The AACPL job turned out to be a no-go. After I waited around, practically sick, all day waiting for the lady to call me like she said she would, a letter came in the mail saying: “The position has already been filled.” Thanks a lot guys. So I’ve applied to another 17 jobs since then, in hopes that two of them will contact me. Because I tell you one thing my friend, working at the MT is not going to pay my bills over the summer, and I don’t even have that many bills.

I’ve made business cards for violin lessons that my mom is eager to pass out to her Girl Scout-y friends. Later this morning I’ll put fliers up on the apartment-style mailboxes in our housing development. Then if I don’t get any calls in a week or so, I’ll put fliers up in other places.

Getting a job is infinitely more difficult than I was ever led to believe. People ask me: “Well what about your friends from college that already have jobs?” Yeah, they know people in their desired field, or at least their parents or siblings do. I’m just traveling alone… me, my resume, and my cover letter.

Exciting Update, 12:16PM: While I was out taping flyers to mailboxes, two companies I sent resumes to yesterday called to schedule interviews. One is a temp job very close to home and one is a full-time position about an hour north. Hmmm.

Another Exciting Update, 8:54AM May 26: I signed at the temp agency for a temp-permanent job starting in July, but hope that the next time I call them its to say “Never mind.” The interview with the marketing company was first in a series of three and they called me back for round two. But really, I would much rather go back to school than get a full-time job; I’m only 21.

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I’m still a little shocked that SU actually let me graduate, a year early, and with two BAs. Be honest, some of you were also thinking that it wouldn’t quite work out. And actually, I wasn’t sure that I was getting both degrees until I opened my diploma. There are some pretty useless photos from yesterday up here, if anyone’s interested.

The AACPL should call me back tomorrow regarding my interview last week, and we can hope that goes as well as graduation did. Also, Matt should hear back from them about his appliation next week, and things could work out rather well. Tomorrow I also start back at Medieval Times, wearing a corset and covering my nose peircing in order to romp around underpaid-land.

Those new layouts I promised to put up around the spiffyness are still coming! That is, they’re coming once I either figure out how to edit and upload on my MacBook, or give up and use my old laptop for a while. One of the two will happen by the end of the month. Hopefully I’ll be fully unpacked by then!

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As of today, things are starting to look up for me. Classes are done; I just have a paper due Thursday morning and a final Thursday afternoon.

Then its home for a week. Mom and I are going out Friday to get birthday presents for all the nieces I’ve never met but am socially obligated to buy gifts for anyway. Saturday Matt and another one of our friends are going to look at some promising apartments. Then I actually have time to unpack my things and start being an adult before my job interview Wednesday morning.

I had been hinging my immediate future on the Anne Arundel County Public Library calling me back in regards to the part-time circulation job I applied for, but instead they think I’m best suited for a full-time information/research/program-planning job and who am I to argue. They have three positions open so hopefully that means I can score this job.

Then next Thursday is back to school to pick up my cap&gown and three friends. Said three friends are coming back home with me on Friday to spend my 21st birthday at Medieval Times, only to grab Matt and be back at school for graduation rehearsal Saturday morning. Sunday ‘everyone’ comes up to see me graduate and THEN, perhaps unforunately, I become a real person.

So if I’m not around… at least you know where I am.

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