Applications @ MindSay

My husband got me all involved in this little application on Myspace called Mobsters. Now I am D Jewel trying to get my mob to grow, my territories expanded, and whacking mobsters left & right. The game is all about how you get the most revenue and stuff while staying alive long enough to enjoy it. I can see how it could be compared with futures trading. Worlds and mobs collide in a huge vendetta based application. once someone steals all your money, you want to go steal it back and hopefully whack them in the process. It's a terrible terrible game for people like me who have a war streak running in their veins to get into. The Man is on it more than once a day building his empire, too.

I somehow got 2 of my 4 grad school applications completed and in the mail this morning.  Yes, I AM proud of me right now.

 

 

Tonight = O.A.R. concert.  Now...ask me if I like O.A.R...

Oh god, these last two weeks have been absolute murder on me. I'll recap the personal details first...
The girl that I was seeing in Japan broke up with me two Sundays ago. I knew it was coming... she's still in Tokyo, she's very pretty and realistically we only dated for about a week and a half anyways... We wanted to wait until I got back to Asia and be together again, but it was really impractical and she found a new boyfriend. Honestly, if she had gone back to Korea and I was still in Japan, I'm sure I would have done the same. It gets very lonely.

Anyways, this acted as a catalyst to trigger something called "post diagnosis depression". Pretty much all type 1 diabetics get this depression eventually and it is purely chemical, albeit temporary. My doctor told me that she is surprised it didn't happen earlier to me, but she knew it would happen eventually. So I've spent the last two weeks in a terrible funk and am just slowly starting to snap out of it now. I still feel very lonely, but the feeling is dissipating with time. I am now in a position that I haven't been in for over 12 years, and that is I do not have an official girlfriend by my side. I'm sure I'll get over it, but for right now my soul hurts just a little.

I'm not here to whine tho. The JET programme application deadline is fast approaching and due to several factors (most of which are mentioned above) I will not be able to get all of my information in on time. This is ending up being a blessing in disguise as I can still sign up for NOVA and EPIK. Now more than ever I want to join the EPIK programme for the benefits and pay... both are superior to pretty much all the Japanese programmes. The applications for both of these programmes, in case some of you are wondering, are a bit more open ended and have less stringent deadlines... in fact, NOVA accepts applications and does placement pretty much all year round, and EPIK applications aren't due until June. Not only does this mean I have more time to fill out the applications accurately, but I can get better letters of recommendation and health reports to send in.

I would love to work in Korea now... I have a bunch of friends living in America who will be returning to Korea about the same time that I would start working there and it is SO nice to know at least a few people when you go overseas. I don't know any Japanese people outside of Tokyo, so I'm a little intimidated by the prospect of going into a rural Japanese town all by myself. I fancy myself a strong individual tho, and I figure if I got through the last week without killing myself, I can get through anything. I'll write more as it comes in, although the EPIK application won't be available until next year, I am starting the NOVA application this coming week.
Cheers all.
-Maru!

Since last Wednesday, I have applied to ten different places. One sent me a "We will be in touch" email back and another sent me an application that they must have beyond the resume and cover letter. Six of the jobs would cause me to change my career path, but in this area I have pretty much exhausted my options for my field and level of education.

 

I have applied at the following places

• Building Blocks Learning Center (Childcare center here in Rapids. I wouldn't have to move and it would be only 5 minutes from my parents' house.)
• Noel Learning Center (Worked there previously. It would be a fifteen minute or so commute to Point.)
• CAP Services -- Head Start (Wooohooo for government jobs! Also in Point and about a fifteen minute commute)
• Boys and Girls Club of Portage County (This is part of AmeriCorps. Temporary to hire and a little bit of travel around the county. Another job in Point with about a fifteen minute commute.)
• Nash Podvin Attorneys At Law (A receptionist position in Rapids. About the same distance as it is for me to work at the church every Sunday.)
• Alltel Wireless (Cell phone sales rep. I really do not want to go into retail again, but I need a job. Also in Rapids and about two miles from the house.)
• Quicksilver Broadcasting (Sales and marketing for a radio station in Wausau, about 45 minutes from Rapids. I would have to move up there, which I am not super keen on.)
• Prudential Valley Real Estate (Receptionist in Rapids. Their office recently burned down and just relocated, but I do not know where in town off the top of my head.)
• Renaissance Learning Inc (This is the company that does the Accelerated Reader program and is headquartered right in Rapids. Nearly right next to Building Blocks Learning Center.)
• 97.9 Jack FM (A radio station in Point. I would be doing sale/marketing stuff.)

.I still stick with that prom is dumb.

.The letter from Sarah Lawrence came early. I was wait-listed... It's sad, but at the same time I'm okay with this fact. They could have just rejected me. Obviously, I looked good enough to be wait-listed. And I can still be accepted. But I don't really care anymore... I just want to be done with it.

.Tomorrow morning, I leave for my one-act competition. I keep forgetting this. It's really that soon. I need to jump on the whole getting ready thing. I don't want to get left in the dust... But I'm kind of excited. Our play is actually pretty good. I was watching it last night. If everyone does what they're doing, it's kind of great. And if Elizabeth doesn't get best actress for Countess Aurelia, something is very wrong with the world.

.I did a huge homework assignment that's been due for like a week. I said I'd turn it in yesterday... that didn't actually happen, so maybe she'll take it this morning.

.Now that I think about it, maybe prom could be okay... under certain circumstances... however far-fetched they may be.