Houston, we have a job (again)

Once upon a time -- about three years ago, to be exact -- I got a job offer from an old friend of the family. I accepted it, and it became my first real job. I was happy doing office-type work as a "Sales Assistant." Ah yes, I think that was my job title, but I don't even remember. Maybe that's what the actual salespeople were called. Oh well. Anyway, I was making $7 an hour working 4 hours a week, and everything was all fine and good. Then, in January 2005, I got the call saying that they didn't need me anymore and had to let me go. He said that he would call me again if they needed me again, but I wasn't sure if I would see the day.

Last Tuesday, we were at home waiting for Tropical Storm Ernesto when the phone rang. The name of the company that I used to work for was on the caller ID. Springing up to catch the phone, I knew that the moment had finally arrived.

"Hi, this is Bill Gates," a familiar voice said. "We were looking for Jordon Kalilich to see if he's out of high school yet." The office once again needed a semi-computer-whiz-type person, and I was their man.

My old boss went on to offer me my old job working 15 hours a week. He also extended the offer to my sister, who hasn't really ever had a job before. I told him I'd get back to him. Fifteen hours is a long time when you're a high school student. Since my school doesn't have classes on Fridays, I wondered if I could work the bulk of my time then, but I would still have a lot more hours to contend with, and I believe the office is closed on weekends, like most offices are. I really didn't want to work after school, but I would work on Thursday if I had to (because Thursdays are like my Fridays, after all).

My mom got back to him, and they worked out a deal that my sister and I would work on Fridays only for a total of 15 hours. I start this Friday. I guess I'm going to have to get used to waking up early on Fridays again. Plus, I'll have to get used to the long days, but they're actually not as long as my school day (7:30-3:00 at work vs. 7:05-3:15 at school). And, of course, you can't forget about the money. That's a major benefit right there. It should be nice to get a paycheck of, let's say, $50 every week. That's not much for most people, but it's enough for me, considering I don't have many expenses.

Seek, and ye shall find. Ask Jordon, and he shall answer you.

Justin: In your opinion, how is the world going to end?

There's probably some celestial body big enough to pulverize the earth into small bits, but a run-in with such a rock isn't likely to happen anytime soon. If the earth manages to survive intact until the end of the universe, then it's just a matter of how the universe ends. Or it's possible that the universe will not end at all. Nobody really knows.

Laura: Who or what gave you the idea to start your own website, and how did you go about starting it?

Well, my first site was a Pokémon fan site, so I had had an idea of what it was like to run a full-fledged web site before starting The World of Stuff. To put it simply, TWoS basically came into existence when I brought together some various pages that I had been maintaining, and the blog grew out of it later. See also: About the Site.

"Weird Al" Yankovic is offering a track from his new album for free on the Internet. Appropriately enough, it's titled "Don't Download This Song," and it's a send-up of the charity single genre. Be sure to check out the music video as well.

One year ago: "I had never eaten such a delicious school lunch!"
Three years ago: "I didn't realize it until today, but it's probably because central Florida is being hit by Tropical Depression Henri."