I'm really enjoying living with Crystal, Rob and Avery. We all get along and it's super chill all of the time.
I'm also really enjoying my new job. My boss is chill as hell and it's easy work. It just sucks that I'm up at 5a.m every morning for work and I don't get home until at least 6p.m. And I'm usually too tired to do anything so I end up just smoking a lot more weed lol.
Also, the power cord for my laptop doesn't fit anymore. The input in the laptop got pushed back. The battery is dead so I haven't been able to go online at all since I've moved out. It really sucks, QQ.

For the past 6 months I've been unemployed and desperate for work.
But now all of a sudden it seems like I have a fair amount of opportunities.
I have 2 interviews this week.
Tomorrow I have one at a wine store in Metrotown, where April works.
Then on Thursday I have one with a local employment agency.
I was also going to call Scanner Enterprise since apparently starting wage could be as high as $23 an hour (and then permanently smelling like fish lol).
And today my ex-boss from the coffee shop called and I think wants me to come work for him again.
It's nice having more opportunities right now since Shandi wants me to move in with her and her 2.5 year old daughter.

So, here's the game plan:
Cancel my interview at the wine store and arrange to meet with my ex-boss.
If I move in with Shandi, it'll be in the Langley/Surrey area so Metrotown is just too inconvenient.
I'm still going to the interview on Thursday just because it's for labour work, which is more oriented towards my career.
But I think I'll only take my old job at the coffee shop if he can give me my old hours (Monday - Friday, approximately 10:45a.m or 11:15a.m to 6:15p.m).
If he's going to offer me part time, I'll have to refuse.

Either way, there are a lot of pro's and con's.
Finding work through the employment agency will only find me temporary work.
Which is risky if I move out.
But I don't want to get screwed over again when I go back to school if I take my old job back.
/sigh
What a hard life...

I guess since I know what to do with my life, I'm having a really hard time enjoying my new job.
It's obvious that retail and customer service jobs are horrible, but I really can't stand them.
Only getting 2 shifts a week, both only 4 hours long, is extremely frustrating.
Clearly I need to find a second job.
I'm more tempted to ask for my old job back at the coffeeshop.
Especially if I'm able to get my old hours.
I'm just worried that if I do I'll get screwed over again when I go back to school.
UUGH, I hate being in debt and wish I could just start my apprenticeship NOW!

Never thought I could ever be so disgusted and ashamed to be living in the Vancouver area.
It's nice to know, however, there were a few people standing up to the anarchists and trying to help stop the riots.
I am also extremely thankful for all of the volunteers who helped with the clean up today.
Hopefully I can make my way downtown tomorrow morning and pitch in before running off to Kamloops.

I can only hope that everyone around the world can look past this incident and recognize that this does not define Vancouver, the citizens, Canucks fans or the Vancouver Canucks themselves.