Posted on 2008.05.05 at 18:43
So after a lengthy absence I have returned. Just to recap the last four months - I finished my student teaching, graduated last Saturday, and now I'm contributing to the state's rising unemployment rate.
So now begins the great job hunt. It was not thirty minutes after the commencement ceremony had ended that my mom asked me if I had a job for the summer yet and suggested I immediately purchase every newspaper I can get my hands on to read through the help wanted sections for anything I can find.
No rest for the weary
Posted on 2007.11.05 at 19:05
I can see there is absolutely no interest in my art anymore...
Or maybe nobody reads this anymore...
Hmm...
Posted on 2007.10.17 at 16:19
Current Mood: 
hopeful
Current Music: none
So in light of the none existent job market in Michigan and my wanting to spend more time on my art work I've decided to give consignment art work a shot again. This implies that I need clients. So if any of you are looking for some artwork to grace your current dwelling, let me know. I specialize in black and white realism. Portraits are the typical request but I can do pretty much anything for you. I have done color, I just don't get a lot of specific requests for it. It has also been suggested that I get into tattoo designing, so if that's what you're looking for, that's a possibility too. Leave a post if you or someone you know is interested.
Thanks
- Mikulas
Posted on 2007.09.18 at 15:49
Current Location: library
Current Mood: 
annoyed
Current Music: none - it's the library...you have to be quiet...
I could really use a job right now...not just because some incoming cash flow would be nice to offset the outgoing flow that's carving through my wallet at the moment, but also because I need something to do that will break up the monotony of classes and homework and give me something productive to do with my time.
Dear Governor Ganholm,
I really wish you hadn't gotten our economy into such a downward spiral of doom, for I had once enjoyed being able to find employment, eat healthier food, and not be homeless for half of the year. Nevertheless, do what you will. I will soon be one of the may young people fleeing this state like it's on fire to find another with more job opportunities.
Keeping my bags packed,
Mikulas
On a lighter note: since this is my last semester of classes before student teaching and then a real job, I want to fly down to New Orleans purely for relaxation and enjoyment purposes. Does anyone want to come with me? I'll probably go at the end of December after Christmas when ticket prices have dropped a bit and I'll have to be back in time for school to start after new years. Any takers - serious takers? There's no need for a hotel so that will keep costs down, but I know airfare is ridiculous anytime I want to go someplace simply because the airlines like ot rain on my parade.
Homework to conquer. Let me know if there are any takers on the NO trip. There is also a guy on the other side of the library right now who is talking loudly on his cell phone and swinging his key around, clanging them into things. Please people, when you have children, teach them to think of someone other then themselves. And guy talking loudly on your cell phone...I hope you get a dropped call.
Posted on 2007.09.15 at 18:26
Current Location: bedroom
Current Mood: 
cold
Current Music: Randy Newman - Louisiana 1927
I feel kind of bad that people actually started reading this thing and I never post to it anymore...
Summer was pretty busy. As you may remember moving to New Orleans won in the last posted opinion poll. There was loads of rebuilding of homes, meeting wonderful and resilient people, making new friends, connecting with old friends, and best of all - job offers. Needless to say I had a great time. Doing work that I enjoyed by day and having dinner and cocktails with friends, government officials, the FBI or some combination thereof in the evenings. I can't say that I ever really missed Michigan...which is probably good with the way the economy is as of late.
As far as school goes, I have one major and minor down, one minor and student teaching to finish. It'll be graduation time in May and I'll have the summer to look for a job. I figure with job offers already lined up it'll really just be more moving than anything else. I guess by look for a job I mean look for a house near the jobs I've been offered and I'm interested in. I haven't really decided on my plans for work after May because it just seems to far away right now for me to concern myself with and that employers wouldn't really seriously concern themselves with it yet either. It seems like time has flown by. I just hope no one is planning a 5 year reunion for high school next year. I'm hoping to be living far far away before those start up.
That's a start to an update. I'll wait to see what kind of response I get from it. Feel free to post with suggestions or requests for posts in the near future. I guess when it's your life, you don't think of it as being all that exiting/interesting but I realize that to those I rarely see anymore it might actually be worth reading.
Posted on 2007.04.09 at 19:17
Current Location: at my desk
Current Mood: 
awake
Current Music: Mrs. Robinson
...I didn't know that "awake" was a mood.
