27 March 2010

Am I back? Not sure. Well to clarify that, I don’t know if I have the energy right now to begin posting full time again. Between school and the volunteer stuff I’m doing, I just don’t have the emotional energy to spend on writing.

It used to be that I had extra time on my hands where my brain was idle and all of these “great thoughts” were running through my mind, and I felt the need to share them with the world. Or maybe the term should be inflict them on the world…

Anyhow, I felt the need to speak once again, not of profound ponderings, but the simple stupid things of my life, such as they are.

I will say this of my life: It’s been pretty screwy.

The IRS nailed the checking and savings accounts two weeks before Christmas over a long disagreement about owed taxes. They took every penny we had. Yes, Christmas was a really bad one this year.

My car is constantly breaking down, and I can’t get rid of it yet because I have no way to replace it. I’m considering selling it when the weather gets better and just stick to the motorcycle over the summer so I can put the money against the bills that are piling up.

I was laid off from my pretty good paying job back in January 2009, and I have been busting my ass trying to get a decent job. I have never even been called for an interview.

I try going back to school, but I really think that school is too far beyond this old dog. The most common things that are expected to be known were classes I either never had, or had them 10 or more years ago. I failed my Microbiology class last semester. I’m probably close to failing Chemistry this semester. I am constantly behind the 8 ball in this class, struggling to keep up. And I need to get a 2.500 GPA or better to apply to nursing school. I missed the application deadline for this coming fall at the local university due to a mix up on their website. And I don’t even know if I want to be a Nurse.

But the last two weeks have been even more strange.

Two weeks ago I mention to a friend from church that I’m getting close to finishing the Pharmacy Technician course at the University. I get offered a possible part time position at a local hospital working in the pharmacy, that may lead to a full time job pretty quickly. The pay isn’t great but it’s close to home and it has fairly flexible hours. All I have to do is pass the National Certification test. (That is going to happen this coming Monday the 29^th at 1pm)

That same weekend we go and get the taxes done. We are getting quite a bit back, so the IRS will take enough to pay off the debt to them and we’ll still get about $1800 back. That will go to pay off some outstanding bills.

The preacher’s wife is diagnosed with breast cancer. Over the last few weeks the best possible outcome (the one we prayed for) has happened. Although she has breast cancer, it has not traveled to the lymph nodes. She had a complete mastectomy last Wednesday and is healing nicely. It will still be an ongoing fight, but she has the best chances possible.

On the way home from the hospital to see her, I get a phone call from my former employers. They want me to come back and learn some new machinery that they have. Only two people have been called back, I was the first. What is even better is they will work me part time while I’m in college so I can complete this semester before going back to work full time. I have lost my seniority, and I start back at the bottom of the pay scale, but that’s better than the pay of a Pharmacy Technician.

Now the plan is to go back to work and take one college class a semester and apply for the nursing program for next year. Maybe by that time we will be out of debt, and things will be easier. I still plan to get my Pharmacy Technician certification and maybe down the line work in that part time.

On a completely side note, in my last post I mentioned that I had submitted some things to the college art magazine. One of the pictures I submitted was accepted. Granted it was like second or third Honorable Mention, but I will be published!

I miss many of my friends here and hopefully I will get to re-connect with them sometime soon.

Peace, y’all.

J