"I couldn't take America. It's like Albania in neon."

[batskeets]

Mmm, Finger Eleven.

Well, I have an interview tomorrow: it's for a retail job. But on the up side: it's computers and electronics retail. As retail jobs go, that's about the best fit I can imagine. The only thing better would be if I got to sell an odd, eclectic collection of geek paraphernalia, and I don't think there's a national chain of *that* sort around. :)

Also on the job front, I wasn't rejected after all--they're deciding to not hire anyone new at this time. It still means no job, which is obviously not great. But it's also not, "no job because you are a loser," so it's an improvement. :)

I got a nosebleed this afternoon, which was no fun. But, after getting my nose under control, I had a lovely lunch with addiew and junsiew, and I ate *far* too much white pad thai. Then we hit up Sunrise, and I found, buried in the back of the cooler, CALPICO ORANGE SODA! It's as good as I remembered, and it also *really* makes me want to go to San Francisco. Like right now.

Stupid lack of money; it'd be nice to get out of Eugene for even a couple days. I'm still thinking about taking a few extra days in San Fran after I compete at Berkeley. I'll probably be too broke to do it, but maybe if I cram in a lot of freelance hours over the next couple weeks, then I can work it out. I could try to set up some job interviews for while I'm there, too.

Last night I had the honor and misfortune of hearing Hanson do a cover of Dirrty. Yes, as in the Christina Aguilera song. With acoustic guitars. And THREE-PART VOCALS. XD It was weirdly funny and... surprisingly not bad. ::ducks::

Anyway, I should get back to work, na?

Comments

[addiew.livejournal.com]

money en route

[pyrobaby.livejournal.com]

CALPICO!!!

...You know, I never found Calpis Orange Soda EVER in the whole 10 months I was in Japan?? I found orange calpis once, but it wasn't carbonated. I was so sad, if it wasn't for the seasonal Fanta and Coke bottles with hot Johnny's guys on them I'd curse the entire Japanese beverage industry. ;_;

[xmeankittenx.livejournal.com]

dude.. what about sharper image?? that'd be cool..

[aquatwo.livejournal.com]

sharper image was cool in the 80s but now, it's just dated for the most part. their "trademark products" now are low-end products in their market-space. their "ionic air purifiers" for example perform horribly compared to other manufacturers and cost well over twice the amount.

everything else there... it all just feels so, "executive toy"ish now...

sorry, i'm an opinionated schmuck. :(

[pfarley.livejournal.com]

If you need a place to crash in Berkeley, you're welcome to stay at my place. References available on request :-)