After nine grueling months of unemployment, I am about to leave Indianapolis, move home, and get a job! Yes, the months were grueling. Some of it (ok, a lot of it if you really think about it) was my fault because I was a nonsocial bum, but I spent A LOT of time in my bedroom doing... well pretty much nothing. I got some interesting things accomplished and learned a lot, but there were hours on end of absolute boredom. There were times when my body was overflowing with energy, but I couldn't think of anything to do with it without having to drive like 10 miles.
Anyway, that's about to change. I'm considering applying for a job with Ball Auctioneers. They're the people who are going to be managing my great-grandpa's auction, and they have job opportunities. They pay $15/hr. to clean out people's houses/garages/barns/whatever and get stuff ready for auctions. So I might do that, 'cause even though it sounds like a lot of work, that's fantastic pay. They said they don't usually hire kids because they're not willing to really work and commit, but I've had a full time job that was a lot of work, so I think I'll be decent for it. The thing that I'm not sure about is when I'd start working. They want me to work for them to clean out my great-grandpa's garage and I'm thinking that would be a great time to show that I'm capable of the work, but that's in mid-June. I kind of want a job before then. I've only really given this a couple days of thought, but I think it sounds great and I'm considering applying before June so I can have some income. Having income makes me feel a lot better about spending.
For my first job, I worked for my cousin in an automotive shop. We worked on the interiors of cars, airplanes, boats, etc. My primary job was to paint the outside of the building, but I also worked in the shop, removing the staples from upholstery, taking the metal parts of the seats apart, cleaning the shop, and pretty much whatever my cousin needed me to do. Being a summer job, it was almost always brutally hot. Temperatures were regularly 90+ inside and outside the shop, and hotter inside the cars we worked on if they weren't in the garage. It was a lot of work, and since I was capable of that 2 years ago, I think I could be capable of harder work now.
In other news, I told my mom about Shani and showed her pictures on Facebook and she thinks she's pretty. I wasn't really concerned about my mom's approval because even if she disapproved, she wouldn't really say anything. I got to hang out with Shani Saturday night. We watched Everything is Illuminated (great movie!) with Duby and his girlfriend Nikki. It was fun, and I think things are headed in the right direction. Her mom "doesn't like the idea of me" but Shani hasn't actually told her that we're going out. I keep trying to tell her to just do it, but she thinks it would hurt things. I'm not sure though, I think it would be better to build up trust and just tell her. Maybe her mom would even like me if we ever met! I hope so. It would make things a lot easier.
I practiced my archery this weekend quite a bit. Friday I shot for an hour or two, and then Saturday it rained, so I repaired some arrows so I'd have more to shoot. Then today, I was out for a while, but my right index finger is really hurting, so I took it easy. I have a blister on the inside edge of my index finger that makes it kind of hard to grip the arrow and string, and both fingertips (index and middle) are a little swollen. It's kind of good news though, because hopefully some of this will result in a callus that makes it easier to withstand the string. Because my fingers were hurting, my form was getting sloppy today and the string was hitting my left wrist, so it's a little red. Other than that, it's all fun!
Eleven days, fifteen pages of essays, and four final exams left until I return to Plymouth.
Troy
Comments (5)
I can tell you're a city boy when 10 miles is too far. Go ahead and look around and see if you can find a job that is as good or better than the auction job, if you can't, then you can start working when they need you. I'm glad things are going in the right direction for you and Shani, but I hope she will be able to talk to her mother sooner rather than later.
@OfElection - Haha, you guessed wrong. I'm actually a country boy. 10 miles is too far for Indianapolis though. I guess the point was more that even though I'd get to do something, it was mostly a waste of gas. I was raised in a town of 4,000 and grew up in the countryside. My current hometown is Plymouth which has a population of like 9,000. I'm just living in Indy for the school year.
And I definitely agree about Shani and the job. I hope both work out soon.
@The_Palantiri -
Perhaps "city boy" was too strong. I could tell you live in the city when 10 miles becomes too far.
I definatly think you're capable of hard work, you strapping young thing. : P
That is a great movie!!! Archery is hard...so my hat's off to you. And it's kind of weird that she won't tell her mom. What's she going to do, ground her? I mean you're in college for Pete's sake. lol.
Anyway...blessings for your essays and exames. <3
Hope everything works out with Shani and her mom!
I wish I could learn archery, but I don't think there's anyway I could...the neighbors might get upset if I started shooting in the back yard!