Spent most of the day looking for work and buying parts to get my computer up and running. Took two trips to Comp USA to get everything working. You'd think that with all my computer knowledge I'd get the right part the first time. What can I say, some people are idiots.
So now it's back to business.
Fortunately not all my clients are located in the disaster area, and it looks like one of my upcoming projects will still come through. Unfortunately I owe most of this money to other people, but at least I'll be semi debt-free when I'm done.
I may already have a few projects to work on in North Carolina, thanks to Monster.com and a certain friend's Dad. Some of them sound very promising, although I don't want to jynx them by talking about it too much.
Also on my list for this week is to build some kind of portfolio web site to illustrate my work experience. I'm not sure why, but working on my own portfolio is always the hardest thing about my job. I started working on a resume but quickly realized there is no possible way I can work for someone else's company. Nothing against it, but I have a talent for doing things the hard way, so instead of looking for a full-time position, I'm looking to rebuild my consulting practice. This is the same reason I decided to start my own business in the first place.
On that note I bought some special paper from Office Depot so that I can begin handing out makeshift business cards. I hate the idea of using the out-the-box paper over getting them printed professionally, but they'll have to do for now. So far I have found that most people are sympathetic to my situation and aren't expecting that much from me.
I'm beginning to feel like I have a license to kill - or at least to get away with a few things that I normally couldn't. Of those luxuries, I particularly enjoyed speeding down the highway en route to North Carolina. Of course I'm not sure if even this special circumstance could have gotten me out of a 110 mph ticket, but I figured there's only one way to find out.
Now my main problem is that I have no reason not to get back to work. Because I was already on a scheduled vacation for 2 weeks when the storm hit, I haven't really worked (other than occasional phone calls or emails) in about a month. I'm trying not to sound spoiled, but it really is hard to pick up and get back to it all of a sudden. Hopefully in a few days this feeling will subside. I can't afford for it not to.
For anyone who has had a hard time at work after a long time off, you know what I mean.
[url]http://uk.geocities.com/celebs555buddies/young-gay-twink-sex.htm[/url]
Posted by: 9z0axf4xy3 | October 01, 2006 at 11:03 AM