Testing

I have never been a school person ... thus I was ecstatic to be finished with school this past spring. However, recently I have been whoring myself out as a Temp, and I have a 4 week stint as a legislative corespondent ... in order to qualify for the position I had to pass the following tests:

• proof reading
• editing paragraphs
• comma usage
• identifying the correct homophone
• spelling
• active voice v. passive voice

And lastly,

• I had to draft a letter to a Congressmen from scratch about a lady in rural America who was displeased with her local phone service.

Are you kidding me?

Watch

I am not much of a TV person ... however, these are the premieres I watched last week:

• House
• Private Practice
• Grey's Anatomy

Maybe I was a doctor in a previous life.

Crystal Ball

I took a career quiz online ... I was amazed by the results:

• Corporate / Commercial Lawyer
  
• Archivist
• Lawyer
• Civil Litigator
• Criminal Lawyer
  
• Judge
  
• Politician
  
• Historian
  
• Paralegal
  
• Court Clerk
  
• Legal Secretary
  
• Anthropologist
  
• Lobbyist
  
• Economic Development Officer

The guy next to me

I was supposed to be job hunting, but I was daydreaming at a coffee shop when an innocent looking guy sat down beside me. Then he proceeded to:

• Do a Mary Poppins and pull not only a laptop from his bag but also a full sized keyboard, mouse pad, mouse, joystick, power cord, and wrist guards.
• Then he turned his computer on ... I figured he had some legitimate work to do ... but I was wrong.
• He started playing multiple games of online poker, and picking his nose.
• I'm not even kidding about the nose picking part, it was gross.
• About 5 minutes into the gaming, the strain of life must have started weighing on him because he strapped on his wrist guards.
• Maybe he's a fan of virtual rollerblading.
• Not only did he strap in his joystick/ mouse hand, but he also strapped in his head support/ nose picking hand.
• It was an interesting afternoon.

Cup of Joe

I take every opportunity to drink coffee/ tea from any place that does not start with 'Star' and end in 'bucks'.  It is a more difficult task than it sounds.  As far as Big Brother type institutions go, Starbucks ranks as one of the top 3 G's, as in:

• God
• Government
• Good ol' Starbucks

In my quest to avoid the empire of Starbucks I find myself seeking:

• Caribou Coffee
• Murky Coffee
• Teaism

Confessions

• I want a Polaroid Camera
• I enjoy watching Dawson's Creek reruns on TBS in the mornings

A day in the life

A sneak peak of the exciting life I am leading while jobless:

• I gauge my time mainly by television shows
• My morning alarm goes off, but I make it a point to be awake and alert by the time the Price is Right roles around
• Post PiR I eat ... this is usually a highlight of the day
• Second to eating, reruns of Jeopardy come on at noon, does life get any better?
• 1:00pm-3:00pm I watch a double dose of Maury
• 3:00pm is when my day goes into overdrive - Dr. Phil, followed by Oprah
• My late afternoons/ evening have been filled with awesome stuff like grocery shopping/ the bank/ visits to the post office
• To wind down I end my days with chocolate ice cream and double episodes of the Wonder Years

6 years ago

• I was supposed to be in English class
• But instead I was home with my mom 
• I was watching the Today Show
• I saw the second plane hit
• America was sucker punched
• 6 years later that morning is still so eerily clear

September!

• Pumpkin Beer!
• Skirt and long sleeves weather!
• Lower AC bill!
• Season premieres!
• Less Sweating!

Daytime television

Since I have no job, I have plenty of time to watch TV during the day --- these are just a few that I have encountered:

• The Price Is Right
• The View
• The People's Court
• Judge Maria Lopez
• Judge Alex
• Rachael Ray
• Dr. Phil
• Oprah

Concept v. Reality

So I had a 'real' summer job ... now I have no job, little money, and lots of time.

• Concept: Not having a job means abundant amounts of free time to do whatever I want.
• Reality: I have never been so bored and unproductive in my life.

• Concept: I'll have plenty of time to hang out with my friends.
• Reality: I don't have a lot of friends to begin with ... of those friends they are either 1)working full time, 2)in school, or 3) nowhere in the vicinity of Fairfax.

• Concept: Without a job, at least I can go to the pool.
• Reality: The pool closed permanently on Labor Day.

• Concept: I have enough money to cover my bills and expenses for September.
• Reality: Not having a steady income is the most nerve racking thing ever.