Ranting while I can
I'm in a particularly bad mood right now, which makes ranting easier, so I thought I should do it now while it'll be most entertaining. If my conscience bothers me about it later, I can always delete the post.

I've been short-shifted by my inconsistent manager, and I'm not hearing back from other job applications. This of course messes with my self-esteem and makes me look at my life as a series of failures and postponed decisions. Rants of course are more interesting if the blame is placed on others, so that is what I plan to do.

One thing that prevents me from being bolder with girls is that I don't have a car, a steady job, or significant material posessions. Most would say that this is based on an unfounded fear. That fear, however, is grounded in the multiple experiences when I have observed this behaviour. In recent decades, a lot of time and energy has been spent training men how to deal with the newly liberated female race. Men have been taught to be sensitive to the needs of women, to allow and encourage them to pursue their own career decisions, to keep their own last names, and to blaze a pioneering path wherever they want. In the most part, I think these are all wonderful things, that have made our society a better place. The trouble is, nobody told the young women how to embrace these changes. Where is this complaint coming from, you ask. I'll tell you. The modernized woman should not be swayed by all of the things that I don't have (already mentioned), but being fully capable themselves of being the primary breadwinner in a relationship, they should see the value in what I do have. It would be foolish of me to claim that this is the main reason why I am still single, but it is my firm belief that lately men have handled the changing times better than women have.

   [ posted by William @ 5:18 PM ]

Catching up

For those of you who have been out of touch with me for the last little while, and this includes those of you that have never met me, I thought it would be helpful to say where I am at.

Having completed a year as a Teaching Assistant at a local high school, I have been inspired to continue my studies in order to get a degree and then a teaching certificate. I missed a deadline for an Internal Transfer Request, so I am waiting until January before I can being taking classes. I am switching from Statistics to Religious Studies and I have three semesters to go, plus one year to get a teaching certificate.

I am currently working part-time, and that part is too small, at Sport Chek, seeking more work. I am also looking at a youth pastor position that is opening up soon.

Highlights of the last year, include a trip to Europe to visit my sister and embark on a self-guided Mennonite history tour, a trip to a national youth conference as a youth sponsor, and a flight to Manitoba for a cousin's wedding and to visit my sister, brother-in-law and nephew.

I'd love to hear from any of you, whether you are new to my page, or if you are a long lost friend.

   [ posted by William @ 7:15 PM ]