Normally I like to write essays on various topics rather than diary entries on my blog but I can't think of anything particularly fascinating in the realm of philosophy or politics to wax on about at this moment.  Plus, I do have some developments in my life that are preoccupying my mind.  Therefore, I guess I might as well write a little blurb about what's going on with me personally.

As I mentioned in my last blog I quit my job and then went on a little vacation.  Thanks for the kind words on that front, Pita.

Now I am back home and have been searching for full time work.  Currently I'm working on-call as a security guard and this has, lately, been amounting to about 20-30 hours per week.  However, there is no guarantee that the hours won't drop and also the pay is pretty low.  So, I've been looking around for something better paying and with more hours.

To that end I sent in applications to various businesses, including a casino and an armoured car company.  I got responses from both but decided to withdraw my application from the armoured car company because their office is too far away from me.  It's in another town and it's not practical for me to commute anymore since I no longer have a car.  So, I'm just focusing on the casino job for now.  I've had one interview and submitted a bunch of paperwork to get my government licence and now I need to go in for a second interview with the General Manager.  Hopefully that goes well.

Also, I got some really good news the other day.  Back in March I applied to go to university.  I've never been to university even though I'm 28.  When I was younger I dropped out of high school due to depression and anxiety.  When I was 22 I did go back and finish it but I never have gone to university (well, besides some correspondence courses I've taken).  So, I finally decided it was time to give it a try and I applied for the Police & Justice Diploma program but I never heard back, and the deadline for applications is at the end of April, so I sort of relegated my hopes of getting in to the back burner and tried to forget about it.  Then this last week I got a letter saying I've been accepted so I'm pretty happy about that.

That's not the end of the story though.  It's going to cost about $6000 or so a year to go and I don't have enough money so I need to apply for a student loan now.  Also, I need to work on my physical fitness because there are physical components to the program and I must admit to being out of shape and a bit of a couch potato.  So, it's not guaranteed that I'll reach my goal yet but it's a start and I'm pretty happy about it.