I got my diploma today!

I’m filled with mixed feelings, as I am with everything else in life. Joy, that I’ve actually accomplished that thing I’ve worked at for so long and so hard. Sorrow, that something I enjoyed so much is over.

Blah blah blah

What should I do with it?

Wow, it’s been a long time since I posted. I guess I kinda checked out for awhile after the railroad thing went down the tubes.

So today I walked downtown to get a bagel and some coffee. I was sitting on my favorite bench, down by the creek, on campus. It’s a little amphitheatre, with rows of benches on one side, the creek in the middle, and the “stage” on the other side. Very scenic.

Then a bird pooped on me.

Hey, thanks God. Can I catch a break here? I mean, first I don’t get the railroad job. Then I can’t find ANY jobs. Then I get sick with the flu for over a week. I’m battling depression and stress and hypertension and who knows what else, and now this.

Thanks.

Well, let’s make this short and sweet.

I didn’t get the job.

So my chances with Union Pacific are pretty much zero now. I can’t even reapply for the job until next year. That doesn’t work for me–I’m just about broke. I need a job now.

Well, it hasn’t exactly hit me yet. I’m shocked I didn’t get the job. I talked to Scott, and he’s pissed they didn’t hire me. He doesn’t know what happened either.

So now what? Fuck it. I don’t even want to think about it right now. I’ve got a case of Coors Light in the fridge and a liter of Cappy calling my name.

See you Monday.