February is half way done. Shortest month of the year. 11 weeks down. I’m close to being half way done. I hope. Actually I don’t need to really count anymore. Since I know for a fact that WPI isn’t an option anymore, I’m leaving the minute I get a job offer for an actual engineering position. Fuck whatever timed contract I signed. But I’m still going to keep track. Because if I don’t get one by the time 6 months is up, I might as well put a bullet in my brain.
PC is busted. […]
The final nail in the coffin has been set. My advisor said there was no funds. Getting grant money was especially hard this year. I knew it was coming. I’ve been saying it’s been coming. But it still hurts. That last thread of hope has finally snapped. I will never go back to WPI. On top of that work today was just miserable. One shitty thing after another. Went by fast though. I guess that’s something.
Now I’ve really set my sights on studying abroad. Trying to get into a PhD program […]
Half way through the work week. Two more days. I complained earlier to myself that the weeks were going by too fast. That I was becoming too comfortable with it and thus will become complacent. That flipped pretty quick. Last week or so has been so god damn slow. Like painfully slow. I can really feel the 12 hours in my shift. I count down the hours. Break them down into minutes and then seconds. Try to calculate the percentage of the day left. The percentage of the week left. I debated which […]
I’m in that period where things go by fast. The work week goes by fast but so does my weekend. That’s the last thing I want. To become comfortable with this miserable situation. 17 weeks. I’m 1/3 of the way done. Please please please tell me I’m at least 1/3 of the way done. I’ve gotten a handful of interviews for jobs. I think they went ok-ish. Not amazing, but ok. I’ve felt better about other interviews for jobs I didn’t end up getting so it’s hard to be excited for it. I’ve also […]
February is almost here. That means I’m almost 1/3 of the way done. Or at least I hope I am. I’m setting myself up for the biggest god damn punchline if I can’t find a job before June. I can’t go back to being jobless, so I’ll have to accept a permanent position. A bullet to the brain would be a better solution honestly. I’ve spent the last 4 weeks non stop applying for jobs. Today was the first day in weeks where I didn’t either look for one or apply. I’ve only heard back from a […]
10 more weeks then I’ll have less than 10 weeks. Overall I’m getting used to it. Which is not something I’m exactly happy about. Still looking for a job. Still not having any luck. I’ve been trying harder than when I was looking a few months ago. No motivation like dread. Haven’t gotten a call back for an interview yet though. Only been three weeks, so I guess that’s normal. From what I remember it took a few weeks when I started looking for a job and then they kinda came flooding in before they died […]
In a way, I’m looking down on him by pitying him. I don’t want to do that, but man do I feel fucking bad for him. The other guy I work with on my shifts is pretty good. Can’t understand a damn thing he says half the time cause of his accent, but he’s pretty cool. I don’t know how long he’s been a technician, but he’s a tech 3 meaning he’s a senior level position so he’s been at this a while. He mentioned he was working at another warehouse before this one. That place actually had robot […]
I lost track. I think I have 21 weeks left. Pretty sure. I keep a notebook in my work locker. Originally it was to take notes on things, but there’s not much to take notes on. So now I just use it to write down my thoughts when we aren’t doing anything. Like this place. By 6 months, it should be full of my angry, sad, depressing thoughts. But I guess it’s also helping me work through my thoughts on everything.
