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chicabee's Journal  Ooh, two entrys in one day. I got the job! Although you will probably all know already. The lady rung back at 4pm, earlier than I has expected. I start a week on monday. So, I have to go and buy some vaguely smart clothes, yay! I am so so relieved. I've had my eye on this job for a while and I can't believe that I've finally got it. Right, I'm off out to meet my housemates, I think I may have a drink or two. Why, oh why? It's just that one song 'Hurt'. It's bloody miserable but I can't help it. I had an interview today, for a job as teaching assistant at a school for pupils with learning difficulties. I had an interview in May and fell in love with the school, but didn't get the position. So,when I saw another position I decided just to go for it. I feel the interview went well, I should find out by 6pm today. It is a torturous wait. I would really love to work there, the kids and staff seemed great both times I went. Its also a 15minute walk from my house, which is an unheard of commute in London! So, eeek. I shall probably update this again, once I get the outcome. Eek. Sad sad news about Richard Hammond. It has affected me more than I am comfortable to admit. I know there's been a bit of debate about it on the Gorum. Yes, he was driving at 300mph, but he has two young children and a wife. What must they be going through? I was bad enough when my Nan was in intensive care, sorry, critical care. So I dread to think what they must be going through. It really brings to the forefront the question of mortality. I remember on my 18th Birthday, I went out for lunch with my Mum and Dad. There were 2 old ladies sat by us, about 75 or 80 years old. My Dad turned and said to me 'That'll be you and your sister when me and your Mum have gone'. I burst into tears at the thought of them dying and no longer being around. My Dad knows how to spoil a party. I mean I know everyone has to die, but it's so bloody sad. Hmm. On that thought provoking note (yes, I am being sarcastic, who had have thought it, death is sad, eh?) I shall away. I'm in cyprus and just paid 50 cypriot cents to check my emails, incase my interviewer has got back to me, but alas she hasn't. Thank you all for your helpful words. Hopefully I shall know by tomorrow evening. I'm trying not to think about it too much, but I really want the job. Hope you are all well and it's nice and sunny there. Cyprus is very hot. I am keeping my eye out for tat to take a photo of for the Gorum. Been doing bits and bobs, but to be honest, it really is too hot. On the plane on the way over, they didn't have enough breakfasts to go round, so they asked for volunteers to get 2 complementary drinks instead, quite shamefully, me and my boyfriend volunteered for 2 free pimms each instead, because we had already bought food to eat, as we hadn't expected to get any food. It was quite embarassing, as we were sat there sipping our pimms at 11am, when everyone else had a mini fry up (it looked pretty disgusting though, I wouldn't want to eat it!) Anyway, I have about 4 minutes left, hope you are all keeping well. Ta ra xx Things are really busy at the moment, it surprised me how busy you can be, despite being unemployed. Managed to get my interview re-arranged for Monday as they invited me for an interview whilst I am in Cyprus, despite me telling them that I would be out the country for a week. It doesn't bode well. Anyway, I'm pleased the panel could re-arrange it, I'm excited and telling myself they really must want to see me. The Chair of the Panel even emailed me saying she is looking forward to meeting me, ooh! I had another interview for a job that isn't so good and that was also scheduled for when I was away, but they couldn't re-arrange that one. I haven't been on holiday for about 3 years and I finally book one and then these interviews come out the woodwork. I took a bit of a gamble booking the holiday, but I did apply for these jobs about 3 months ago, so thought I would have heard something before now. Anyway, I've got the interview I want. Going to see my Nan again for a couple of days, they are doing a CT scan on her, because it's rare for someone to have two types of cancer at the same time, so they are scanning her all over to see the total extent. Nan is pretty chirpy and quite energetic, being her usual self, so at the moment I haven't really had to confront the fact that she's not in a good way. She has actually stopped smoking , after 50 years! She's having the scan done today, so I am going over this afternoon and coming back tomorrow. Then I've got to get my holiday money sorted, get my last few holiday bits. Then at some point I've got to meet up with a friend from home who has