resumes suck.
Nov. 5th, 2002 12:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fearlesstempI so do not enjoy doing the resume thing. I have to send an updated one to my temp agency so they can get me more work so that I can obsess over JC and Co. in the manner to which I have become accustomed. But I don't want to work on it! It is so boring! The last resume I sent out was for that newspaper job and now I have to switch things around so it's less writing-specific and more centered on office skills and the like. I know, isn't this just riveting?
Moving on!
Today I went to the library and discovered that they had BOTH Swordspoint and The Dreyfus Affair in stock. Very exciting! Except for the part where I had over thirty dollars in late fees at this library. I had to go up to one of the stern-looking librarians and explain that I wanted to work off some of my fines in the form of a nicely-scripted check and after she'd given me the Obligatory Stony Glare of the Angry Librarian, she typed my info into the computer and then stared at the screen for like three minutes.
Me: It's under my name, Jessica. There might be another J for my brother James.
Librarian: (Reading under breath) Notice: Came in to take out books, wasn't able to pay late fines, set books aside. Later shelved them because she didn't return to pick them up.
Me: (dies of embarrassment)
Oh my God! They had an angry note on my account! I was persona non grata at the library! I was a Known Crappy Person! They hated me!
It was terrible.
See, last year, in the midst of my thesis-induced psychosis, I went to this library to take out books, hoping that they would have forgotten that I owed them cash. Of course, they hadn't. And I was a mad po' college student at the time, where those late fines would have made up half of my weekly income and so I told them to hold the books until I could come back and pay the fines. And then I COMPLETELY forgot about it. Apparently the library didn't!
I ignored the note the first time I went up to the desk to pay the late fines, but the second time (taking out the books), I wasn't able to maintain my cool, unaffected exterior and disintegrated into a pool of rambling apologies. Because! I did feel bad! And I couldn't deal with an entire library system hating me!
Me: (calm. cool. collected.) I'd like to take out these books.
Library Dude: Ok. Hmm.."Came in to take out books, wasn't able to pay --"
Me: (frantic. spastic. borderline incoherent.) Oh my God, I just have to tell you, I am so sorry. I totally forgot about that, I really meant to come back and take care of that but I completely forgot! It was the middle of my thesis! I was crazy! I could barely remember my name! I am really so sorry. I totally meant to come back. And I paid off my late fines now! I'm so sorry.
LD: (kind of frightened)...It's ok.
Me: I'm really sorry.
LD: (still with the vaguely frightened) How about we get you out of here as quick as possible?
Anyway. Paid off late fines, took out books, am hopefully no longer Hated Entity at the library.
And now I should really finish this resume thing so I can go to bed. And rest up so I can be fully energized for tomorrow, a day I will spend obsessing over the varied Senate races and Justin Timberlake. A worthy split of my time, I think.
Moving on!
Today I went to the library and discovered that they had BOTH Swordspoint and The Dreyfus Affair in stock. Very exciting! Except for the part where I had over thirty dollars in late fees at this library. I had to go up to one of the stern-looking librarians and explain that I wanted to work off some of my fines in the form of a nicely-scripted check and after she'd given me the Obligatory Stony Glare of the Angry Librarian, she typed my info into the computer and then stared at the screen for like three minutes.
Me: It's under my name, Jessica. There might be another J for my brother James.
Librarian: (Reading under breath) Notice: Came in to take out books, wasn't able to pay late fines, set books aside. Later shelved them because she didn't return to pick them up.
Me: (dies of embarrassment)
Oh my God! They had an angry note on my account! I was persona non grata at the library! I was a Known Crappy Person! They hated me!
It was terrible.
See, last year, in the midst of my thesis-induced psychosis, I went to this library to take out books, hoping that they would have forgotten that I owed them cash. Of course, they hadn't. And I was a mad po' college student at the time, where those late fines would have made up half of my weekly income and so I told them to hold the books until I could come back and pay the fines. And then I COMPLETELY forgot about it. Apparently the library didn't!
I ignored the note the first time I went up to the desk to pay the late fines, but the second time (taking out the books), I wasn't able to maintain my cool, unaffected exterior and disintegrated into a pool of rambling apologies. Because! I did feel bad! And I couldn't deal with an entire library system hating me!
Me: (calm. cool. collected.) I'd like to take out these books.
Library Dude: Ok. Hmm.."Came in to take out books, wasn't able to pay --"
Me: (frantic. spastic. borderline incoherent.) Oh my God, I just have to tell you, I am so sorry. I totally forgot about that, I really meant to come back and take care of that but I completely forgot! It was the middle of my thesis! I was crazy! I could barely remember my name! I am really so sorry. I totally meant to come back. And I paid off my late fines now! I'm so sorry.
LD: (kind of frightened)...It's ok.
Me: I'm really sorry.
LD: (still with the vaguely frightened) How about we get you out of here as quick as possible?
Anyway. Paid off late fines, took out books, am hopefully no longer Hated Entity at the library.
And now I should really finish this resume thing so I can go to bed. And rest up so I can be fully energized for tomorrow, a day I will spend obsessing over the varied Senate races and Justin Timberlake. A worthy split of my time, I think.
Hi! *waves*
Date: 2002-11-06 06:57 pm (UTC)