Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
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9:39 am - ...
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Its just getting easier to dispair this these past few weeks when it comes to my job search. The past two weeks it was slim pickings in the admin market but now anythnig I see I have already applied for or just too out of the way. The three main job search sites I use have already let me down which just leaves specing and hoping the likes of the jobcentreplus website has something. Worse still is last week I had my six month appointment at the Jobcentre and now they are having me in every week for six weeks and I have to keep a record of what I have done. To which is annoying since I already present what I have done at the time of the checkups, which is a run off from Reed.
Amzon has really disappointed me with having order the expanson for the World of Warcraft in advance and its now day eight since they said sent it and still no sign. Last year the previous expanson pre-ordered was through my postbox on the day it became active. But not this year, oh no, the latest became active last Thursday and it was Monday I had enough and went out to the shops to buy it myself. All this because their delivery service was moved to some third party located in Jersey. So not impressed one bit.
In the past I have blamed two certain times of the year if I was feeling particulary ratty and now is no different. I am getting fed up of having little postive come my way.
Bah enough of me ranting for now. Hope you are having a better time then I.
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
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9:58 pm - Yep more rantings
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Last weeks main source of frustration continues on for this one with what little of a job market area I was looking at drying up even further. Its almost like the admin sector has hung up its sign for the rest of the year stating "Sorry all full up". But not to be utterly beaten down by this got me list of retail targets to spec letter, yet again, so... meh just so.
Hearing bits and bobs from the people I know online though wishing I knew more people who spoke English as their parimary language. But at least the misunderstandings of the English language is more acceptable then the use of internet or "elite" speak. One of the few things I pride myself on is my use of full English bar in the busiest of moments. But come on people you are not in the middle of something so would it kill you to write properal?!
Speaking of writing have managed to get some more work done on me project. Paragrapth here, line there on the major storyline and a bit on a stand alone side story. Each of the latest scenes I have been working on have been the introductions of two characters or their development.
Well enough rambling for now so take care all.
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
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10:17 am - Penny for a guy...? NO!!
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A rather bleak looking morning but that means one thing. If there are of these "Penny for a guy" beggers around they probably be hiding indoors as this is not really weather to be outside in. Its just bleak, not wet, but considering the English weather you never know. I know what event in history was the cause for this frankly pathetic excuse of a holiday event but I have no idea what caused it to be celebrated in such a way. I don't agree with it and even if I bother to answer these beggers then its going to be a "No!"
Now speaking of holiday for a second year in a row I avoided dealing with trick or treaters by hiding at me mate's for the evening. First time in a while I actually sent them a text message to see if they were accepting guests because frankly I just don't want to spend my evenings answering the door to kids in some shop bought custome.
But still I am taking this as a sign that I am getting worse socially. Two third of the time I have not answered the phone and... well that is it but still in the past few years this is certainly not a good sign for me.
However what is a good sign is that even though my time at Reed has offical came to an end my advisor said to continue to come in and keep them up to date. So last week I did and this week I will do so again. Not to do this would mean I may end up sinking back into old lazy habbits and this I will just not have. If I am to have a decent future then this is something I must do.
Well that is my rambling rant/thingie over for now. Take care all.
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
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6:42 am - Awake too early... again
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So for me today starts 5.30am... much sooner then it actualy has to but still since I am up at time might as well do something so logged on to do a few things.
This is now the beginning of day no. 3 where I will be totally alone in this house. Me mother has disappeared off to the US so here I am looking after the house again. So here's hoping I am not scaling the walls too soon.
Saturday I get a reminder of why I don't like the Norton Anti-Virus package. Over at me mate's in the evening and he has finishing up installing the latest verison which is meant to be better, leaning and faster and all that business. However this isn't true as showing him a few things on the DeivantArt website his system locked up at least two or three times resulting in a restart to get anything done after that. The only thing that we could deem to be the cause of this problem if Norton since that was the only thing to change. Well for his shake hope all the twinking he has done to the settings stops the problem.
Well enough from me so take care and don't use Norton!
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
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10:24 am - Things that are and things to be
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A recap of not just last week but of things even before that,
First of all is the news that my father has remarried. This news doesn't mean the slightest thing to me since I have had it clear to him in the letter sent in the first half of this year I don't want him in my life. But still I only learned of this when me mother asked me if I had been invited since me sister enquired. I had once thought before he finally got the clue but then about a month or two later I get a text from him. Well now that I hadn't been invited to the wedding I figure he has finally gotten it through his thick skull!