come up to London for an interview, and got to meet another mate, this one from Uni.Then interview on monday, cry. Then off to Cyprus on Tuesday morning. There's not enough time! My life is such a combination of really good things and some pretty bad aspects. Good news is that my boyfriend has just been offered a full time, properly paid job at the place he's been doing a work placement for the last 4 months. This is really good, as he's wanted to get into advertising for a long time and it's really competetive, so yay! It also takes the pressure of me for a bit as he can pay the rent for the next couple of months, especially as I was stuck in my job for 4 months more than I wanted to be, so I could support him through his placement. Still no more news for me on the job front, still waiting to hear for my interview date for the job I applied for, it's such a slow process. The bad news is that my Nan has been diagnosed with bone cancer, shes pretty young, by Gran standards(72). Shes been in hospital for a bit, when I went to see her she was quite jovial, but I know the treatments she's having is pretty horrific and I would be a crumpled mess if I had to endure it. They have found other serious things wrong with her, but they aren't treating those, something about her lungs, as they reckon she's had it for years. I don't think she could take anymore treatment than what she's already facing. She's back home and just goes in for the treatment. There are problems though as she's not well enough to live on her own, but my parents live 200 miles away and they both work full time, and my aunt lives about 100 miles away. My Nan won't want to move out her house as shes lived there for over 50 years, she's never moved out the area of London she lives in either. My parents and aunt are takin alternate weeks off at the moment, but that can only go on for a month or so, so no-one knows whats going to happen after that. So yeah, it's all confusing at the moment, I'm feeling happy for my boyfriend but things in other areas aren't good. Current mood:  anxious.
I'm not going to rant in this entry. Short and sweet. Went to a gig yesterday, was very good, although I was very disappoined because Super Furry animals were on at the same time as Belle and Sebastian. Highlights were Belle and Sebastian, Gogol Bordello and The Raconteurs. I think Jack White must get his name for his paleness, he was so white. Maybe he paints his face and arms white. There were some nobs stood in front of us who were practically having sex, then Dirty Pretty things came on and the bloke, who was about 17, got his cigarettes out and I swear he wasn't even smoking them properly. He spent more time looking behind him, rather than actually watching the band. I think he was trying to be rock and roll. Anyway, was a good day, although it was chilly. Good celeb quota for the day too. Um, what else. Got an interview for the job that is based right opposite my house, this is good. Had my last day at work on tuesday and the same day my boyfriend found out he has been offered a full time, better paid job at the place he was doing work experience for. So, I'm going to live off him for a bit. Seems only fair as I have been supporting him whilst he's been doing work experience. La la, things are good. Got a holiday booked, Cyprus. But I'm not going to Ayia Napa and it's not an 18-30 either. Why are my entries so long, time to shut up. It's been a while since my last entry. Only thing of interest that has happened is that I finally handed in my notice at work. Work has been getting me down for a while, but I have stuck at it because I've been worried about money. I'm forever a responsible and practical person, so I stayed with the job. Last weekend though, I decided I'd had enough. I have been living my life for the last few months feeling pretty much constantly miserable. I hate the shift work I have to do, it makes it hard for me to develop much life outside of work. I now realise I like my routine and not knowing week to week what I will be doing is hard for me. Also the staff at the place at work are so negative, constantly back biting, bitching and also very crap at their job(which, when you are meant to be caring for people, I find very hard to take). I am also the youngest by a mile, not that this matters in itself but it added to the loneliness I was feeling. Anyway-under 3 weeks until I leave now, hooray! Then I have the Wireless gig the day after I leave, hooray. The day I handed in my notice I was so excited, I felt a weight had been lifted off my shoulders, I think that means it really was affecting me. Work was making me feel bitter and miserable. Anyway, things are looking up-as long as I get a job in the next couple of months-eeek! I had a