hot summer here in vegas. the mercury will top 100F today. i'll be inside my 68F apartment.
i'm finishing my final two projects for school, which include completing all the text for my portfolio and a project in which i create a mock restaurant with menu, financial plans, floor plans, marketing plans and everything right down to the equipment list. essentially, it's a shit-ton of writing. which isn't really a problem. the problem is finding a job or internship in this economy. once i have the two written projects finished, by memorial day, i'll be soliciting my services for a 100-hour internship. free of charge. then hopefully this will lead to a full-time job.
it's frustrating, because apparently all the people i'm competing against for $12-$15 entry level position are ten-year veterans who were laid-off during the recession. i'm planning on pounding the pavement until december if the internship doesn't pan out. if i don't have a full-time job by then, i'm moving back to new mexico to save money on rent and bills. my family has a guest-wing in their house, and i'm not the person who has ego problems moving back in with mom. essentially, the house and business would inherit a cook, her daily work load would shrink, and i could work full-time in the nicest kitchen i've ever seen. the job market in santa fe and albuquerque is probably not as flooded with over-qualified workers, either.
my dad sold is dental practice and is retiring in december after 35 years of hard work, and a 2008 heart attack. it's a good thing. he can enjoy the rest of his life, and all the $$$ he's made over the years. if i can find a decent paying job here in vegas, he'll probably move out here. if not i'll get to spend time with him in new mexico when i move there. i'm encouraging him to travel.
my friend is coming out in june to play in the world series of poker. i'm happy for him, but it's frustrating for me, because there's no chance i'll have even a penny to spend on poker. it was the idea to come out here, make some $$$ playing poker, go to culinary school and start a career in the industry and then save enough $$$ to continue the pro poker career. right now, i've stalled on the career in the industry part. i'm trying to remain upbeat and optimistic, but i've been a little frustrated lately because i can't even get anybody to take me on for free as an intern. i'm not sure why. if that's not happening, what are the chances of finding a full-time, paying job?
i'm finishing my final two projects for school, which include completing all the text for my portfolio and a project in which i create a mock restaurant with menu, financial plans, floor plans, marketing plans and everything right down to the equipment list. essentially, it's a shit-ton of writing. which isn't really a problem. the problem is finding a job or internship in this economy. once i have the two written projects finished, by memorial day, i'll be soliciting my services for a 100-hour internship. free of charge. then hopefully this will lead to a full-time job.
it's frustrating, because apparently all the people i'm competing against for $12-$15 entry level position are ten-year veterans who were laid-off during the recession. i'm planning on pounding the pavement until december if the internship doesn't pan out. if i don't have a full-time job by then, i'm moving back to new mexico to save money on rent and bills. my family has a guest-wing in their house, and i'm not the person who has ego problems moving back in with mom. essentially, the house and business would inherit a cook, her daily work load would shrink, and i could work full-time in the nicest kitchen i've ever seen. the job market in santa fe and albuquerque is probably not as flooded with over-qualified workers, either.
my dad sold is dental practice and is retiring in december after 35 years of hard work, and a 2008 heart attack. it's a good thing. he can enjoy the rest of his life, and all the $$$ he's made over the years. if i can find a decent paying job here in vegas, he'll probably move out here. if not i'll get to spend time with him in new mexico when i move there. i'm encouraging him to travel.
my friend is coming out in june to play in the world series of poker. i'm happy for him, but it's frustrating for me, because there's no chance i'll have even a penny to spend on poker. it was the idea to come out here, make some $$$ playing poker, go to culinary school and start a career in the industry and then save enough $$$ to continue the pro poker career. right now, i've stalled on the career in the industry part. i'm trying to remain upbeat and optimistic, but i've been a little frustrated lately because i can't even get anybody to take me on for free as an intern. i'm not sure why. if that's not happening, what are the chances of finding a full-time, paying job?
I'm sorry about your dad's heart attack. It's great that he's recovered and can hopefully spend many happy years in retirement. Sounds to me like the two of you are close, just like I was with my dad. He's been gone since I was 18. I still think about him every day.
I hear you about the poker. I'm been totally abstaining from it since around the beginning of the year. I know it sucks to be out of action, but I can tell that you have your priorities where they should be.
Best of luck with everything.