Last week I had a job interview. I had known about it since the week before but due to my personal advisor from Reed not telling where and who it was with it caused some problems. So finally coming the day before the interview was due expecting to see my advisor and get some answers I learn she was ill and nothing had been sorted to cover my apppointment; so the advisor who is stationed next to mine saw me booked me in an hour before the interview was due and on that day got things sorted. Needless to say things did not go well enough at the time of the interview. But what would you expect when you only had a hours pior time to ready yourself for it?! Hoping when I do see my advisor Tuesday they are back in as I need a word with them about how this was handled.
This coming Saturday I am attending the engagment party for my cousin. Me mother when asking was pretty much expecting me to say no I didn't want to come. But not this time for I said yes I was going. It's about time I started to treat family like family.
Next week I am not looking forward for one simple reason. Why at the moment I pretty much live alone since my mother is never really around much, I WILL BE living alone for ten days while she disappears off to the US on a holiday.
One last thing is a request for help. If anyone knows how to remove a virus called Trojan horse small.AoQ please tell me how.
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
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2:21 pm - Could be better
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I have a job interview Wednesday morning. The thing is I don't where and who with as my personal advisor at Reed holds that information and hasn't seen to sharing such details with me yet. Best of all my advisor was away ill today leaving someone else having to step in at the last minute.
If my advisor hasn't returned by Wednesday I will have lost out on a interview plus I have still to hear from the one last week.
So far this week isn't going well.
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
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7:07 pm - The week passing
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This Thursday I was the first of the three interviewees out of a total of seventy who applied for the job. You cannot help but be impressed by that you got this far out of that many who actually took the time to apply. Now my job interview didn't totally go ideally but frankly what ever does but still I felt it went well enough considering.
Not only do I have this Thursday's interview but I have another Wednesday and I see Waterstone's is looking for staff again. Now while I haven't had any luck last time I figure its worth another try so yeah over the weekend I will be completing another downloaded application form.
Well that is the quick up date for me for now so later all.
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
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5:40 pm - Quick update
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Yeah still here and so far its been odd, good day of sorts followed by a bad one and then finally today when I get a job interview on the way to Reed. Well nothing like checking into your appointment to check how your jobsearch is going then by getting a interview right at the beginning of it.
Well enough for me
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
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8:35 pm - Bah
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Five days of no company bar what I get online and then the sixth day it rains all day to which I have to be out in bceause I have to report to the jobcentre.
Now with just the few more triggers of course I am going be moody!
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
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11:29 am - Had enough...
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... is it time for Autumn yet?
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
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9:58 pm - Okay...
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Leaving Facebook I see the accursed dating ads and this one beginning with the line Are you lonely?. Well no I am not feeling lonely what I am feeling is stupid.
Yesterday on the third day of rain which I had to be out in this time I was called to an angency about not a job I had applied for but another that might suit me. Simple enough save for when they asked for identifation I find my plastic sleeve of documents for this task is missing, yet again misplaced in a location so safe even I don't know where it is. Thankfully I had a backup plan meaning while I could provide the orginal I could still show a copy that the angency was fine with.
Now for today and yet gain I have been thrown by a bank holiday meaning that an appointment I was due that I thought was for Monday was infact due today at the same time I had another one. Thankfully with a couple of phonecalls it was sorted but still I felt I had really screwed up considering both appointments were related to my search for a job and just doesn't say well about my time management.
Now it must be over three years or around now since I first crossed paths with my angel Michelle online and I feel lucky to call her my friend. Now this is because for this afternoon I end up saying things where in the end I just ending up thinking to myself what kind of idiot am I? Shut up Andrew and be done with it. But this is Michelle, she knows and understands me enough to accept this nonsense of me and probably just finds it amusing.
Ramble no who knows over with wishing you all a good weekend.
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
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8:23 am - Summary of the week... again
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It has been a while since my last update hasn't it but then there has been much going on.
The interview I had two Thursday ago I got the reply from last Thursday I believe. The letter dropped through the letter box and the fact its this late and its a letter says the result doesn't it. Oh well another try another rejection but I am going for the fact its a learning experance as that was the best interview I have taken part in yet.
