Expanding the Job Search

Today:
Interview 4 p.m. for freelance job at the Arch City Chronicle, STL.
The guy seems very impressed with my stuff. The paper is twice monthly, serving only about 20,000 readers. BUT If I can get SOME money for writing, I can continue my journalism experience, get a bartending or part time job here, save up some money while living for free- then keep looking and hopefully the job market will get better and I'll have some better, newer clips to market myself with.

Tomorrow:
Sports reporter interview with the Breeze Courier, Taylorville, Ill. It's only about 1 hr 45 min. from here, a smaller town outside of Springfield. I applied for the general assigment position which doesn't open until later but the lady contacted me to come interview for the sports one. She says if I work sports I have the option to move to news when that position opens. If I like Tayorville, if they hire me, and if they pay me at least $24,000 bucks, then I plan to get a kitty to keep me company. Also, I'd be an hour from Matt and April and almost 2 from home, not bad. Hopefully it's cheap enough to live there.

Still waiting:
St. Louis Magazine didn't have any openings that I know of, but they'd be my dream job. The managing editor says he'll definitely be in touch, so I hope he has something, ANYTHING. I COULD do both St. Louis Mag and Arch City, if they allow that sort of thing. I wouldn't think it would matter if the ideas don't overlap.

The dilemma:
I still haven't told Centralia my decision. I'm afraid the editor is already helping me look for efficiency apts. It would definitely be something I'd be into in the future, but I think I owe it to myself to make sure that's the place I want to be. I could get offered more in a place I like more, who knows? I've only been hardcore looking for a month.

Shifting gears:
I am also interested in editing for books or catalouges.
Technical writing is boring but I can do it- I excelled in that class at college.
Any writing job would help me keep up my skills and let me do what I love.
Although writing is my concentration, much of my experience is editing, which I have found I MIGHT love even more.
I want a kitty.

The dream:
To get a sweet job at St. Louis Mag (which I don't think I'll ever stop trying for job or no job) and living in the city. I used to want to go to New York and I think I still would, but St. Louis might be a better size for me.

Enough blabbing, gtg.