I have been reminded again...
Jan. 18th, 2009 07:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bessie_smithThat I don't do enough updates.
So, the job hunt is slow. I've found a few positions to apply to, but no bites. But, it's the beginning of the year, more jobs listings will be showing up. If nothing else, working over ten years in recruitment advertising has taught me that.
I have yet to get anything from unemployment, even though I applied almost 2 months ago and did get a letter back telling me my claim was accepted. Since there's record unemployment right now, I am absolutely unable to get through to them on the phone, I can only e-mail them, and the responses I've gotten back so far haven't come close to answering my questions. Good thing I'm sitting on some decent saving now so I can survive for a while.
I spent Christmas in the redwoods, visiting![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lrc and his GF zabster in Felton and stayed for their Christmas party, which wasn't a Christmas party. Since he isn't Christian and doesn't celebrate Christmas, Larry, instead, has been organizing Whiskymas for about 20 years, where folks come by to eat vast quantities of food and sample whisky. Larry is a very good cook, and has quite a whisky collection, to which I have contributed to over the years.
I also spent some time shooting withlrc and the_ogre , my pictures are posted here. I definitely enjoyed going to the beaches in Santa Cruz to shoot, and I really want to go up there again soon for more. I can think of a lot of vantage points and images to try of the rocks and cliffs woth getting.
Larry had a cold, and he gave it to me (not the sort of gift giving I had in mind). Actually, both he and his GF had colds, but, since Larry is the guy, of course it's his fault I caught a cold. Second cold I had in a month, which led to a sinus infection, which lead to a middle ear infection that I'm still trying to recover from. My ear is still congested and I have diminished hearing because of it. It's like the right ear is under water. I just finished a course of oral steroids for it, which made me itch and caused insomnia, and I'm still taking antibiotics. I have to go back to the doctor next week, and, hopefully, the fluid will have cleared by then or else he'll have to put in a drain. Blah.
More news with my pictures. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has a competition related to an outdoor exhibit called "Urban Light." They invited people to submit their images of the installation for inclusion in a special order book and/or on their website. I submitted several of my photos and was notified last week that my images were among the early finalists. I'm not sure how many rounds they will go through before they select the final finalists, but I have my fingers crossed. My Urban Light shots can be seen here.
So, the job hunt is slow. I've found a few positions to apply to, but no bites. But, it's the beginning of the year, more jobs listings will be showing up. If nothing else, working over ten years in recruitment advertising has taught me that.
I have yet to get anything from unemployment, even though I applied almost 2 months ago and did get a letter back telling me my claim was accepted. Since there's record unemployment right now, I am absolutely unable to get through to them on the phone, I can only e-mail them, and the responses I've gotten back so far haven't come close to answering my questions. Good thing I'm sitting on some decent saving now so I can survive for a while.
I spent Christmas in the redwoods, visiting
lrc and his GF zabster in Felton and stayed for their Christmas party, which wasn't a Christmas party. Since he isn't Christian and doesn't celebrate Christmas, Larry, instead, has been organizing Whiskymas for about 20 years, where folks come by to eat vast quantities of food and sample whisky. Larry is a very good cook, and has quite a whisky collection, to which I have contributed to over the years. I also spent some time shooting with
lrc and the_ogre , my pictures are posted here. I definitely enjoyed going to the beaches in Santa Cruz to shoot, and I really want to go up there again soon for more. I can think of a lot of vantage points and images to try of the rocks and cliffs woth getting.Larry had a cold, and he gave it to me (not the sort of gift giving I had in mind). Actually, both he and his GF had colds, but, since Larry is the guy, of course it's his fault I caught a cold. Second cold I had in a month, which led to a sinus infection, which lead to a middle ear infection that I'm still trying to recover from. My ear is still congested and I have diminished hearing because of it. It's like the right ear is under water. I just finished a course of oral steroids for it, which made me itch and caused insomnia, and I'm still taking antibiotics. I have to go back to the doctor next week, and, hopefully, the fluid will have cleared by then or else he'll have to put in a drain. Blah.
More news with my pictures. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has a competition related to an outdoor exhibit called "Urban Light." They invited people to submit their images of the installation for inclusion in a special order book and/or on their website. I submitted several of my photos and was notified last week that my images were among the early finalists. I'm not sure how many rounds they will go through before they select the final finalists, but I have my fingers crossed. My Urban Light shots can be seen here.
