"Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great."
--M. C. Escher
original source unknown
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Sunday, December 23, 2012
A homeless holiday
So, what is a homeless guy going to do on the holiday? Well . . .
I am already at the church I clean, and there is nobody here. Therefore, I am going to try to clean the church as fast as I can and then get some sleep.
The YMCA opens at 5 a.m., so I will head over there to get some exercise and shower. That will take about 2 hours.
At 7:30 a.m., the Comfort Dental chain offers free dental work, so I plan on heading over there to see if I can get some cavities filled. They are open until 11:30 a.m.
When I leave there, I will probably go to a movie theater. I will pay for one movie and then try to sneak into others if I can. I need to waste enough time to avoid returning to the church until after 9 p.m., when Christmas Eve services are finished.
I will clean fast and sleep at the church.
For Christmas Day, I have no idea what is going to be open. I will attempt the WalMart and maybe a mall. If the WalMart is open, I will start working on my frugalista report comparing WalMart to Target to King Soopers. If the WalMart is not open, I will drive to the nearest mall to see if it is open. Otherwise, I have no idea what I will do on Tuesday.
The church is having a dinner, so I cannot return to the church until after 2 p.m. Hopefully, it will be safe to do that, especially if I can find no other place to be.
I really need to make a few decisions:
1) Should I keep looking for a job or just get my businesses started?
2) Will either be easier if I have an apartment or buy a van to live in?
3) I supposed another important question is do I want to move back to Wisconsin? Or maybe even somewhere I have never been? Because I really, REALLY need to get out of this shit hole named Colorado Springs.
---Update 1---
I have done the preliminary cleaning of 3 of the 5 hallways and decided to take a break. I was originally going to nap, but I remembers there is week-old pasta in the church's fridge, which I was invited to eat by the youth activities leader. Therefore, I nuked a bowl of pasta and wrote this update instead of napping. Well, back to work.
I am already at the church I clean, and there is nobody here. Therefore, I am going to try to clean the church as fast as I can and then get some sleep.
The YMCA opens at 5 a.m., so I will head over there to get some exercise and shower. That will take about 2 hours.
At 7:30 a.m., the Comfort Dental chain offers free dental work, so I plan on heading over there to see if I can get some cavities filled. They are open until 11:30 a.m.
When I leave there, I will probably go to a movie theater. I will pay for one movie and then try to sneak into others if I can. I need to waste enough time to avoid returning to the church until after 9 p.m., when Christmas Eve services are finished.
I will clean fast and sleep at the church.
For Christmas Day, I have no idea what is going to be open. I will attempt the WalMart and maybe a mall. If the WalMart is open, I will start working on my frugalista report comparing WalMart to Target to King Soopers. If the WalMart is not open, I will drive to the nearest mall to see if it is open. Otherwise, I have no idea what I will do on Tuesday.
The church is having a dinner, so I cannot return to the church until after 2 p.m. Hopefully, it will be safe to do that, especially if I can find no other place to be.
I really need to make a few decisions:
1) Should I keep looking for a job or just get my businesses started?
2) Will either be easier if I have an apartment or buy a van to live in?
3) I supposed another important question is do I want to move back to Wisconsin? Or maybe even somewhere I have never been? Because I really, REALLY need to get out of this shit hole named Colorado Springs.
---Update 1---
I have done the preliminary cleaning of 3 of the 5 hallways and decided to take a break. I was originally going to nap, but I remembers there is week-old pasta in the church's fridge, which I was invited to eat by the youth activities leader. Therefore, I nuked a bowl of pasta and wrote this update instead of napping. Well, back to work.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
From The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
I just read The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen in one sitting. It is a sweet, captivating, romantic book. Out if it, I pulled a few quotes I really liked.
"Fate never promises to tell you everything up front. You aren't always shown the path in life you're supposed to take. But if there was one thing she'd learned in the past few weeks, it was that sometimes, when ou're really lucky, you meet someone with a map"
"Happiness means taking risks. And if you're not a little scared, you're not doing it right."
"Fate never promises to tell you everything up front. You aren't always shown the path in life you're supposed to take. But if there was one thing she'd learned in the past few weeks, it was that sometimes, when ou're really lucky, you meet someone with a map"
"Happiness means taking risks. And if you're not a little scared, you're not doing it right."
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Random quotation
"There are teenagers who have unprotected sex but have a case for their iPhone. Let that sink in." - rocketpowers.tumblr.com
Things turning around? And I just jinxed it.
Things may actually be starting to turn around for me.
I have a job interview at Liberty Tax on Tuesday. A student of mine sent me an email for a state job that pays $500 more per month than I am making now. My former college advisor asked if she should forward my info to a private tax prep company. My RTRP test is less than 2 weeks away.
Today I also turned in my workout cards to my wellness coach at the YMCA. She was very impressed and is looking forward to drilling me starting Wednesday morning.
My outfits continue to get compliments, although one of my dickeys is already damaged.
On top of all that, I have a best friend again.
Now that I have counted my blessings, let the jinx shitstorm commence!
----UPDATE 1----
I just finished the application for the state job. Man, was it long! It took me over an hour just to fill out an on-line application. I really hope it was worth it. Now, I guess I just sit here and wait to see if anything comes of it.
As for the job via the college advisor, she is going to forward my information to the tax guy today (hopefully). Again, it is wait and see if anything comes of it.
At least I know I have the Liberty Tax interview scheduled for Tuesday. I have to remember to get a shirt and tie out of storage for it. I've been told I look good in blue, and blue is a color of trust, so I will get a blue shirt and tie. Of course, I will still wear a vest and watch chain; those are not optional.
