twiddling thumbs

well, i spent today wondering about whether or not i have a job and that hasn't helped me find an answer. i called a few times, never got a response, and while a second look at the email i received on the weekend looks promising it seems weird to me that if they wanted me on board they'd let me stew like this.

so i spent a large part of the day sending off my resume. some companies make it really, really hard to present them with the data that's already contained in the simple pdf that i'm happy to attach to an email with a cover letter. if, as i've been told, there's a shortage of software developers, then why is the process so complicated? could it be that the process of finding a job is so tedious that lots of developers simply give up?

i took a walk to find a usb-on-key to replace my old one (it got fried on the way here, apparently) and to do some basic shopping, and the job application after i ate gave me such a headache that i had to lie down for a bit.

i'm *tired*. i hope i'm not coming down with something :S

on the other hand, i've been practicing french on / off for the past couple of days and it's getting comfortable.