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i looooove pagination!!! omg!! it’s been so long since i’ve done it that i’ve forgotten how much i like it!
(for clarification, pagination is basically page layout. you have all the graphics, text is ready, headlines done. it just needs to be put together.)
move the mountain (where my mom works and with whom i have $2000 contract) is going to start putting out a monthly e-newsletter, and they want me to figure out the layout, so i’ve finished two attempts, and i’m going to try to do at least one more option.
here is option 1 and option 2 so far. the colors are not my choice. pics are fuzzy to keep the files a small size.

hrm hrm

hrm hrm

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you know, i seriously think i might have issues going back to work. i know that working parttime won’t be so bad, but 40 hours? good god. let me inform you of a normal day in my life.
1. i get up, depending on what time i went to sleep the night before, anywhere from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. normally i get around 8 hours of sleep.
2. i check my email. if there’s something pertinent that needs replying to, i will do it. otherwise, it sits in my inbox til later.
3. i get something to eat, oatmeal or cereal or a sandwich. i turn on the tv as i eat it and watch drone tv
3. if there’s dishes to be done, i’ll do them. if the bathroom’s grody, i’ll clean it. if the floor needs sweeping, i’ll sweep it.
4. i pet the cat.
5. i sit on the couch and watch dumb tv.
6. i’ll make supper anywhere from 6 p.m.-10 p.m., depending on when nate gets home.
7. i read through my emails, my news websites, my blogs, my regular sites.
8. i might do some freelance work, depending on how pressing it is.
9. i might do some DDR, depending on how hot it is in the apartment and how ambitious i feel.
10. i dink around on the internet until i’m tired, and i go to bed.
11. then it starts all over again.
the idea of going back to work terrifies me. i feel i won’t have any time to do anything.

zzzz

zzzz

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i should be asleep. i have a meeting at 11:30, and i should be sleeping so i can be up for that. i did fall asleep at midnight, then i woke up at three, and here i am.
other than that, nothing much is going on. i’m anxiously awaiting the weekend. yay for lake! my temp job is stupid and hasn’t started yet, and i don’t know if i’m even going to be able to do it. what a pain.
i think i’m going to try sleeping again. we’ll see if it works.

annoyed

annoyed

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know what’s annoying, and rather disconcerting? i went to two interviews for the job in waseca, the guy said he was impressed, etc, etc, then i called him and explained the situation about the graduate assitantship, and he told me that they don’t know when they’re going to fill the position, they don’t know who, blah blah blah, and i should take the GA.
so today i was looking at jobs on the MN workforce site, and they had posted another job listing for that job. ??? not only that, but the pay went up!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!?!?
i am so sick and tired of looking for jobs. i am not looking forward to doing it come october/november. i don’t know if the master’s will help or not. i’m kind of scared.

howdee

howdee

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lalalalalaa!
so, i guess my temp job is over. that was lame. 2.5 days! so much for 2 weeks, which was the original plan.
i have an interview at the lit press on thursday morning, then thursday afternoon i have a second interview at the place in waseca. and i have an interview for sharon’s job (she’s moving), but i’m not sure what the pay would be on that.
nothing much else is going on. my cat has been pretty demanding lately, crying out muted yelps and twitching her tail a lot. maybe she has cat allergies, who knows.
i’m also preparing myself for liz’s shower, which is in TWO WEEKs, and her wedding is in a month!! holy cow. that’s coming up fast. this weekend i’m heading up to fargo for melissa’s graduation party, then on saturday i’m heading down to the cities with my grandma for my cousin molly’s grad party. are my sisters coming???? i’m curious. let me know.
so once again, a drive heavy week. i hate spending money on gas, but i’m hoping that grandma will foot the bill for the cities trip. maybe i’ll convince her to take the bug, since my car clicks and dings and all that jazz. seriously, all my car needs now is jazz hands, and it’ll be a broadway musical.
i just did DDR! what a workout!

