I really wish Obama would have denounced this idiot a long time ago! This man is an outrage and it concerns me, as an Obama, supporter that he didn't distance himself the first time.
Let's just hope all this craziness on the Democrat side doesn't help Bush's creepy uncle McCain too much...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Jobs and Such Things
I am done with the temp job, where I did nothing - literally. I will be working on my job search again full force. I'm sooo happy to be done with that job. The commute was 45min-75 min and I never thought having nothing to do would be so painful, but it truly is awful. I was also quite surprised at how indifferent the people around me were toward me. Instead I had to listen to the drafters talk about asses as they went by, fornication with their girlfriends, and on a good day guns, hunting, and how McCain is a superior candidate...yes there were a few times where I piped in and set them straight that there is no way any republican has a chance. I fear now though what this long race may do to the democrats. Although I am an Obama supporter, I'm down with Hillary too. I just fear another four years of BS like we have had for the last eight. I digress...the banter in the trailer where I worked was beyond out of line and worthy of a shower after work, so in many ways I'm very glad to be done working there. For the most part the women acted inferior to the men by giggling and bowing down to their bosses every whim. I understand not many women choose oil rig engineering as a career, but this was a men's club like I had never seen. During the last ten days I worked there not a person from my team spoke with me. Seriously? I'm believe I'm a likable person, at least worthy of a stop by and what up. I worked with ex-boyfriends who were chattier. Creepy. Disgusting. Finally Over. I'm Sorry about the rambling...if that was one of my students papers I would have said "One main idea per paragraph" but it's not and you get an A if you can follow my story.
I love my job teaching Dev. Writing at L.S. College, but even though the pay is great I can't work enough hours to pay off my debt. I can't believe I have been without a full time, benefits offering gig for almost 2 years now. It's unreal. I have put out hundreds of resumes for teaching, training, and cs jobs with little response. It's well beyond frustrating at this point. I'm truly at a loss. Everything I read says to send your resume out to places that do not have jobs posted. Houston is the 3rd largest city in the country and I'm just supposed to randomly send out my resume? WTF where would you start? With unemployment at an all time high at 5% I can't imagine how many people I am competing with for every job. I applied for some stupid job online that tracks how many applicants there are...oh yeah...just wait...23,000, and it wasn't a great job. Something stupid. The closest I have come to a job was in Chicago last month and I bombed my 3rd phone interview...they become progressively more difficult to come up with new stuff once you are on your third interview. Anyway I will continue plugging away. Not much else that I can do really. J's friend called the FAA for him, and we may hear a little something this week. It sounds like they never really took him out of the queue for accepting the job in Beaumont causing the other requests to sit in limbo. Hopefully they will offer us somewhere closer to home, and I can find a job there. It has to happen eventually right???
I love my job teaching Dev. Writing at L.S. College, but even though the pay is great I can't work enough hours to pay off my debt. I can't believe I have been without a full time, benefits offering gig for almost 2 years now. It's unreal. I have put out hundreds of resumes for teaching, training, and cs jobs with little response. It's well beyond frustrating at this point. I'm truly at a loss. Everything I read says to send your resume out to places that do not have jobs posted. Houston is the 3rd largest city in the country and I'm just supposed to randomly send out my resume? WTF where would you start? With unemployment at an all time high at 5% I can't imagine how many people I am competing with for every job. I applied for some stupid job online that tracks how many applicants there are...oh yeah...just wait...23,000, and it wasn't a great job. Something stupid. The closest I have come to a job was in Chicago last month and I bombed my 3rd phone interview...they become progressively more difficult to come up with new stuff once you are on your third interview. Anyway I will continue plugging away. Not much else that I can do really. J's friend called the FAA for him, and we may hear a little something this week. It sounds like they never really took him out of the queue for accepting the job in Beaumont causing the other requests to sit in limbo. Hopefully they will offer us somewhere closer to home, and I can find a job there. It has to happen eventually right???
Thursday, February 28, 2008
It's the Super Blog
It's been a long time since I have blogged anything, so here is the the Super Blog. I wasn't keen on accomplishing much at work today. I spent some time scoping news websites (that is all I have access to at work) and I found many articles that were irritating. Considering point one I was already grumpy (at work) and point two I have worked this temp job for a month and I still don't know what I am supposed to be doing, but i digress we will discuss my crazy world another day... All this rambling is just a brief explanation of how the Super Blog came to be.
I put all the annoying statements and stories in one big blog. Of course with my added comments all color coded for your reading pleasure...annoying statements blue...my statements green for awesome, and good quotes in red!
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSWBT00848920080228
"President George W. Bush said on Thursday Americans would receive checks that are part of the $152 billion economic stimulus package in May."We anticipate that the checks will start being sent in the second week of May and that is going to be very positive news to consumers," Bush told reporters after meeting with his economic team.
