Dateline 4-22-2016

Another day another rejection notice, and this was the job I took an entire week to write my cover letter, adjust my resume and even take two classes directly relates to the position to better my odds. The thing is, I'm not all that disappointed that I didn't land the job. The thing that is frustrating is that I noted I put extra effort into this position because I thought it would be a good match and I didn't even get an interview. It seems that unless you are already an expert in any field that no one will even talk to you.

Oh well, I guess there's nothing else to do but move on once again.

After getting my rejection notice I went on to complete my day job then went on to apply to a couple other jobs that I found interesting. I also hunted down the local Community Career Center and started the sign up process there. I'm hoping maybe with some guidance someone will help me find my way.

The next orientation is on Tuesday so I think I'm going to take a break from the hunt until then. I'm going to shift my focus back to my classes until then in hopes to finally finish my web development class so I can move on to the next.

My dreams of being a self-employed web developer sort of petered out when I found that I'm good at the front-end web languages like HTML and CSS but struggle a little with the programming syntax of languages like PHP and MYSQL. I think I'll eventually figure these out but it's going to take longer than I thought, hence the job hunt.

I'm also trying to find a class to teach me how to write an article. I think I can make a few extra bucks freelancing if I could just figure out the format. I've taken a few classes but they all seem to focus on where to find work or language to use or avoid and how to research. None of these one-off classes ever explain how to write the actual article though.

I'm sure I can wing it but I want to be able to submit my work with confidence that I am doing it right. I'm still a little insecure about how I write standard prose since I've spent so much of my life committed to writing screenplays. I wish I just knew how to sell a script so I wouldn't have to deal with all this other nonsense that is getting in the way of my dreams.

I also wish I could just conform but apparently I'm not good enough for that either.

Oh well, we'll see what happens,

- The Wicker Breaker