-I got an outlet spot: Prime real estate. I've determined there are four outlets in Panera. Three near the front and one near the back. I feel bad hogging it the whole time but my battery seriously lasts for an hour (even on the better energy savings setting). I know I'm gonna be here for while so I gotta snag it while I can.
-A guy just sat down at the table across from my table. We are facing each other due to the positioning of our laptops. I anticipate lots of accidental eye contact will ensue since we are all of two yards apart (He is cute so I don't mind too much).
-Eye Contact Final Count: 2
-Since said boy was cute and he may have been the guy that I asked to watch my computer last week, I tried really hard to stare solely at my screen. Too bad, I thought that game would be more fun. Next time, next time.
-The lady sitting near me is reading Jodi Picoult's latest book "Handle With Care". I'm a big fan of the Jod-ster but that book was a disappointment. It was like "My Sister's Keeper" but... not as good. I almost want to ask her if she has read other books by Picoult and if she's enjoying this one.
-I asked her to watch my computer while I went to the restroom and almost asked her if she was liking the book when I came back after saying thanks but I chickened out. I don't want her to think I'm weird.
-I'm listening to my "Recently Added" playlist on my iPod. This includes the latest album from The Avett Brothers (I love it. Or should I say I and love and it? hahaha), the new single from OneRepublic, and lots of songs from the show Glee. The playlist has truly become the highlight of the job search. At least if I am about to cry I can bop my head along with the mashup of Halo and Walking on Sunshine from the Glee girls.
-I always have Gmail opened in another tab or window. At the moment, the three contacts/ friends that are "active" (green light) form AT&T when you glance down at the first letters of their names. I enjoy this.
(Sidenote: I always want the lights to form a stoplight looking pattern (Red, yellow, green). I always think I am about to discover a way that yes, it will work if I make myself "Busy" and therefore red, but because they always bump "idle/yellow" people to the bottom, it will never happen. Simple concept right? Well I always somehow trick myself into thinking "Yes, it can work!" and I get so excited but then I quickly remember that no, it's not possible because of aforementioned "green will always be above yellow" issue and I get sad.)
-I think I broke Monster.com. Every time I try to enter my email and password it says there is an error. I thought maybe I forgot my password so I tried to change it. Monster.com did not enjoy this. I'll give you a little break Monster and come back tomorrow.
-I am liking this LinkedIn website. Probably because it doesn't involve any actual job searching immediately, just making connections and filling out your profile. But like I said in the previous Job Post Rant Post, this is a website that actually breaks it down into nice categories. Industry: "Writing and Editing". YES. Simple right? But seriously none of the other websites have that as an option. Thank you LinkedIn, thank you. Also thank you to those who have already linked me. Majority are family members or family members of said family members. But thanks nonetheless. :)
-Picoult Lady is gone. And now sitting in her seat is a guy who walked in and I thought I recognized him from orientation freshmen year. So while pondering if it was in fact "Matt G-something" I accidentally made eye contact and after he got his food and sat down at the table right near me even though the restaurant is essentially empty. Sorry guy, false recognition. It wasn't a come hither look. Enjoy your bread bowl!
-iTunes receipts are always such a letdown. "Oh I have a new email! From a potential employer? New family pictures? Athens Blur Newsletter? Another person Linking me?! Oh... no. Just Apple letting me know I paid them $1.29 for the Glee song I purchased last week."
-Question: Can you get refills of coffee at Panera? I saw one guy doing it and my cup is low. But that's not very fair cause then wouldn't every one just get the small cup and keep filling it up and save .60 cents instead of getting the huge cup? This logic has prevented me from trying.
-So on LinkedIn, it will tell you how much progress you've made in filling out your profile. It also tells you the percentage you will get if you do something, like adding a picture. I wanted to get a bigger percentage so I was perusing my iPhoto library and family members' picasa websites to find a decent one. Right as I was flipping through "Annie's Graduation" on my sister's picasa account, the Panera girl asked if I needed anything and had clearly been standing by my table for a couple of seconds (iPod is on so I am unaware). She saw me flip through like ten pictures of myself, she probably thinks I'm really vain: sitting in Panera and flipping through pictures of myself. It's so I can find a job! I swear!
-It is freaking cold in Panera. I swear I am always sitting directly under a vent no matter where I sit in the restaurant. Aggravating.
-I'm predicting back problems in my future. I'm always hunched over my computer these days either writing or searching these career websites. My back is burning. Maybe that's reason enough to call it a day.
-I have also learned blogging while job searching makes it immensely more fun. I shall keep this in mind for future excursions. Like tomorrow....
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