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Prelude to chaos...
Dec. 2nd, 2007 02:42 pmAnd as I sit here in my den (it's really a bedroom, but also really a den), padded with an afghan and pillows and a stuffed bear and a cat, I realize that my life is going to have one hell of a December, and not really in the most positive of ways. Or maybe. Not sure.
It's December 2nd, and tomorrow, I'll probably find out whether or not I'm to be changing jobs. As much as I am fond of my coworkers at HMV, and as much as I love being in a workplace where I can both interact with people and work my geeky mojo, I was shortlisted for not one, but two jobs in the college Human Resources department that start at more than twice the wage, part time. Also? Benefits. It would be a continuing position, perfect hours for me continuing at my degrees at the university... maybe even things like vacation time. I just have to wait for them to decide where I would work out best; at the front desk, dealing with students and applications, or behind the scenes, compiling distance-learning packages and mailing them out.
Things very much like what I've done before, or what I can easily adapt to.
The sucky part is that I can't leave HMV before Christmas. I just can't. I have responsibilities that I said I could handle, and we're just getting into the Christmas slam. I was the only other full-time person there besides Assistant Manager, and I can't screw them over like that. I said I would work Christmas, and I will.
Therein, though, is my issue. I'm probably going to be looking at giving up my weekends, swapping those days off with anyone who wants them at HMV, just so I can start work at the college, even two days a week. Technically, there's two jobs plus finals. And this will go on for three weeks, until the college is closed for the break. And then Christmas craziness. And then classes and a new job, and my parents are leaning on me to take three courses next semester so I can qualify as a full-time student again.
And there's this 1500 word essay due on December 6th, the take-home essay due December 12th, and the Art History final on December 14th.
[rubs eyes] And Yuletide. When's that due again? The 16th? Oy.
In the meantime of this, my brain is still nattering on and on about rekindled love for Hellboy, Transformers, Doug Jones, other guys in rubber suits, chattery hologram programs, inhuman porn... gah! And I think I actually had a dream last night where I bought the second issue of a David Hewlett manga in Chapters. In the kid's section.
[rattles brains and gets up to make more tea]
It's December 2nd, and tomorrow, I'll probably find out whether or not I'm to be changing jobs. As much as I am fond of my coworkers at HMV, and as much as I love being in a workplace where I can both interact with people and work my geeky mojo, I was shortlisted for not one, but two jobs in the college Human Resources department that start at more than twice the wage, part time. Also? Benefits. It would be a continuing position, perfect hours for me continuing at my degrees at the university... maybe even things like vacation time. I just have to wait for them to decide where I would work out best; at the front desk, dealing with students and applications, or behind the scenes, compiling distance-learning packages and mailing them out.
Things very much like what I've done before, or what I can easily adapt to.
The sucky part is that I can't leave HMV before Christmas. I just can't. I have responsibilities that I said I could handle, and we're just getting into the Christmas slam. I was the only other full-time person there besides Assistant Manager, and I can't screw them over like that. I said I would work Christmas, and I will.
Therein, though, is my issue. I'm probably going to be looking at giving up my weekends, swapping those days off with anyone who wants them at HMV, just so I can start work at the college, even two days a week. Technically, there's two jobs plus finals. And this will go on for three weeks, until the college is closed for the break. And then Christmas craziness. And then classes and a new job, and my parents are leaning on me to take three courses next semester so I can qualify as a full-time student again.
And there's this 1500 word essay due on December 6th, the take-home essay due December 12th, and the Art History final on December 14th.
[rubs eyes] And Yuletide. When's that due again? The 16th? Oy.
In the meantime of this, my brain is still nattering on and on about rekindled love for Hellboy, Transformers, Doug Jones, other guys in rubber suits, chattery hologram programs, inhuman porn... gah! And I think I actually had a dream last night where I bought the second issue of a David Hewlett manga in Chapters. In the kid's section.
[rattles brains and gets up to make more tea]