~JTeddy71

Ah, yet another crossroad in my life. It's really annoying how the best jobs reply to your application months after you send it in. And by that time you're already working since bills don't like to wait for a convenient time to be due. I can't complain though. In my last journal I was paying the bills by power washing the grease build-up inside of restaurant ventilation ducts. Now I'm keeping the collectors happy by "...working on the railroad... all the live long day..." They really weren't kidding when the said, "...all the live long day." Railroad companies never close. And the workers are on call... forever. The money is great and the work is fairly easy, but I don't have much free time to work on what makes me really happy. I need to draw.

My love is out in Hawaii working on the Norwegian Cruise Line. Now after she's been there for a month or so, I'm considering hopping on board. She says they're short staffed and would hire just about any stable retard, so I seem to fit the bill perfectly. Can you imagine working in paradise? Beautiful scenery... ocean fragrance... great benefits and pay... four paid full buffet meals of all the fine delicacies you ever dreamed of... rich schmucks looking down their nose at you... constant crying from spoiled brats who think they don't ever get anything... seasick passengers... snobby roommates... hmmm. I guess I've got a lot to think about. It'd be great working and living with the girl I love out in paradise. We'll see if the benefits outweigh the bullshit. My other choice would be to either stay at Parsec (BNSF railroad subcontractor who pays a little less and makes you work a little harder with appalling benefits and could care less whether you perish or thrive) or go work for the Canadian National railroad (CN is the largest Canadian railroad who pays well, has great benefits, and would love to hire a hard worker such as myself). The only things keeping me from CN is that I'd have to relocate and I'd still be far from my Love. She could always quit after the first 5 month tour is over and take care of whatever house we get wherever we choose to go. She says she wouldn't mind that. But I'd still be working my ass off doing something I don't truly enjoy. I wouldn't mind Canada or even Wisconsin... I don't know. I'm leaning towards the cruise ship. I'd have plenty of free time. I'd be right where I want to be. And I'd be making good money... not great, but good. We'll see what doors this month's phone calls and interviews open up for me.

Take care, y'all.