I must admit, I am impressed. I don't think I've ever received so many replies to one post before. Perhaps I might be more inclined to update more often after all.
Well the news that I had planned to accept a position in New Orleans for the summer went over like a lead balloon. I got a speech from my parents about it being too far away and how I should come live with them instead. I shudder to think, but if I don't go, there's the potential for growing up to be just like them. I think it'll be good for them, They need to be broken in to the idea of me not living with them until I'm 50.
So stay tuned to the continuing saga to see how this all pans out. You can leave your suggestions if you've encountered a similar parental response to something. Or you can just sit back and watch the mayhem.
Posted on 2007.04.02 at 20:18
Current Mood: 
productive
Current Music: Seven - Revis
Ok, this one is for the two or three of you who still read my LJ...
So here's the deal: I haven't signed a lease for the summer or the fall because I was expecting to be doing my student teaching and hence mooching off my parents for a room for the semester while I was busy being poor...and teaching (kind of the same thing when you think about it). So I'm looking over my options for summer - some are my ideas and some aren't so read them over and take a vote. I'll try not to be bias and point out faults with particular options.
Option 1: I could move back to the thumb, live at home, find a job, save some cash.
Option 2: I could move up the the lake, live at home, find a job, save some cash, play with boats.
Option 3: I could move down to New Orleans, accommodations provided by a friend, work as a day laborer for one or more friends, get paid cash, save some cash, and probably some playing with boats, parties, etc. Fly back to MI for a few days in July for family get together.
Option 4: I could move down to New Orleans, volunteer with Catholic Charities, accommodations provided, stipend for food, etc, still probably the playing with boats, social events, etc. as in option 3. Fly back to MI for a few days in July for family get together.
Option 5: A combination of options 3 and 4. I could move to New Orleans, do work on consignment for friends and either later switch to a full time volunteer for Catholic Charities or work out a part time deal and do both all summer.
Option 6: Rent a room in Mt. Pleasant, find a job for the summer, save some cash, play with boats on the weekends.
There. I've given you a topic, now discuss.
Posted on 2007.02.28 at 19:37
Current Location: In front of my PC...what kind of question is location?
Current Mood: 
content
Current Music: Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
So I never use this thing anymore and well...I haven't heard any complaints. I seems as though everyone has exciting news and pics of newly acquired cats as other general newness in their lives. Not that there hasn't been any newness around these parts but by this time I think the people who are really interested in hearing about what's happening in my mildly interesting life have already asked and been told all the stories. So I guess if you're reading this and saying to yourself, "gee, I wish I knew what Mikulas is up to..." then I guess you should leave a post, IM, or e-mail me...whichever suits you. I guess I could start posing more but I would only be back by popular demand...so post now or wait another 6 months to read the next post.
Posted on 2006.12.12 at 03:33
Crackpot - INTJ
20% Extraversion, 66% Intuition, 53% Thinking, 60% Judging |
People hate you.
Paris Hilton hates Nicole Richie. Lex Luther hates Superman. Garfield hates Mondays.
But none these even rates against the insurmountable hate, people have for you.
I mean, you're pretty damn clever and you know it. You love to flaunt your potential. Heard the word "arrogant" lately? How about "jerk?" Or perhaps they only say that behind your back.
That's right. I know I can say this cause you're not going to cry. You're not exactly the most emotional person. You'd rather spend time with your theoretical questions and abstract theories than with other people.
Ever been kissed? Ever even been on a date? Trust me, your inflated ego is a complete turnoff with the opposite sex and I am telling you, you're not that great with relationships as it is. You're never going to be a dude or chick magnet, purely because you're more concerned with yourself than others. Meh. They all hate you already anyway.
How about this- "stubborn?" Hrm? Heard that lately? All those facts which don't fit your theories must just be wrong, right? I mean, really, the vast amounts of time you spend with your head in the clouds...you're just plain strange.
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If you want to learn more about your personality type in a slightly less negative way, check out this.
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The other personality types are as follows...
