Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Resume

Maybe having the degree doesn't have much to do with whether you get the job. Maybe sometimes it's more about appearance, persistence, experience, and politics.

12-16-09: Transferred "Books Requested" list from clipboard to an excel spreadsheet document, shared between reference computers, with conditional programming to display duplicate listings.

Fall Semester 2009 - pitched idea of a support group/resource center for students with children to the women's center in the student union, contacted various gropus in the area, secured offer of support from counseling center on campus.

Spring Semester 2009 - volunteer Wednesdays at women's center, primarily for students with children?

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

cutting snowflakes

I don't want the money. I don't give a fuck about the money. I want my son to be safe, and if the noncustodial parent is actually in compliance with the child support orders, avoids the two week order of arrest, and maintains appearances at each weekly supervised visit, he comes out looking like the good guy. And I don't want that. Because he beat me up almost nightly while I was pregnant and even though he was employed almost the entire year he failed to pay child support for that entire year, and what does that have to do with being a father anyway?

Made it through the semester (I think). I'm living here, with a beautiful well-lit apartment, a lovely job where I am treated like an adult and where my knowledge is useful and appreciated. I made it here on my own. My son is intelligent, hilarious, polite, and is doing very well at the Montessori school. The boyfriend I didn't intend to have is amazing. He's intelligent, creative, makes enough money, and we share the same concepts about relationships, how to talk, what to do with ourselves and our lives.

I am doing meaningful things with my life. I am in the program, and I have a plan. This is screamingly full of beauty and realized potential, and I'm blessed to be at the mercy of my lover's joy.

I don't know. I'm still poor, but it's never been this good 'till now.