In Search of Work

We are looking for a job for Deanna... again. Unfortunately, while we keep having luck with jobs offering 2 or 3 hours per week (child care--only through the school year, and senior care), those types of jobs are meant to be a supplement. In the meantime, my hours should pick up this summer as I am available twice as often, although those hours are still not guarenteed.

Today we set out on a quest to get job applications. We stopped at several clothing stores, several restaurants (both fast food and sit down), movie theaters, as well as drug and department stores. During the first half of the trip, the most common phrase heard was "we're not hiring right now, but we always accept applications." It was starting to get frustrating, but then in the second half of our quest, things started to pick up with things like "we are hiring, but please turn your application in ASAP!" Such a lovely phrase to hear in this phase of a job search.

Rainy Day

Today I got all excited for the Oregon State baseball game on the radio (they were set to play Florida Atlantic University in the Gainesville Regional-- the first round of NCAA playoffs). The radio broadcast was going to give me a great opportunity and motivation to get some serious progress in on my Lego Lord of the Rings Animation project. Basically I am trying to recreate several of the movie scenes using stop motion animation with Legos.

Despite some excellent progress (I completed a miniature model of The Black Gate, used in two scenes), I had two major setbacks. First, the OSU game was delayed over three hours due to rain and thunderstorm. That was not a huge problem since I did get to listen to the game. The second problem is that I could not get my video software to work. The software itself is fine, but an accessory between my camera and the software did not work, meaning I cannot use my greenscreen until I resolve the issue.

Grrrrrrr.

I left a question with Stop Motion Pro (the company who makes my program), but I think I may have to buy the Stop Motion Pro Video Adapter Kit-- the same thing I have, but made by the same company, so less likely to have compatibility issues.