Work is dreadful as usual. Getting up at 3 in the morning is getting […]
So 2025 is over. How was this year for me? Pretty fucking awful to be honest. I started off the year trying to work on CLARA. I stayed behind in Worcester because I naively thought that I could finish up CLARA in time to publish a paper. It didn’t work out. Just like the other couple of chances I had. So I missed Christmas and New Years for nothing. I started off the actual new years at the barcade I frequented. Bunch of happy people who rang in the new year with me standing awkwardly to […]
After having been on here for around a decade and constantly writing down my thoughts, I tend to pay close attention to my mental state and the reasons behind it. I believe my previous psychiatrist has stated I’m fairly self aware and I told him it was only natural when I spend all my time in my own head. I hate to admit it, but I had a sense of satisfaction when he said that. Anyways I try to keep track of markers that signify what type of state of mind I’m in at the time. How I interact with people, […]
So I lied. My training wasn’t done. I still need CPR training. So that means I spent 42 hours this week watching people do things instead of doing them myself. Beats the training videos I guess. And I probably won’t be getting CPR training any time soon since it’s “peak” season. All the instructors are too busy to show my how to do chest compressions or something. So that means I get to spend another 42 hours just watching people do work. Actually 30 hours. Cause I get Christmas off. I get to lie in […]
I went to cidercade for my birthday today. My birthday isn’t for another two days, but I’ll be working and having a dentist appointment that day. It was just me. It’s always just me. I went to get a burger at a place nearby. Ordered too many cheese fries and took some home. Will probably just end up throwing them away. There goes 10 bucks. Then I headed over to cidercade. Was there for a little under 2 hours maybe. Did the usual. Played Galaga first. Guitar hero, racing games, pinball, CvS2. […]
24 Weeks left. I finished my training now. They are putting me on actually shifts. No more 9 – 5. Now I get 12 hour shifts starting at 4 in the morning. Wonderful. Shadowing the other technicians wasn’t so bad. It was mainly replacing the bands on conveyor belts. Except for that 3 hour stint of them trying to cut off a section of a belt and stitching it together. I loved just staring at them trying to align the clips for like an hour. Still I’m sure I’ll find a way to fuck it […]
They finally seem to got their shit together. I was given all my training modules after asking and asking. They’re heartbreakingly boring and I can feel my brain leaking out of my ears. Just 8 straight hours a day of reading power points and watching videos. Towards the end I just started skipping to the end test cause I couldn’t be fucking bothered. All of which contain questions that are either common sense, super obvious, or super specific measurements for an equipment part. That will bite me in the ass. I still have like 10 more modules […]
I did the thing I said I’d do once I moved out. I singed up for a dating app. I hated every minute of it. I don’t talk to people. I like being by myself. Sort of. I do feel lonely, bit I’ve kinda gotten used to it. Just avoid people and you don’t feel like that.
The process was confusing and painful. It don’t like taking pictures. I don’t even like looking in the mirror. But I needed pics. I don’t like talking about myself, but I needed something to put on there. […]
The title. I finished watching the training videos yesterday. The only way I can continue is to get an email for more training. My email isn’t set up. The only one who can set it up is my manager. But my manager isn’t the section manager. It isn’t the department manager. It is the regional manager. For some reason. Someone who isn’t even working at our plant. The other managers contacted him to set up a ticket which he did. And they sent in their own ticket. It still isn’t done. I’m […]
Day 2 is done. I’ve only had this job two days and both felt like a thousand years. To be fair it’s because I’ve done nothing but watch training videos. Stuff I really should retain, but I can’t be bothered to memorize all the different labels and permits and procedures. We don’t have a roof crane. Why do I need to know how to operate a roof crane? But it’s my job to know these things. In order to excel at my job I need to memorize how to lock out a conveyor belt and the safety measures […]
I start my job tomorrow. Lined up at the exact start of the month. So my 6 month contract is over as soon as it rolls over to June. Didn’t do much this weekend. Bought groceries and played magic at a card shop. I don’t think I’m nervous. Not about the job exactly. I am nervous that I’ll fail at even this. So I guess I am nervous in a way. If I fail at this, that’s it. I have to kill myself at that point. This is the lowest level that is somewhat […]
Moved into my place yesterday. Didn’t realize it was in the backyard of some older couple’s house. It’s out in the boonies. Same with the warehouse I’m working at. Honestly it’s the perfect size for me. One room with a small kitchen and a tiny bathroom. I never needed a lot. One thing that I don’t like is that it’s on the second floor and the stairs are right there by the room. No door separating them. I always feel like I’m going to trip and fall. Break my neck. Can’t afford to get […]
I move on Friday. Clothes are packed. Have way too much even after leaving some here. Just taking one suitcase worth. Don’t know why I have so many shirts when I wear the same one several days in a row. Going to clean up my PC and take the graphics card out tomorrow. Pack it up. Keep forgetting about shit like kitchenware and towels. I wish I was more mobile. It doesn’t seem like it, but I have a lot of shit. Or I guess people in general need a lot of shit.
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