This has been my adventure for the day. I can't wait to start working because I am so bored just staying at home brooding how I am going to pay the rent. Which half of it will be late... It's the best I could do really.
I got that job at the coffee shop. I pretty much had it in my hand the whole time. I mean that whole thing was like magic. Here's the story:
I was standing sort of near the coffee shop talking to my step dad about putting him as a reference on my Taco Bell application and I wanted to warn him before they called him so that he wouldn't be caught off guard. I didn't think they WERE going to call him but I just wanted to play it safe.
Then I saw a woman in the window of the coffee house trying to find a place for the "Help Wanted" sign. I told my step dad that I had to go and I hung up the phone. I walked in and asked if they were hiring. They lady who was still trying to find a place for the sign said "Yes!" and was impressed that I had a resume and was even MORE impressed of all the underpaid experience that I had (thank you Mike). She told me that she was going to give me a call the next day when she talked to the owner about me. But she sounded intent on hiring me. Which was reassuring and so I left with hope in my heart. (When I left I don't think that she put that help wanted sign up after all ^__^).
The next day... I was waiting around for a phone call when my mother called me instead and told me to call them to see what my status was and to see if they talked to the owner yet. So around noon-thirty I actually did what my mother told me. I gave them a ring and told them who I was and said I was following up on yesterday. I ended up talking to the lady I handed my resume to and she told me that she would call me back in about 20-30 minutes. She sounded like this was a definite thing and she was going to make sure that I was hired.
I waited for about fifteen minutes and my phone rang. I was hired and I am to start Tuesday and she told me to be somewhat casual with my appearance. I was so happy. I almost jumped for joy but I remembered the neighbors down below.
I called almost everybody and told them the good news.
I hope I am full time. I really do. I don't know what they want to work me at... I mean I should have asked but I thought I made it clear that I was available all week so that I could get some major hours going.
Now all that is left to do is let my roommate's mom know that I am going to be slightly late on the rent this month because I just got a job. I am pretty sure that I can pay at LEAST half of the rent and the rest will have to come when I get my first pay check. My mom is going to try and help me a little bit. Which is really nice of her to do. I didn't ask for her help but she feels bad that I just got work and she wants to try and help me out. She's sorry that it couldn't be more. I am just glad that she is able to help me out. I just hope that my roommate's mom understands and won't be pissed. At least I am paying HALF of it. So it's not like I am going to owe her two months of rent in February. It will be like one and a half by the time the month is over... But I am working now so it should be okay. I knew that this coming month was going to be tight... I am probably going to be sending her a little money until I get my paycheck just as a reassurance that I am paying it off.
But besides all those money issues that I have been having. I have posted something that I wrote earlier today on my other journal.
I love my MacBook Pro except for the little problem of it restarting it's self...
I went online to find other people who have the same problem since online forms have really been a great resource to find out how people have fixed the same problems that I have. It's kind of comforting to not be the ONLY one with the same issues... But when I went on my search I saw that NO ONE had their computers fixed. And it is mostly the MacBooks that have the problem.
I don't think Apple knows how to fix the problem. They have been telling people that they need the Apple Protection Plan or to hold down various keys when it reboots or telling them all sorts of shit that doesn't seem to be helping. I don't think apple knows what is causing the restart problem. I even went on the Apple FORMS and saw that TONS of people had the restart trouble. There isn't a technician responding to the posts telling them how to fix it either.
I think this is a bug that Apple can't figure out how to fix. Which sucks for the people who spent the thousands of dollars to buy one. This is one of those underground problems that they defiantly DON'T advertise. Not all of the computers have the problem. So it is like one in a freak chance that you don’t get the one that doesn’t restart by it’s self.
For me it doesn’t actually bother me that much. It is kind of annoying. I just feel bad for the people that have saved up the money to buy what they believe to be a good product since that is how it is advertised only to spend MORE money on a “Protection Plan” or much needed software updates that are allegedly causing the restarts.
So I guess I just wanted to warn you all who are thinking about a MacBook. Essentially it is a good product. But personally I would look at getting a Mac desktop rather than the MacBook. Since there seem to be less issues. Although I can’t say for sure. What I would do (which is what I am going to do from now on) is I am going to research on the internet the products I am going to buy BEFORE I buy them…
Luckily for me I didn’t buy this computer. :P
All of this is just the first couple steps to getting to where I want to be in my life. As it turns out I really want to come home. The saying "Sometimes one must travel far to discover what is near" came to my mind when I found out that everything that I wanted to learn (college wise) was at home the whole time. So these coming five months are going to be just earning my living and saving some money for school. Which I know won't be much but when I come back I have a better idea of where I am going to look for work.
Also... I am going to get my license when I am down here. My uncle is going to take me parallel parking either next weekend or the weekend after and since I arranged to have weekends off I will be sure to take him up on that chance. Then I can take my test and have my licence. Then when I come back to Portland I will have it and then I will buy a car!
I think that this is just a rough patch in the road. I get the feeling that it will all turn out alright in the end. I just need to get through this month and then after that I know that everything will be alright. I just know it.
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