January Sucked. Back to Zero, Again.

[blackleatherbookshelf]

As per my post on January 9th, I was offered a job that I thought might finally turn my situation from 2011 around. Unfortunately, things have been miserable since. I'd started the new job as an administrative assistant at a 5 Doctor medical clinic. It was a hectic and fast paced, stressful environment, and I thought I was doing OK. I was supposed to be learning the tasks of a pregnant female staffer before she left for maternity leave. She promptly had her baby boy three weeks early and well before I fully had the routines down. At the end of the 13^th day, I was informed I was not picking up the procedures of the office and was asked to resign. I have to admit, the stress of the place was literally giving me panic attacks. So here we are again, The end of January and I am right back in the same place I was a year ago this time.

The computer class I'd been taking since October is over now, and I did awful in it. I just could not absorb the amount of advanced technical information that was being thrown at me, and ultimately will probably not be able to use anything the course had to offer. Had I been better informed, I would have angled for a more beginners oriented course, but this is the class the grant landed me in. I will put in more effort at picking up the specifics here at home (I have until May to use the test certification scripts to see if I pass or not), but my guess is I won’t be able to master it.

What I really must thank everyone here for, and the brightest point of an otherwise wretched month, was the wonderful outpouring of help concerning Sophie Cat, covering over a third of the bills. She will still need her weekly shots - and as you can see by the picture of her shaved tummy, a trip to the vet warrants me serious "I'm going to poop on your pillow, you know that, don't you?" looks. The vet gave me a little trick; as soon as I get her home, Sophie gets a fresh can of cat food. Works like a charm. The first time I got her home, she made a bee-line to the space behind the sofa. But as soon as she heard the can-pop, she was right by her food dish.

My book selling annual trip to MAL was profitable enough that I was able to pay off the remainder of the bill soon after. Plus an extra special howdy to Cliff Clockner - we finally met! Another good thing about MAL? My table was next to these guys.

There was also a house concert featuring my old friend James Lee Stanely, along with Cliff Eberhardt. They are out promoting their collaborative tribute to The Doors, called "All Wood and Doors." (With surviving members of The Doors contributing.) It was my first time hearing Cliff live, and he's pretty easy on the eyes. James' voice is high and smooth, Cliff's is gruff and bluesy. As a duo, they harmonize beautifully. Having known James Lee since the mid 80's, it's always a pleasure to see him live. 

Comments

[pink-halen.livejournal.com]

So what were you trying to learn about the computer?

Sometimes we try to make things harder than they are. Computers only do what you tell them to do. In fact, they are as dumb as a box of rocks because they are a box of rock. Silicon is Beach Sand.

You may have a more artistic nature instead of an analytical bent. That makes understanding the deep technical things more difficult but not impossible.

[tbrough.livejournal.com]

I was taking a course on being a Network Administrator for Windows Server 2008.

I Understand

[pink-halen.livejournal.com]

Wow! I have some idea of what that requires. I've been using computers for years and I am familiar with Command line interfaces. It seems like it should be easy but there are a lot of things that the server can do that rudimentary computer users don't realize. I can see how it would boggle your mind. There are a lot of details that even power users have trouble with. There is too much choice for each command and most of the possibilities are not used everyday but you must know them.

It would seem that you were thrown to the lions.

[barbarian-rat.livejournal.com]

So it would seem that you were thrown to the lions on that computer course.
No way to get the grant for a beginners course?

Hugs and good luck with finding new work.

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry things didn't work out as you'd hoped.

Time to try a different direction?

Pet Sophie for me, ok?

[tbrough.livejournal.com]

Max, I can't help but think of You when I pet Sophie,

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Tim. I appreciate that.

[wescobear.livejournal.com]

Ugh, sorry about the false start with work. I hope February is a big improvement om January.

[geometrician.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear Sophie is doing better. They never understand that sometimes we have to do what is best for them. She's a cutie!

I'm sorry things are going roughly for you on the job front. My lesson: be persistent. Work is out there.

[blktalon.livejournal.com]

drools with envy at the photo from MAL.