My lower back hurts, and I have no idea why. It's not all that painful, but I
don't believe in taking risks when a spine is involved, so I kept my weights a
little bit light today and only did lifts in which the lower back is either
supported or stretched out.
Today I get to go to my former job and
pick up the results of my CQA certification, that have finally gotten
there. I got the call that they had arrived only a few hours after persuading the
certifying group to send me another one. I think, though, that I am sufficiently
annoyed with the quality of their test (this being the Quality Assurance
Institute, they have no excuse for that) and with the timeliness of their grading
that I won't bother calling back to tell them not to send it. Anyway, if they kept
their promise, it was sent out yesterday afternoon, East Coast time, before I got
my call.
No news on the job front. I went to a local High Tech Job
Fair yesterday, but it was pathetic - a grand total of 6 companies, almost none of
whom are hiring for positions here in town. Not even worth dragging out the
Serious Clothes for. I do hope to hear soon from some of the other companies to
whom I've applied, though. If I have passed my exam (and if I have, I'll update
here later), the certification may be a help in the job-hunting
process.
Meanwhile, I've been ruining my eyesight making some little
beaded ring doohickeys that are meant to be put on wineglasses. Each one has a
different dangly bead, so you can tell which glass is yours. These aren't among
the essentials of life, but they're pretty, and not all that hard to make. I
haven't decided whether to keep them or give them as Christmas presents. They
strike me as a useful thing to have on hand for when people whom you didn't expect
to give you a present, do.
I've said it before and I will undoubtedly
say it again: how wonderful it is to have time to read, and to make things that
are purely ornamental.