ECTMSRHOPHM Volume 4

East Coast Transplant in the Midwest Seeks Repatriation to the Homeland; or, Please Hire Me!

Hello folks!
Epix here, apologies for being so MIA this past week. Definitely been swamped, and have had the pleasant misfortune of frying (yet another) hard drive. Seems like Epix and technology will never have a happy marriage, so much so that my boyfriend has officially banned me from touching any of his electronic things. :(
That said, not having a laptop at the moment sure is making this job search difficult. Luckily, I could sense impending disaster as my computer got slower and slower, and backed up all my files on an external hard drive. I can access everything, thank Jeebus, but I have no computer easily at my fingertips should a stroke of inspiration come to me at 2am some random weekday night.
Thus, Epix is thinking of getting an iPad…and wishing Gen 2 would just come out already! *insert geek rant here*
Alrighty then, back to Student Affairs.
I find it strange that this semester seems less stressful…yet, I know I am struggling with time management, both academically and in making sure that my job search materials are finished and ready to send out. Classwork gets in the way, duty calls get in the way…hell, even this vicious snowstorm makes life difficult (when, due to budget cuts, grounds-folk don’t shovel sidewalks, Epix is likely to fall down and hobble around for the following days).

I’m working on my first cover letter as we speak. It’s….well…I’ll be honest…
My first draft 100% absolutely, completely, and utterly sucks.
It’s pretty terrible.
But, it’s done. Now it’s just a matter of going back through it and finding the hidden gems and polishing them to utter brilliance (I totally had some “diamond in the rough” Disney Aladdin imagery going on there. You know what I’m talking about, right? It’s that scene where Jafar, the villain, is explaining that he needs Aladdin to open the Cave of Wonders for him and…well, nevermind…).
Anyway, I’ll check back in when this puppy is finished and ready to go.
Happy February to you all!
I’m excited to see what sorts of program begin popping up this month to honor Black History month, yet always get a bit sad when I realize that many RA’s never want to go further than a generic bulletin board. Alas, exhaustion strikes us all.

-Epix