Life as an Adult
so my 21st birthday passed without as much fanfare as i had originally planned for - somehow having your birthday on the first Thursday of the academic year doesnt work very well for parties because
a) it is a Thursday and it's the first Evolve (or for old-timers, Mirage) night and EVERYONE wants to go for it
b) i live in Earlsdon in Coventry and it doesnt work well to plan a party when half my friends live in Leamington Spa and half in Coventry (and a few on Campus)
c) my house is too small for a house party
AND
d) thinking about the logistics makes me feel lazy/tired
so i had a nice quiet night out with Josh at a quaint little French restaurant in Kenilworth - we arrived in time for a late dinner (after working out a compromise where he went for the first half of Big Band rehearsal) and had the whole restaurant to ourselves. AND even though we only occasionally go to Restaurant Diment, the husband-and-wife proprietors know us so well that the wife even asked if i did something to my hair/makeup because i looked different. now THAT is called personal service!
anyway, i spent my afternoon doing such a grownup thing that it is a bit shocking - i worked on updating my CV. i guess it is the whole realisation that applications for graduate schemes have opened and some of the deadlines are the end of this month. two weeks ago i was up at 7am looking through companies i was thinking of applying to and noting down all the deadlines. i guess i am kind of excited yet daunted by the task of finding a job because i feel pumped up after Summer to start seriously working on getting a good first job. on the other hand, i kind of feel like a bit lost in that i dont really know people in the industry, dont know anyone else who wants to go into the same area as i do (which is a good thing for lack of competition but bad in that i dont have anyone to go through this with) AND i seem to be the only person in my department who is looking to get a corporate job whereas everyone wants to muck about and/or make an independent film.
and to compound the sense of frustration, i've had to strike off a few companies on my list because they wont even accept my application because i am not eligible to work in the UK (i.e. they need to apply for a work permit for me). which means that "for applications for work permits to be granted it must be shown that the required skills cannot be sourced from those who are eligible to work in the UK" AND most places are only going to hire 10 people in my area of interest.
wake-up call to the harsh reality of adulthood.
but in a good way, a pressing call to depend on God's grace and favour.
a) it is a Thursday and it's the first Evolve (or for old-timers, Mirage) night and EVERYONE wants to go for it
b) i live in Earlsdon in Coventry and it doesnt work well to plan a party when half my friends live in Leamington Spa and half in Coventry (and a few on Campus)
c) my house is too small for a house party
AND
d) thinking about the logistics makes me feel lazy/tired
so i had a nice quiet night out with Josh at a quaint little French restaurant in Kenilworth - we arrived in time for a late dinner (after working out a compromise where he went for the first half of Big Band rehearsal) and had the whole restaurant to ourselves. AND even though we only occasionally go to Restaurant Diment, the husband-and-wife proprietors know us so well that the wife even asked if i did something to my hair/makeup because i looked different. now THAT is called personal service!
anyway, i spent my afternoon doing such a grownup thing that it is a bit shocking - i worked on updating my CV. i guess it is the whole realisation that applications for graduate schemes have opened and some of the deadlines are the end of this month. two weeks ago i was up at 7am looking through companies i was thinking of applying to and noting down all the deadlines. i guess i am kind of excited yet daunted by the task of finding a job because i feel pumped up after Summer to start seriously working on getting a good first job. on the other hand, i kind of feel like a bit lost in that i dont really know people in the industry, dont know anyone else who wants to go into the same area as i do (which is a good thing for lack of competition but bad in that i dont have anyone to go through this with) AND i seem to be the only person in my department who is looking to get a corporate job whereas everyone wants to muck about and/or make an independent film.
and to compound the sense of frustration, i've had to strike off a few companies on my list because they wont even accept my application because i am not eligible to work in the UK (i.e. they need to apply for a work permit for me). which means that "for applications for work permits to be granted it must be shown that the required skills cannot be sourced from those who are eligible to work in the UK" AND most places are only going to hire 10 people in my area of interest.
wake-up call to the harsh reality of adulthood.
but in a good way, a pressing call to depend on God's grace and favour.
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