What a hilarious “interview” between Governor Sarah Palin and CBS News Katie Couric during tonight’s episode of Saturday Night Live. It just shows how ignorant and inexperienced Palin is in running the country should her services be required. She’s more inexperienced than Barack Obama so it just makes this that much more hilarious.
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I must say that I’ve grown quite accustomed to being here in San Francisco but what’s becoming very apparent is that I’m here for more than a year or a vacation. I guess it’s bizarre to me because it seems that I’d like to go back to visit my folks and family back east. Every day I’m here doing my own thing without any problem or concern and living life somewhat normally, and then my parents are shipping stuff over to me, I’m getting that reality-check that I’m here on a more permanent basis.
In a few days, I’ll be getting my car from my parents. It’s going to be the true reality that I’m here. Moreover, I’m getting my computer too. So no longer will I be here without necessities or my own material objects. Now I’ll have everything that I have basically own. Very strange feeling, really.
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So yesterday I met with several producers and the managing director at iCrossing and it was very informative and I like their office very much - great view of the city and the bay! It seems to be a place where I feel comfortable being myself and talking to people of like-minded interest and it doesn’t hurt that the client I’d be working on would be a major brand that I can simply take pride on. Downside? It’s located nearly 90 minutes away assuming that there’s little traffic. Bummer after a few months but I think that I’ll be fine.
That interview was the third time I spoke with them and after that meeting, I had another interview scheduled with another member of the team. I’m thinking that after four interviews, something has to be going well, right? Well I’m still waiting to hear back, but I do have another interview lined up with a different company scheduled on Monday so it’s probably a battle that I’m going to have to deal with in the next few days.
Don’t get me wrong, I love that I’m doing so well with companies and hope that I wrap up something in the next week or so.
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It’s been a while since I posted here and must say that things have slowly picked up. I’m not going to jinx it and say things are going well…because they aren’t, but they are getting more interesting.
Since I last posted, I’ve found a really nice studio apartment in the heart of San Francisco about two blocks north of the Golden Gate Park and along a major bus route. The bonus? The lowest rent that I found and comes with parking. Downside? No laundry machine in building. But there IS a laundromat nearby that I can go to and is pretty nice. I’ve been getting a little settled in my place and obviously spending a lot of money getting things put together in my place. Got a bed, lamp, microwave, and (of course) a TV. Had to wait nearly a week before Comcast came by to set up my cable & internet but now that I have it, it’s on non-stop! Although I didn’t have the apartment ready for internet hookup, that wasn’t totally a bad thing. There was a coffee shop on the corner that had free wi-fi so everyday I would head over there and just sit and people-watch while surfing the net. It was quite serene and an interesting experience. Must say that it’s very much like city-life that everyone must experience at least once.
But let’s not ignore the fact that I’m going broke. Yes, no job yet, but I do have lined up some pretty good leads and interviews (including one today) and hopefully one of these pans out and I’ll be employed come October. A lot of these have been quite favorable and managed to find me instead of me finding them! Big downside of my job search is having my recruitment firms that are supposed to be looking on my behalf simply fall flat and fail to produce any sizeable or even any results. I’ve been here about 3 weeks and have NOT heard back from them in terms of any job prospects. I know that the industry might be running dry right now, but getting in touch with them is pretty horrendous. It’s like pulling teeth. What’s funny is that one of the staffing folks looked over my resume and told me that I’d be ideal for a specific job position, but I haven’t heard from her since. It’s all just empty promises and they’re blowing smoke up my arse. I’ve seen different results with staffing agencies, but overall, I don’t think they care.
So I seem to need to take over things and not rely on those people. So now I got a bunch of other stuff on my plate to do and even scored some sweet contract work. We’ll see how the rest of the month goes.
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I’m not sure what the hell is going on. It seems that I’ve only been here over a week and things are slowly getting worse. I don’t have a job and I seem to be seriously wearing out my welcome with my friend. I’m not trying to impose…but things just don’t seem to be going my way these days.
Just yesterday, I went out to Emeryville to check out the apartment complexes over there and found one that I thought I liked. It was a pretty developed area, but I’m not really reassured by the leasing agent about the security PLUS it’s right by the railroad track. What’s a huge downside is that the studio isn’t available until October 5! So that means that I’d have to ask my friend if I could stay at his place for another few weeks. That’s really rough for me because he’s letting me stay here out of the kindness of his heart and I know that his girlfriend and him both want some more privacy before I rolled up in here. So while I do have a lease, I’m very weary about this place so I’m going to have to cancel it…and go back to square one and look for work AND a place to live. There were some options for me, but I’m not sure what’s right for me. Maybe I’m thinking that I’m entitled to too much too soon?
Waking up has no meaning for me anymore. This is probably the worst maneuver that I’ve made in my life…moving out here at the wrong time. I should have tried a career change in DC before moving out here to SF. But I can’t look back…need to look forward and try and get out of here as soon as possible. I suppose it’s back to looking for me. Wish me luck…because lord knows that I’m going to need it.
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