No luck yet, but I'm not giving up...

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How is Tuesday treating you so far? I hope that all is going well with you as it is for me. I have applied to a store in Glenview today and I might not get it due to that credit act that employers do that freaking Bush passed not too long ago. So I am not happy about that, but I am hopeful that I will land me a job soon. I just hope that I don't get the job in Glenview as it requires me to do weekend work. It will be very hard for me to get to on the weekends, especially on fucking Sunday... But who can you blame for the look for a full time job...

But other than that, I am doing good. My five year anniversary with my current job is approaching rather quick and soon, and I personally hope that I don't make it that far or longer as I cannot take the people that work there anymore. I have yet to get any calls from prospective employers as I might be too late or too soon or something like that, but I refuse to be negative on my job search, AS I WILL FIND ME A FULL-TIME JOB soon! Well, I have to get going now so that I can get to other things in my life. I will try to report again soon. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix

What might be the last entry of the month...

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How is the weekend treating you so far? I hope that all is going well with you lot as it is for me... Well, not really the case for me. I am still looking for a full time job and that is that, but I have to call someone back tomorrow so that I can set up an interview for a full-time job. I just hope, wish, and pray that I find it soon. I don't care where I work, just as long as I get to the job and back very easily and rather safely. I also pray that I get some decent pay for it too, because I refuse to settle for less than the best!

On to other things in my life! Well, there was the Buddhist meeting this morning and it was great because there was the food after the meeting and the meeting itself. I have to find a way to get my hands on that review for October's meeting. So that is how I got here today. Oh yeah, that J.D. from "Rock Star: INXS" looks so freaking HOT, and he is a Canadian too! I might be only a quarter Canadian (because I am mostly Irish), but who cares?!? Well, I have to get going now so that I can get to other things in my life. I will try to report again tomorrow. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix

More updates!

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How is Friday treating you so far? I hope that all is going well with you as it is for me indeed, as I have bailed out my friend Linda today. Let's hope that all goes well with her situation as time begins to fly before our eyes. But other than that, I have laundry to do tomorrow so that I can get ready for my Buddhist meeting on Sunday. I also have to get some medicine tomorrow as well so that I can continue to get well. I am also on the lookout for a full-time job, as my current job isn't doing me justice anymore. I just need me a 40+ hour work week.

As for my love life, Miss Laura Phillips is putting her nose where it doesn't belong again, although Brad and I are friends again, I personally think she's after him as a boy toy, I am irritated by that, so if you're reading this Laura, buzz off of my business! My friend is back at work since last week (or this week), which is good, as I was scared shitless about him. Work last night was alright, but it could have been better, so I am having no qualms about that. Well, I have to get going now so that I can get to work early. I will try to report again this weekend if not that period of time, then Monday. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix

Weekly updates!

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How is life treating you these days? I hope that all is going well with you as it is for me... Well, not really. Yesterday was my interview for a job in Wilmette and it SUCKED! It wasn't all of me that sucked, it was them. In some ways they misled me in their ad, but I should've looked better (not dress code, but looking for a job wise) than that. I have to go to a store in Morton Grove tomorrow for an application and to the city on Saturday for another. I also have to call this one guy back for a third job possibility today as well, which brings me to think and know that I need a better job BAD!

Well, on to other things! My love life took a hit as I was checking my e-mail and some way older guy (Don't know his real name or anything) winked at me from the http://www.match.com website. A few words for him: I AM NOT INTERESTED, I am only 23! But other than that, I am doing good. I have to check out the http://www.chicagoreader.com website as well as the http://www.pioneerlocal.com website tomorrow for the updated position openings. I may have to say goodbye to school forever, as I need to make some money to survive out here in the 'burbs. Well, I have to get going now so that I can get to other things in my life. I will try to report again tomorrow. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix

"Wicked" updates!

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How is Sunday treating you so far? I hope that all is going well with you as it is for me indeed. As of this past Friday, I decided to go to to the city yesterday to see the musical "Wicked," with WilPower, and it was indeed WICKED! :) I loved it so much that I both laughed and cried during the show! That's how good it was. I also had some good company with me, as I mentioned before in this entry. After the show we all were treated to dinner at Seafood Buffet in Evanston, and the food there was alright, but it could have been better (the food, that is). I almost got literally sick! Oh well, that's life there for you.

On to other updates! Yesterday, before the musical, Brad (I'm friendly with him again, so please don't ask questions) gave me a lead for full time work: the place where he works at (I can't say where though), it's fairly easy to get to (two buses to Morton Grove shouldn't be a problem), so I'll be there on Tuesday to fill out an application and possibly an interview. But other than that, I am doing just fine, thank you very much. I went out of my way to fax some places my resume and references so I should get some interview offers pretty soon. Well, I have to get going now so that I can get my e-mail thing done. I will try to report again tomorrow. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix

No full time job yet, so it looks like...

