Holiday Doldrums

Well, it’s certainly been a long time since my last post. What have I been doing? There has been no change in my unemployment status. I’m still unemployed. The job search in December stalled slightly, partly because of the holidays, partly because new postings for job openings also slowed. I noticed a significant decrease on my Idealist, Media Bistro, and NYS SMT Work Force Center emails in job openings. But I theorized that would be the case anyway, so it hasn’t dampened my spirits.

My official GRE results came in the mail earlier this week. I’m a little disappointed. I was hoping for higher numbers all across the board, but finished below my expectations. I’m debating signing back up for it again to see if I can slightly improve my results. I would have liked to get into the 80% percentile on my verbal and writing skills, but missed both by slight margins. I am concerned about my ability to concentrate though. It’s really bugging me. I’d like to get in to see a doctor and experiment with some ADHD medication, or something. I’m just finding it difficult to concentrate and remember the things I’m reading and writing. I can’t believe it’s just me. I feel there is something else going on with my physiology that can help explain this.

And I was also back in New York City last week. I went down for the New Year’s holiday and stayed several days. I finished my J School App, handed in all my paperwork, and now am playing the waiting game. They’ll be sending me some information and I think I’ll be doing an interview here at some point. They also have a written exam that I need to take, so I’ll be working on grammar, writing, and editing review. The job search is also going to be in earnest from here on out. I’m hoping to land an internship. I applied for this one at Melcher Media that would be simply fantastic since it is all digital publishing production and is paid. And being only an internship, I don’t think it’s full-time (the job posting did not specify) and I could potentially look around for something else as well.