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 | oceanchild (profile) wrote,
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Subject: haha woo it's 2010
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I went to a New Volunteer Orientation at the Sacramento SPCA this morning. I'm really excited about doing this and can't wait to get started with the canine workshops -- after I finish training I'll be playing with and grooming dogs. During the middle of the orientation they turned us loose to explore the facility, and I made friends with a sweet brown and white dog with an enormous head. She was quiet and gentle and came to the cage door to offer me her ear for scratching.
Right before my car accident I had gotten this burst of inspiration to accomplish my goals and get back into doing the things I love, and the accident was a big blow to me in more ways than one. I'm recovered now from my minor injuries and the awful cold I came down with, but losing my freedom to move about the city and having to add the truck's not insubstantial repair to my list of financial obligations has me stymied and discouraged -- to say nothing of the emotional issues involved, since the truck holds a lot of sentimental value for me and I came so close to losing it.
I'm extremely grateful that I had already gotten the ball rolling on this volunteer work at the SPCA, and that it's picking up so soon after the new year. Having the work to look forward to is an auspicious beginning and, I hope, will help pull me out of this mild depression. Already I feel that if I can get out sans truck and work with the animals, there's nothing to stop me from going ahead with the other things I had planned before the accident, either.
So my fingers are crossed. 2009 saw me through a lot of changes and though it ended poorly, I have high hopes for the coming year. |
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brandyalexander | 01-04-10 5:48am That sounds so cool! (The SPCA thing.) Is it a "school thing" or is it a "step towards finding a career in something or something" thing? We haven't talked in so long I kinda forgot what you were doing with yourself...and admittedly, I haven't taken the time to go through your entries and get back up on everything.
I'm glad you're doing well after the accident. I got into a four car pile up the 3rd month of having my first car. It was pretty terrible. I think you'll be fine though. (<- I know, it's kind of a shitty thing to say, I hate hearing that.) It's just, as long as you keep with your volunteer work and concentrate on things one thing at a time, it won't be so bad and you'll pull through it. It'll suck right up until the point where it's over though. I'm sorry. >.<' If you need to rant, I'm here.
And yeah...2009 did suck a giant bag of dicks, but I have high hopes for 2010 too.
P.S.-So, can you fly planes now? I think that's the last thing I remember...that you were taking flight classes and they sounded super cool.
-Jen
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oceanchild | Re: , 01-04-10 3:23pm I know, we haven't talked in...years, I think! I was excited when you resurfaced! =D
I did get my pilot's license (which was awesome!), but it has since lapsed and I don't have the money at the moment to get it renewed. I also spent a year abroad in Berlin, so I speak passable German now, and last June I graduated university and moved back in with my mom and sister in Sacramento. Been looking for work ever since.
The SPCA thing is just volunteer work so I can keep myself busy in my unemployment. It was getting pretty boring and depressing to sit at home getting rejected by potential workplaces all the time. I figured that maybe if I got out and did things with myself, I'd get connections and it would maybe lead to a job...and if not, I'd still be a lot happier having something to do with the animals. =)
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| brandyalexander | Re: Re: , 01-07-10 6:40am Yeah! Me too! I've missed you! I'm going to keep up with this. Really, this time. ^^
AW! that's so cool! It sucks that it's expired now, though. How much does it cost to renew it?
Lucky. I wish I could go to Berlin. That sounds so awesome. I can say maybe 5-7 German phrases and none of them would ever, EVER help me if I were stranded in Germany.
I can't believe you've already graduated. That's so crazy! I forgot what you majored in. TT_TT I'm sorry. I'm still in school though. It's sucking pretty hard. Just 5 more years and I'll have that stupid masters.
Oh, that's cool! It'll be a lot of fun working with animals. I figure if I don't get a job, I'll just take out a massive amount of student loans and just do a lot of volunteer work.
You know what you should do?! You should take a trip! Or, move to texas. It's kinda the solution I've been giving to everyone who can't seem to find a job.
Love,
Jen
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oceanchild | Re: Re: Re: , 01-07-10 12:04pm To renew the license I'd have to have another medical exam done, which would probably not cost too much, and then take a bunch of lessons so that I could pass a Biennial Flight Review (pilots have to have one every 2 years, and it's been 2 years since I got the license) which probably would end up being pretty expensive. So it'll have to stay lapsed for now. : (
I majored in Literature. Fat lot of good it's doing me now, lol XD What are you studying?
I considered moving to Texas, actually, but in the end I decided that moving away from home with so little money in the bank was a risk I wasn't prepared to take. If things get more desperate, say another year and I haven't found a damn job...well, then we'll see what happens.
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| brandyalexander | Re: Re: Re: Re: , 01-08-10 7:19am ugh. That's so lame. I have a solution: Befriend a doctor. Wait, you'd have to take lessons again? You already know how to fly, that's so ridiculous.
I'm trying to get my M class right now and it's super expensive...and it'll take a bunch of time to fix up a nice cafe racer to ride.
Lol. Literature is awesome! I wish I was doing something interesting. I'm still doing Pharmacy. It's such a drag. I mean, sure I'll be making 140K a year fresh out of college, but that doesn't really help me because what I'm studying is pretty much crap and every grad program wants me to be passionate about what I'm studying...but honestly? Anyone and everyone in pharmacy is doing it for the money. lol However, I am minoring in writing. So, we'll see how that goes.
Really?! WHAT?! DO IT. Move to Austin. It'll be more fun being a starving artist here. Let's say 6 months later and you don't have a job then you should come here.
P.S.-speaking of jobs. I just got that job I was talking about. *fists air*
Love,
Jen
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