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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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