Training is over! My new work schedule is this: 1pm to 10pm, Tuesday through Saturday.

Unless, of course, I get to transfer to the Billing Department... which would mean a traditional 9 to 6 with weekends off. It's a long story.

Until then, I can totally hang with y'all now... on Sundays! Or Mondays if you don't work. Or at night after 10:30. No, not before 1. I will probably be waking up at noon most of the time.

What's the talk about? Life is a series of ups and downs, but essentially, every day is the same. This past week was my first week of training at my new job. So far so good, though there were parts when I thought I am going to be stuck in that temp status forever. I mean, Whateley made permanent in just 4 months, they say the average is about 6 months, but meanwhile, I'm technically not an employee of theirs, I'm an employee of the staffing agency, so if I want to move betwen departments and whatnot, I think I'm at the mercy of the staffing company. Sigh. Anyway, maybe it's just the trainer talking since he doesn't want to make any empty promises, but it is discouraging to hear that we have to work extra hard and achieve the same goals as the highest achieving permanent-employee to even get permanent status. Maybe he's just trying to encourage us to set high goals and the-reach-for-the-stars-crap, but I feel like I'm not in control of my life (yeah, right, like who doesn't?) and it doesn't help when I know what I want but I can't find the path to get there, and what's worse, I can see a faint path, but I ain't no friggin' Aragorn, so I might just end up getting lost instead.

So... there ya go, my whine of the week.

My last day at Borders was uneventful. Given that I gave them basically a one-week notice, I should hardly expect anything else. I thought about staying on as "contingent" status (where you basically work one shift every month or two, and they call you for emergencies) but I'm going to be working full-time, so hardly think I'll want to work even just 4 more hours on a work day or even on my day off. That and I couldn't buy anything with my discount except on the days I'd work. So... nope, no contigency. I bought a whole mess of books, mostly for Whateley, though I did get a Thomas Guide so I won't have to keep getting lost while driving, and I forgot to stock up on my Burt's Bees. Dang it. I really like their chapstick and lip shimmer. I like the minty tingle. Oh well, that means I'd have to pay $4 for the lip shimmer, rather than $3. Oh well. Considering that I'd be making way more money, I don't think that extra dollar should make a difference.

I also discovered a little piece of heaven today, called The Container Store. I've kinda got this weird thing with boxes and shelves and organizers... it's sick. Funny, how I'm a messy person, but I like having things to organize my stuff. I try to keep organized... mostly due to years of searching around for stuff that I know exists in my room but was hiding from my presence. Whateley, it seems, haven't had the same frustrations. But then, I know he get plenty mad when he's running late and can't find stuff. I didn't go crazy and buy a lot of stuff. I couldn't afford to, first of all, and we didn't have to room for it. Though, perhaps if I had it my way, the walls would be covered in shelving or something.

Soo... if I've totally girly-fied myself here, I apologize. In my next few entries, I promise to talk about WoW or job-sitch or just rant about the stupidity of something.

A few things to blog about tonight:

Costa Mesa, why you gotta be so confusin'? I mean, when I see a street go north, I expect to continue going north as much as possible. And when I pass by something on the freeway, then I expect that if I get off on the next exit and head back towards that, then I would eventually hit it. But no, Costa Mesa, you gotta be all "special" and have streets that don't connect, freeway on-ramps for one direction but not the other, and no clear signs indicating where the freeway entrances are. Why you gotta be like that? All the other cities follow order, grid systems, etc. I know you march to the beat of your own drum... but don't you see, you're just making people frustrated. They start yelling in their cars at everything. It just ain't good.

In other news, I got a job! A different job than the cafe at Borders. Pays more. Full-time. Artistic? Nope. Nada. Zip. But they do have an art department... so I'll just have to see if I can get in. It's actually the same job as Whateley's... so we'll see if I can get a similar shift so we can carpool.

And I had dinner with Bluesky tonight. It was good to see her. It's only the second time she's come over to my place, though I've been to her place dozens of times.

Alright, off I go.

Not much news here. No one is commenting, so I'm guessing y'all don't care anyway.

Job search is not going anywhere... but there might be hope on the horizon. Though, an art job... that might be a little further away.

In WoW news, Ophemia has made Knight-Champion! Which means nothing much, since all you get is a battle standard that gives 15% extra health to all in a 45 yard radius. Just one (or two) more weeks, I can get to Lieutenant Commander, get the rest of the armor set, and not have to PvP again! I mean... I'd do it for fun, of course, but this honor grind sucks. It's not as much fun if it becomes a job.