injuredcyclist

why do americans have to ruin their lives to get the education they desire?

my phone interview went not well. drunk and thinking about past mistakes. wishing i had more alcohol and perhaps a cigarette.

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another phone interview tomorrow afternoon. im happy that someone is finally displaying interest in my abilities because im pretty damn tired of applying for jobs.

i forgot how much high heat/high humidity days blow to ride in. 35 miles yesterday and i was completely spent. looks like itll be the same conditions today. bleh.

the logistics and cost of interviewing for and possibly getting a job on the west coast really hit me today. might not be possible, which is terribly disappointing.

phone interview was short and sweet. found out that they already plan to interview 6 people tomorrow and friday. ill know early next week if i need to fly out to ca. im betting no.

after thinking...
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i have a phone interview tomorrow morning at 10:30, for a job that would be in walnut creek. first good job news in two months.

raising my saddle i think did the trick. though my hip is still sore, it hurts a lot less today. also figured out the issue with the shorts i was wearing. after a long, hot couple of months things might...
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updated username! not sure how many other people do this, but i like to use a consistent name across the internet. ive been phasing msupenguin out for while, with another name inspired by real life events, namely my crash last year that dislocated my shoulder and tore some tissue i never had fixed. injuredcyclist is also my xbox gamer tag, so you can find me...
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where did all the (good) job listings go? craigslist, careerbuilder, and usajobs all have nothing for me this week. its maddening. only glimmer in the job hunt right now is that one of the rejection letters i got indicated that i fit the position. im taking that to mean that if the economy didnt suck so badly and the applicant pool wasnt as rich i...
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got another rejection email. starting to worry a bit about depression. im taking this a lot harder than i probably should be.

when putting together emails for resume submissions, i think i need to start getting them ready to send and then waiting a day. i keep finding that as i look at old emails of cover letters ill scan through and realize i have a random word missing. ive already discovered that i was missing the word 'to' in the second paragraph of one, and i...
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