Surprise! Lookin' for a job

I am officially on 'Non-work status' with the U.S. Census. There is no more work for us lowly enumerators, and even the office people are being slowly let go. It was an interesting job, but not something I'm anxious to do again. Soooo. Back to unemployment and continuing to search for something, anything, that I can snag. I saw something in our local newspaper online edition about a building that's being renovated about six blocks from here for a company that wants to move over from Arlington. I'm going to put together a little packet and send it off to them in hopes they'll remember me when they get over here, or in case they are already looking for employees. I'm going to start going back to stores to see if by chance they might have an opening. Keep searching wherever I can.

So. That's today's, this week's, this month's blog entry. Never seems to change does it?

Ice! I want Ice in my water!

It's still pretty hot here. I've been waking up my staff person early so she can let me outside. Like this morning I started about 3:45. For some reason she wasn't all that happy about it and refused to get up. Finally she got up around 6 but wouldn't let me out...she kept saying something about it still being dark outside. SO??? I didn't get to go out until it got light, so I sulked around for a bit, but then forgot I was supposed to be sulking and ran for the door when she opened it.

Because it's so hot, I'm perfectly willing to come back in before it gets too warm. When staff person goes to get herself some ice water and scoops around in the ice bin, I go barreling into the kitchen whining and she'll drop a couple of cubes in my water dish. Ummm! Nice cool water! It's even better than the stuff that comes out of the bathroom sink! I've also been laying in front of the boxy thing a lot too. She took a picture of me, but darn if that box thing doesn't make me look fat! Being a manx though, I'm perfectly roundly shaped and weigh just what I should. Staff person has educated even the helper folks at the vet's because they think I'm fat too. She tells them to stand over me when I'm standing on the floor and notice how my torso curves inwards towards my hips - that means I'm perfect. Was there really any doubt? Then she tells 'em to look up manx cats on the internet. I'm going to put the picture in anyway, 'cos, you know, it's of me.

Endings...kinda

I can't believe it's August, and not only that but the 9th of August. School kids have to head back to school in less than 2 weeks. Where did summer disappear to? I know I risk dating myself, but when I was in school, especially elementary school, the summer days stretched forever. You were somewhat prepared for the end of Summer as well because the days actually got cooler, the leaves began to turn, and you were into September before you actually had to start wearing shoes again to trudge up the steps to the school. With the changes in school start dates, the kids today have to start back when it's still over a hundred degrees outside. Of course, all the schools are air conditioned and the kids can wear shorts and tee shirts now. Enough of that; I find myself reminiscing like this every August when school starts back up, so just ignore me. I guess the old saying 'Time speeds up the older you get' is true. Jeez. I'm old.

I think my job with the Census is over. Notice the 'I think'. They won't tell us if it is or not. The best we can get is 'There's currently no more work.' Currently. As in, 'maybe at some point in time there will be something to do'. So we're sort of in limbo. In limbo with no money coming in. I've tried to pick up the pace with my applications, but am still having no luck. I think I will start revisiting all the stores I've been to and applied with and see what happens. As I told one of my friends - I'll just keep flinging applications against the employment wall and see if something will stick. If I could just figure out a way to smear some superglue on one of the applications......