Now for the last week or so I have been listening to the podcast, The Spark. As the title goes its about what sparks the listenings interest that the host talks about. They last about from forty to ninty minutes long and if you ever had concerns about online security then check out the third podcast I believe that goes into that subject with advice.
I have also been listening to R&D which is a gaming podcast which two hosts that usually make sure despite the shows lasting on average hour and half that it doesn't get dull. But beware language can get a little strong at times.
Well enough from me for now. Take care.
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
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7:42 am - The week is almost over
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Oh Autumn were are you? I want Summer to be over with because frankly this year its been very werid as of late. Yesterday the skies were grey and looked like it could have rained at any moment but it was muggy, that horrible warmth that would make any Summer lover wish it was over with so we have some weather where we knew where it stood.
But enough of that boring update on the news. Yesterday I had another job interview and with that it opened my eyes to another area I could be spec lettering. But back to the job interview as usual I planned out how to get to the location on the morning since I knew there was public transport up to that area. This time I did my research of the company and found out some information on them and while I believed my interview went well enough I have learnt after the past three those number of months ago that means nothing. I was pleasent, I was myself which I am told to do now and again and I answered as fully and truthfully as possible. I have doubts about being truthful since I noted about that I need to improve with the use of the phone and there could be a lot of use of that if someone is away.
So another interview over with and will I get the job? No idea I am trying not to be negivate about it and think to myself I did the best I could and this should carry me through but if not it was more experance.
Enough of me for now.
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
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10:10 am - The week so far
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The warm weather continues and I wish it wouldn't as I am far from being a summer person.
But enough about the weather. On Monday I had my Reed appointment and once again I worry my personal advisor with yet again making my phone calls there because pretty much I won't do it from home. The problem was the first call I made I had to ask the person who was taking my call three times or so for the contact details relating to the job. It be so much more simplier if I didn't have to go third party through the likes of the Jobseekers Direct. But not only was my first call with the problem of getting details, I could blame that on that the background noise of the office seemed to get louder then but that isn't valid really, but the second one after a bit of stubbling around, that I do blame the job advert for as it didn't say what department to ask for, but after being put on hold they hung up on me! When my advisor called them back they weren't even picking up!! This happens everytime I use the phone that something or other goes wrong that leds my advisor to question at least this time my listening and phone skills.
It also appears that when I got my passport photos signed by a witness that they didn't do the whole job and when I went back to get it finished off I find they were off for the week. Joy.
But now a good point as yesterday I got a phone call from one of the companies I spec lettered and while they didn't have any places they were to keep me on file in case. Usually I take this with a pinch of salt but then the answer is a letter that I suspect is mass produced not a person actually taking the time to pick up the phone and call me.
So for me I feel the week has evened out and hope it is to get better.
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
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5:11 pm - Entry no... who cares yet again
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Since Wednesday it has been uncomfortably warm to the point where I can call it hot. So for me its been way too long with too little wind to actually freshen the air and make it bareable. But not only is it the weather but I also have the neighbours shouting either to or at one another. Summer is certainly here and unlike most I do not like it.
Yesterday moring got a email from me friend Danny about a up coming event. Another anime/manga meet that is planned for September and unlike before when they lasted for two hours this one will last for six. So as usual I figure Danny will be interested in knowing if I will be going. The email stated that the event is limited to 500 tickets and now consider the size of Waterstone's in the Doncaster Frenchgate that is a lot of people. Too many for my liking and frankly as of late there is little I would consider getting out the house to attend. Just a mix of my usual should/shouldn't I thinking and this awful current weather. Sure in September its more likely to ranining heavily.
On the job hunt front things are not going well as I have yet to hear from anyone I applied for recently and most certainly the two I most wanted have not even considered me for an interview, its just been too long.
For the hear and now there is no light at the end of the tunnel just yet.
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
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9:28 pm - Dream entry no. ??
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It has been a while since I last wrote about my dreams but then it has been a while since I one that wasn't nonsense or just plain forgotten the details of it shortly after waking. But last night was one I could remember in some detail and for me was quite odd.
