Being guaranteed something is a doubled edged
As a result, I live most of my life flying-by-night. The exception has been the whole law school thing (for awhile my answer to the PD question was "it feels right", and on the nights when it's not something witty or snarky, sometimes it still is).
Now the law school thing has actually helped direct my transient life.
I've mentioned the non-profit I volunteer for a few times. Last week I put myself in touch with the director and put myself out there; since I don't have money, and I have plenty of time, I basically said "use me" in a way that is not as poorly chosen.
As it turns out, there are a few things I can do in addition to working with the locally subjugated and marginalized, one which was offered after giving my schpeel on social justice and the "underdog".
The first thing I'm testing for on Wednesday. Where I'm from, there are a lot of homeless people that need to be accounted for, and the US Census Bureau is more than happy to send people out and about to talk to and tally them, and conduct interviews in specific neighborhoods. As fun as that sounds to do for free, they'll actually pay you. With money (I couldn't believe it either). Following that old acronym of Prior Preparedness Prevents Poor Performance, I aced a practice test (brought me back to the LSAT days...) and hope this works out.
A few reasons are selfish. I like people. I like exploring. I like ID badges.
One is a little more accurate. I think homelessness - though I often tend to like the people affected by it - and the causes of it suck. Enumerating (one of the Census jobs) is a pain in everyones ass, especially the uneducated and ill-equipped, but can procure some real good in the way of the language everyone can speak - money. The mission, for instance, could get better funding. This is a way to help bring the adequate bling to an area stricken with addiction and financial cancer, all while volunteering there and makin' some "scrilla" from the man. The job hours are flexible, and you generally are only working for a few months.
So that's on the radar and trumping the sub-job, though freelance writing is still on the table. Apparently I'll be covering the night beat, if the dude ever gets back to me.
What then, will I do during the summer/3 months from now when I'm done enumerating/supervising/showing people how to get their Census on?
Americorp VISTA has allotted two volunteers to the mission. Haven't met them, sound like great people. Wouldn't mind being one. Well, the director extended me an opportunity to be an intern this summer through that program. Oh, and it's the best kind of internship - (poorly) PAID.
But, there's a couple of potential problems. Americorp sounded 100% on board, but still has to finalized the decision on whether or not they have the funds for extra interns (one I would be). And the internship runs through August 9th-ish. I'm not sure when I have to go to law school (since it's pretty far away and all), but if that interferes this whole thing may go away as quickly as it came... and I'll keep on a'flyin... by the way, more than absolutes, I have a love/hate with idioms.
So here's to hoping... had to get that last one out, sorry.
The daunting part of finding work is that law school is an absolute for me, and in my interviews I've had to mention that my job would have an expiration date (ok, THAT was the last one). Corporate world and conservatives love absolutes.
Today my future life as a litigator kinda helped shape offers for work. As it stands, my life is a bunch of "ifs" and interdependent relationships. I dig. It's much more exciting and life affirming to know stuff can happen just as much as it can't.
And on that note, "whatever will be, will be" (quoting Eddie Money makes it his idiom, not mine).
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