We aren't in a recession, but don't worry "CONSUMERS" your checks are on the way. Many people can't find jobs or pay their bills, but lets take our mere $600 and head to Best Buy for the newest and greatest gadget that we don't need. Hey I'm not dissing anyone for spending their stimulus money, it just bothers me that when our country is in great need Bush throws us a few hundred dollars and asks us to spend, spend, spend. Don't forget you will be taxed next year for receiving this money and it is costing our country millions of dollars just to dole out a $600 check for each person...if they are lucky. Although I mask the happiness about my $600 with bitterness about the big picture of the mess we are in I plan on paying bills with my money - if for nothing else to spite Bush.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23389508/
"President Bush said Thursday the country is not recession-bound and, despite expressing concern about slowing economic growth, rejected for now any additional stimulus efforts. "We acted robustly," he said. Bush's view of the economy was decidedly rosier than that of many economists, who say the country is nearing recession territory or may already be there. "I'm concerned about the economy," he said. "I don't think we're headed to recession. But no question, we're in a slowdown."
Why do we need a stimulus package if we are just in a slowdown? What is a slowdown exactly? Does it include a 5% unemployment rate, banks who are closing their doors, an astronomical amount of foreclosures, and housing prices that continue to plummet? " I'm not for additional stimulus packages, but seriously "a slowdown".
I put all the annoying statements and stories in one big blog. Of course with my added comments all color coded for your reading pleasure...annoying statements blue...my statements green for awesome, and good quotes in red!
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSWBT00848920080228
"President George W. Bush said on Thursday Americans would receive checks that are part of the $152 billion economic stimulus package in May."We anticipate that the checks will start being sent in the second week of May and that is going to be very positive news to consumers," Bush told reporters after meeting with his economic team.
We aren't in a recession, but don't worry "CONSUMERS" your checks are on the way. Many people can't find jobs or pay their bills, but lets take our mere $600 and head to Best Buy for the newest and greatest gadget that we don't need. Hey I'm not dissing anyone for spending their stimulus money, it just bothers me that when our country is in great need Bush throws us a few hundred dollars and asks us to spend, spend, spend. Don't forget you will be taxed next year for receiving this money and it is costing our country millions of dollars just to dole out a $600 check for each person...if they are lucky. Although I mask the happiness about my $600 with bitterness about the big picture of the mess we are in I plan on paying bills with my money - if for nothing else to spite Bush.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23389508/
"President Bush said Thursday the country is not recession-bound and, despite expressing concern about slowing economic growth, rejected for now any additional stimulus efforts. "We acted robustly," he said. Bush's view of the economy was decidedly rosier than that of many economists, who say the country is nearing recession territory or may already be there. "I'm concerned about the economy," he said. "I don't think we're headed to recession. But no question, we're in a slowdown."
Why do we need a stimulus package if we are just in a slowdown? What is a slowdown exactly? Does it include a 5% unemployment rate, banks who are closing their doors, an astronomical amount of foreclosures, and housing prices that continue to plummet? " I'm not for additional stimulus packages, but seriously "a slowdown".
OBAMA SAY WHAT???? Hell ya stick it to him.
President George W. Bush on Thursday sharply criticized Democratic front-runner Barack Obama's pledge to meet Cuban leader Raul Castro without preconditions, leaping squarely into the race to succeed him."I'm not suggesting there's never a time to talk, but I'm suggesting now is not the time ... to talk with Raul Castro," Bush told a White House news conference.Obama quickly fired back, saying, "The American people aren't looking for more of a do-nothing Cuba policy that has failed to secure the release of dissidents, failed to bring democracy to the island and failed to advance freedom for 50 years.
Two 18 year old GIRLS were escorted off a plane.
What caused the ruckus? Well, it seems that first Swedberg felt sorely dissed by not being served water before take-off and then getting skipped over during the in-flight beverage service. Then Williams needed to use the lavatory, but found it occupied. Either she really had to go, or she's not accustomed to having to wait — regardless, witnesses say she banged on the door and then got into a heated exchange with the passenger who finally emerged from the bathroom.Southwest Airlines spokesperson Beth Harbin says the police were called in to meet the flight in Los Angeles because “the girls were verbally abusive to another customer ... using profanities ... and getting in his face.”The young women have a different take on the story — one they were all too happy to share with a local TV station in Tampa Bay. As the camera panned up her legs, past her brightly manicured nails and off-the-shoulder blouse, Nisreen Swedberg calmly explained how unfairly she'd been treated, how she didn't feel as if she'd done anything wrong and that she was surely singled out “based on my looks.” On the phone, Swedberg's friend, Sarah Williams, told the TV reporter, “I think they were just discriminating against [us] because we were young, decent-looking girls. I mean, nobody else on the plane looked like us — except us.
Do I really need to say anything here??? What the F%$K???? Where do these people come from? Wow...whenever I think about this it makes me angry.
Bush on the intelligence bill
To put it bluntly, if the enemy is calling into America, we really need to know what they're saying, and we need to know what they're thinking, and we need to know who they're talking to," Bush said at the start of his annual meeting with the nation's governors at the White House.
I'm soooo tired of Bush using the fear of the unknown to get his way. We are at risk for terrorism, like every other country in the world, but when are they going to stop taking away our basic liberties because we fear what may happen? After 9-11 we moved on with our lives to prove that we are Americans and we aren't going to live in fear, but it seems to be an agenda of fear that this administration continues to push. Some say it's too late....my mom swears it all started with seat belt laws. It would be interesting to read the entire bill. Just because wire tapping is a focus I'm sure there are other issues just as big proposed that give away other rights. If you know somewhere I can read it post it up...I'm curious.
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