainland last year, as there is no room for them around here, and now they don't have them and their pissed off about it.
ARRGH!

by: ChefNeal at 15:53 | link | comments