OK, it's a been a news black out for me concerning the NY thing.
I've emailed em twice in the last 3 weeks and nothing.
I'm guessing that they figured out that they don't need an archivist, which is fine, but It would be nice to know in order to set up an internship and make other plans.
Ya, I feel frustrated about this. While I wasn't promised a job at this point I had really warmed up to the idea of living in the NYC area. Plus, I really want to work, I'm bored and it's become a negative thing for me. I have loads of friends in the same boat about this too and it's really hard not to be negative about this and other things right now. Plus I know too many people who feel the same way and are in way deeper then me. I actually have it really good and am far better off then most.
On the good side, I signed up for two computer classes to work on my photoshop and lightroom skills. I'll follow that up with some other workshop classes too. I don't have any excused not to be doing this and working on my skill sets. Plus it gets me out and among people instead of just stewing in my own self pity. I hate to say it but I haven't felt much like socializing these days and I know my what little people skills I have need work. Hopefully this will keep my above water?
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Updates
School: Has been going fine for the most part. Both classes are online and involve me doing daily readings. The cataloging class started out as a complete mess and 2 weeks ago the proff dropped out. Ya, she took a leave of absence. We have a new prof and things are progressing. We've put together a local group to go over homework too, so I'm not worried about this class at all at this point.
Knee: For the first time in a week it feels like it might have healed up. I'll see about starting to exercise again probably starring on Saturday.
Work: I'm still unemployed, but with prospects. I had applied for two jobs at the Portland Art Museum. I kind of knew I was under qualified for one and over qualified for the other. I heard back and PAM agreed with my findings. Ugh, the under qualified position was actually my local dream job (Curator of Photography), I suspect I'll need a second MA if I ever really want to land this sort of job. The other was working in PAM library as a page. Honestly I'm over qualified and as soon as I could find job I'd have left. I don't blame em. If anything I'll see about doing an internship this summer. But onto prospect #2.
Work pt II: So last November I was woken up at 8am by rather odd call. It was actually wrong number call. They asked for someone I used to work with in previous job and when I told em they had the wrong number they asked what number they had called. It turns out they were recruiter for animation study in Connecticut. And by Connecticut I mean this sliver of land jets into suburban NYC (Westchester). Anyway, they were in town and wanted me to come in and do an interview. So a day later I sit down with them and find out that they had been look for an archivist much earlier in the year. Unable to find one, they had closed the position. After going over my work history, they were pretty excited that I might be perfect should the position open up again. OK, so I just interviewed for a position that didn't really exist and I'd have to move to one place I'm really iffy about ever living in. Why? because I used to spend part of my summer's as kid in NYC and hated it. Actually I hated it mostly because I had to live with my dad. As an adult I've avoided entertainment work there for nearly 20 years. But after living in Portland for the last 3 years, NY actually looks inviting to me. I won't actually be living in Manhatton (too expensive anyway) since the location of the studio is out in the Burbs. I'd be in the Bronx area, but more likely White plains or Yonkers.
Down sides would be that I'd still need a car (the place is not on any train routs) and I have no idea how I can store the scooters. Oh ya, if they do open up the position again I'd have to wait till February. Well it's February and I hadn't heard from them, so I dropped them an email last week about prospects of employment mostly since I wanted to start looking for internships locally. Anyway, they were happy to hear back from me and I was told that they should be reopening the position very soon. The plan would be to go out there and do a proper interview and get a feel fro the place in about a month. Of course nothing is written in stone at the moment, I have no idea what they will pay me either. Ugh. Anyway, that's the job front.
Not much else going on in life, other then too much mediocre photography.
Knee: For the first time in a week it feels like it might have healed up. I'll see about starting to exercise again probably starring on Saturday.
Work: I'm still unemployed, but with prospects. I had applied for two jobs at the Portland Art Museum. I kind of knew I was under qualified for one and over qualified for the other. I heard back and PAM agreed with my findings. Ugh, the under qualified position was actually my local dream job (Curator of Photography), I suspect I'll need a second MA if I ever really want to land this sort of job. The other was working in PAM library as a page. Honestly I'm over qualified and as soon as I could find job I'd have left. I don't blame em. If anything I'll see about doing an internship this summer. But onto prospect #2.
