Update XV: Stuck Inside of Tulsa with the Oklahoma City Blues Again

[Joe Biden 2020]

I just don't get why Bushie refuses to get a fast food job...

I literally cannot lift the grease pans at the end of the night to clean up.  I tried that at KFC in 1999, but more than once ended up spilling the grease all over the floor.  One morning, I had to stay until 2:30 am on a school night to clean the place up.  I had to be at school at 7:55 that morning.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I've made plenty of "accidental" omissions on my resume before and "forgot" some exact dates.  No shame in it.

Right, but he was "raised" to not do that, so he will stand by this flawed argument even if it means he will be forever unemployed and will result in him continuing to drain his parents retirement accounts.

I definitely do not list all the employers.  If I did, my resume would be 3 pages, likely.  I only list the three best jobs dating back to the start of ONG in 2008.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I'm about done with the job search for today.  I've investigated four things, filled out two or three more apps.  I've got two staffing agencies looking for me and submitting me for jobs.  I've got to drop my resume off somewhere and then I'm headed home.  I've been going since 7:30 this morning.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Can you describe the bear dream for us?

I don't remember enough of it to provide a good description, so no.

[Joe Biden 2020]

One more quick update - I feel pretty good about what I accomplished today.  I started my job search at 7:30 and worked all the way until 16:00 with a 45 minute lunch break at 11:30.  I visited four different places and put in three more applications online this morning.  I garnered three good leads in the four places I visited.  I like the third lead the best because it is a customer service, but it's not a call center.  It utilizes my E-Commerce degree pretty well.  It pays decently and is a 14-week temp-to-hire.  The recruiter thinks I should have no trouble getting an interview with the company.  I should hear something either late this week or early next week.

That's the only update I'll post for now unless something earth-shattering happens.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Can you describe the bear dream for us?

I don't remember enough of it to provide a good description, so no.

Holy crap, Jeff. Your bear dream makes total sense:

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http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamthemes/animals.htm
 

Eh, that doesn't make any difference to me.  I'm not angry person and in no way do I feel threatened.  I feel very fortunate, blessed, and happy right now.  My situation could be a lot better, but it could also be a lot worse.  The "scientific meaning" behind my dream means nothing to me, as that is not at all reality.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Have you had any of your rage episodes lately?

Nope

[Joe Biden 2020]

Quick Update:  If all goes according to plan, Allison and I have just crossed underneath one year until our wedding day.  The wedding day right now is planned for Saturday, June 6, 2015.  The day always begins at midnight, so we have just crossed underneath 1 full year.  It is 00:15 am Friday, June 6, 2014 currently.  She is wanting a morning wedding of 10:00 am, so the 1 year mark until the wedding ceremony is still 9 hours 45 minutes away!  DO NOT post this on Facebook.  This stays on here.

I should add that as of the latest conversation at 22:00 Thursday, June 5, 2014 we are still committed to the date.  So, everything is still on track one year out.  I don't know if I will be able to pull off a 4th of July engagement due to possible work schedules, but I definitely want to propose to her by August 1 at the absolute latest to still give us 10 months of solid, official preparation without having to rush.

[Joe Biden 2020]

How's JJ doing?

She's doing great, my dad and brother just built her a larger dog house that's more insulated from the sweltering heat.  She spends the night in the dog house generally, but during the day usually runs and plays except on the rainiest of days.  That dog is growing rapidly.  She just turned 13 months old on June 1.

[Joe Biden 2020]

How's JJ doing?

She's doing great, my dad and brother just built her a larger dog house that's more insulated from the sweltering heat.  She spends the night in the dog house generally, but during the day usually runs and plays except on the rainiest of days.  That dog is growing rapidly.  She just turned 13 months old on June 1.

Updated picture of the lil' bugga?

I'll try to get one this weekend when I'm down there visiting.

[Joe Biden 2020]

What will it take to get Christopher Costantini to stop doing this?

Someone report him to his local police department for harassment. When the police knock on his door it'll terrify him enough to stop.

He hasn't done anything illegal.  Plus, most of the time, even when a crime has been committed, unless it's severe, the police don't show up for Internet-related stuff.

Nym lives in Oregon now, no?  So he should do it himself if the police won't.

It can certainly be argued that this falls under the jurisdiction of the modadmin.

I don't think it's within Nym's jurisdiction to knock on a former poster's front door.  As bad as Mondale is, the only thing he's really done is engage in some cyber-bullying.  That's bad enough on it's own, yes, but I'm 32 years old, so I'm not at any risk to go out and take action against myself because of it.  Personally, after taking a break from the Update and only updating occasionally like I'm doing, I'm not too worried about him.  As much as he needs to stop and grow up, I'm not sure this is criminal in nature so the local authorities should not need to be involved.  Although, if that's what it takes to stop him, then I'm behind it 100%.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Good grief, if Mondy is responsible for both pages, he really needs help.  I know that's a bit of the pot calling the kettle black, but he has gone off the deep end.  Would the real Dave Leip please stand up?

[Joe Biden 2020]

My parents don't like the fact that I've fallen into a lot of bait-and-switch jobs where they promise me one thing then backstab me by doing something entirely different or that I've been let go.   That's why they haven't cut the cord.   This predicament is not entirely my fault.   That's said,  they expect me to vigorously look for a job and conserve my money.

[Joe Biden 2020]

My parents don't like the fact that I've fallen into a lot of bait-and-switch jobs where they promise me one thing then backstab me by doing something entirely different or that I've been let go.   That's why they haven't cut the cord.   This predicament is not entirely my fault.  That's said,  they expect me to vigorously look for a job and conserve my money.

