Job hunting sucks.

So you know those goals we set for ourselves?  Mine was "I'll have a job and move out by 18".

Boy did that one fail.  

So then, my next one was "I'll have a job and be moved out by 20"

That one is pretty much a fail.  I'm going to turn 20 next month, and no job.

I started job searching before I turned 18, and almost two years later I haven't gotten a single call back.

I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong, or if I just have awful luck.

Primarily I've been putting applications in online, because whenever I go places and ask for applications, they always say they do online applications.

Maybe that's just a polite rejection..?

I'd love to get into bartending.  My aunt was a bartender at my age, she said it was a great experience and decent money for the hours.

I was thinking about taking a bartending class, but the only places that had classes were like an hour away from me, and while I do have a license, I do not have insurance or a car.  So I'd have to figure out the bus system, and it'd take like two and a half hours to get there, then however long the class is, there were a few that were a couple hours, a few that were basically all day, and then I'd have to get home.  If I took the all day classes, would the buses even be running still?

So, I didn't actually do that, as you can see, there were some issues.

I ended up buying an online course thing, learn at your own pace kind of thing.  

The problem with that is that I have to practice on my own, and I'm very bad at that.

The next job I'd like, if I can't get bartending, is waitressing or being a barback.  Tips, and the possibility of being able to move up to bartending at some point is very appealing to me.

But at this point, two years of job searching, I'm very discouraged.  I'm literally putting in applications everywhere nearby.

It has to be nearby, because I don't have a car. 

I actually sort of had a possible bartending job lined up...I became friends with a guy on an online dating site who was opening his own bar.

It was in the same vicinity as the bartending schools, though.  Like, an hour away by car.  I kind of feel bad that I let that opportunity slip by.

Sigh.  Well, there's not really any point in dwelling.  

He's holding interviews tomorrow, and I haven't practiced enough bartending to be comfortable trying.  

Not that I could get there, anyway.  

That ship has sailed.

I think I'll start working harder on the lessons I got from the online bartending course.  

It has two quizzes and a test that you can take once you're comfortable, and then they supposedly help you get a job bartending.

As far as I know it's just that they find local bartending opportunities and tell you about them.  Not a guaranteed job or anything.

Anyway, enough rambling.

I'll write more later.

SheWhoMustWearHats

Weekends are supposed to be relaxing..

Playing the Corelli Christmas concerto with the kiddie orchestra today at their concert.  

I was drafted in to do that because none of the cello section were able to do it.  

They also drafted me to play the rest of the concert because I'm playing the Corelli.  

Then, (of course) they're having a celebratory party tomorrow evening.  They'll (of course) have some kids perform, and they (of course) asked pearl and I to perform.  

So instead of just dropping Jared off like we intended, we have to stay.  The entire time.  

With a bunch of little orchestra kiddies and the few adults that run their orchestra.  

Tragic.

Well, I gotta go get ready for the concert..eat something..get dressed...

I actually just woke up a few minutes ago.  I stayed up a little bit late last night.

Don't judge me.

Ciao

SheWhoMustWearHats

Oh, how I hate getting up early..

So, I was supposed to get up at 6:45 this morning, but my alarm didn't wake me up until about 7:05.  The person who's been teaching me to sew was supposed to be there at 7:15 to pick me up, so I should have had 10 minutes of extra time, but she got there early.  

I hate being late.

I literally despise it.  Because I made an obligation.  I said I'd be ready.  And I wasn't.

It annoys me when other people do it, but honestly, it annoys me even more when I do it.  

Because really, if I can't be on time for things I planned, what can I do in life?

And it was really really cold this morning!  Getting out of bed and getting dressed was just torturous!  

Sewing was good though.  I'm making progress on being able to understand patterns.  

It's a bit like learning a foreign language.  

It all looks like gibberish at first, then you learn the terminology, figure out how everything goes in order, and it starts to make a bit more sense.  

I didn't have to ask for help interpreting the directions as much today, so that was nice.

Been playing some skyrim.  I started over (again) because of adding a few mods, and Dawnguard/Dragonborn. 

Going through the beginning quests is a bit tedious, I almost turned the difficulty up..

Then I figured that that would just slow me down in doing them, so I left it on normal.  

Hm..I kind of feel like canned peaches for dessert.  I'm off to get some.

Ciao,

SheWhoMustWearHats

Oh the woes of not being up to date.

I've been playing skyrim lately, and I wanted to get a few mods, but lo and behold, I don't have all the recent downloadable content.  

I have hearthfire, because I thought it would be fun to be able to adopt some of the kids.  Turns out you can only adopt two.  

The mod I want is actually one that will allow me to adopt up to six children.  Can you just imagine? Coming back from a rough adventure that may or may not include killing the emperor, and hearing the pitter patter of six children running to greet you and asking you to play a game with them?  

I, of course, would also need to get a house that could house them all.  That's what requires all the dlc.  

The ones I don't have are dawnguard and dragonborn, and they're like $20 each!  

Hearthfire was cheap, it was like $5!  

Why must it be so expensive to have a life in a game?  Why? 

*crying sad tears of sorrow and depression*

Seriously considering just buying them both...

I mean..

come on...

it's only $40 bucks...

I'll make that back teaching cello lessons in two weeks...

And think about the entertainment value I'll get for that $40 bucks!  It'll be phenomenal. 

Anywho, that's this quick little update.  

I've got to go give my sister a massage, cause that's what I used to bribe her into helping me with skyrim.

Ciao,

SheWhoMustWearHats

Post número uno!

Such Spanish.

So amazing.

Wow.

Yeah, yeah...I have a tumblr account, don't judge me.

So, exciting news, and I'm not talking about this being the first post of hopefully many to come.  

I got a new iPad!  

(Insert amazing sound effects here) ;P

An iPad Air!  Yaaaay! 

As you can clearly tell, I am quite pleased with this. 

Long story short, my sister broke her iPad mini, so my dad said he'd go in half for a new one for a Christmas present.  Then I kind of (not-so-subtly) subtly hinted that I'd like a new iPad, and clearly he responded positively to that idea because I now have a new one.

But Alyssa, it's not Christmas yet!  Why do you have it already?

Good question, perfectly timed question asking person.  

And no, it's actually a good question...I'm just tired..it's 4:40 AM, don't judge me.

So, the reason that I have it already is mainly because I'm demanding and have a "want it now" attitude, when it comes to electronics.

I mean, I'm reasonably patient when it comes to waiting for things like video games.

...except..not really.

Or, hey, I'm patient when it comes to hats.

...unless I know I'm going to get it eventually, then I also have a "want it now" attitude...

Erm...well, I'm patient when.....hm....

Yeaaaaah....nope, not really anything coming to mind.  I'm sure there is something though.  I mean...at least one something....maybe.

I am kind of an impatient person.

Who knew, right?

Ok, that's long enough.  It's about 4:50.  I swear, I'm not a slow typer, or writer.  I'm just...easily distracted.

I'll try to remember to post again.  

Ciao,

SheWhoMustWearHats