Work pt II: So last November I was woken up at 8am by rather odd call. It was actually wrong number call. They asked for someone I used to work with in previous job and when I told em they had the wrong number they asked what number they had called. It turns out they were recruiter for animation study in Connecticut. And by Connecticut I mean this sliver of land jets into suburban NYC (Westchester). Anyway, they were in town and wanted me to come in and do an interview. So a day later I sit down with them and find out that they had been look for an archivist much earlier in the year. Unable to find one, they had closed the position. After going over my work history, they were pretty excited that I might be perfect should the position open up again. OK, so I just interviewed for a position that didn't really exist and I'd have to move to one place I'm really iffy about ever living in. Why? because I used to spend part of my summer's as kid in NYC and hated it. Actually I hated it mostly because I had to live with my dad. As an adult I've avoided entertainment work there for nearly 20 years. But after living in Portland for the last 3 years, NY actually looks inviting to me. I won't actually be living in Manhatton (too expensive anyway) since the location of the studio is out in the Burbs. I'd be in the Bronx area, but more likely White plains or Yonkers.
Down sides would be that I'd still need a car (the place is not on any train routs) and I have no idea how I can store the scooters. Oh ya, if they do open up the position again I'd have to wait till February. Well it's February and I hadn't heard from them, so I dropped them an email last week about prospects of employment mostly since I wanted to start looking for internships locally. Anyway, they were happy to hear back from me and I was told that they should be reopening the position very soon. The plan would be to go out there and do a proper interview and get a feel fro the place in about a month. Of course nothing is written in stone at the moment, I have no idea what they will pay me either. Ugh. Anyway, that's the job front.
Not much else going on in life, other then too much mediocre photography.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Very Possibly
I might, and that's a "might" have an up coming job interview.
Suburban NYC here I possibly come?
Suburban NYC here I possibly come?
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Zoo
Now it's been about 2 years since I last visited the local zoo, which wasn't that much fun. But since it's $2 Tuesday, I'm cheap, I wanted to snap a couple of photos and I'm bored, it seemed like it was high time for me to go back.
Now I knew to expect a lot of children so I thought I was ready for that. Well I wasn't. Lots of little kids, but also lots of not so little kids, who I would have expected should have still be at school, but oddly enough the $2 Tuesday zoo attracts lots of 8-16 year olds. Who would have known? I for one am not that fond of kids I suspect it's my rotten childhood, but honestly I tend not like being around kids.
ANyway, they as a whole were not really that bad, it was the adults among them that I think I had the most contempt for. What is up with people buying the largest possible strollers they can possible find, then not totting their kid in it? I think my favorite was some woman with a double wide stroller and her one kid in tow and expecting everyone else to get out of her way and open not one door, but double doors for her. I bet she parks the SUV well too. The last time I was at the local zoo, I saw by far so many bad tattoos that I gave up on getting anymore myself. Fortunately while i was sunny it wasn't that warm so I didn't have to see everyone in wife beaters like last time.
The exhibits: The last time I was at the zoo about 1 in 5 exhibits was closed, which sucked. This time, I'd have to say that 1 in 4 was closed, which sucks too. The amount of unfinished construction is astounding and a real turn off.
Picture taking: I forgot to pack the two rolls of 35mm film I pulled out of the fridge. Ugh, my mistake.
Animals: I like seeing wild animals i as close as you can get them to being in the wild. But to be honest, the closer you get them to being back in the wild, the easier it is for most of them to hide. As such, many natural exhibits tend to be small and as such the animals more often then naught hit me as really bored. It's rather self defeating I guess and who knows what the real answer to it is.
I got my $2 worth, but not much more.
Now I knew to expect a lot of children so I thought I was ready for that. Well I wasn't. Lots of little kids, but also lots of not so little kids, who I would have expected should have still be at school, but oddly enough the $2 Tuesday zoo attracts lots of 8-16 year olds. Who would have known? I for one am not that fond of kids I suspect it's my rotten childhood, but honestly I tend not like being around kids.
