Busy.

It's funny how when I'm (basically) unemployed and not in school, I find myself busier than when I was working 40 hours a week. Today I went to do a trial run with a kids place where I'd be watching the owners' kids while they work. One of the owners is from my pool. I worked with them for about 3 hours. Then I called about that job offer from last night and talked to the woman who I'd be sending my resume to. I grabbed lunch, ate it, & ran home to change clothes. Then I went to go babysit for a couple hours. After babysitting I had to get gas, go to the bank, the post office, and go vote. None of that sounds like a ton, but I felt like I had a bunch going on. But I'm making up for it tomorrow when I do basically nothing all day. Except polish off my resume and send that off. Maybe I'll do some more reading... Stay tuned.

Coincidences

How do we know when things "just happen" to us and when things are destined to happen to us? Is it always only one or the other, or do random events happen in conjunction with some sort of cosmic plan (from a god or otherwise)? These are questions I have especially after what just happened in my last hour of working at the pool.

I had spent my entire shift doing nothing but writing on my blog, and reading a book from the Bible that Dave suggested to me after our meeting today. There wasn't a soul there all day long. The guy who I relieved at 3 today had said that no one had been there during his whole shift either. So about quarter after 8 a guy comes in and does some PT exercises because he was in a car accident last year. He starts talking to me, finds out that I'm a recent graduate and looking for employment. He then tells me that he co-owns a financial planning company and they're looking for someone to be the marketing assistant for them. And after some more conversation about the responsibilities of the job, he tells me that he thinks I'd be perfect for it. He tells me the number to call and who to speak with and then he tells me to come by the office before I even interview, so that the other woman can meet me beforehand and so I can get the lay of the land in advance so I'm comfortable when I come in and interview. He said as long as this woman and his business partner liked me, I would be good for the job. At the end of our conversation, he told me that I really presented myself well.

I was so unbelievably floored. This whole interaction was so unexpected. I don't know what to make of this whole thing really. I prayed earlier today, after my meeting with Dave. He suggested it and I was REALLY skeptical about it since I really didn't even know how to pray. But I gave it a go. I'm hesitant to chalk this up to my first prayer ever, but it's interesting. I prayed again on my way home tonight. I don't know if you're supposed to pray while you're driving at 65 mph on the JFX, but I don't really care.

But if that was too religious for you all, I'm now going to watch Religulous (a documentary by the famed atheist Bill Maher). So... stay posted? Also, I'm totally calling this company tomorrow because this could be one of the best things to ever happen to me.

End of an Era

Well I've come to the end of summer now and the main chunk of lifeguarding is over. I will still be working as a lifeguard a couple days per week. I'm currently looking for a full time job which is proving difficult as the economy kind of sucks. So I guess you could say that I'm in flux. I don't really have an adult identity just yet. I'm still living with my parents and still sleeping in a twin bed. I hope that soon I can start doing something that will help me establish myself as a person living in this city. I'm trying to maintain the contacts I've developed over the past three summers at my pool, and hopefully that helps me get my feet on the ground. More on that at another time.

I hope that a job will help me find a group of people that will become my friends. I hope that I can find a couple of social activities that will help me feel a sense of community in a city I've called my home from birth. Death Cab For Cutie says, "When you feel like a tourist in the city you were born in, it's time to go." While I'm not looking to leave, I am looking to say hello as an adult, and to fully experience things that I've never been able to do before. Fingers crossed I guess...