Server is back as of a few minutes ago (thanks Kevin!)
So I’ve been car hunting the past few days so I can actually get to a job. Its pretty crazy what people are trying to sell around here. Now I’ve never bought a car before, but from the classifieds I read in today’s “Lawrence Ledger” people are either overly hopeful, or just plain naive.
MITSUBISHI GALANT LS ’01
$7,500. Excellent condition, leather, full power, bone color, sunroof. 112, 000 highway miles.
Sigh. I’m new to this whole car scene, but something about 112,000 miles in ~three years doesn’t sound too great.
Otherwise things at home are just like normal. Not too much to do until more friends get back. Applying for jobs is going as expected; there’s a position in Cendant Mortgage doing some HCI + web development that looks reasonably enticing.
It’s weird applying for jobs there because you’re only allowed the ‘privelege’ of talking to a computer. I filled out a lot of info online, sent them a résumé, and now…I’m supposed to wait. I have this suspicion that I’m just another row in a database table waiting for some HR guy to SELECT me out. Its all faceless and automated. Guess that’s the way the future is going to be…
2 replies on “Trains and planes”
Bleak, but true. I think its how communications are headed because its cheaper than real people.
When I bought the cable modem this week the only way we could get the “6 months for $19.99 deal” was online – when I called Comcast they didn’t even know what it was.
That is a pretty bleak outlook on what we are looking forward to. Best of luck on a car.