ANyway, they as a whole were not really that bad, it was the adults among them that I think I had the most contempt for. What is up with people buying the largest possible strollers they can possible find, then not totting their kid in it? I think my favorite was some woman with a double wide stroller and her one kid in tow and expecting everyone else to get out of her way and open not one door, but double doors for her. I bet she parks the SUV well too. The last time I was at the local zoo, I saw by far so many bad tattoos that I gave up on getting anymore myself. Fortunately while i was sunny it wasn't that warm so I didn't have to see everyone in wife beaters like last time.
The exhibits: The last time I was at the zoo about 1 in 5 exhibits was closed, which sucked. This time, I'd have to say that 1 in 4 was closed, which sucks too. The amount of unfinished construction is astounding and a real turn off.
Picture taking: I forgot to pack the two rolls of 35mm film I pulled out of the fridge. Ugh, my mistake.
Animals: I like seeing wild animals i as close as you can get them to being in the wild. But to be honest, the closer you get them to being back in the wild, the easier it is for most of them to hide. As such, many natural exhibits tend to be small and as such the animals more often then naught hit me as really bored. It's rather self defeating I guess and who knows what the real answer to it is.
I got my $2 worth, but not much more.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Year End
It's the last day of the year and this is where things stand for me.
Just over 3 years ago I moved to Portland to leave LA and leave a job that was making me miserable. For the first 6 months I was here, my moods was up and down. I loved being here and suck, but the lack of work and purpose in my life took a toll on me too. I really felt I was spinning in place and not accomplishing anything. Then, I landed a job and started grad school. I was happy working again and meeting new people, and then school, again new people and new things to learn. But within months I was overwhelmed both physically and mentally. I stopped seeing friends and became a hermit. Work was 50+ hours a week and school work was what I could fit in. My weight went up and my moods became short and irritated. Worst of all was the over the over all stress. My social skills actually plummeted too. I couldn't tell you one thing that was actually stressing me, the job it self wasn't really hard, but the time was. School was too.
Over the next year, things had to change. I went from full time school to part time. I was promoted at work too. Then I witched jobs, from what that at times's bored me to one that interested me. Things began to settle down, 40 hour work weeks and part time school agreed with me and I could actually go and do things again. But I still tended to play the part of a hermit as my social skills were still rough and my moods never really flattened.
The year started out good, the company I worked for was finally finishing it's film and my work would start to peak. I spent months building a 40,000 digital picture archive and working on the crew's portfolios. I handled it and was ready for more. But things at work changed with new management and I found myself on the outside again. This November, I and 70 others were let go. I saw my part in this coming and for a while I hate to say and could feel my moods slip in to anger and depression too often. I was actually relieved when it happened. I wasn't happy and it was time to go, I ended up with a decent package and could go back to school full time again and be done with it.
So how do I feel now? I feel like I'm spinning my wheels again. School has actually been rather easy and I hate to say it boring too. I'm bored really easily these days. I feel like I want to be done and moving forward with my life too. This is feeling that most people I know are feeling here in Portland. So I know I'm not alone, I hear it from friends who have spent more then a year unemployed and are in a real bind in comparison to me. Honestly I know I have it much better then most, so I don't want to play to the pity train. Honestly there is far more deserving and needing here. On the other hand I down and out too. I want out of this, I actually now want out of Portland too.
OK, have a great new year and hopefully next year won't be so filled with all the crap that this year dumped on it.
Just over 3 years ago I moved to Portland to leave LA and leave a job that was making me miserable. For the first 6 months I was here, my moods was up and down. I loved being here and suck, but the lack of work and purpose in my life took a toll on me too. I really felt I was spinning in place and not accomplishing anything. Then, I landed a job and started grad school. I was happy working again and meeting new people, and then school, again new people and new things to learn. But within months I was overwhelmed both physically and mentally. I stopped seeing friends and became a hermit. Work was 50+ hours a week and school work was what I could fit in. My weight went up and my moods became short and irritated. Worst of all was the over the over all stress. My social skills actually plummeted too. I couldn't tell you one thing that was actually stressing me, the job it self wasn't really hard, but the time was. School was too.