I was in some city or large town and I met up with Gemma, yep she is my dream girl for a third time heh, and there were others who I believe to be the rest of our little group in college. I hugged Gemma or I think it was her who offered first and then the rest is just a blur with nothing being able to be recalled.
Well that is all but as the saying says short but sweet heh.
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
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4:56 pm - A week for myself
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Its been nearly a month or so since I pretty much had the week to myself, no jobcentre or Reed appointments, no dentist or doctor/nurses appointments to attend. A clearn week as such.
So what have I done with this clean week? Well finished off the two most important job application forms and got them handed in on Tuesday. When I handed in the one for Waterstones I was told the closing date could have been Monday but still they would slip in my application since they were still sorting through them. This is the job I want most of all and keeping my mental fingers crossed.
Now after handing those two in I popped into Open Cast as I said I would last week. There came a point where Angie, the project manager, had to leave the office as they were sick of the phones and there was no one else about. We went down to this restuatant to have something to eat and drink, and for those that know me I didn't order either willingly to begin with and just discussed how things were. Angie as usual is looking out for my well being, hardly surprising since that is her job pretty much, talked about matters and presented me with a few ideas namely attending a college course that should help with my confindance issues and secondly about the option of actually trying to start my own business, that if things don't work out with Waterstones to maybe have a go at starting my own little book selling business. My friend Danial had something samiliar in mind but still me running or co-running my own business?! Well maybe I have been hiding in the shadow of my doubts too long that has led me to want to remain backroom for employment.
Even for one day at least its been a different sort of a week.
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
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4:53 pm - Check list of the week
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1. Sort out second reference information, check 8/07/08
2. Complete job form for Doncaster college posting, check 9/07/08
3. Complete job form for Help the Aged and get handed in, check 09/07/08 and 11/07/08
4. Complete job form for Doncaster college second posting that arrived via email last minute as such, check 10/07/08
5. Complete Waterstones/WHSmiths job forms... still standing considering I picked them up a week ago and these are the jobs I must want. Just getting that reference and other deadlines getting in the way.
Aside for a cover letter set Friday this is the summary of my job search. I really do not like filling in forms especially these types where you have to explain yourself but still it has to be done. Wednesday morning I spent in a panic because the first Doncaster college wasn't finished and it due the next day I doubt I would have completed it in writing and mailed off in time but thankfully discovered the word .doc file. There is one more application form which arrived Wednesday morning but that can wait till the Waterstones and Smiths ones are done.
It was Thursday I impressed my latest personal advisor at Reed during a personal quailities and interview techs session with being the first to stand up to write on the board and answering as many questions as a I did. To me this isn't as big of deal considering for the first week of Journey I was pretty much the same, though I did feel I left myself down.
Thursday before adding the PQ&IT session I for the first time in about a year I believe went down to Open Cast to get a few things sorted. Strange to feel such a feeling of not wanting to do this when I used to go there weekly.
Well that was the summary of my week.
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
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5:00 pm - Is that a ark I see being built down back?
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Okay day three that it has rained but unlike yesterday when its was bucketing it down and Saturday our area had a storm all to be had today was a heavy down pour. But on some level I am not suprised about how the weather has turned out lately as it has been warm lately and this is the usual result. Still I am thankful I didn't have a need to leave the house.
News of the moment got four application forms to fill in and one more on the way in the post. Joy. Well hoping all the while that something comes of these particualar two, one for WHSmiths and one for Waterstone. I and others have thought that a library job would suit be best but these retails could do nicely as well. Haven't really touched any of these forms since Friday, bad lazy me grrr, but not letting the day end without working on them some more plus Tuesday evening I will be pestering a friend about providing a character witness. This because my second referance has gone down the drain long ago and only now I have seen to provide a new one.
Last of all the Doctor Who final on Saturday. Been reading the views on Facebooks major Doc Who club/group/whatever and its a mixed bag of reviews. I liked it well enough and certainly had the scale for a final if flawed. To me these latest series of Doctor Who feel to have a Farscape vibe about them with each series final having a bigger bang then the last. As with others I did feel the beginning was a copout and secondly, the Dalaks again?! Even the Cybermen for the christmas special, (where do they come from?!) would it kill the producers to come up with something new. In the end I say this, it was worth watching espacilly if you don't buy into the hype.
WEll enough of me for now.
