I was to have signed the lease for a new place today, though I wouldn't be able to move in until next Wednesday. So I held off and haven't done it yet, hoping/praying that maybe the power will be back on at my apartment sometime this weekend. If it's not fixed by Monday, that still gives me about 2 days to find a new place, and I'm well on my way to clearing up junk, tossing things out and packing away what I want to keep.
I'm hitting an Internet cafe every night for 2-3 hours to get some kind of World of Warcraft fix, though that's still far short of what I usually play, plus it's a lot less comfortable. But the place I've found is cool, have given me some discounts, and I have actually talked WOW with other gamers, who don't look at me with the "whatever, geek" expression on their face. We've traded tips, tricks, and death wipe stories.
I really should move stateside, but I just can't up and go ... I need to have the prospect of work waiting for me ... I can't imagine just moving and then looking for a job. Plus, it's not like my field is that general ... How many newspapers are in your town? How many editors? It's not like I'm a retail manager, salesman, executive assistant or accountant, where the job is basically the same from company to company and industry to industry. If I decide to move someplace and there are no news jobs, I could go to the darkside of advertising or marketing or government public relations or something like that, I suppose ... but even then I'd much rather have the prospect of a waiting job than trying to eke by on my savings and wits while trying to seek employment.
oh well ... that's it for now.
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With your qualifications, you should be able to get a job stateside without much trouble, no?
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Ok, umm... hmm kinda bullshit there. You are limiting yourself... again. You just keep looking within Gannett... You don’t HAVE to work for them as an editor. You are a hell of a writer; you worked for latte for a long time. There are soooo many magazines out there. Why don’t you try and broaden your horizons again?
Also, I think you have to actually APPLY for jobs… works best that way.
I also think there would be SOMEone in SOME area of the states that would allow you to hang out at their house while you did some job hunting/interviewing.
*smooch*
No power sucks.
Guy, I so completely agree with you about the job. It is harder than hell in the job market. I also agree with Chrissie, you could apply for all those jobs from where you are and then relocate if you get some offers. It's scary, no doubt about it.
I understand.
Send out feelers ahead of time, babe. I bet you could get a job. Anyhow, we'd all be very happy with you closer by.
Good luck, DZER! Will keep fingers crossed for you.
xxx
Some of that WoW time could be spent actually looking for a job stateside... maybe? Just saying.
Hope your power comes back on soon my friend.
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