Job situation +

So, in the middle of last semester I stopped working at Melaleuca. I had recently been offered a couple different jobs at the time that I couldn't take but I was very confident I could find another job soon. I didn't really think about the fact that this is my last semester. NOBODY will hire a student during his last semester, what was I thinking? After a while I just gave up on finding a job for the semester and changed my focus to getting a job lined up as quickly after graduation as possible.

Around here (eastern Idaho) I could find a job for $15-20 an hour with a psych degree. We would really like to live in or near Rupert for this year and a half between graduation and going to med school. It would be nice to have family close by for a while because who knows where we will be for then next 7-8 years after that.

I am talking to a couple places in Rupert right now trying to see if I can work there. I have had a hard time getting much feedback from one that pays better but it sounds like I can pretty much count on a job at a different place (if I take it) that doesn't pay quite as well and would only give me 30 hrs a week until the end of May when I could get 40 hrs a week easy.

Anyway, that's a little bit of what has been going on in my head the last few days. There is also another place in I.F. where a friend of mine works that I could maybe get into if nothing works out in Rupert. It will be nice to get this all worked out so we can get ready and enjoy our time away from homework and the like. Hopefully we can end up in Rupert and make some decent money. If you know anyone in Rupert who wants to give me lots of money let me know.

As a small tribute to the place I grew up I am posting this picture. For some reason this sight has always come to mind when I think of Rupert. This particular picture makes Rupert seem like a pretty big place because of the extra lights and people walking around. There is even a sign that says "Historic District". Only big cities have historic districts right?



So, maybe this will be a long post and get way off the original topic but seeing that picture of Rupert made me remember the time my nephew Kris and I went around town and tried to figure out what kind of things missionaries in Rupert would take pictures of. Here are a couple pictures I found from that day.

This picture is funny. It was in the older part of town, I wonder why they chose to paint their garage that way. I look wierd in this picture too. Oh well, I don't usually look like that.



Some old demolition derby car sitting behind a business. Also near a trailer park.



This one is probably my favorite. Good ol' Prince Rupert. They made this around the year 2000 I think. Some people tell stories about Rupert being named like it is because of some guy's name on a mail bag. I personally go with the story that attributes the name 'Rupert' to a royal circus bear of the same name who fell out of the train as it passed by what is now the city. The search and rescue team set up camp and never left.

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When I was in high school, I used to spend most of my time down the street at the Hicks home. We would make short movies, music videos, watch movies, play music and all sorts of other stuff. Jared taught me to play the guitar and we had a great time with it. I also played the drums a little bit with them. The first song that I ever played just like the drummer in the real thing was from Material Issue - Valerie Loves Me. Maybe not "just like" the real thing but you get the idea.

Things have been busy for me since I got married and we've had a baby. Now that I am not working for a little while and have a little more time, I am realizing that I miss that more musical/creative part of me. I am interested to see what you think of the song. The video that was good quality on youtube doesn't allow posting in blogs and all the other versions of the video have sound that is horribly off, and it annoyed me. So, I found this wonderful youtube gem of a dancing mechanical mule set to "valerie loves me"

It may be wierd but we are mostly focusing on the song right?



When I used to play a lot I knew mostly Weezer songs, Fountains of Wayne, Everclear, some Beatles, a couple songs from the Cure, and Material Issue as well. I knew every song the band 'For Now' played (i was in it) and a few 'Fixit' songs as well.

Oh well. Enough of that. I need to go visit my friends again.