young and restless

I've spent almost a week in Tucson, working every single day, because I got lucky and someone offered me lots of hours including almost 8 hours of overtime pay. Certainly I can't get away with driving down to Tucson to work every week or two, because the price of fuel, my obligations at home, and straining a very gracious hostess for her spare room. She did actually offer to pay me to come down for the first week of September while she is out of the country to tend to her critters. I think I may very well do just that (although there is no earthly way I will let her pay me to stay in her house). I might even look for training classes with my company, just because one of my buddies who supervises in the company knows just how to get quick, easy hours for staff.

So, in short, I'll make just enough money on this Friday's paycheck to afford my gasoline back home, conceivably with a few extra dollars to spare for two weeks until my next check. It's entirely possible to survive on that; I've had less to work with these days and that could just be the ticket to surviving this personal recession. It will be a glorious day when this penny-pinching can all come to an end, and I can reimburse those wonderful people who have made my financial troubles less troublesome.

Oh and it's such a pain to have my mother constantly badgering me about getting a job in Phoenix, when I'm more set on going to Korea than ever, and now as soon as mid-October. Pounding the pavement in a city I absolutely LOATHE for a menial entry-level part-time position when I have TWO ready and willing jobs here in Tucson is incredibly disheartening. I don't wanna do it, no sir. I feel so stupid trying to convince potential employers that my credentials are what they want, since I know I'd be a phenomenal employee and so far nobody believes me. What's the use?!

I do get to take Yoshi home to Phoenix with me, which should brighten my mood there a bit. I'm only keeping him until I leave the States, and then he's going to be with Toby for the next twelve months. There was some completely useless drama associated with that, and I figured I'd have to kidnap my own dog, but time resolved the matter, and the two of us are heading up on Friday.

I'll probably elaborate later on. Now I'm meeting a buddy for coffee.