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The party's over...
Posted Dec 6, 2005
Well, my constantly employed for 4 1/2 m0nths stint is over. I've been back at calling agencies. The one that sent me on my most recent contract out and out lied to me today about an available job.
I'm getting really desperate and depressed again, even though I've been able to save a little money to tide me over. I think I'm coming to realize that my sanity completely hinges on whether I'm working or not. I'm getting so crazy. Which will probably be useful once I'm a street person. 
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Sometimes you just never expect...
Posted Nov 19, 2005
things to stay stable when they're not.
I've been at my "temp" job for almost four months now, on a 2 1/2 month assignment. There's been no discussion of keeping me, yet because of some company changes (due to General Motors deciding to divest themselves of GMAC) and the brouhaha in New Orleans, there is an amazing amount of new work coming in. It's about to overload the staff with the disaster adjustments to the mortgages down there.
I would hate to benefit from misfortune, but I have to keep reminding myself not to get too comfortable...
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C'est la change....
Posted Aug 7, 2005
I got a temporary position with a mortgage company a couple of weeks ago, a good job. But I can't keep it, as I'm only filling in for a woman who is out on sick leave for three months. Really wish I could stay as the money is nice, the people are very nice, and the work is interesting.
On another front, my life is in utter turmoil. My father was placed in a nursing home about 6 weeks ago, back in Michigan. I have his power of attorney and at first it looked as though he'd be there for just a couple of weeks while he got some therapy for a fall he took. Since then, he has had to have a gastric feeding tube put in place, and now it looks as though he will be in that home or another like it for the rest of his life. On top of that, he doesn't have the money to pay his share of the nursing home charges AND the mortgage on his house. The house will have to be sold or worse (like foreclosed on). I can't even go back there. I am in a temporary job, but have no money to travel back there, pay on my obligations here in California and if I leave the temp job, I'll be replaced by the next day.
I have been relying on my step-brother whose trustworthiness has been less than sterling before this. God only knows what is going to happen.
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Time Sure Flys...
Posted Jul 1, 2005
even when I'm not having fun.
It's been two months, and no job. I've got one month left, then I won't be able to pay my rent, and I'll be out in the street. Two friends and my sister have offered to take me in, but if I haven't been able to find anything in 15 months (with a three month respite), what chance I'll find something when it's down to the wire? I will not be a burden on anyone!! Feeling very anxious and very alone.
Don't hear from so many people now, I think they're afraid what they'll hear from me.
Agencies suck. No damn good at all.
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Bumping down the stairs...
Posted Apr 29, 2005
Well, that was certainly a fast 3 months...
I would have done differently if I'd known that they never intended to keep me. Like not take the job in the first place! 
Well, life goes on. I'm going to look until I find the RIGHT job this time! I live in a city which has enough high rise office buildings that I don't get any sun in the afternoon (BAD Feng Shui!), but I figure there just has to be a job for me in one of them. And I WILL find it!
I will become a Possibility thinker, even if it kills me!
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