The purpose of this posting is not really to write a diary so much as reach out to the community for information. With that said, I will be giving some personal info in the text of the " diary ".
Things have not been going well for me for a long time now. Going on 6 years of erratic employment, untreated depression, developing health issues, Katrina, loss of my mother and an older brother, and most recently the loss of my best lil buddy, Bozo the cat. My finances are a total wreck (read 0 income and 0 dollars to my name)
I am currently living in the New Orleans area and jobs are hard to come by. Combined with my personal issues, finding work is nigh impossible. The place I am staying at is with another old friend, but it is at its end. He is moving and I cannot exactly tag along.
An old friend just made me an offer to stay at his house in Austin, TX in the hopes that I might fix at least some of my issues, the biggest one being no work. UoT is close by and I would also welcome the chance to get back to school and finish my associate's and bachelor's degrees.
Now my friend is new to the Austin area and is currently following work that took him to Nebraska. He doesn't have a lot of info on the area so that is my reason for this so-called diary. In fact, his work will be keeping him busy for the next few months and I would very likely have the house to my own. He is also currently looking into job possibilities with his current employer, but he is new with the company.
Do we have some Austin folks here that could share some links and info on job resources, health clinics, and other possibly needed information for the area? I know a little about the town, but certainly any research I do lacks that real personal experience.
Any info would be appreciated and thanks for reading.
P.S. His home is actually located in Round Rock, TX.