Well Shit.

So, I went to CALS computer lab today to talk to the people about a job, but apparently Lelah got the last one. Which is fine cause it’s my fault I’m slow or something like that, only now I have to find a job. Damn. And that one was perfect too. See, my dilemma is this. Since I have to do this giganto graduate project next semester which will likely require most of the daytime hours aside from the 9 that I’m working for TNC and the 13ish that I will be in class, I’ll probably have to get a job at night. This, obviously, seriously cuts into my homework time. If I had a night job right now I think I would die. Unless, of course, it were a night job where I got to sit in a computer lab. See, if I were in a computer lab (particularly one as little used as the CALS lab where I’d be in a separate room even and no one really comes in anyway so I could just sit there with Illustrator and make my maps to my heart’s content, it would be ideal. Cause there are jobs where you could work and do your homework, but when your homework requires the use of Adobe Illustrator you’re a bit more constricted.

Option 2 is that I DON’T get a job and try to subsist on my 80 bucks a week. Now, considering I’m making more than that (only slightly cause the hospital pays like shit, but more nonetheless) now and just paying rent and bills puts me $22 overbudget each month, I don’t really see this one working unless I want to give up my trip to Korea to see Hagen because simply existing in society is going to require more money than I have. So. Job for me. But where. I mean, I could work retail somewhere and I wouldn’t hate it (Sedona is hiring and I want to go see about the place where Puzzlebox used to be with all the Japanese stuff but I’m scared to ask them for a job because there are ALL Asians working there and I don’t really fit in so they will probably laugh at me), but then……no homework will get done and I will almost NEVER see any of you because I will always either be working or busting my ass to get my homework done. And I still won’t make more money than I did at the hospital, the only difference is that I can work on weekends. Which gives me even less time to do my homework or hang out with you guys.

Option 3 is trying to find another computer lab that needs a student, but I fear that working at one of the busier ones I would be expected to a. have more knowledge about the workings of computers and software and things (ie be more techy or have a compsci major) than I can prove I know and b. not just sit and do my maps on the computer cause I’ll be way out in the open and probably even working with someone else. Plus I don’t know where they would be hiring. I guess I’ll look and see about it, maybe there’s another cozy small one like CALS that no one goes to or knows about. I don’t know of one, but maybe that’s proving my point.

So, yeah. No idea what I’m gonna do. Any suggestions beyond "stop freaking out" are appreciated.