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Well, yesterday I had my first day at my new part-time job, doing event staffing for local football games and the like. After 7 hours standing at the very top of the stadium, during which time I made friends with a cop and made sure no one threw themselves or each other over the edge, I was brick-red, in agony, and felt like a cross...
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Just to reassure people I'm still alive, even if I don't post very often. I picked up a new day job which I'll start soon, and may have a line on another job... two part-times = 1 full time!

My writing and editing projects continue fairly smoothly, with one book into the publisher, another in editing while I take care various issues, a third proposal...
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Poking no nose out to look for my shadow. Hunting for a day job, doing taxes, cleaning the house, organizing stuff, contemplating setting fire to the screened-in porch rather than scrub it clean. Up to my eyeballs in writing deadlines and other projects. In other words, the usual. I promise I'm not dead yet! I just ... forget to update this. Yeah, that's the ticket....
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Whew. Finally went through my friendslist and cleared out those who haven't updated in the past few months. Kept everyone who seemed active. May have missed a few, but I'll live. Long overdue housecleaning.

Arrgh.
I just got word that a publishing project I was working on got knocked back another year, so now I won't see any progress until this time in 2012. Since originally, it was supposed to be over and done with by now, this is intensely frustrating and annoying. I'm just so pissed at being jerked around and having so little I can do about...
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So I am cranky. I applied to a group a few months back, and was promptly rejected, on the basis that I hadn't been active long enough to suit the group owner's standards. So I bide my time for a few months, make comments, hang out in chat and in groups as time permits, update my blog every so often, and try again.
I get...
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Update to prove I'm still alive. Things are unsettled at the moment. In between day jobs, trying to find something to bring in some extra money. Apparently, this is harder than it seems. I'm either unqualified or overqualified, and the temp agencies either have nothing, or dick me over for the better part of a week because they don't have a clue.

So in the...
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Yeah. I really do suck at remembering to post. Let's see, the quick round-up.
Got started on landscaping the house again. My neighbor across and street and I showed off our respective gardening toys. He has a weed-eater, I have a long-handled pruner. But it's too hot to do this sort of stuff for long.
Went to the dentist for a toothache, found out a...
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Meh. Nothing like waiting weeks to find out whether or not I'm approved for a group I dearly want to join, getting rejected without a word, trying again, and being told I haven't been active long enough, come back in a few months. Waiting sucks.

Woot. I have an interview with the nearest Barnes & Noble. If I get the job, it'll be my first retail job in five years, I swore I'd never go back again, but I need the money, and after working for the Census, I've redeveloped a work ethic and a love of earning money. Plus, I'm good at selling books to people. Let's hope this...
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I've been feeling oddly social lately. I want to talk to new people and find someone with whom I 'click' and get along with. I want to geek out, and flirt madly, and make those new connections. I want to experience the joy of a new friendship.

So if anyone reads this, and likes what they see of me and my style and my attitude...
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