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
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9:21 pm - Yeah another ranting entry
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Last week and the few before at Reed they were saying I was doing well in my job search as at the time I was pulling out about five to seven jobs per week. However this week it was a different with only three jobs to show for myself, the week is still only half way through, and this time on Tuesday I get the told otherwise which is made all the worse seeing how I am both reckless and rushing my email applications that mistakes are slipping through. A problem that should be remedied now.
Going through this test to check my progress last week answers were being knocked back by one or two and the only one to actually be considered to be better then what I said was my commication. You have to be kidding me and there is no way you can judge my appearance for interviews when I dressed normally. Come on if you were going to review this at least say so as they told me I am not a mind reader.
Needless to say the rest of Tuesday was not a good day for me going on to find four more jobs to apply for only to discover three I already had. I maybe not trying every option there is but frankly I don't believe they would do me well as face to face I really do not sell myself well considering the outcome of my last three job interviews.
Well enough from me for now.
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
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5:54 am - A early morning entry
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So here I am at this it having woken 54mins ago at 5 o damn clock! My days keep on getting longers and I have no idea why.
To begin with I thought because of the stagnation that is my life, yet again own fault that, I had slipped into a underlining mood a while ago and not come out of it yet. However I no longer think that is the cause or sole cause of my mood with the above paragraph.
Right now I am just wanting something good to happen in my life or to have a worth while converation. Had hoped I would get this with finally getting to chat with my angel Michelle yesterday online but in the end just felt like I was wasting her time. I just want someone to talk with face to face with no ermmms or ahhhhs. Its times like this I do want a J. Witness to come to the door for a chance of debate particular if they happen to be one of these very closed minded ones who are "I don't think from myself and take only from the bible". Now before anyone says anything about this may I say that the last visit I had from them the woman who did the talking was like this. Oh what a waste of a life I thought back then and still do.
With the completion of my first Lolita Rain story, well not a story more of a background piece to one of the repeating characters who is amoung my favourites in the series. With Danial's visit yesterday it has been two thirds checked, noting very much my under use of the "," and some very badly structed lines. But still got me wonder, no doubt there could be a market for the story as you just have to look at the book selves to see there isn't much in terms of a modern day sci-fi/fantasy stories out there. But got thinking ahead of myself, still needing to finish at least the first chaptor of the first story(!!), what would I allow if it became sucessful? Adopted graphic novel, maybe if done right. Films, no. Toys, hell no! But as I said before still need to finish the stories.
Well enough from me at this early hour and hoping this will be a good Sunday for you.
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
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1:05 pm - What I need most right now...
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... is a decent nights sleep.
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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
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10:56 am - Very quick update
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Two interviews for the week done should hear about them next week. Lost my keys on the first one though...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
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6:53 am - Rambling enry no.???
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Monday the day of truth will this job be mine or not? Well by the end of today that question will be answered.
Now the main subject of this rambling mess of a entry relates to facebook yet again. Bad enough there are the annoying adverts on the left hand side but for a while now in certain applications, those with the Zynga bar, there is the adverts for some ecard sight which tries to lure you in with notices of "someone has a crush on you and its a friend" or some "hot date", "fling" blah blah but most of all was the "x people have a crush on you (or something on those lines), x find you UGLY". Yep the word ugly is actually in caps. So yeah great way to promote your crappy service by insulting people.
Have a good day all
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
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8:18 am - This Thursday goneth
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Yesterday was my interview at Danum Hotel and I believe it went well. Question is well enough but for that answer I have to wait for Monday to get it so fingers crossed. Odd thing was that something happened at receiption and one of the interviewers came back unable to stop themselves from quietly laughing and that proved a little infectus. In hindsight maybe I should have gone into my volunteering more but at the time I gave them information about what I did as a clerical assistant and most importantly as a receptionist, considering receptionist is the position I am after.
Thinking that this interview could mean I be late to my Reed appointment I made sure to there first and let them know, I was too tight to call and was in the area. Turns out I didn't need to as the interview didn't last for very long even with distractions. For a second week in a row I didn't see my personal advisor as this week they had been tripled booked. I even asked to how that could happen. So I had a different PA to talk to and because they weren't the one I was assigned to it went quickly and easily.
So here's hoping the news will be good on Monday and a good day to all.
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