Finally...

I still don't have a job. So, I'm a licensed, but unemployed, nurse . I'm leaving for Italy on Tuesday so I haven't been actively looking for a couple of days because what's the point? I won't be able to interview or talk to them for a couple of weeks. Would I tell them, "oh thanks for calling...can you save the job for me for a couple of weeks, interview me, and then maybe give me the job?". I don't think that would work very well. 

C'est La Vie

I have to keep reminding myself that when one door closes, another door will open somewhere..hopefully!

I graduated from nursing school last Friday with all the good stuff (Summa Cum Laude, Sigma Theta Tau, etc, etc.)...kind of weird how a lot of the "good stuff" is in Greek . It feels like I've worked my bum off since I was born when it comes to academics. I have a bunch of professional and personal references that can vouch for my character. Even with all of this, I remain unemployed . Children's Mercy decided not to hire me..don't ask why because the only thing I can think of is that they decided to hire a Kansas University nursing student that they knew from clinicals (which makes sense..I just wish they would not have waited 2 months to tell me). I am also graduating in one of the worst economic times this country has seen in awhile. Even hospitals are going on hiring freezes and though they still need nurses, they don't want to use the money to train a new grad when they can find a registered nurse with experience!

So, as irony would have it, even with the best grades, great references, and good work ethic...politics and luck still find a part to play in my life. Some of my favourite people in this world have not put in nearly the amount of work that I have put in over the years, and yet everything falls into place for them. As pessimistic as this sounds...I really am trying to focus on the fact that this "bad luck", or whatever you want to call it, has really nothing to do with me as a person and everything to do with life. C'est la vie.

I'll eventually find a job (given it won't be the one I really want). I'm just hoping that I'll find this job before I go on my trip. If I can't find one before I leave on my trip, I hope that I find one before my apartment's move in date. If I don't have a job by then, I might have to give up my apartment (say goodbye to a $200 deposit and $140 processing fee) and stay here. I envy those people that can just say to me "everything happens for a reason..."  I wish I had the guts to say that if I can't get a job in KC, I'll just continue to look around the country in places like Chicago, NY, or Boston.

However, I was cursed with a rational and logical mind .

Answers:

I was tagged by Daithi and just grabbed my previous profile pic..lazy bum, I know haha.

So, here's the deal: Just by looking at the picture of me above, try to answer the following questions (Don't take into account what you know about me currently. Try to answer for the time you think you see in the picture.):

1. Do you think I have a boyfriend?  Nope...I've never had a boyfriend actually. I'll go on dates and things like that, but I wouldn't say I've ever had an actual boyfriend.

2. Do you think I am happy or sad on the inside? I'm happy on the inside most of the time...I don't think it's possible to be happy all the time.

3. Do you think I am a virgin? I'm used to getting this question so it doesn't bother me to answer it lol: Yes I am.

4. How old do you think I was when I had my first kiss? I was about 8 or 9 I think..haha aww cute, right?

5. How many boyfriends do you think I've had? Zero.

6. Do you think I'm shy or loud? Depends on the situation...but I'm somewhere in between...I'm not shy, but I'm not really LOUD either.

7. Do you think I was a good kid in school, a rebel, or a nerd? I was a good kid AND a nerd....and I still am I guess haha.

8. Do you think I've ever smoked weed?  Nope...that stuff stinks.

9. Do you think I'm hiding something? Don't we all hide some things? Yah, sure...

10. How old do you think I look? I just turned 21 about a week prior to this picture .

11. Do I look mature or immature? I think I'm pretty mature for my age...I've been told this by many people since I was about 12 anyway..lol

12. What kind of music do you think I'm into? I'm into it all except rap...so everything from bluegrass to opera/classical

13. Do you think I have any body piercings? I have one ear piercing in each ear. I have a high threshold for pain when pain is necessary and can't be avoided, but if I can avoid it and it's voluntary?? No thank you!

Give your best guess as to what the answers are.

If you're tagged, that means please do the "copy/paste" thing into your blog with your picture, and play along. Modify the questions as necessary for your picture. (As with any of these if tagged you don't have to play along if you don't want to)

My Apartamento

Ok, so it's not in Italy, but it is in Kansas City..and a bunch of Italians and Irish live there...so close enough..for now!

I actually got lucky for once and found this place during a time when they're having a great special! I would not be able to afford this place w/ out that special, so I'm pretty excited !

St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Sadly, I was going to be in KC and go out to an Irish pub tonight, but mom got sick and we had to postpone our trip until Thursday. I did get invited to go out here in Wichita. However, I'm having a moral dilemma. They are going out to a bar known as "Larry's Bud"....that's right..."Larry's Bud". I think going there on St. Patrick's Day might be blasphemy . American bars named after Larry and his Budweiser just seems wrong on St. Paddy's day. I'd almost rather get drunk at home while watching the history channel replay the same 3 shows all day ...because we all know that Ireland doesn't really have much history .

Hope everyone has a great St. Patrick's Day in an Irish or Irish-American pub ! And damn those who want to ruin the fun:

"A St Patrick’s Day parade due to take place today in Lurgan, Co Armagh, has been cancelled at the last moment because of tensions in the area following the murder of a police officer by the Continuity IRA eight days ago."