Here we are at the end of July, overdue because I was hoping to have a more concrete idea of what was coming next. Alas, I do not.
After school finished, I began taking three classes at ACC: motors and controls, fluid mechanics, and quality manufacturing assurance. Overall it was very fun. Motors and controls was especially interesting. I ended up dropping quality manufacturing assurance because while it was interesting, the class content wasn't very cohesive, I didn't like the forum posts, and I felt just a bit overwhelmed doing all three classes (10 total credits in a half semester). My last day of class was two weeks ago.
I went through the hiring process at Toyota starting at the beginning of May. The interviewers and the proctor of my assessment were all encouraging about my chances of being hired, but I have heard nothing relevant for over six weeks despite attempts to contact them. So I finally bit the bullet and started applying to other places on the Friday after ACC classes ended. I was quickly rejected from the mechatronics jobs which were similar to the Toyota position, and I think that was for the best. I only felt good about applying at Toyota because they insisted that they would train me. So since then I have been applying for jobs as an electrician's helper at big electrical companies. I have yet to hear back from any of them, so I think my next step will be to apply at more local electrical companies and use contacts or go to their offices in person.
The opportunity at Toyota got my hopes up, I suppose. Somehow I started thinking that I could be looking into getting my own place in the next few months. Although come to think of it, that was my plan when I originally moved back in with my parents, too--to be out sometime in autumn of 2024. Now it's looking like I will need to be an electrician's helper for at least another year, which means low wages. Actually, looking at the requirements for a license, it seems that I need at least one year of primary experience, which does not include being an electrician's helper. That means it's more likely that I would need two more years of experience before I can get my license. Lovely. I'm not sure where that leaves me in my direction. My natural inclination is to say that I just need to do everything I can to get on with a bigger company so that I can work up through the ranks there. If I start at a smaller company, then I might have to jump ship within a year, and that may or may not be beneficial.
In other news, I went to Hendersonville about a month ago and did some work on my aunt's mother's house, where they are staying now. It was fun, and the next day we did a whirlwind tour of fun (TM) involving hiking, whiskey tasting, pie tasting, mobile home visiting, and restaurants. I also visited Grandpa again. I think that's all the traveling I have done in the past few months?
With regard to my goals, I have not been doing well, especially lately. Losing my regular schedule led to a falling off in June, which slid into July. That goes mainly for Bible reading/prayer/scripture memory. It's time to get back on that. Also, I didn't join a church, which continues to discourage me. I told myself that it was too much of a commitment if I end up moving. I've continued to read for book club and webfiction outside of that. I would like to get back into doing more normal reading--I'm convinced that most fanfiction and webfiction are detrimental. I haven't done any DIY, and obviously I've done very little journaling. I've continued to be consistent in using my calisthenics app about twice a week. I would like to increase that, especially when I'm not doing much else physically.
This year I have gotten really into making cocktails. It has been fun, interesting, and exciting. However, this past weekend I pulled out all the bottles I own, and it made me a little sick to think about how much I've spent and how much needs to be consumed. I don't drink to excess, but I really want to cut down on how much I drink. I think it might be affecting my sleep and possibly my weight as well (I've gained about five pounds). On the plus side of all that, I have hardly been even tempted to eat candy ever since March or so.
Hopefully I can update this again within a couple of weeks to give an update on my job status as well as a few of these other issues.
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