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I've come off the idea of progress. It's overrated.
Wednesday, 9 March 2011 19:41Things are looking up, it seems. However, if I look up and see a fleet of large yellow Vogon constructor ships, please, someone give me several pints of beer and a packet of peanuts (or in my case, some creamy peanut butter)--I'm going to need them.
Since that ill-fated appointment a few weeks ago, things seem to be on the increase in terms of healing. I certainly feel more relaxed since dropping school from my daily routine, and wound closure has started to resume again. My body seems to be getting back to normality, what with eating properly and roughly the same times daily instead of whenever was possible.
My continued hunt for a new job is plodding along; I've been sending back canvass letters and resumes for over a year now; it's not that I don't like the Lottery (I do, actually, like it a lot)--but I'm reaching a point where I feel I can advance no further. Surprisingly, for a state agency that's in your face daily (TV ads, radio ads, newspaper, drawings, Lottery games, etc), the Lottery only employs about 350 people or so across the state. Because it's such a small agency, chances of a promotion are very close to nil--there's barely any turnover, and as a result, barely any vacancies for me to apply for. So I continue my quest to be in a state agency where there are actually promotion opportunities; I don't want to feel that I took those civil service exams (and spent money to take them) for nothing.
At this point, I hope for a promotion so that I can put the extra money away for when I return to school (since the next time I return to Sage, it's going to be as a full-time student, and not having the task of employment to get in my way).
In the meantime, I'll be in Boston this weekend for the 3-day PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) East convention; it's the first time I'm going to an actual, major, huge convention (Albany Comic Con doesn't count, I'm afraid), and it's 3 days of gaming--gaming as far as the eye can see, be it tabletop, console, whatever. I'm also hoping to catch some of the musical acts like the Video Game Orchestra, and get in on one or two of the tournaments. Pictures will be a-plenty.
Speaking of gaming, my gaming podcast, Downloadable Content, now has its own Facebook page where you can post your thoughts and opinions on the bi-weekly episodes, have open debate, and even ask to be a guest on the show. Go and "like" it today, and while you're at it, download the first 4 episodes for free at the iTunes store.
Finally, yesterday marked the 33rd anniversary of the first episode of the original radio series,The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and this Saturday will mark Douglas Adams's 59th birthday. To him, the whole world was one big Monty Python sketch, and it shows--anyone who's ever read HHGTTG and/or the Dirk Gently books can attest to that. I wonder how many more books Hitchhiker would've had if he kept going expanding his trilogy.
So long, and thanks for all the fish, Mr. Adams.
Speaking of fish, it's a salmon dinner tonight. Nom nom nom.
Since that ill-fated appointment a few weeks ago, things seem to be on the increase in terms of healing. I certainly feel more relaxed since dropping school from my daily routine, and wound closure has started to resume again. My body seems to be getting back to normality, what with eating properly and roughly the same times daily instead of whenever was possible.
My continued hunt for a new job is plodding along; I've been sending back canvass letters and resumes for over a year now; it's not that I don't like the Lottery (I do, actually, like it a lot)--but I'm reaching a point where I feel I can advance no further. Surprisingly, for a state agency that's in your face daily (TV ads, radio ads, newspaper, drawings, Lottery games, etc), the Lottery only employs about 350 people or so across the state. Because it's such a small agency, chances of a promotion are very close to nil--there's barely any turnover, and as a result, barely any vacancies for me to apply for. So I continue my quest to be in a state agency where there are actually promotion opportunities; I don't want to feel that I took those civil service exams (and spent money to take them) for nothing.
At this point, I hope for a promotion so that I can put the extra money away for when I return to school (since the next time I return to Sage, it's going to be as a full-time student, and not having the task of employment to get in my way).
In the meantime, I'll be in Boston this weekend for the 3-day PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) East convention; it's the first time I'm going to an actual, major, huge convention (Albany Comic Con doesn't count, I'm afraid), and it's 3 days of gaming--gaming as far as the eye can see, be it tabletop, console, whatever. I'm also hoping to catch some of the musical acts like the Video Game Orchestra, and get in on one or two of the tournaments. Pictures will be a-plenty.
Speaking of gaming, my gaming podcast, Downloadable Content, now has its own Facebook page where you can post your thoughts and opinions on the bi-weekly episodes, have open debate, and even ask to be a guest on the show. Go and "like" it today, and while you're at it, download the first 4 episodes for free at the iTunes store.
Finally, yesterday marked the 33rd anniversary of the first episode of the original radio series,The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and this Saturday will mark Douglas Adams's 59th birthday. To him, the whole world was one big Monty Python sketch, and it shows--anyone who's ever read HHGTTG and/or the Dirk Gently books can attest to that. I wonder how many more books Hitchhiker would've had if he kept going expanding his trilogy.
So long, and thanks for all the fish, Mr. Adams.
Speaking of fish, it's a salmon dinner tonight. Nom nom nom.
