Been busy with college and finally a job interview

It's been awhile since I last blogged on here, but it looks like my life has slightly changed for the better. College is really tough when most of the class are about as clueless as they can be when it comes to Business Statistics. People actually pay money for data mining and digging up relevant information. My final exam is coming up this Wednesday and it's going to be rough when we covered only 2 chapters in 4 days.
I have to do well because it is a requirement for graduation.

A job interview has finally appeared for me and it is going to be this Tuesday at Fry's Electronics. People bashed the electronic retailer for employees being clueless and drones, but let's hope my personality will change that. I'm very knowledgeable when it comes to computer hardware, but I only know the basics of computer software. Might as well learn Linux and Mac OS X for operating systems. If all goes well, I'll be hired and work there. Seriously, I've been out of work for 18 months and a sliver of hope appears for me, no matter how small the pay is. Beats out making money online at 25 cents an hour.

College fast approaching, PC upgrade in progress

I'll be living in the dormitory (residence hall) at my local university for my last year with my younger brother. The main reason is that I need to get my bachelor's degree as soon as possible. Another reason is that I need a job to pay for my expenses. Living with my parents is good and all, but I can't depend on them due to them approaching senior status. Georgia is a joke when it comes to finding jobs. I couldn't even find one in the past year. Now that my father has to undergo rectal surgery and my brother seeing a dermatologist for his eczema, it is time for me to pay back to them for all they have done for me. Nobody wants to hire my knowledge and expertise when it comes to businesses and PC technology, which I'm remarkable at.

I'm still buying components for my PC and I bought a solid state drive for the first time. The OCZ Technology 60 GB Vertex 2 Series SATA II 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G was incredibly fast and my HDD never had fast loading speeds on boot-up and applications. SSD is the new wave of storage, but the price of flash memory is still too expensive. I still can't afford a replacement laptop like ASUS Republic of Gamers G73JH-A1 17-Inch Gaming Laptop (Black), but it is one of my goals to get a decent gaming laptop. Either that or winning some random contest to get something.

I'm still doing penny auctions but rather slowly due to limited funding. My winnings are usually small and I can't afford bids to get at least a Wii with Wii Sports Resort - Black, but I want to give it to a friend who is leaving for medical school this Fall. It's not too bad but you definitely need money to play penny auction sites.

Still no jobs as usual and professors' say recession is still in effect

After ten months of job searching, I still can't even find a decent job. There is a new Subway that just opened right across from where I live. Oddly enough, the store seems to be hiring only a few people so I went in and applied for it. On other news, my college professors informed students that the recession is still there and that many college students have been looking for work for an entire year. I'm not the only one who is out looking for a job. My age is approaching 30 and I still have such bad luck. On top of that, I don't have the necessary experience to get the job.

This is why I've been trying to sell stuff on eBay, but the amount of income coming in is very miniscule. Don't believe in companies like UPS that say the recession is over. It's complete BS and people are still looking for jobs out there. Being optimistic is incredibly hard with doom and gloom over peoples' faces.

Still no work

After going back to college, I still couldn't even find a job. I've applied to Best Buy and Domino's Pizza since they were interested in hiring new employees. After a week and still nothing. Everything seems to went downhill for me and I have to pay for my college tuition and textbooks. I'm not here to spend money on junk like other people and I need to save that money to replace some components in my PC, as well as my poor laptop which seems to not boot sometimes.

I don't even have a car and businesses still have the nerve to deny people based on experience and race. Might as well wait and see if new job opportunities will come in. Some people I've talked to at forums are spending money like crazy and I'm out here begging for money. Guess I'll be the laughing stock when I've finished college in 4 years.

Going back to college soon

I'm going to Georgia Gwinnett College on the 11th and I've rent my books from Chegg.com. You heard me, renting textbooks. I've saved over $95 for renting instead of buying textbooks online. The resale value of these books will plummet and become useless once Fall semester comes. I'm still jobless and the employees seem to be ruder and dissatisfied at where they are at. Try telling to those people who've lost their jobs like me and have to figure out how to make ends meet. Nevertheless, I don't give up in pursuing my education and job.

