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So the real estate agent decided that in order to sell my parents' house, they need to do some relatively major stuff, including but not limited to painting all the walls on the ground level. My mom then suggested that when they take possesion of the house in New York, that I move there with the dogs, taking care of the lawn and the pool and whatnot. I would (presumably) find a job locally, and/or continue my job search. This is a tempting prospect, in part because being around my parents right now is very stressful -- they're depressed about not being able to sell the house, and my employment situation. It would get the dogs out of the way, which would make showing (and cleaning) the house less inconvienant. I would essentially be the groundskeeper for the new house. Presumably, I would have more time to devote to my job search. The job I have now is not paying very much at all, largely because work is down with summer, and the new owners need to find someone to do my job that can also help do their jobs: at this point, training me to do the jobs makes no sense, given that I could leave at any moment. And I am planning to move there when my mom goes in August, anyways.

On the downside, I of course would be making myself unemployed. I would be leaving my folks (and Julie, although she's been thoroughly warned) here, although I have my uncle and cousins and family friends in Rochester. So I wouldn't be 100% alone. The Rochester area has 10% unemployment, so I'm not certain that finding even a menial position would be very easy. And I have no idea when I'm finally going to get a librarian position. My mom and I were brainstorming last night, and we wondered if I might not be able to get job volunteering in the library there. Also, she suggested AmeriCorps, which is something my brother did after he got his BS. I don't know: I just wish that something would happen -- this waiting is killing me. Any thoughts?

I've been listening to Missy Elliott's The Cookbook: I like it a lot. I didn't enjoy her last album that much, with it feeling sort of, I dunno, not fun. Murky. I'm glad the new one has affirmed my faith in Missy. Am also glad to hear a sample of Kraftwerk; I've been listening to their Minimum-Maximum, especially while I've been driving, and I absolutely love it. I just wonder why they have never released (as far as I know) a career-spanning greatest hits. They had The Mix, wherein they rerecorded their hits as an album length mix, and now this, where their hits are presented on a live recording. But so far, no conventional greatest hits. Pity.

Song: Kraftwerk, "Planet of Visions"