Here's another rambling in quick recap mode, summarizing my life during the past 2 days.

Monday. I woke up bright and early to go see the destist. I had scheduled an appointment earlier in the month, before learning that I would be unemployed. Luckily, my health benifits last until the end of the month, so I was able to keep the appointment. (I made sure to get that clarified after being informed thatmy employment was to be terminated.)

At the dentist, I learned that the reason my back teeth have been hurting a little lately. I need to get surgury to get my wisdom teeth removed. The earliest the oral surgeon could schedule me would be October. Unluckily, my health benefits last only until the end of the month.

I've been considering possible options, including self-paid insurance, but haven't made any firm decision yet. Uggh.

Monday afternoon, I met with scottgalvin.com and Jaeger to discuss further plans on the buildmeasite project.

Monday evening. I went to the Shambhala center. I found during meditation that my mind has calmed significantly since I last attended two weeks ago. It is closer to what I would consider "normal" operating mode. I found the class most interesting as well. The topic: "Spiritual materialism."

Hmmm...

After returning home from the class, I joined mass irc. After some irc discussion, Zan Lynx and I engaged in a few games of Quake 3. As usual, I found myself far outmatched, but it was fun to play.

Tuesday. Tuesday morning, I again made multiple attempts to contact the hiring person at Wild Oats, without success. This is theoretically one of the days when they are supposed to be reachable, but other employees I talked to said that this is not always consistent. Eventually, I just left my name and number.

Unfortunately, if the hiring manager proves to be unreachable, this Wild Oats thing may not pan out. I think tomorrow I should seek some more other alternatives. If I can get through to Wild Oats, they are interested in hiring me, and I like the terms, great. If not... well, I'm sure there's plenty of possibilities in this town.

I've come to realize that although it may be effective for many people, I am not the type of person who carpet-bombs resumes and job applications to every potential employer in sight. I selectively choose places where, (1) I think it would be pleasant to work, and (2) I believe I have a reasonably good shot at getting a position. Then I go for it.

This has the advantage of not wasting tons of time and/or energy. The disadvantage is that I may miss a potential opportunity which might have shown itself, had made a more widely targeted campaign.

Oh well. Generally, I think my method works for me, and I'll find something with it.

Tuesday afternoon. I journied to the Boulder Compound for more discussion regarding the future of buildmeasite.

After spending the afternoon figuring out what will need to be done for the up and coming business, Kiesa offered those present a free dinner, which featured corn on the cob, lasagna, and "bubble bread". I accepted. No regrets there. :)

Then, I returned here to the Castle Lair.

I must admit that I am feeling very uncertain and uneasy about my future right now. There is fear, and there is also hope. (/me remembers from a Buddhist class many moons ago that the words "fear" and "hope" are combined into one word in the Sanskrit language. One cannot exist without automatically implyinig the other.)

I am considering writing another essay that I has been formulating within my mind for many weeks. Actually, 98% of the concept came during the course of one night, but I didn't have any writing implements at the time, so I tucked the concept away in the back of my brain as a possibility for later content farming.

I'm not sure I'm quite ready to relate it tonight though. Maybe sometime before the end of the week though. Maybe.

Time to purify, prepare my brain for tomorrow, and whatever else may lie ahead.