Missing my Paradise

Now that Christmas is near, I have moved away from Central Coast to Inland Empire - I have to say that I miss the paradise that I lived in for the past 4 years.  The new job is growing on me but there is no place like the comforts of good air quality, sandy beaches and the ocean sounds and salt air.  I keep finding this a challenge to get my account accessed to post new entries here.  I know this is a public place on the internet but I realize that nobody seems to read it anymore which I consider this a private journal location for me.

Next weekend I will fly to Floirda again to be with Dad. Today would have been my mother;s 81st birthday.  Meetup group locally in Inland Empire is getting easier. Still finding it difficult to establish long-term relationships.  Chuck has decided to take a more convenient choice of relationship and stick to the Central Coast instead of making it with me with a long-distance.

Whatever technical trick is behind this to keep my access to post here, I am thankful.  I have to keep posting here on a routine basis to keep this access blog.  More will come...Happy Holidays to me!

Another New Chapter away from ShangriLa

Life is truly running fast forward...the passing of my mother the day after I euthanize Freckles has certainly taken me back.  Nothing else matters in terms of climbing any career ladder.  After 2 trips to Florida to help Dad, my estranged sister shows up by surprise on his doorstep with her husband after 20 years of no contact. 

I am pleased for the new found society of Meetup group events that I have attended her in Central Coast CA but now have to migrate to the Inland Empire groups...away from beach opportunities.  :(  Hopefully I am able to return to this region when I really retire from work....someday.

Moving Forward and Onward

This morning I received a phone call from what I thought was a prospective employer whom I thought truly rejected me - Culver City.  This is the one I had to call 3 people after 3 weeks after an 'unofficial' offer email from their HR person.  The prospective direct report left a voice message with an apology for the misunderstanding.  They are continuing to interview more people before they decide.  I believe they all do not know what each other are doing for their organization and ultimately corporate-wise.  There is something wrong with this picture.  Fortunately I have applied for 9 more positions since that bad news call last week.  One of them called back - NY state and another was MedSys Group calling to see if I can work as an Integration Architect in either of 2 states.  Then there was an email message from another place I applied to asking for my time to speak about the position I applied to.  The bad news doesn't seem so bad now that I have moved on.

Meanwhile, the other list of positions I applied for are still pending any correspondence.  I think the emotional roller coaster will continue; I just need to know how to stabilize it after all these months of frustration.

Back to the Drawing Board

2 job rejections this week.  Culver City pulled back the offer for financial reasons and say will call me back when they have more funds for the position.  Right.  Another day of decompression while applying for 3 more online jobs.  One of them automatically rejecting me since I didn't qualify for an attribute in a question.

What I thought was a rejection from a work colleague who I thought was a working friend was simply her preoccupation of moving back to TX from the CA job.  Thank you Marsha for being there for me :)
Camille has been the best person to support me.  She has pushed me to apply for unemployment online so I did it while on the phone with her.  I actually found the right url on their website to apply all the way through with back date of last date working, quarterly gross income and all the other data needed.  Another waiting game for state of CA...still waiting for my MediCal card applied back in January of this year.  Time is slow when you wait for benefits of life but goes in a speed of light when you don't think about it all.

Day Trip up Central Coast

Today was a wonderful day. Drove up Highway 1 to Salmon Creek Falls and Gorda, CA w/Dave Edwards.  These past 6 months have been very frustrating and I had to break out of my prison and stretch my ligaments.  After climbing up to the top of the falls and nearly falling flat on my face coming down the slopes, we enjoyed a wonderful sandwich from Sebastian's in Gorda while watching the whales spouting out at sea.
I am hoping Culver City will come through with the final job offer this week.  It would be a great start for the Spring with employment.  With that will bring on more stress to find a new place to live and move my household.  Meanwhile I am struggling with the fate of the sewage backup in my home in Ventura while my tenants spend a night in hotel for tomorrow's street digging to correct the lateral.  One more thing to prove I am not winning is possibly going to really break me.

Here is a proud seal showing off.

Reviving the Blog

Hello - this is a test to see if this blog is really still alive. Anyone out there to see this post? It's been 3 years and I want to post my personal thoughts here and see if anyone follows me and my thoughts.