so don't ask if you don't want to know
Let's just hope I don't regret this
You know, my PC has been slowly falling apart. First the fancy flat screen took a giant dump virtually overnight, so I’ve been using an old monitor Ginnie got from her school. It literally takes up my entire desk. I have it butted against the back and the screen sits three inches from the front edge of my computer desk. Hard to see that close up. AAAANNNNDDD the whole issue of not being able to turn the whole thing off for fear it won’t power back up again. I sleep three feet from this computer that rattles and ticks all night.
But I would die if I didn’t have a computer. Seriously. I neeeeeeed you people.
So recently a friend offered me her laptop. She’d had to send it in for something or other and couldn’t wait to get it back so she went out and bought a new one. Smoking deal I really couldn’t turn down. Really.
I know, I know, I’m broke all the time and have no job, and struggle to pay my bills, and am getting sick of soup and cereal, but it was a smokin’ deal! Priorities, right! I’ve been doing the right thing for a year now and I just needed to do this. I asked if I could get out of my lease and that’s a no-go so I’m stuck with this rent until August.
And now I really have to get a JOB. I know I keep saying that and have even made a half-hearted attempt to clean up my resume and perused craigslist a couple of times. In fact, Evo keeps sending me craigslist ads for jobs for which I am in no way qualified. People keep telling me I should bluff my way but my innate honestly keeps me from applying. Oh sure, I’m a quick learner and I could probably figure out some of these programs as most WP or database programs are pretty similar. I’m not a complete techtard.
Job fairies are as imaginary as Santa and God so I’m vowing Monday morning I’m kicking myself in the ass and doing some serious job hunting. I need a paycheck.
I put myself on Yahoo Personals. I’ve heard a couple of people say they’ve had pretty good luck with it. If I can’t get sex I as least want some company.
Max left a message yesterday and he’s fine.
Casey got a message yesterday that someone had broke into his house and stole his big ole flat screen TV, stereo and new house phone. He still spent all day here and when I got home from #EVFN last night his car is here but I dunno where he and Kira are.
#EVFN you ask? Haven’t I mentioned that to you? What started out as a bunch of local twitter people getting together for Phoenix First Friday (art walk every month), which turned into #PFN dinner/drinks at various locations every Friday night, which morphed into #EVFN for those of us who didn’t want to trot out to Phoenix every week. We select a different location in the east valley and anyone can show up. We’re up to about 25-30 people wandering in and socializing. We keep picking up new people who see we’re having such fun and get them on twitter too.
It’s a good start to a Friday night, and I’ve been going out with my friend twinklergirl after and watching her (and others) do karaoke. I’m | | this much closer to actually getting up and trying it myself. Who knows.
| Print article |









about 3 years ago
You could always try freecycle for computer stuff, I don’t know if there’s a group near you but here, at least, old laptops and old pcs are sometimes offered.
Good luck with the job hunting, and believe me, if it’s anything technical just say yes I know it and do a few tutorials online before the interview. There’s honesty and then there’s, well, too much honesty.
G
about 3 years ago
People look at the number of computers in our house and they think that we are spending a ton of money. If they looked more closely or asked, they would know that all of our computers were purchased used for a great price. Also, we rarely go out to movies or concerts or things like that so the computers are our main source of entertainment and (in my case) contact with the outside world. Don’t worry about what anyone else thinks — they don’t live your life.
Besides, you will need that computer for job hunting now. I don’t know how it is in AZ, but practically all the job hunting is done online here. Even if you want to be a cashier at McDonald’s, they point you to a computer to fill out the application.
Dani in NC