College is over, finals begin, still jobless

College classes for the Fall semester are finally over, but I still have one final exam to take. Luckily, it is a take-home exam and it will be easy. Of course, there is one professor who keeps coming in late and doesn't seem enthusiastic about teaching to us. What nerve does she have when the students don't even show up except a few people? Anyway, it's still very hard to find a job for me even after the drop on unemployment. It seems no one cares about new talent, but instead care about ways to get more money by sacrificing quality employees for quantity employees. Yes, a temp. agency hiring temps at smaller wages just to get extort more money from the company that needs temps. Honestly, it makes me sick and the agency never even bothered to call me in two months! Everywhere I drive around town, houses are empty and messy, stores empty and vacant, and people sitting down outside like homeless people. This is not our future, but it seems to be that way here in Georgia.

Thanksgiving, Black Friday, end of college semester

The holidays came by and I relax on those days. I didn't participate in Black Friday since I still don't have any money and job hunting. Life is very hard for me anyway and approaching 30 isn't getting any easier for me. Filing a complaint to the EEOC isn't going to do any good when it takes over 180 days to either approve or reject my case. Time is short on my side, I've probably spent my time giving advice, and writing my own reviews on computer hardware. Georgia isn't a good place to find work and minorities are treated rather poorly here. I'll graduate next Fall and say goodbye to this state. Moving out may be the best option for me. Whatever opportunity I have here is now gone. If anybody wants an opinion or critique of some computer hardware, I'll answer them to the best of my knowledge.

Back to college and spent too much

I went back to college this week and there are way too many freshmen running around the Georgia Gwinnett College campus this week. Bills keep coming in and I've spent over $1600 in computer parts and upgrades. Mother told me not to spend anymore, so they'll be no Christmas gifts this year. Finding a job is even harder now no thanks to higher unemployment and foreclosures here in Georgia. I need to find work soon, but there are some focus groups that pay pretty good if you want to try out new products.

Watching new anime

I'm watching new anime that is currently out in Japan, but I can't watch one series due to receiving a letter from BayTSP telling me to cease sharing it. The series I'm currently watching are Dragon Ball Kai, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Sengoku Basara, and Valkyria Chronicles. Finals are approaching within two weeks and I have jury duty before that. I'm just very busy trying to find a job, but it is very hard to find valid employment.

Studying for finals

Classes are over and I am going to study for my finals. I have only two finals but they are spread apart by about a week. Statistics is the much harder one due to writing out long answers to the problems. Management information systems is much easier but no multiple choice, just matching, short answer, and some diagrams. I'm not that concrete and factual when it comes to math and science. I can't wait when its over that I get back to work to make some money for buying computer components for my new PC.

Going back to college

I'm going back to college this Tuesday and summer break is finally over. Work is really hard to find in Georgia and the payout is much lower than average. Saving money is important and I can only buy what is necessary. No entertainment but only for computer upgrades. Let's hope that I'll get something for my monies' worth spent on higher education.

Studying for final exam

My final exam is on the last day of Spring Semester: May 6, 2008 from 2p.m.-4:30p.m..
It is just a 50 questions multiple choice exam, which is much easier compared to writing five-page essays for three hours straight. I haven't done anything to this blog in a while, so I'll keep updating whenever I have the chance. Now that the economy is struggling in the States, people cannot spend like they used to and have to cut back in order to get only the necessities. Don't blame them, blame our President for instigating a war we shouldn't be involved in the first place. Americans are so clueless that if Obama won the nomination, people would vote for McCain instead. Big mistake people, people already nicknamed him "McBush" and it does seem suitable. If you want America to have a booming economy, better off voting for a Democrat who knows how to deal with the leaders of the world.

Waiting for finals to come

Finals are approaching, but my last and only final exam is on May 6 from 2p.m. - 4:30p.m.. This time though, the final exam is on a scantron sheet with fifty multiple choice questions, so this will be a piece of cake. I really need to study since I bombed my last exam and this time I will have to study hard in advance. No more procrastination and goofing off.