Loner - Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Pushover - Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging
Criminal - Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
Borefest - Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Almost Perfect - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
Freak - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
Loser - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving
Clown - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Sap - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging
Commander - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
Do Gooder - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Scumbag - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
Busybody - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
Prick - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving
Dictator - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging
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My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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You scored higher than 99% on Extraversion |
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You scored higher than 99% on Intuition |
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You scored higher than 99% on Thinking |
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You scored higher than 99% on Judging |
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Posted on 2006.10.01 at 18:29
Posted on 2006.08.06 at 22:00
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The Knee Bender | | People Iced: | Thirty Three | | Car Bombs Planted: | Fourteen | | Favorite Weapon | Sack full of doorknobs | | Arms Broken: | Eight | | Eyes Gouged: | Fifteen | | Tongues Cut Off: | Eleven | | Biggest Enemy: | Fat Tony | Get Your HITMAN Name |
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Posted on 2006.06.06 at 20:07
Current Mood: cold
Current Music: I don't remember what was playing
Okay, this is for all the CLI graduates (any year) who haven't done any AIM profile stalking lately but have been anxiously awaiting me to update my LJ for the first time in about never.
There is going to be a reunion for all CLI graduates and everyone who's been a part of the CLI staff.
When: Sunday, July 23rd from 1-7pm
Where: The Porkop Ranch in St. Charles
RSVP: by June 23rd to Patty Michalski @ St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Saginaw.
I have a phone number and an e-mail where you can contact her but I'll leave it out of the post otherwise she'll have a bajillion spam e-mails thanks to crawlers. So if you want either just leave me a post and I'll e-mail you...or something.
Posted on 2006.04.05 at 22:10
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Still Everclear (old everclear...not that new stuff)
| Your Job Dissatisfaction Level is 89% |
Your job is a disaster - it's surprising you've lasted this long.
You need to quit if you can, even if you don't have another job lined up.
As far as stressful work situations go, yours is off the scale brutal.
Almost any job would be better than what you've got! |
Haha, I don't think this would be as funny if I didn't work for the Catholic Church.
Posted on 2006.04.05 at 22:01
Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: Everclear
| You Passed 8th Grade Science |
Congratulations, you got 8/8 correct! |
Heh, and I never even liked science.
Posted on 2006.03.29 at 16:20
Current Mood: 
contemplative
Current Music: Nothing Compares to You - Sinead O'Connor
So here's the question of the week for everyone - and I expect lots of input on this one...serious input, lets face it I'm going to need it.
I received a birthday card from a friend and in it was a note which reads, "please use this money to buy a material keepsake of you 21st birthday. I'd like you to be able to look back at this item in twenty years and remember your 21st birthday. Let me know what you buy"
Also, the words "material keepsake" were underlined. So now the question is what do I buy?
The first problem I have with this is that if I buy myself something it's not going to have a same sentimental value compared to something my friend bought me - which I undoubtedly would have kept forever and ever no matter what it was. Even if I could convince my friend to come help me pick something out, it would have more meaning for me. However, the question remains, what should it be?
I've given you a topic now discuss.
Posted on 2006.02.28 at 21:49
the Cutting Edge
(66% dark, 50% spontaneous, 31% vulgar) |
your humor style:
CLEAN | SPONTANEOUS | DARK
Your humor's mostly innocent and off-the-cuff, but somehow there's something slightly menacing about you. Part of your humor is making people a little uncomfortable, even if the things you say aren't themselves confrontational. You probably have a very dry delivery, or are seriously over-the-top.
Your type is the most likely to appreciate a good insult and/or broken bone and/or very very fat person dancing.
PEOPLE LIKE YOU: David Letterman - John Belushi
The 3-Variable Funny Test!
- it rules -
If you're interested, try my latest: The Terrorism Test |
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My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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You scored higher than 86% on darkness |
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You scored higher than 62% on spontaneity |
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You scored higher than 34% on vulgarity |
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Posted on 2006.02.24 at 01:14
| You Passed the US Citizenship Test |
Congratulations - you got 8 out of 10 correct! |
Posted on 2006.02.07 at 23:38
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Mikulas's random George Bush quote:
"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."
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Posted on 2006.02.07 at 23:28
Hmm...try it again, seems to be working fine now.
heh heh, so amusing, yet so embarrassing at the same time.
Posted on 2006.02.06 at 23:45
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Mikulas's random George Bush quote:
"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family.
-George W. Bush"
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