Woohoo! - I'm Working Again

“Yes, I know. This is not a bp'ing related topic - or is it? - without work there is no money - with no money there is no backpacking 'cause I'm stuck in the city!

Okay, how many of you temp.? Well, I do because before this year I was a dancer and needed flexibility in my schedule for auditions, rehearsals, and performances. Now, I temp because I am getting ready to go back to school - again needing flexibilty in my schedule - this time for classes.

So I went back to temping about a month and a half ago - my last assignment ended on friday - stupid maternity leave woman came back - dang. I've been freaking out the past two days because my poor broke a$$ needs to work - well, happy day - I start a new position tomm. and the best part? The job is long-term.

Yeah!!! Debt-free living and college here I come!

Thanks for enduring this thread - I'm just really happy to have some more work!”

“Congrats Twinkles!!!! :-)

I think you should celebrate by hiking with the good Corporal this weekend, and have him sherpa all your stuff and cook all of your meals for you.”

“hehehe - I like that idea!

The stinker of accepting this position though, and Corp doesn't know yet, was that our three day vacation was cut to two... :(

It was either accept or hope for another position to come along - and the way the market is these days - I figured "beggers can't be choosers".

Oh well, two day in Montauk will be lovely though!

PS - Artex, there has been some discussion of possibly going down to FL this summer (my folks live in Miami). Maybe we can all get together for a trip?”

“Good Luck Twinkles!”

“awesome Twinks! Congrats to you.
Yay, fo all kinds of good stuff happening for TTers.
:o)”

“Hell yeah we can do a trip if you come down!!”

“yeah good for you TT, I had to temp for a while when I first moved here, not knowing if you're gonna work each day is no fun. You got school to look forward too though :o)”

“to - What's wrong with me today, you should see the illiterate crap I've written at work.”

“Congrats!
Not working stinks.”

“Chiggers can't be boozers!


(sorry, I can only remember the punchline, <G>)”

“Thanks gang - I'm really happy - this past year was pretty darn tight financially - so these gigs mean alot to me... :)”

“WHICH 3 DAY VACATION?

Congrats!”

“Temping was how I got the job I have now. Alot of companies hire that way. Congrats! And good luck with school!







BTW, when I first saw this I was hoping it was started by Humanpackmule ¦ ( . I hope the search is going well HPM. And I hope you're able to say the same very, very soon.”

“HPM - I wish you the best of luck in finding work. The market stinks right now.

Man, I thought everyone had this Friday off - I am so damn pissed about having to work on Friday - having it screw up my vacation - that part of me feels like I made a mistake in accepting this gig....BUT....I guess that's the way it goes? And the crappy part? We'd been planning this three-day holiday for a few weeks now....

Okay, just think "hapy" thoughts...like yeah, I won't end up a homeless bum on the streets...but dang, it's freakin Easter weekend! Why do people in NYC have to work so damn much???”

“Cool beans!!

Now go out and buy some new gear!”

“Thanks Pennsy! That put a smile on my face!

I plan on saving up to buy a down sleeping bag for next winter. I am tired of dealing with the beast. I want a bag that keeps me toasty but compresses really small - that sounds like down to me $$$$”

“I just got word a few minutes ago that I landed a very sweet job!! I am sooooooooo happy! I've interviewed with this organization twice and have taken several job-related tests. It really seems like a perfect fit for me and I really liked the people there. Hundreds applied, and in the end, there was Artex. I'm returning to journalism, but will not elaborate more. All I can say is I'm one happy pappy!!

EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ARTEX!!! :-)”

“Hey Buddy! I am really happy for you, but yo0u know, you will have to elaborate eventually. Capiche?”

“Stomach noise reviews?”

“He's going to be replacing E.D. Hill on "Fox and Friends".”

“Did you pass the pee-test?... oh it's a journalism job!

Haha (j/k)!

Congratulations, do you get an expense account?”

“He will be writing a series entitled "How I taught the Yankees how to dance with hogs"”

“Is this "The Thing"!! Or, just a regular thing?”

“LOL @ chili!!

Congrats Artex!!
yipee ki yi!!

when do you start? eh?”

“You must have studied hard for your urine test! Good job, Artex!”

“Oh, I forgot to say congratulations.”

“Congrats Artex....don't do it don't do it :o)”

“Oh! I did it again! Congratulations!”

“LMAO! Thanks guys! Of course I passed the drug test, I'm a good boy!

Dude, I am so stoked right now. I have a smile that I can't shake. This seems like a really great gig. Now I can finally get a sea kayak and some new backpacking gear!

artex enthusiastically pumps his fist and continues jumping up and down and dancing in circles!”

“congrats! that's great. so, you're staying in florida?”

“Don't hurt yourself with your fist, Arty”

“Oh yeah, I didn't mean drug tests when I said "job-related tests"! I guess you could say they were skills tests. I knew I did really well on them, glad they agreed!”

“Did you manage to get the round block in the square hole?”

“For my previous job, I actually had to go have a physical, in addition to the industry standard pee test. I chalked it up to the company being owned by a Spanish firm.”

“LOL at all you people!! congrats, Artex! :-)”

“Did the Rorschach test look like a hog in heat?”

“You passed a skill test? Was it that pumping-your-fist skill? What kind of job is this?
-Oh yeah, you can't tell us!

(Artex got the new forum moderator job on Backpacker!)

- you know I luv ya baby!”

“Congratulations, Artex! Glad you landed something you are excited about. I felt the same way after I started consulting and it turned into a full-time position that I love.”

“Accept the offer before they come to their senses, LOL!”

“I found a site once that showed you all the Rorschach inkblots, then gave you the responses the psychologists expect a normal person to give. It was pretty cool. Apparently I'm some sort of freak.”

“Square peg in round hole: "shows initiative and determination."”

“Congrats!”

“Bit - does working for a Spanish firm in any way involve shutting the place down and sleeping for a couple of hours in the middle of the day?”

“Skills tests? That can't be a journalism job. The only skill we require is that you be breathing and know which end of a pencil goes on the pad.”

“Apparently I'm some sort of freak."
bitpusher
10:47:47 AM
04/28/03

Here's a good topic for your first article, Artex!”

“You should have answered "Titanium Axe Murderer" for all the ink blots! (just to see if they had a sense of humor)”

“I think the fact that I used a hammer and a lot of curse words to get the square peg in the round hole really impressed them. But I think what clinched it was when I picked it up, tossed it through a window, and then jumped out of it myself.”

“Ynami - I wish, but unfortunately not. Apparently it did involve the complete incapability of coming up with some sort of business strategy though, lol...”

“Okay, now you're talking like a journalist.”

“Good luck with the new job!”