It has been two short weeks since my Broadcast Journalism program at Fanshawe College came to an end. During which time I have spent countless hours writing cover letters re-doing resumes and demo tapes to send to future employers who will grant me my first "real" job. The most difficult part in the process is not the effort in trying to come up with creative ways to write cover-letters but rather the waiting game you play in the wake of hitting the send button. So what does a new graduate do while they wait in earnest for the Ping signifying a new e-mail. Unfortunately sleeping beside your cellphone does not give you a reply sooner. In fact I am quite often awakened in the early hours of the morning to a new e-mail from Mehdi of the Huffington Post with his morning memo. Not exactly the e-mail I was looking for. I am now trying to figure out a way to unsubscribe from news alerts and promotional e-mails from La Senza and Aritiza as I can only suffer so many disappointments. In the meantime my once routine schedule of waking up at 8am to attend morning meetings at 106.9 the X has been replaced with the extended process of unpacking which I am drawing out as long as possible. It gives me the false impression of carrying out a productive task. On a brighter note my recent acquirement of my driver's license has afforded me a new freedom coupled with the difficult task of finding a reason to drive. So far taking my dog P.J to the dog park has proved a fruitful source of at least 30 minutes of productive time spent. I figure I can do this at least three times a week. I realized that this new lifestyle of waiting is suspiciously similar to retirement. As I am discovering it's actually quite difficult. This is not to say I am not doing work around the house, but by no means am I a domestic goddess who basks in the enjoyment of sparkling clean tile floors. For now I am just waiting in anticipation for a call, an e-mail or some sort of recognition that I will in the near future be able to put my hard earned diploma to work. Unemployed graduate living the retired life.
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