(Sham)Wow I've Been Working A Lot This Week!

I'm a little addicted to the ShamWow infomercials. I don't know what it is, but it just draws me in and before I know it 15 minutes has gone by and I really want to buy one! Actually, come to think of it, I think I'm drawn in to all infomercials... I'm back at the same place again today, and it's a company that owns like half the networks on tv. So needless to say, in their reception area where I'm at, they've got 9 tvs with all their channels on. And on some channels, all they're playing are infomercials. And when the phone FINALLY stops ringing, I'll just end up staring not at the screens that actually have shows on, but at the screens with the infomercials. Maybe it's because I still know what's going on while watching them on mute.
I've got class again tonight, and I'm going to return the book that I bought on Monday from the bookstore. Did I mention that I bought my textbooks online yesterday for like 100 bucks less? Well I got an email last night saying that one of the books was out of stock, so they were taking that charge off my credit card. That's great, but that was the one book I REALLY needed, that I can't just use the library for - the tests in that class are open book, and our midterm is in 3 1/2 weeks. So I need that book ASAP. Good news is though that I found someone on Craigslist who is selling theirs for 20 bucks less! Huzzah to me!! Well, I still need to hear back from them to see if it's still available, but it was dated yesterday so I should still be good. Especially since the normal school year is over, so I'm just fighting with summer students for it.

Hey, who knew! Those advertisements for calling in to talk to singles aren't just on after 11pm - they're on at 10:30 in the morning, too!

Too Bad It's Only Hump Day

...because I am absolutely pooped! This has been a seriously busy week, and it's only Wednesday. I worked from 12-5 on Monday then headed straight to my HR Admin class, yesterday I had a day contract at a new place from 8:30-5 then scooted over to school for the first night of my recruitment and selection class. On my way home I got a voice mail saying that the person I had replaced yesterday would be off again today, so here I am again today working from 8:30-5. I'm just glad I don't have class tonight, but I do have class again tomorrow night. I'm starting to wonder whether three classes a week will be pushing my limits a bit. I mean, I know that I will do well in all the classes (I'm a bit of a school nerd) but I also know it's going to be tough keeping up with readings and everything else. It like, when I was in University, I would be on top of all my readings for the first month and then things would start to slide... and instead of having all my readings done before the class, I'd half do them after the class. I guess it would help if I bought the books first, though... I just hate how expensive they are!
This weekend I'm heading out town as well to visit some friends who live in the city where I went to school. It'll be nice to see so many people again, I really miss hanging out with them. But it's going to be a busy weekend of travel and then back to the grind with school at least if I don't have contracts at the beginning of next week.

School and Work and Play! ...I mean Driving!

Had an interview with a new staffing agency yesterday, and I guess it went okay... she seemed very rushed with me and then I had to spend 2 hours doing their MS Office testing because the computer took 5 minutes to load each question for the PowerPoint and Excel ones. I was so irritated I wanted to yell but figured this would be a bad impression to make.
I had my first class of HR Administration on Monday, and had a minor heart attack when I read on the course outline "prerequisite: course Lil S has yet to take." I emailed them and they said it was a prerequisite for the HR Management program, so as long as I complete it or get exempt before I complete the program, I'm good to go. I should probably get on that fairly soon though... but I've actually been quite busy this week.
Today I went to the library and read what I needed to for my class tomorrow night. I have no money to buy textbooks (there are more imminent things like rent and student loan repayment. Oh yeah and groceries... I like to eat) so I am forced to read the outdated editions at the Reference Library downtown. I hope it works out, cuz I don't plan on buying the books unless I get hooked up with a job. I'm just praying we don't have to use the texts in class!
I've got another interview with yet another staffing agency on Friday morning, so hopefully all goes well with that one. I got a call today from Staffing Agency #3 saying that she hadn't heard back about my resume, but that there was a reception position available today from 12-5. Then she realized it had already been filled, which was good news for me because I could make it seem like I would have jumped on it (thereby making myself look like a good candidate for the next time this happened) when really I couldn't have accepted because I needed to go to the library today since I am working tomorrow at some place from 12-5, and my class is tomorrow night.

Have I mentioned that I've been driving?? I got my G1 in the summer but since neither myself or the BF own a car, it has been quite difficult to a) find the time and b) find a vehicle so he can teach me to drive. But our landlord (who lives upstairs and is a good friend of ours) has been in Mexico this past week for a wedding, which has left us free to use the car (don't worry, we're allowed to use it on a regular basis, but now we don't have to see if someone else needs it instead). I'm actually getting quite good! I can drive 40 km/h now without shitting myself, and am less afraid of hitting parked cars' side mirrors as I pass them.