Checking in

Sorry for the lack of postage, but I seem to be stricken with a bout of not having all that much to say. Mostly I'm doing gofer work for my parents, with whom I am living. There, I have finally come out of the loser closet: since Julie's sister had to move in with her in late-2003, I've been living with my folks, because I don't have a full-time job to afford a place of my own. This explains why my blog has basically devolved into a catalog of their various medical situation.

Anyways, my gofer-tude intensified when their basement flooded from a sump pump failure, and I had to take a day off work helping my still-recupperating mother sort through the wreckage, and haul out the stuff that couldn't be salvaged. I haven't seen anybody in a social setting in a couple weeks. Plus, I'm getting antsy about not hearing anything of an optimistic nature from any of the places I'm applying to. I have the sinking feeling that all the work that I have done in grad school may have been for nought. I've started applying to public libraries now, mostly because that'll give me library experience, and the hiring process isn't nearly so belabored. Unfortunately, almost all the classes I took in library school were geared towards getting me a job in an academic library.

On the other hand, I'm afraid that they might not be calling for another reason, some glaring error in my cover letter or resume, or my credit history, or something. Then again, it's not outside the realm of possibility that they might not be hiring me because of the content of this blog. If so, I would hasten to indicate that I have not commented about my work-life very often at all in this blog, neither current or former jobs. It also demonstrates that I am a reasonably intelligent young(ish) man, with a firm grasp of the English language as it is spoken in these United States. Think about it, potential employers.

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On a wholly unrelated point, I happened to miss last weeks episode of Gilmore Girls, for which I am totally at fault; last night, when I tuned in, Luke and Lorelai (is it just me, or does saying their names together summon up images of that permed couple on General Hospital?) had broken up!! What the hell is up with that? The final scene was absolutely heartbreaking, and I was screaming at the screen (not out loud, of course) for Lorelai to call Luke back, but totally understanding why she couldn't, and probably shouldn't. After the Study Tree episode last year, I thought the series was failing, but this season has just been great -- although I thought the mess between Rory and Dean was swept aside far too neatly. The coupling of Paris and Jonathon (I forget his name on GG) is great, mostly because I always like to see Danny Strong.

I'll post again when I have something to say. If you're that hard-up for infotainment, I point you to the good folks along the left of your screen.