It's all from stress. It crept up on me over the last week and has just pwned me for the last several days. I've been getting enough sleep...more than enough, in fact. Justin and I have been konked out for ten or eleven hours a night on our "days off." I've never needed so much sleep in my life. I think it's the marathon training. But recently I haven't been feeling rested.
Ugh, it's the unemployment blues. The job search is definitely getting to me. It's difficult on a basic level, because I worry about running out of money even though I know it's not an immediate problem. It's hard on an intellectual level because I'm torn between wanting an immediate solution and holding out for a good one.
Thankfully, several options have panned out favorably in the last few days. I know I can rock an interview, so the more callbacks I get the better my chances of having more solid choices are. At this point, I've applied for ten career positions. I'm overqualified for some, underqualified for some, and a perfect fit for most. Now it comes down to waiting for callbacks, salary requirements, and interviews. They say beggars can't be choosers, but I'd much rather be picky than end up somewhere I'll be unhappy. But despite my massive stress aneurysm, things are looking up.
Last Justin and I went to Toyoda Sushi for the first time in over a month-- and our first time there just the two of us in far longer. But Toyoda himself was out sick, so we didn't get to play catch-up. Afterwards, we poked our heads into Fred Meyer and walked out with a rapidly spreading obsession among our Eugene friends-- Guitar Hero. We stayed up late rocking out and then watched a few episodes of Battlestar Galactica Season 2. Mmm, video games and sci-fi, the fuel for a geek's soul.
I'm sure you've noticed that I added Justin as an author to this blog. It's not because we're now engaged or anything silly like that... but with all the work I've been doing on the site, I felt the urge to put something extra into it. I haven't had the same energy to post that I used to have, and I've ofted been simply apathetic about blogging even the best little stories (like the Bulldog incident, argh!). Justin and I share a very common existence... most of the good cheese-sandwich stuff we both experience. And sometimes he asks me if I'm going to write about something when I have little intent to do so. So I figured that he might be up to the task of sharing his thoughts and our life together. I don't imagine that this will turn into a wedding blog but I bet we'll both have things to say about planning sometime in the near future (as we're not setting a date until 2008, don't get your hopes up quite yet). Anyhow, thanks for welcoming Justin... we'll see if he can keep up posting for a while. :)
Posted on September 23, 2006 @ 11:15 AM | 5 comments
Comments:
I know the stress illness far too well. Does yours come with a crushing headache that never goes away, even while you're asleep?
With the risk of sounding cliche, I'm sure it'll turn out great. And I'm looking forward to wedding-y posts!
By 
Lazy Lightning, at
12:48 PM, September 23, 2006
200__8__!?! baaaaaaah! =-) but 7 is such a prettier #.
By 
, at
9:09 PM, September 23, 2006
Yep, 2008! :) There are a few reasons, some more important than others:
1) I like to savor the finer things in life and I don't want to rush through being engaged. I've always imagined myself with a long engagement... enjoying that sort of in-between period.
2) I like the word "fiance" better than "boyfriend" or "husband" and I want a chance to use it!
3) I need time to plan, carefully and meticulously. A LARGE number of our friends are getting married next summer (I want to say we'll be going to 4 or 5 weddings) and I plan to enjoy these ceremonies as a way of getting ideas!
4) A large number of friends are getting married next summer. We don't want to scrounge for a date for convenience's sake.
5) Justin's cousin has a BIG BIG wedding in July... lots of family attention and dinero is going into it. We don't want to cut into his cousin's time and attention. To be honest, we'd also like the family's attention to be undivided as far as blood-relative weddings the summer we're getting married.
6) Justin gets out of nursing school in summer 2008-- more cause to celebrate and embrace the changes in our lives. We might be looking to relocate and buy a house that summer, too! :)
7)Finally, I'm a firm believer that putting something off makes it better. I know a lot of people have fun planning their weddings and the day is "nice" but not what they expected. I want some time to dream and savor the experience before the experience itself. :)
By Kat, at
9:52 PM, September 23, 2006
If you haven't already, go read Justin's blogger profile ahahahahaha: "I was never that stupid" ahahahaha. Hi Justin, I love and welcome you.
By Rachel, at
10:19 PM, September 23, 2006
Good Luck on the Job Hunt!
i always went into interviews with creating a Win Win attitude & talking about what i could do for the Company!
it was like a Casual Chat as opposed to a dreaded grilling session where yer answering stoopid questions like "Where do U want to be in 5 Years?"
of course i was always tempted to say "in yer Chair so i can FIRE U!!"
;))
& the other thing i would do is pick out Companies in Trade Mags or Shows who weren't Advertising for Jobs or Hiring!
that way yer not competing with 1000 or more peeps responding to a Newspaper ad*
Cheers!! Billy ;))
By , at
10:45 PM, September 26, 2006