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How is Tuesday treating you so far? I hope that all is going well with you as it is for me... Well, not really that well. I have yet to land a full time job, but I can't give up quite yet, but it looks like I will be celebrating a dreaded five-year anniversary with my current job. I have to look better for a job so that means not only do I have to look harder for a full-time job, but I have to sell myself better for that full-time job. And by the way, I do have a lot of experience with some things within the workforce, just not enough for some of what some employers are looking for.

On to other things! I have the two Gatorades in my freezer to give to friends of mine so that they can experience what I drink all the time. I can't say who is getting what at this time but all I can say is that they are getting what they were asking for. I have found some more leads in terms of what to look for in a full time job, but I have to stop procrastinating and start calling them to try to get the job! Here is the thing: I have to leave my current job so that I can get on the road to financial freedom. Then again, some jobs are more worth it than others, so there!

Anyway, I am happy being single. Some of the guys at my current job are like that I should find someone to be happy with, but I find that dead wrong, because I find that when I am with someone, I am dead miserable, and that is not good in anyone's book! My friend is doing alright, but he needs his recovery time and that is extremely important. I can't go into further detail than that, but I can say that I no longer have any romantic interest in him. I only see him as a friend of mine and that is that! Well, I have to get going now so that I can get ready for possible job interviews (Well, that is getting my stuff out there to the right people). I will report again later on this week. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix

Shopping sprees and whatnot, plus more updates

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How is Sunday treating you so far? I am having a blast, considering I have gone on a proper shopping spree over the past three days, almost all of it on needed clothes. I have to get some more but I have to make sure that my money is put to good use and whatnot. I have applied to three jobs in less than a week and so far, I am getting some responses in a couple of weeks, due to the fact that I have the skills to pay the bills and whatnot. I have to make some calls this week so that I can get closer to the full-time job that I want in my life right now.

On to other news! More and more people I know are getting married soon, and that is good on them; better for me, because I am single, loving every minute of it, and I do NOT want or need a boyfriend at this time. I will get me some when I least expect it. But other than that, I am doing good at this time, because when I get the full time job, I will let other people at my current job know what is going on and that will mean that I have to say goodbye to what I had, but that is okay. Well, I have to get going now. I will report again tomorrow. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix

Time for the weekend!

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How is the start of the weekend treating you so far? I hope that all is going well for you as it is for me indeed. I have gotten me some clothes for interviews in the near future at Lane Bryant, which is good, plus some music for me to listen to on the road. On top of that, I took out some money from my bank account to get some things for myself, including a new bus pass and possibly some medication. I have to give a prospective full time job a call today and visit another in the city tomorrow, both of which if possible.

People don't want me to leave my current job as I have a good future there, but I can't do physical labor for the rest of my life. It's starting to really hurt my back and I'm getting a lot of bruises all over my body. That I just cannot take anymore. Plus there are people there that pick on me, so therefore, I have to leave the job and take whatever is out there, hopefully in the city, but I'll take the suburbs too if it's close enough. But whatever the case, I am out of UPS for good as soon as I find that full time job.

Anyhoo, I am worried shitless, as a friend of mine at work... Well, I can't say exactly what happened last night, because I am too scared to type it out. All that I CAN say is that I hope that he recovers and does well when he returns. I will be praying for him and chant for his recovery. Well, I have to get going now, as I have to make some revisions to my references page, which is on disk. I will report again sometime this weekend. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix

I'm still a bit ill and more updates!

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How is Thursday treating you so far? I hope that all is going well with you as it is for me. I am still in the search of a full-time job to knock out the part-time job that I currently have, and I have two more leads to full-time work. I have to send out my resume out to prospective companies and get a decent paying entry level job with benefits (not much to ask for, eh?), so the search is indeed on! I will be going to the vet hospital in the city on Saturday so that I can fill out an application for the receptionist job that they have opened up there. I can get there easily but hey, they may have that spot taken by the time I get there.

But other than that, I am doing good. I saw the doc today and told him just about everything that was up with me as of late, and I see him again next month, so that is all good. I am still a bit sick physically, but hey, you have to take the good with the bad. I am still searching for a contract phone, and Cingular Wireless is the front runner for my search, but I am far from done with that search, as well as the search with the full time job hunt. My love life is still the same bullshit, only this time it's getting to the point where I am not interested in meeting guys anymore, I am thrown into the mess of looking for this and looking for that.

Well, I have to get going now so that I can get to work on time. I will try to report again sometime this weekend. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix

Updates!

