Let's see...I graduated on the 17th of December, 2011. It is currently either the 28th or 29th of January, 2012 depending on which side of the international date line you're on. That means I have been unemployed for exactly 43 days. Depending on how things go, that may change soon. You see, using my connection, I may have managed to get a job working for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. I won't know for sure until after Monday. From what I've been told the position will basically have me doing office work (things like data entry and copy editing) until spring, when they'll be able to send me out into the field to do a variety of tasks, none of which I remember. The position would have me working in their Boone, Iowa office.

In a related development that may chill the blood of certain foxes who read this journal (you know who you are), I am now a car owner again. This morning me and my dad went out and purchased a not exactly new 2005 Pontiac Vibe. It currently has ≈145,000 miles and at one point was a rental car in Colorado. Among the highlights are a AM/FM radio/CD player whose display doesn't work, a hole in the plastic on the inside of the tailgate, and the sun visor hitting the rear view mirror whenever I try to put it down. Oh, and the lock in the tailgate doesn't actually unlock the tailgate. Don't ask me why it's that way. I have no idea. The vehicle isn't actually registered yet as the dealership still has the title, so don't expect to see me wizzing around the streets of Ames any time soon.