Twitter: Short Snippits in Book Two: The Fifteenth Year of the Third Millennium of the Common Era

(1) I’ve been an even shittier Prose Boxer than usual. My depression, anxiety, and (tiny bit) of rage at a whole mess of things has put me far too inside my own head. When I’m like that… I don’t have the attention span to read or do much of anything. The anxiety, you see. But I realized (partially with help from a PBer) that… y’know what? What did I love doing before law school that I haven’t done much of? Are there things that take a lot of time that I could be doing to while away my long stretches of time? The answer to both was… read. Why didn’t I think of it before?!? Yes, I need to (and will) exercise more as well… for the health of both my body and mind… but I used to gorge myself on books. Law School (for obvious reasons) changed that pretty intensely. Get back into it!! And… hopefully… catch up with all of you people… and other people IRL… and other stuff that can only be achieved when my brain isn’t stuck on

(2) The real reason I’m writing right now, though… the strangest thing happened. The website for Iowa Government Attorneys hasn’t updated with a new job since the Dallas County position at the beginning of June. Now, as I’ve explained… that hasn’t stopped me from applying to places. I’m up to 7 applications sent out this month. But today, just after noon, the Iowa Government Attorney Opening Page updated! Black Hawk County Attorney’s Office.

Some may know, others may not, that back in May of this year… Black Hawk County was one of the first jobs I applied for. It is close to my best friend in the entire world, close to my wife’s family, and where I went to college. So… lots of familiarity and positives associated with that area for myself, my wife, my marriage, and everything. HOWEVER… I sent in my application in May because an old friend of mine was leaving, they interviewed me but during the interview they told me it was a courtesy interview. That they had already selected an intern for the job, but wanted to interview me because I knew the outgoing attorney. Pain in the ass as the interview required an 8 hour round trip.

The problem for me today, then, was… what do I do? I’ve already applied to this job, I’ve already interviewed for this job, I’ve already been rejected for this job.... should I just… apply again? Do I tell them I’ve already been interviewed? I mean… does the fact that this all happened only 3 months ago matter or is the recency not an issue here?

Ultimately, I applied for the job again anyway. Sent along a little letter to the administrative assistant informing her that I had applied in May but I did not know if she would still have my information so here it was again, look forward to the opportunity of working in your office, blah blah blah. It is definitely one of those things right now where… yeah, I want the job and location. I have NO hopes or expectations (because they have been utterly demolished after almost 30 rejections) but… the ability to apply to ANY job that I even sort of want… is new for this month! So… I needed it. Applying for jobs is draining and depressing… applying for jobs you;re not excited about is more draining and depressing. Applying for a job you might actually want to do is a pick me up. Here’s hoping that, if I don’t get this job, it at least starts a trend of positive opportunities!

Last updated January 05, 2016