lovely weekend away from London. I went up to visit my sister in Birmingham, so I swapped the biggest city in England for...the 2nd biggest city in England. But you know, it was a change of scenery. I went to an Amateur Dramatics play(Am Dram for those in the know.) It was ok, but I couldn't get over the intensity of it, I felt really awkard and embarassed for the actors. The audience surrounded the actors and there was no escaping. There was a lot of swearing too...'YOU YELLOW C*NT!!' for example. Apart from that it was okay. Then went shopping in the Bull Ring on saturday-talk about hectic! Couldn't go to Brum without having a curry, so we did. Much amusement was had by sending photos to my parents off someone elses phone, they got very confused. I then said to them via video that they had to guess who I was with(they didn't know I had gone to visit my sister). But due to us all being a bit drunk, it all got a bit confusing. Watched X-men, fell asleep during it, oops. Then relaxed before getting the train home. Return journey was better than the outgoing journey when I was practically sitting on a man's lap. It was awful, I hate it on a packed train, where you have nowhere to look. When you just end up trying to avoid making eye contact with anyone, especially the middle-aged man whose lap you're sat on. (I wasn't ACTUALLY sat on his lap, it just felt like it. Dramatic licence as it were) Anyway, still got tomorrow off work, hurrah! Not heard anything back from the job I applied for over the road, but it's only been 10 days, so not stressing yet. Ooh, I finally put my first ever piccie on the Gorum, after 2 and a bit years, I decided I should probably reveal myself to my fellow Gorummers, to prove I'm not a 78 year old man in disguise. Although we do welcome 78 year old men on the Gorum, as long as they aren't pretending to be a 22 year old girl/woman. Well what a fiasco the fancy dress party was. I couldn't find a fancy dress outfit as I had left it far too late, so the host insisted that it didn't matter, it was 'no biggie'. People weren't making much effort apparently, so I decided it was better that I went than stay at home. As soon as I got there I knew I had made the wrong decision. I didn't know anyone and I was the only one not in fancy dress. Anyway, I don't want to dwell on it, but believe me it was terrible. So I started knocking back the drinks, which was the 2nd bad idea of the night. I've changed so much from my student days when I could drink so much and be alright, but I have become such a lightweight. So, to not go into too much detail as I am quite ashamed, I was sick. Alot. Moving on... I went for the interview and really enjoyed it, the headteacher that interviewed me was really cool and I would really have enjoyed working there, but I had already decided I wouldn't be able to work there. On a good day it would take me and hour and a quarter to get there, but I would have to go on the northern line which is a baaaad tubeline. Considering at the moment I have a 20 minute walk to work or 5 minute bus ride. I was right to be worried about the salary too- I would only get paid 33 hours a week, 39 weeks a year. But, it was nice to get offered the job, I felt awful having to turn them down but I am sure they will find someone excellent. Although I am worried that it may be my only chance of finding a job I like. Best carry on with job hunting I guess. I'm feeling a bit silly today, I don't know why, but I like it. Had the day off, which is good. I went fancy dress shopping for a 'Sportswear through the ages' party. Talk about a stupid theme. I remember the days you could rely on charity shops for this kind of thing. When I was younger and I wanted to buy something rubbish, funny and cheap, charity shops were the first place I'd go. When did charity shops go all up market? I couldn't find anything crap. If I wanted something good, I'd go to a normal shop. All the items had price tags, no rubbish clothes. I was very disappointed. I guess it's good cos they might raise more money for their charities, but they are letting down a big section of their market I'm sure, those that want general crap for cheap prices. Anyway, I didn't find anything. Nevermind. I've got am interview tomorrow for a teaching assistant job in a school for kids with learning difficulties. Sounds like a good job, but I made a bit of a cock up, as I don't think it's going to be enough pay, as they only paying for term time, rather than the whole year. I'll go to the interview anyway, incase the salary suddenly changes. So, interview then party tomorrow, so quite a busy day for me. No work-yay! Thanks for the warm welcome to LJ, hope I eased off the whingeing today! |
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