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How is Wednesday treating you so far? I hope that all is going well with you as it is for me. First and foremost, I talked to Gregg regarding my job situation. He said that I am going through a phase in my career, but I am dead serious in terms of knowing what I want in my life. UPS is no longer my type of work that I want to retire from when I get older. I'd rather be in school going for a teaching gig than work at UPS. Oh well, that's life there for you, the search is on for a full-time job!

Now onto other news. I was shopping for food today at Sam's Club instead of Dominick's today, because of circumstances beyond my control. But I did get me some good food! I can't say exactly what I got but hey, it's all good to me! I have to get some more stuff at Dominick's either next week on Wednesday or this upcoming Friday. Damn, this weather is HOT, and that is NOT good on any terms! As I said earlier in this entry, oh well, that's life there for you. I have to get going now so that I can get to work on time. I will try to report again tomorrow. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix

I am not feeling that well, but I am writing anyway!

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How is the weekend treating you so far? I hope that all is going well with you as it is for me, although I am SICK (literally)! I am down with probably the cold and that sucks ass straight to hell, and it might be from the changing weather. I just wish it would stay consistent, damn it! Since I last wrote, I was picked on at work by two people that should get their asses beat up by me, of all the people in the world! After work, I couldn't take it anymore and I just broke down. I have to quit my job soon or else it might not be pretty anymore.

I told some co-workers what was going on and they just gave me some cold hard advice: kill hate with kindness. I know for a fact that sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. Vicky and Mike, two of the people that I am pretty close with, had private conversations with me both Thursday and yesterday. The talks proved to me that I got people at that job that has my back. :) Enough on that, on to the good parts of my happenings. Yesterday, I went to my day program and told some people what happened and they were appalled by what I told them.

After that, we all went to Navy Pier and took a boat cruise to find out more of the history of Chicago, and after, as well as before the boat tour, M.J. and I went shopping for stuff. The first place that we hit was the Build-A-Bear Workshop. Carl, someone that we both know, tagged along with us. M.J. and I both got ourselves a stuffed Koala. M.J. named her Koala Aussie, while I named mine Andrea, after a friend of mine from high school. The other stops included the return trip to both the Irish shop and the Oriental shop to see what they have.

In the Irish shop, they had this plaque that I was interested in buying, but it turns out that the origin of my last name is unknown. It might be Irish, it might be Scottish, it might be Canadian, who knows? At this one interesting shop, they have these T-shirts that may look black and white at first sight, but expose them to the sun and it goes to an all-color showing. Bought me one of them! I also bought me a Chicago White Sox baseball hat and a glow-in-the-dark dragon statue. M.J. got herself a horse that was three different colors and that was so cool.

That will be all for today. I will try to report again tomorrow, if not Monday. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix

Updates for the week...

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How is Thursday treating you so far? I hope that all is going well with you as it is for me indeed, as I have news to share with you. As of last week... I lost a bet with someone I see at the program (due to the fact that I forgot about the article that I was in), which was pretty damn dumb of him to do; as, after all, a bit obsessed with pretty women (I'd wish he find a girl his own age), just like a certain ex-housemate of mine. They need to start finding women their own age, which is my honest opinion on it. That's all that I will say on that topic...

As for anything else, I am happy, I am getting more money from a source that I refuse to say out of respect for the source. On top of that, a female friend of mine (who, just like the last topic, I won't reveal the identity) is getting married and that is all that I will say on the topic. I am still looking for a good martial arts school, but I am taking time off from the search until the weather cools down because I can't take the heat anymore. Well, I have to get going now so that I can get to other things in my life, such as getting to work on time. I will report again sometime this weekend. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix

Updates for the day

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How is Monday treating you so far? I hope that all is going well with you as it is for me. I had to get to bed early last night because of the fact that I had to be at my day program today before 9:15 in the morning. I was on time to my day program, as always, so that is good for me. I also met up with some friends at the day program, mainly M.J., Shabnam, and Amy. Those three get my shout outs for today for the obvious reason and there you have it.

Friday and Saturday I went shopping to get some necessities and whatnot. Also, on Saturday, I delivered my request for one of those "American Storm" calendars as well as a subscription to Poets and Writers magazine. Next weekend will be the other two things that I have to send money by check for. And after that I have to start saving money to go to Las Vegas to see the show I was watching "Strip Search" for! :)

As for anything now, I have to get ready to go to work so that I can get my money. Well, I got paid on Friday but you lot know what I mean. As for those T-shirts that I got on Friday, one said Ireland on it (the one I am wearing today as I write this), as the other one said Italy on it, hee hee hee! Well now, and I hate to say this, but it is time for me to get going now. I will try to write again tomorrow. Laterz and peace!

Calisto Phoenix