job hunt
So I went to Davis and Walnut Creek. I saw Sharon and Nick and Eric and Anu, Huyen, and Tuan. The entire trip was great, but too long for me to tell you about here. Unfortunately, I had to return to the real world and begin a serious job search. As of now, I have submitted applications for the following jobs:

Alhambra library- I'm pretty sure they turned me down because city hall said I would receive something this week.
Ideal chemistry job working in Pasadena testing adhesives- they claim they don't want someone with as much knowledge as I have. why? I'm sure they could still pay me slightly more than the following.
Paper Source- I just got a call from them which made me dance around the house. They asked for samples of my work from book arts. Yea! Paper! But, I sadly applied for a real full time job there and I haven't decided what to tell them.
Best Buy- If I work there, I could get a discount on a camera.
Bristol Farms- Fancy groceries!
Huntington Library- This would be an awesome place to work, but they would only give me 14 hours a week. Still, it would be great. (I've checked pretty much all other nearby musuems already for job openings.)
Macy's- I applied for 4 positions there which include gift wrapper and visual designer. I could shift around holiday decorations. I could wrap all day.
Target in Alhambra- I already interviewed. I'm not sure how I feel about it anymore.
Joann's- I went and the woman seemed very grouchy and made two big customer service mistakes in front of me. Bleck.
Yet to apply:
Vroman's- The biggest independant bookstore near me. I can't think of anything bad about working there.
Trader Joe's- They would supposedly give me a free Hawaiian shirt.
Michael's- I plan to go to their job fair this Saturday. Craft discounts!
Cal Tech?- I planned to apply to be a biology lab assistant caring for fruit flies or zebra fish, but I wouldn't want to abandon any animals.

I was thinking about applying at Rite Aid and CVS as a pharmacy technician, but I decided more or less to settle for seasonal work with sucky hours.
If I, by chance, got job offers from them all, which should I choose? I am listing them all here for your opinions and advice. I'm serious. And if you can think of any other awesome retail places within 5 miles of Alhambra, please let me know.

Now that you took the time to look over my list, I will humor you with some photos from my trip. Eric gave me a refresher on crocheting and now I can't stop. I think the Institue for Figuring also deserves some credit. Math + Art = Ultra nerdy.

Oh! On the subject of nerdy, this week is National Chemistry Week! Go use your chemical ninja skills and cause some trouble. Yea!
- posted by Lyndsay @ 12:18 AM