Selling myself out.

[Suu]

I'll be moving up to Burlington around Thanksgiving. It may only be for a few months while my boyfriend finishes his archaeological dig contract, but while I'm there I will need to find employment if I want to survive. Well, I'm sure my boyfriend will feed me, but he doesn't want me being a deadbeat, and neither do I.

I have a degree in graphic design and a small portfolio of recent contract and freelance work I was able to do before the economy tanked down here in RI. Since then I've been waiting tables at a small bistro (which is about to close), which I have significant experience with as well for quite a few years going back to high school. In fact, I would consider serving my actual "career" since it's what's paying off my student loans, and not the piece of paper I paid a significant amount of money for. I've also worked for a bank call center sharking student loans to pay my loans...but that tanked as well. Hence my escape from Rhode Island as fast as the snow can carry me. I'd totally move back to Florida if I could, but I was just in Burlington this past weekend and sort of liked the place, so I figured I'd give it a shot even though the winter is coming.

I will be happy to forward my resume and design samples to anyone who requests it. I will also consider any position available for food service, customer service, and lip service if the pay is decent. I also do some sewing as a side job and my specialty is medieval and renaissance clothing, but I've done everything from hemming pants to a Cinderella dress for a 7" transgender for last year's Gay Pride Parade in Providence. I also like comic books, Star Wars, long walks on the beach and a paycheck.


Of note: I've never skied (please note the "from Florida" bit) and don't really know anything about it, so I doubt working in a resort is a good idea. I like watching it during the Olympics, but that's about it.


Thanks for looking!


PS: If you know of any month-to-month apartment rentals too, that would be super.

I do love Craigslist sometimes.

[East Coast Hustle]

Burlington Vermont?

Jesus. You can't be that desperate. That would be like if I decided to get the hell out of Maine and moved to, I don't know, Waziristan.

There are no people in Vermont. Only hippies. And sheep. And hippies who love sheep.

[Suu]

And jobs.

Which is more than Rhode Island has now.

[East Coast Hustle]

Lots of places have jobs. Many of those places are not Vermont.

That said, I'd mostly prefer homelessness to living in Vermont anyway.

[East Coast Hustle]

do what all the cool kids are doing and move to Portland. They try to tell you there are no jobs here but they lie, they're just trying to hoard them all for themselves.

[Suu]

Lots of places have jobs. Many of those places are not Vermont.

That said, I'd mostly prefer homelessness to living in Vermont anyway.

Yeah, but I DON'T want to live under the I-195 overpass like those people. Plus, General Stuart is already working up there.

do what all the cool kids are doing and move to Portland. They try to tell you there are no jobs here but they lie, they're just trying to hoard them all for themselves.

I'm considering it eventually, it depends on money of course, because it's kinda not close. If anything I will be going out there to visit Nigel sometime.

[The Johnny]

God-speed!

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

good luck Suu

[Suu]

If I get stuck in Rhode Island I swear to god...

[Dysnomia]

good luck Suu!  I'd suggest california, but there aren't jobs here either unless you want to be part of an escort service.  Also...my side of the family. 

[LMNO]

"Since then I've been waiting tables at a small bistro (which is about to close), which I have significant experience with as well for quite a few years going back to high school."

This sentence seems awkward to me for some reason.

[Suu]

I think grammatically it should be "In which", but it's still written better than half the shit up there.

[Suu]

Alright, so it looks like I have to miss Beerfest next weekend (cry!) and I'm heading back up to Burlington for the weekend to look at places with General Stuart and get a better feel of the city. He is still going to call the contract here in Worcester to see if that's going to be a better dig benefit-wise, if it is, we stay in Rhode Island, still look for apartments that weekend, but move closer to the proximity of Rte 146.

Either way, we're out of this apartment come Thanksgiving, it could just be closer to the Arctic Circle.

[Jenne]

Good luck, Suu--I hope you find something in VT (living sitch, job, happiness) soon.  Glad you are getting out from underneath those crazy bastards you live with now, however.