So it’s Thursday night and I’m out of things to watch on Tv. I know, I know, hat’s not normal for me. However, recently times are changing and I’m withdrawing more from online than I have before. Not sure what is up, though I do know that tomorrow I plan on sitting down and hashing out the redesign I’ve been stuck on for nearly 8 months now. My front page needs updating and I really want to get this site to look professionally done once I start putting out job applications.
I went to a job seeker’s orientation session today. Essentially it was an introduction to what my state’s careerlink organization can do for me. My advisor indicated that well, yah, it probably wasn’t much since my last job was so specialized. So I have to come up with a resume that gives examples of everything else I can do. I’m not limited to the skills of my former job so …
Aww, hell, I’m screwed.
I’m a computer geek. My life is computers. I love discovering what you can do with these things. I don’t feel comfortable unless I can pull up google and look up information. I look up everything and try to get two or three sources on the things I find so I know I’m not getting total BS. I live in a backwater area. It’s not a technical town. Five years after I started carrying a PDA my barber has said that other customers are picking them up. I’m trying to live as close to the cutting edge that you can get out here and it’s funny how much people don’t know about computers or the magic voodoo science behind them.
I can build a PC. I can also destroy them, which you’ve seen documented that I do on a regular basis. I don’t know if I can build them professionally though I can strip a computer down in about two minutes. Building, without having to put the motherboard in only takes a matter of minutes. The only thing that gets me is waiting for windows to install (well other than being scared of doing something wrong with the motherboard). I’m a whiz at these things, I just have to find my focus.
Speaking of, so far I’ve solved my monitor problems by reinstalling the ATI software. I didn’t have to pull the card out. Not sure if the problems are going to happen again, but my screen was displaying random purple lines and someone suggested that it could be a memory read error. I’ve been dreading facing it because frankly, I’ve had enough of computer problems for a while now. I’d rather just turn the machine off and take some rest before facing another one. So a simple solution was such a god send that I can’t tell you how relieved I am.
Please don’t crash. No more purple lines. No more purple lines.
Got the word that there’s no word on my trust fund money. I may have to start work at Micky D’s or something eventually. I can go another month or so before I’m going to be hurting for money. I don’t want to push myself into the job market when I’m about to get a great payout, but, let’s face it, I have bills to pay. I was kind of holding out until the trust money came in so I’d be able to go on a mini-vacation with a friend of mine. Yes, me *going some place with a roomie* instead of meeting people. It’s going to be interesting. I just hope it happens SOON.
Awaiting my mom, who picked up my comics today. Bagging and sorting the last six months worth of comics (which ae sitting here staring at me) is my next big project. Well after the site redesign. Maybe.
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