Over the next year, things had to change. I went from full time school to part time. I was promoted at work too. Then I witched jobs, from what that at times's bored me to one that interested me. Things began to settle down, 40 hour work weeks and part time school agreed with me and I could actually go and do things again. But I still tended to play the part of a hermit as my social skills were still rough and my moods never really flattened.
The year started out good, the company I worked for was finally finishing it's film and my work would start to peak. I spent months building a 40,000 digital picture archive and working on the crew's portfolios. I handled it and was ready for more. But things at work changed with new management and I found myself on the outside again. This November, I and 70 others were let go. I saw my part in this coming and for a while I hate to say and could feel my moods slip in to anger and depression too often. I was actually relieved when it happened. I wasn't happy and it was time to go, I ended up with a decent package and could go back to school full time again and be done with it.
So how do I feel now? I feel like I'm spinning my wheels again. School has actually been rather easy and I hate to say it boring too. I'm bored really easily these days. I feel like I want to be done and moving forward with my life too. This is feeling that most people I know are feeling here in Portland. So I know I'm not alone, I hear it from friends who have spent more then a year unemployed and are in a real bind in comparison to me. Honestly I know I have it much better then most, so I don't want to play to the pity train. Honestly there is far more deserving and needing here. On the other hand I down and out too. I want out of this, I actually now want out of Portland too.
OK, have a great new year and hopefully next year won't be so filled with all the crap that this year dumped on it.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Dear 47th Street Photo
Hi,
I am writing to you in response to the email I received from you today. IN that email, you indicated that the "Opteka XL Remote Release Cord for Canon" I purchased from you (November 28) via Amazon had been " delivered at 11:46 AM on December 21, 2009 in BROOKLYN, NY." Thank you for that update, but I have a few follow up questions to ask you.
First, while the item in question might have been delivered at 11:46 AM on December 21, 2009" I for one didn't receive it, nor will you find that I or anyone I know signed for said item. Which leads to question number two, who did in fact sign for this and better yet, why was the item I purchased sent to Brooklyn NY? I guess this also leads to question number three, why did it take 3 weeks to get there and why are you so late in getting back to me after I had sent 4 previous emails asking for an update? Obviously you could have told me back on December 21st. Also, since you should also have my invoice in front you by now, you might have noticed that I don't live in Brooklyn NY. I suspect that who ever you did send it too is either surprised or is very happy with their purchase.
Since I've already waited a month for an item I purchased and never received and really don't want wait another month for you to completely screw up my order again. Please take this email as cancellation of said order and I will lodging for a complete refund with Amazon since I never received my purchase. I hope you won't mind if I also fill out that how bad the service was with your company with Amazon as as well. I'd hate to find out that some I knew ordered anything with you and had to deal with complete incompetents. Unfortunately though, I'm sure you'll get over it.
Thanks,
Me.
I am writing to you in response to the email I received from you today. IN that email, you indicated that the "Opteka XL Remote Release Cord for Canon" I purchased from you (November 28) via Amazon had been " delivered at 11:46 AM on December 21, 2009 in BROOKLYN, NY." Thank you for that update, but I have a few follow up questions to ask you.
First, while the item in question might have been delivered at 11:46 AM on December 21, 2009" I for one didn't receive it, nor will you find that I or anyone I know signed for said item. Which leads to question number two, who did in fact sign for this and better yet, why was the item I purchased sent to Brooklyn NY? I guess this also leads to question number three, why did it take 3 weeks to get there and why are you so late in getting back to me after I had sent 4 previous emails asking for an update? Obviously you could have told me back on December 21st. Also, since you should also have my invoice in front you by now, you might have noticed that I don't live in Brooklyn NY. I suspect that who ever you did send it too is either surprised or is very happy with their purchase.
Since I've already waited a month for an item I purchased and never received and really don't want wait another month for you to completely screw up my order again. Please take this email as cancellation of said order and I will lodging for a complete refund with Amazon since I never received my purchase. I hope you won't mind if I also fill out that how bad the service was with your company with Amazon as as well. I'd hate to find out that some I knew ordered anything with you and had to deal with complete incompetents. Unfortunately though, I'm sure you'll get over it.
Thanks,
Me.
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