Is that happening? Be honest.

It actually is.  I look for a job mostly from 9:30-16:30 every week day, sometimes longer.  I'm not being picky at what I apply to, either.  I'm being smart, but I'm not being picky.  When I was let go from Alorica I had a very good cushion in my bank account that could last for a couple months with no help.  It has been 2 1/2 weeks since I was let go, and I have not used the cushion at all.  I'm still not getting as much help from Mom as I did when I was living in Oklahoma City.

[Joe Biden 2020]

On average, how many jobs would you say you apply to per day? Speaking of 16:30, how are the kids in Kenya doing? What's the timeframe for a move looking like now?

I probably apply to 5-7 jobs per day depending on what I find.  The kids are doing very well.  They still receive my monthly support and are doing well.  There is a team from Oklahoma City down there right now ministering to them.  I'm asking them to send me reports on them as well as pictures.  A move to Kenya is looking far less likely than it did a year ago.  That's mainly because I have a girlfriend who wouldn't mind visiting Kenya, but does not want to move out of the states, or really out of the Southern Plains.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Is your cushion thanks to Granny or some unused student loan proceeds?

The student loan check I got in January/early February.  I didn't have a job, then, so I decided to keep that for a big cushion and pay down the loan as we have been.  It's really come in handy.  That was really a smart idea.

[Joe Biden 2020]

On average, how many jobs would you say you apply to per day? Speaking of 16:30, how are the kids in Kenya doing? What's the timeframe for a move looking like now?

I probably apply to 5-7 jobs per day depending on what I find.  The kids are doing very well.  They still receive my monthly support and are doing well.  There is a team from Oklahoma City down there right now ministering to them.  I'm asking them to send me reports on them as well as pictures.  A move to Kenya is looking far less likely than it did a year ago.  That's mainly because I have a girlfriend who wouldn't mind visiting Kenya, but does not want to move out of the states, or really out of the Southern Plains.

Far less likely, hm; the will of God is fickle, I suppose. So you're applying to 30-35 jobs a week? Not bad.

25-35 is a good range.

[Joe Biden 2020]

How does Bushie keep getting loans? His credit can't be good.

Have you not heard of student loans?

[Joe Biden 2020]

Guys, I am not going to post any more update for a while.  You guys do not need to know a lot of things.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Coming out of hiding for a second to say this:

I just had a phone interview with a company at 14:40 this afternoon that lasted 10 minutes.  I did well enough to score a face-to-face interview with them tomorrow at 15:00 in East Tulsa.

*Those of you on my Facebook, do not repeat the name of the company here.  I don't want you know who to find out!

[Joe Biden 2020]

i still dont understand why student loans are being used for....living in tulsa while unemployed.

i thought student loans were given to students to pay tuition?

Because students also incur living expenses, one may also take out loans beyond the cost of tuition.

fair enough.  but bushie isnt a student.  and even when he was a student this past year, he lived at home with no living expenses.

i guess what he is doing is somewhat better than living on credit cards.  then again, student loan debt will haunt you to your grave.  and defaulting on it is bad times.

Thankfully, I am in no danger of defaulting.  Thanks to my parents, I always have ample money to pay all of my bills.  My student loans are currently on deferment until this fall - 6 months after I graduated.

[Joe Biden 2020]

A poster called "CADDguy"

Yeah, I got that but do you know who it really is?

I would imagine it's either Mondale or Simfan.

That's my guess.  My first guess was Mondale.

EDIT:  I've asked for a check on the Atlas board mainly to rule out Mondale.

[Joe Biden 2020]

A poster called "CADDguy"

Yeah, I got that but do you know who it really is?

I would imagine it's either Mondale or Simfan.

I waited a whole year to come back and promised to not make another sock, why on God's green earth would I start now?

Maybe it was that guy that claimed to be a classmate of Bushie's. What was that, anyway?

I don't believe this new account is yours.   I'm thinking Mondale if anybody.  The mods are on top of this so we'll soon find out.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Oh, look, Inks responded?  Should I respond back?  Nahh, I'll let him continue his baseless and unwarranted attacks if it makes the kid feel better.  You may be a better person than me, but I can still call you kid.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Oh, look, Inks responded?  Should I respond back?  Nahh, I'll let him continue his baseless and unwarranted attacks if it makes the kid feel better.  You may be a better person than me, but I can still call you kid.

Jeff, nothing of what I said was meant to be an insult. Sure, compared to you, I may be a "kid" in age, but instead of spending time insulting me on that, why not consider the fact that while I'm only 8 years younger than you, I'm a heck of a lot healthier and financially sound than you and learn to take advice from those who offer it? Your parents won't live forever, and if you continue on your current path, they'll die in debt trying to keep you out of bankruptcy.

I'm doing the best I can and it's about time people realize that.  I am looking feverishly for a job (nobody can deny that).  I have three really good leads and put in about 4-5 applications a day.  Sure, they're not CAD jobs, but I'm not being picky about what jobs I apply to.  Nobody, and I mean nobody can tell me with a straight face that I am not doing EVERYTHING I need to do right now.  Nobody has the right to attack me on what I'm doing right now.  I am not a worthless bum and I am not living like a worthless bum.  Furthermore, I am not acting like a child.  I am acting like a grown 32 year old man.  Everybody you talk to would tell you I have the mind of someone in their 50's or 60's.  I talk old.  I act old.  I have had some tough breaks, and some have been self-inflicted, but I learn from my mistakes and I am doing my VERY best trying to remedy the situation.