----UPDATE 2----
Just scheduled another interview for Friday. This one is as a teller at a check cashing place. Not much glamor, but could be some good experience, maybe even lead to a teller position at a bank. I so much want to believe in this stuff, but I know the shit is going to hit my face any time now.
----UPDATE 3----
I got to the interview today (Friday), and took the time to fill out an application. When I turned it in, I was told they were running an hour behind. I had to be at workin an hour, so I had to walk away from the interview. See, I told you I jinxed it.
I have a job interview at Liberty Tax on Tuesday. A student of mine sent me an email for a state job that pays $500 more per month than I am making now. My former college advisor asked if she should forward my info to a private tax prep company. My RTRP test is less than 2 weeks away.
Today I also turned in my workout cards to my wellness coach at the YMCA. She was very impressed and is looking forward to drilling me starting Wednesday morning.
My outfits continue to get compliments, although one of my dickeys is already damaged.
On top of all that, I have a best friend again.
Now that I have counted my blessings, let the jinx shitstorm commence!
----UPDATE 1----
I just finished the application for the state job. Man, was it long! It took me over an hour just to fill out an on-line application. I really hope it was worth it. Now, I guess I just sit here and wait to see if anything comes of it.
As for the job via the college advisor, she is going to forward my information to the tax guy today (hopefully). Again, it is wait and see if anything comes of it.
At least I know I have the Liberty Tax interview scheduled for Tuesday. I have to remember to get a shirt and tie out of storage for it. I've been told I look good in blue, and blue is a color of trust, so I will get a blue shirt and tie. Of course, I will still wear a vest and watch chain; those are not optional.
----UPDATE 2----
Just scheduled another interview for Friday. This one is as a teller at a check cashing place. Not much glamor, but could be some good experience, maybe even lead to a teller position at a bank. I so much want to believe in this stuff, but I know the shit is going to hit my face any time now.
----UPDATE 3----
I got to the interview today (Friday), and took the time to fill out an application. When I turned it in, I was told they were running an hour behind. I had to be at workin an hour, so I had to walk away from the interview. See, I told you I jinxed it.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Planning for Christmas
Well, I am planning for my first homeless Christmas. The first step is to find out the schedule at the church I clean. It turns out, they are shutting down their child development center on December 21 through January 7; and they will be completely closed on December 24, December 25, and January 1. The next thing I need to find out is their service schedule. I also need to find out when the school will be completely closed for the holidays and what the local public library hours will be. With a little luck, I will be hired by Liberty Tax to prepare taxes, so I may be able to spend some of this time at a tax office preparing for tax season. We shall see.
I had three dreams a few days ago that I just have to get written down before I forget.
In the first, I am sitting in what appears to be a classroom. Apparently, I fall asleep in my dream. When I wake up, people are moving their chairs into an arrangement like a school bus. I try to move my chair as well, but I am blocked by a table and cannot align with the rest of the class. I apparently fall asleep again. I wake up to being asked a question that I don't hear. I feel puzzled. The teacher says, "Just tell us about how you have started exercising." I introduce myself, mention that I am an accounting student, and that I have not yet really started exercising. The other students just stare at me.
The second dream has me sitting in the pew of a church. There is some sort of play going on. As I look forward, something rises toward the ceiling. It feels like a huge popcycle stick covered with decorated paper plates. It go up for a long time, until it finally falls backwards from its own weight. The person who was raising it is furious. He raises some sort of large paper man and proceeds to tear it to pieces. He then storms through bundles of brown paper and up the aisle. There is now someone sitting next to me. It is a woman I recognize, although I cannot remember her. She says, "Well, that's Bob for you."
Lastly, I am standing in a bright room. I turn my head to look behind me. There is a bed with a man lying in it. I return my gaze forward. There is now a very unkempt and crazed looking man in front of me. He is carrying a flat-head screwdriver. It sucks on it and then threatens to stab me with it. Something happens, causing both of us to alter our gaze. When I look forward again, he is gone. I turn my head to look behind me. There are four men walking in slow motion toward the bed. Three of them are naked; the other is wearing a pair of white tights with the crotch cut out.
This is when I wake up. I would love to hear what Freud would have to say about these dreams.
In the first, I am sitting in what appears to be a classroom. Apparently, I fall asleep in my dream. When I wake up, people are moving their chairs into an arrangement like a school bus. I try to move my chair as well, but I am blocked by a table and cannot align with the rest of the class. I apparently fall asleep again. I wake up to being asked a question that I don't hear. I feel puzzled. The teacher says, "Just tell us about how you have started exercising." I introduce myself, mention that I am an accounting student, and that I have not yet really started exercising. The other students just stare at me.
The second dream has me sitting in the pew of a church. There is some sort of play going on. As I look forward, something rises toward the ceiling. It feels like a huge popcycle stick covered with decorated paper plates. It go up for a long time, until it finally falls backwards from its own weight. The person who was raising it is furious. He raises some sort of large paper man and proceeds to tear it to pieces. He then storms through bundles of brown paper and up the aisle. There is now someone sitting next to me. It is a woman I recognize, although I cannot remember her. She says, "Well, that's Bob for you."
Lastly, I am standing in a bright room. I turn my head to look behind me. There is a bed with a man lying in it. I return my gaze forward. There is now a very unkempt and crazed looking man in front of me. He is carrying a flat-head screwdriver. It sucks on it and then threatens to stab me with it. Something happens, causing both of us to alter our gaze. When I look forward again, he is gone. I turn my head to look behind me. There are four men walking in slow motion toward the bed. Three of them are naked; the other is wearing a pair of white tights with the crotch cut out.
This is when I wake up. I would love to hear what Freud would have to say about these dreams.
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