jamie Vox 2008-05-20T04:57:31Z Jamie http://jamiet.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2251f161cf219/ Every direction leads me away Nervous... tag:vox.com,2008-05-20:asset-6a00c2251f161cf21900fae8bb093d000b 2008-05-20T04:57:31Z 2008-05-20T04:57:31Z Jamie http://jamiet.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

I have my first real job interview in almost 8 years tomorrow. It is at an adult day outpatient clinic affiliated with an inpatient psychiatric hospital. I have not heard back from LA County DPH about my Main Street job offer so I'm hoping something will work out.


The last time I had a job interview, I was going to be a receptionist. It was the same old job I was working in. Now I'm graduated (yes!) and have my master's degree and am going out for a job that will actually impact people's lives and will put to fruition my ten years of hard work in school.

I know I'll be fine in the interview, I just need to try and quell my nervousness. I was nervous Friday, during graduation, but I took a few deep breaths and got through it with flying colors. See?

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]]> Exhausted tag:vox.com,2008-05-08:asset-6a00c2251f161cf21900f48d14a5760001 2008-05-08T05:21:49Z 2008-05-08T05:21:49Z Jamie http://jamiet.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

I had a post. 


It got deleted. FUCK!

Enjoy this eye-candy. I'll be enjoying them IN PERSON next Tuesday.

FUCK YEAH!

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]]> Completion tag:vox.com,2008-05-02:asset-6a00c2251f161cf21900e398f59e3b0005 2008-05-02T04:25:37Z 2008-05-02T16:07:56Z Jamie http://jamiet.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

Today was my last day at USC.


Tomorrow is my last day at internship.

I graduate in two weeks. 

I am no longer a professional student. Now I'm just a professional social worker.

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]]> The countdown begins... tag:vox.com,2008-04-09:asset-6a00c2251f161cf21900e398ee812c0004 2008-04-09T16:51:33Z 2008-04-09T16:51:33Z Jamie http://jamiet.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

My last day of school is May 1st. My last day at internship is May 2nd.

I'm graduating in six calendar weeks.

I need a job. I've been putting my resume out everywhere, and then last night I realized I left off this HUGE piece of what I do here at my placement...so I have 80 printed resumes that are craptastic. Do you know anywhere that is hiring an almost-graduated social worker with kick-ass skills that is willing to pay around $50k/year? If you do, send them my way. I'm willing to move.

Aaron's health is doing well. We'll find out soon if this cesium stuff is working.

My tea is ready and my 10 o'clock is almost here.

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]]> QotD: If at first you don't succeed... tag:vox.com,2008-03-24:asset-6a00c2251f161cf21900f48ce7acca0002 2008-03-24T22:28:06Z 2008-03-24T22:28:06Z Jamie http://jamiet.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

What have you tried in life that you just weren't very good at?

Drawing. I've never been talented at it. I took an art class in 9th grade and even my teacher was happy when I dropped it to be a T.A. for a different class!

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]]> Today is the last Monday... tag:vox.com,2008-03-17:asset-6a00c2251f161cf21900f48ce54b320002 2008-03-17T22:39:32Z 2008-03-23T22:54:27Z Jamie http://jamiet.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

That I will ever be 27. My birthday is this weekend and normally I'd be a big ol' birthday whore but for some reason I'm not feeling it. Maybe it's just the day today, or my exhaustion from last week (midterms) and this weekend (dancing and clubbing), but right now I'm just feeling like a big old pile of "eh."

Friday is dinner with my parents and Erin, Thomas and the kids. On Saturday Aaron is taking me to Pizza Mozza, which is a Mario Batali restaurant. I am SO excited to go, I've been wanting to go for the last few months, but a lack of cash has kept us home. This time we are saying eff it and will go. I'll let you know how it goes.

Then Sunday (which is Easter) we are hanging out with his family at the lake. I'm finding it massively hypocritical that we are doing this. First of all, we're hanging out with the JW's in Aaron's family. Second off, we're not celebrating "Easter," we're having "family day." I mean, WTF? If you want to get together on holidays but don't want to say you're getting together on the holiday, doesn't that defeat the whole purpose of not celebrating holidays? It's fairly fucking ridiculous if you ask me.

I only wish I could say that this is the last Monday I was ever going to be frustrated/annoyed/bewildered by my in-law's.

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]]> QotD: *blushes* tag:vox.com,2008-03-03:asset-6a00c2251f161cf21900e398e2256d0004 2008-03-03T01:21:44Z 2008-03-07T05:31:43Z Jamie http://jamiet.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

What compliment are you most often given?

"You're so strong"

RE: my incredibly difficult life circumstances (hubby w/cancer, graduate school, alcoholic parents, sick dog) and my tenacity to get through it all with a smile and without having a nervous breakdown.

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]]> Disgusted tag:vox.com,2008-02-29:asset-6a00c2251f161cf21900e398e150000004 2008-02-29T06:15:58Z 2008-02-29T06:15:58Z Jamie http://jamiet.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
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Last night I was reading an article on MSN about Britney Spears and it was questioning if the media should leave her alone with all of the drama going on in her life.

Like the good graduate student I am, I took a moment to screw off and avoid my midterms and scrolled down to see the "vote" about Lindsay and Paris.

Normally I just let stuff like this roll off my back or ignore it with a disgusted roll of my eyes. However, this time, I feel like its all been too much. All of the focus on female "celebrity" and the hypocritical double standard that we have in regards to looking at male and female celebrities. Fuck, it's just really horrible the way these girls are overexposed in the media. I realize they often invite the scrutiny onto themselves, but come on. 

I am just disgusted with MSN regarding this. "Sluttier?" Seriously? I mean, I'm used to the misogynistic nature of the MSM but this is just...it just is.

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]]> Six quirky things tag:vox.com,2008-02-24:asset-6a00c2251f161cf21900f48cde0df80002 2008-02-24T05:06:38Z 2008-02-26T14:31:20Z Jamie http://jamiet.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

In case you found me from Hilly's, here are six quirky things about me.


1. I am a hippy liberal pacifist, but 24 is one of my favorite TV shows. 

2. I have my alarm clock set for 20 minutes fast. And in the morning I set my clock for a half-hour ahead because I need to hit the snooze button two or three times before getting out of bed.

3. I have to have the TV on when I go to bed, but I sleep with an eye mask cover thingy on. I need the noise, but since my alarm clock is set to the radio barlingly loud (I sleep through the buzzer) I need to listen to the TV. I usually fall asleep to Friends of the Family Guy. 

4. I can do "live long and prosper" with my toes.

5. I'm a slob. It's annoying.

6. When NKOTB reunites and tickets go on sale, I will take the day off of work if I need to in order to get tickets.

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]]> QotD: Who Should Pay? tag:vox.com,2008-02-23:asset-6a00c2251f161cf21900f48cddd26c0003 2008-02-23T05:58:53Z 2008-02-23T05:58:53Z Jamie http://jamiet.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

You crash your friend's car because you're driving too fast in bad weather. Everyone's okay, but the car has to go into the shop. Who pays the deductible?

This happened to me.

My friend was driving. My friend paid the deductible. It's the right thing to do.

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