Unifying Contradiction

I've got a bunch of things planned to do today. That includes calling my family in fire-ravaged BC and try to see if they're even there and if the house is still standing. I also have to call my ISP and find out about activating my e-mail accounts, something I've never bothered with before.

BUT the big thing for today is to get serious about job and/or career. I've been going to the various internet job sites for the last month and its pretty clear that if I want a low-paying soul-destroying job, there's plenty out there. If I want to make what I was making before OR find some job satisfaction, I'm pretty much out of luck.

My new plan is to forget about the internet job sites and go with a two-pronged approach. First I'll research all of the high-tech companies in Montreal that are doing things I would be interested in, and I'll cold-mail them my Resume with a cover letter. At least this way I will be able to show some enthusiasm to a human resources drone if I get an interview. (Company suggestions are welcome).

The second prong of my plan is to apply for a government grant and start my own company. Goodness knows between _sps_ and I, we've come up with dozens of viable ideas for high-tech companies in the past. This is going to involve a steep and somewhat unpleasant learning curve as I teach myself to navigate the Federal Bureaucracy, but if I can make myself learn HTML I figure I can force myself to learn Red-Tape.
I've already bought a directory of Federal granting agencies. (A Quebec directory also exists, but only in French, and grant applications would undoubtedly need to be in French as well. I think I'll wait on this till I've learned something about the Federal way of doing things.)

But first, I need to shower and rustle up some breakfast...