Working hard or hardly working? LOL LOL LOL
So yeah, I’ve got a part time job… It’s not immensely thrilling, and considering I only get to work a few nights a week it doesn’t really do alot for my finances either. It is kinda nice to be DOING something though, even if it amounts to bothering people with a few (not very interesting) questions. When I do get to talk about friendly, enthusiastic people, it’s actually kinda enjoyable, but most of the time seems to be spent trying to actually get hold of people, and people willing to be interviewed, at that.
All things considered though, I guess it’s a decent job for what it is. If nothing else, I’m infinitely grateful I’m not trying to sell anything to people, cause I’m not sure if I’d be able to live with myself doing that. I despise phone salesmen (well, not the actual people - if they have to take a job that shitty they certainly don’t need me being mad at them), and as far as I’m concerned it’s a horrible shopping method. One thing that surprised me though, is how much work it actually is. You’d think chatting on the phone is nothing, but I find myself getting really exhausted, and needing those 5 minutes off every hour pretty badly. I guess it’s a matter of getting used to it as well, but I will admit that it’s certainly taken a heavier toll on me than I would’ve anticipated. For one, I’ve practically started drinking coffee overnight. I guess time will tell whether I’ll make it into a habit or not, but as it stands I drink a few cups a day at work. Actually, I kind of hope it won’t become a habit, as I’m sure it’ll only turn into a downward spiral. :/ But I guess getting through the workday is the primary concern.
Flippin’ sweet
I’m officially no longer a lazy, welfare-receiving, unemployed slob… I’m now a lazy, welfare-receiving part-time working slob! Well, I’m not actually working yet, but I will be as of Monday. It’s not the greatest job in the world - I’ll be doing market research through phone interviews, and it’s 4 nights a week - but I’d say it’s a good start. It may lead to full-time work, so it’s got that going for it as well. I’ve got my eyes on a few other jobs as well, and hopefully having a part-time employment will help chances. Things are looking up!
In other news, I’ve finally received all of my boxes with stuff from Japan! Things are really messy with piles of games, toys and manga kind of spread out in the apartment (and of course my room isn’t even remotely in order yet), but I’m immensely happy that everything got here, and outside a few damaged CD cases (that weren’t in stellar condition to begin with) everything arrived intact. I finally got my Super Famicom, Sega Megadrive and Saturn, so I can start enjoying the games that have been sitting on my shelves, taunting me. I also received my PS3 arcade stick, so I can at last start playing Virtua Fighter 5 again. 
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I’ve been in a bit of a slump lately, hence the lack of updates. Sorry about that. I really do hate having to apologize about lack of updates (as opposed to HAVING updates) but I guess it can’t really be helped. I’ve been in somewhat of a bad mood for a few days, but as much as I like vent about stuff I guess this is something I’d rather not talk about really. Which kinda begs the question of why I’m bringing it up in the first place I guess, but that’s neither here nor there.
My life hasn’t been completely uneventful, though frankly not incredibly far from it. I’m still out of a job, I still haven’t gotten my room in order, and I still haven’t lifted a finger get photos or anything else ready for this site. I do have stuff I want to write about, but for some reason I just can’t manage to find the time and energy to sit down and do it - this despite the fact that it doesn’t really require much of either; and that alot of the time I’m already sitting down at the computer anyway. There is kind of a mental block around it I guess, and as fate would have it, it only tends to get worse the longer I go without making that effort. Right now, I AM writing for the site but even then I can’t really find the motivation to write about any of the things I had planned to write about.
As much as I enjoy the actual writing, sometimes I kinda do wonder if I’m really cut out for blogging. It does seem like I spend alot more time thinking and worrying about it than actually contributing to the site. Needless to say, I hope I get out of this slump soon so I’ll start writing something of value soon instead of this drivel.
Joseph Axler?
Still unemployed, still not having much luck with the job hunting. Recently I’ve been dealing with unemployment and welfare offices, so with any luck I will start getting my welfare check next week, and will at least have some kind of money. Hell, at this rate I’m happy if I’ll be able to get a bank account balance above zero. So anyway, yesterday I got this thing from the social welfare whatever office - or, well, I think it was for me anyway…
It’s nice to know you’re in good hands.
In just under an hour I’m off to the train station, to go home to my parents. I’ll be staying there for a few days helping them with their move and preparations for their big housewarming party, and return here by Saturday night in time for our own festivities. I haven’t really had any kind of party since the end of the Kantou festival in early August, so I’m really looking forward to it. Just wish all the cool people from AIU could be there. 