oh my

oh my

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so after about 5 hours today at my temp job i was ready to go home. i forgot what a pain it is to work! all i wanted to do was go sit on my couch and watch the national geographic channel.
but at least it’s interesting and not boring. i get to make corrections on a bunch of documents that have already been through proofing once. i’m not sure how long it’s going to last, but here it is: my first “tomorrow’s friday!” in three months. hee hee. AND i get paid $14.25/hr. not so bad for a temperooni.
AND……(big news)…..
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I have an interview at the liturgical press at st. john’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
O
to the
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to the
G
i have been sending resumes to CSB/SJU for 5 years now. everything that has come open that looks even semi-related to what i want to do i sent a resume to. i bet i’ve sent upwards of 25 resumes. and finally. after 5 years of doing this. i get in. you have no idea how ecstatic i am. if i get a job therE? OMG. i would absolutely die from bliss.
here’s the job description:
Post secondary school training in graphic design, art production, scanning, color correction, layout, and photography desired. Undergraduate degree preferred. Training in marketing or demonstrable skills; 3-5 years experience in graphic design and print production or demonstrable skill of intermediate or greater level. Advanced skills in InDesign, Quark Xpress, Photoshop Illustrator and Word for Macintosh. Ability to coordinate and maintain multiple projects, analyze information and organize work priorities.
😮
exactly what i’m looking for!!omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomg
AAAAHHH!!!!

well!

well!

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i have a temp job! it will last 2-3 weeks, and it’s at an ad agency. we’ll see how it turns out! good news is is that my unemployment fires right back up afterwards!

my interviews!

my interviews!

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inspired by megan, here is a list of all job interviews i’ve had since i took the “pursuing master’s degree” off my resume.
Floe International aka McGregor job
this one paid well. $40-50,000/year. THAT was what i was excited about the most, as well as the g5 mac and huge 30″ screen i’d be working on. i could tell from hearing about the job, however, that it could have easily becoming another northwestern supply. i wasn’t too excited about that. so i was torn on that job.
Casino Enterprise Management Magazine (in fargo)
i’ve always wanted to work for a magazine, and this place had potential. the only issue was that i was applying for an administrative assistant position, not a graphic design position. and although i could have moved up in the company, i got the feeling that the graphic designer was in it for the long haul. and when i went there, i just got a really eerie feeling about the place. afterward i visited with melissa, and she could tell i wasn’t feeling the job at all. but, i was onew for concordia was a week ago. i felt good about it, the people were nice, i asked questions, i did everythign correctly. plus, there’s two positions open. i would really really really really really like one of the concordia positions. next week i’m going to call the hr dude and ask what the timeline is.
walters publishing in waseca
this interview is next week. we’ll see how it goes! i wouldn’t mind working at a publisher, but waseca is almost too close to austin-folk for my liking!
shooting star casino in mahnomen
next week also! i’d rather have this job than the waseca job, just by location. plus i think it would be a tad more fun.
then there was the weirdo who emailed me who wanted an interview, but i refused that one.

eh?

eh?

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i applied to a job in houston, mn, that i really shouldn’t have. it only pays $10 an hour, and it’s for a printer, not an ad agency or anything like that.
so, i sent an email with the resume and stuff in it, and i got a reply, asking when i could come in for an interview and fill out an application. so, since the job only pays $10/hr, i asked if i could do a phone interview, since it takes up to four hours to get down there. here is his response:
If you want a job we should to see your smiling face.
We want to see your smiling face cause we will be living together 8 hours a day five days a week. We are kinda picky as to whom we live with.
Do you know Illustrator?
Can you do web page design?
Can you do animation in an email?
Do you work well with others?
Will you fit in with the group that is here?
Will you come to work every day and be productive?
If you can convince me that the answers to these questions are YES without coming in to see me face to face.
Then you are hired.
You have two options:
#1. Come in to do a face to face interview.
#2. Convince me via the email that the answers to my questions are yes.
Which do you chose? #1. OR #2.
Thank You for your time.
ok, so i agree that i should go see this guy in person (if i want the job), but for $10/hr??? and this email seems…i don’t know…kind of odd. should i blow him off or try to do what he asks in a return email?

nummy

nummy

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yesterday i drove 470 miles. i drove to fargo for an interview at concordia, which i think went pretty well. the interview was about half an hour, then they had me make an ad in a fifteen-minute time period. of course it didn’t get done, but i got some stuff done with it. then i drove to north branch, mn, which is 60 miles EAST of st. cloud. so fargo to north branch. to pick up my brother, then we drove back to st. cloud.
most of the time i spent driving i did it with my windows rolled down, and on the way from fargo to north branch, i took hwy 10 instead of i-94. and i forgot how much i looooove spring/summer. the temp was perfect at 75, the wind was blowing through my hair. and i ended up doing a lot of driving at sundown/dusk, so when i drove past the ditches, i heard crickets! oh it was great. and the fresh smell, mmmm, it makes me so happy. much happier than sloshy/slushy/muddy march. what an awful month. i can hardly wait til the trees start to bud. yay summer!