Archive for October, 2005


and… more nothing

10/5/2005

I drove around Bangor and a few other places looking for werk. Pickings were slim. Mostly sales jobs. Those are the worst. I’d rather clean toilets (literally) rather than do sales trying to hock wares at people. I picked up a few applications, but most of the places I looked at didn’t really have much of anything. I mean heck, even trying to get something as simple as a stock boy job wasn’t even available… none that I could see anyway.

I’ve started to look outside the local area for werk. If I have to travel fifty miles to go to werk I’ll do it. I didn’t originally want to do that (part of my reason for moving to a city was to avoid that) but I guess you gotta do what you gotta do. Options are getting fewer and fewer.

There is the chance that the place I interviewed with might call before the end of the week. There’s a small possibility of that but I’m not going to assume anything.

Add to that I have no tv. I can’t even watch movies to take my mind off things.

Life is not fun today.

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New BBS look

10/6/2005

The BBS now has a new look to it. Same ol’ board, just different lookin’ now. I like it.

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And the hits just keep on comin’

10/6/2005

Today I ventured out and applied for yet another job as a parts counter guy at a car dealership. It’s far away (about an hour) but hey, I might get it. Tomorrow I have two other generic-type jobs lined up to apply for. Fortunately those two are a lot closer.

I got a letter in the mail today. Microdyne decided not to hire me, even though they have about ten (for real) ads in the paper and a humongous NOW HIRING sign on their building - they couldn’t find anything for me. All I’m left to think is that I must have said something wrong on the interview, or I’m overqualified (yet again) or both.

I feel like such a failure today it’s ridiculous. I have tried so hard - the hardest in my life - to find work. I’ve been driving everywhere, applying everywhere and doing whatever it takes. My bills are piling up and my options are thinning out fast. I’m hoping tomorrow will be better.

On a more positive note, my Pop’s house appears to be sold - for real this time. Pop and I had some serious discussions. It may turn out I’ll have to move back in with him if something doesn’t change with my employment situation. I may have no choice. My dream of living on my own may go away as quickly as it came.

My mind is nothing but mush right now. I really don’t know what to think.

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On the rebound

10/6/2005

I find that I have an uncanny ability to rebound from even the most dire of situations. Call it an Aries trait; it’s definitely something I truly like about myself.

What I’m doing now: Downloading movies illegally. Yes, it’s true. God Bless Limewire.

Tomorrow I have some other jobs to apply for like I said before. I’m going to practice the Mainer way of applying for jobs: Don’t wear a suit. At Microdyne, I wore a suit to the interview. I’ve always worn suits to job interviews — that’s the way it’s supposed to be. Evidently it’s not up here. Could it be that the suit prevented me from getting a job? Stranger things have happened I suppose. Do suits intimidate people up here or something? I dunno.

So, on the ‘morrow I will don by finest t-shirt and jeans and see what happens. If I actually get work dressed like that… the world’s changed more than I thought.

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Untitled

10/7/2005

I applied to two auto parts stores today; VIP Auto Sales and Advance Auto Parts. VIP said (after taking my application back for the manager to look at it) “We’ll let you know” meaning “Go away, we’re not interested” and Advance didn’t say anything, they just took the application. Will they call? No idea.

I had a job opportunity to build snowmobiles and watercraft which would have been awesome (I like that stuff), but the job is seventy miles away so I couldn’t take it. :-(

When I scanned the ads in the paper today there was nothing really significant, although at least there were new listings worth looking at this time around. One can be hopeful.

It’s a beautiful day in Bangor and surprisingly warm for October. Seventy-five degrees outside.

At least it’s nice outside.

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Pitter patter

10/8/2005

I reconstructed my home studio today, somewhat. Everything is hooked up except for the synths and signal effects (due to the fact I don’t have desks to put them on). I recorded acoustic some stuff and it came out as I expected. That’s a good thing; it means none of my gear broke during the move.

Playing the acoustic has been great. I am always amazed at what comes out when you layer acoustic guitars using relatively simple chords and melodies. It’s almost like the instrument plays itself sometimes. Soon enough I’ll have some new tunes up when I put back the music section. It’ll be good stuff - you watch. ;-)

Even though it rained all day (and it still is), today was a good day. Creativity rocks.

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Wonder whatever happened to…?

10/9/2005

311 released a new album in August called Don’t Tread on Me. The title track (of the same name) is absolutely awesome. Really slick reggae beat, killer instrumentation (including one of the best mixed drum sets I’ve ever heard and bass to die for). Definitely check it out. You can hear the track on on their web site. It rocks. Trust me. ;-)

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Heated

10/10/2005

I just noticed it was really cold in my apartment. I was bitched at by the landlord last week for cranking the heat. Fug it. I cranked the heat. It’s nice’n'toasty in my apartment now. I’ll be out the door before noon tomorrow anyway to go see Pop so hopefully I’ll be able to get out of here undetected. If I didn’t mention before, Pop will be here tomorrow so we can scope out some houses.

I’ll turn it down a little before I head to bed. But not much. ;-)

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Inside out

10/10/2005

I looked at three properties today with Pop. The first one was kinda cool, it had a stream in the back and the front yard was nice looking too. The rooms were small though. The second house was on a forty-four acre plot. Lots of land there. Couldn’t go inside the house because the owner said it wouldn’t be ready to show until tomorrow (more on that in a moment). The third house was great but the basement was a nightmare. It was really old and you had to duck to walk down there. Scary.

The forty-four acre thing is an estate sale. That means someone died and the house has to be sold off. The house is really old and really big. On the outside it looks worn. The inside is probably not too much better, but it has the potential to be a cash cow considering the land it’s on. The land is nice and flat and it’s all grass. In addition there is waterfront on the far side of the lot. The land has the opportunity to be subdivided several times while still giving more than enough room to live otherwise. Each time a subdivision occurs it could mean some nice pocket change. ;-)

Make no mistake, forty-four acres is huge. A golf course could easily fit on this plot (I think). I see dollar signs in my head when thinking of what I can do with that kind of acreage.

Hopefully the inside of the house will be inhabitable. The outside as I aforementioned is run down, but maybe the inside is in better shape. Or worse. I dunno.

The price is definitely right. The location is decent. Guess we’ll see tomorrow what the inside brings.

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Out and aboot

10/11/2005

Pop and I took a look at the inside of that house today (the one with forty-four acres). Not too bad. It definitely needs work, no question about that.

Here’s the wrench in the engine, so-to-speak:

Less than twenty-four hours after we looked at the house, someone else is already interested in it, and I know why - it’s the land. That land is just soooooo primo it’s not even funny. Even so, Pop put in a bid and I hope he gets it.

The question all my friends are wondering is when Pop moves here, does this mean I will move out of my apartment? Unlikely. Hanging out for a few days with Pop reminded me of why I enjoy being on my own (even if I am broke).

I love Pop but there are a few things he does that severely annoy the shit out of me. Out of respect for him I will not list what they are. Those who know me know what I’m talking about. The long and short of it is that I’m going to fight to keep my apartment. If I moved back in with Pop, there is no doubt in my mind I would go nuts in a relatively short period of time.

So come hell or high water I will try my damndest to stay where I am.

I am hoping Pop wins the bid. Many good fiscal opportunities will happen should that occur.

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