Below are the 7 most recent journal entries recorded in wes_sale's LiveJournal:

Saturday, July 19th, 2008
10:51 am	The Joys of Homelessness Feeling better now, don't have constant low-level headache anymore. Was also worried about possibility of slight concussion as I've been falling asleep everywhere. What happened? I'd had problems with getting into a regular shelter and Sunshine Mission "accidentely" gave away my bed - then refused to consider giving me another, leaving me out on the street without anyplace to sleep. A friend helped me the first night - friday a week ago and things after that seemed okay. Things okay till Thursday night - I hadn't even gone to look for a place to settle down for the night - was going to grab bus after midnight and ride to top of Arthill in the park. Didn't see any troubles at all and figured I'd make it thru the 7 day period Sunshine Mission stipulates before they'll let you in again. Was relaxing, reading a paperback book on park bench when without warning I was struck repeatedly in face by someone who came up from behind the bench and was pounding away at me. Was so stunned I didn't do anything for a couple seconds then tried to chase after the kids(at least 4 or 5 teens), blood in my eyes was too much and I had to stop chasing. I must say, St. Louis Police were very helpful - also very concerned because there's been a lot of troubles lately and these kids could have easily picked on someone staying late after Opera in the Park. As it was - they did a good job, there were at least 5 people and helicopter involved in sweep of park. My nose is broken but appears like it'll heal straight, very thankful for the weird stuff in my family blood lines. My high checkbones and heavy brow ridge did much to deflect blows of the club they were using, so neither eye injured. Some nasty looking swelling but I should be okay in a week or two. Sadly, there's no way to deal with the motherfuckers originally responsible. I just hope I can get into a real shelter environment this week and not have to be dependent on places like Sunshine Mission for long. Permission to crosspost this message into any other topics on LJ. Wes (Comment on this)
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
2:17 pm	Life Five and a half weeks now... No idea what's going to happen - I'll probably have to sleep at night in abandoned buildings for awhile. Been no reply at all from Emerson Tools: if the motherfuckers would at least acknowledge job application that'd be something at least. Will try applying at Scottrader again - their another employer who doesn't give a fuck for the people applying. Maybe I might get lucky, their looking for computer operators on 1st and 2nd shift(apparently they fire a lot of them on a regular basis). After over a week I finually got to talk with a nurse and get some iboprofen for my knee; have been painfully limping around for over a week - trying to keep busy or at least look like I'm busy while checking email twice a day. Trying to learn C# and back to reading four books at once, like I did in college 30 years ago. At least it keeps me busy at night and during slow periods during day. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
2:17 pm	Life, the universe and everything Glad something seems to have gone okay this week. Transfered $21 from my Linden Labs account to Paypal. Now I have to cut a check tomorrow after the transfer is final and have it sent to a friend. So that they can give me $20 of what was once $25, before all the fees ate into it. Still no word from Emerson Tools regarding application with them. Received thankyou letter from county library yesterday - they chose not to consider me for any of four different positions there. :( I'm just so depressed right now thinking about what I'll do after June 30th I'm finding it hard to do anything at all(will be out of the shelter, on street). Posted stuff I've been writing to my FA account(Misk) and did reading of it last night on Furrymuck. Folks seem to like it, I'll try to write at least 15 pages before I have to have my computers put in storage. Speaking of computers... Could folks pass this part of the message around - I had to have work done on my system approx 5 weeks ago, the power supply gave up the ghost and my friend Darryl Flynn went ahead and bought a new one for me after he found he didn't have right type in his stuff. The power supply cost him $80 at Best Buy and he went ahead and bought $20 worth of spray clener along with it. Would love to pay him back but am only making about $7 a month(thanks to Linden Labs). I hate asking people for help but I don't know what else to do. If some kind souls could send a couple dollars to the paypal account it'd be appreciated greatly. Think you only need the email address to send the money - that is wesleysale_5@hotmail.com (Comment on this)
Friday, February 15th, 2008
3:33 pm	Stuff... Dental clinic went a lot better than I thought it would. Last month was a real horror show, last of my molars busted a couple times while being pulled. My two broken teeth yesterday came out with almost no effort - the sockets don't hurt at all today, my gum is just sore from injections. Actually got an email job alert from employer today. So many job leads now, I haven't clue how I'll be able to apply to all of them. In other news: now 4 months and 2 weeks till I'm out of transitional program and have to move back into a regular homeless shelter. Have considered suicide a couple times when very depressed - is a struggle but I'll try to go on. Thought that I'd have no troubles at all getting an operations job in the fall of 2006; still haven't even gotten a job interview, in response to the many applications and resumes sent out. Sure hope things are changing. Sorry if entry sounds a bit angsty, but friend insisted I start posting things to LJ. Says it'll help. (Comment on this)
Saturday, June 30th, 2007
2:21 pm	Meanwhile, back at the Radio Ranch Not exactly jumping for joy, but I did a test trip out to the county library where I'll probably be working as a custodian this morning. Took 1 hour and 55 minutes to get there. :P Lord, I'm really desperate to be trying this but I don't know what else to do. Am sick and disgusted at Scott Traders and I don't hold out any hope for the position at Centene either. Both of these big companies have had lead computer operator postions open for 3 months now. Is all but impossible to get any response out of Scott Trader. I applied there last year and 3 months ago when they first advertised the position. Reason I found out that both position are still open - they've started advertising in spanish and asian job listings now. :P My sponsor made suggestion earlier - that if I can get the custodian position, I should try getting an apartment downtown at Paul Brown Building in 8 months. Would be making just enough $ with a part-time job thrown in; to handle the $800 a month lease and save a little money for other expenses(like food and a good used motorcycle, and more computers are good too). Here's hoping things go well this week. My old pentium III sytem is almost dead now, going to pull the hard drives and trash it next weekend. Hopefully I can talk to the Reverend tomorrow at Centenary and see if I can drag my newer HP system in next weekend and let it download and run all the security and updates I've missed without internet access for a year. That's about it. Still haven't checked on my mail out at Florissant post office; just get so depressed even thinking about what might be there. Maybe I'll have some fun later on: raise a big wind storm or something. To anyone reading this, take care! Current Mood: blah (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 29th, 2007
3:28 pm	This and that.... Sent email to an old address for Vernor Vinge yesterday, doesn't appear to have bounced - so who knows what might eventually happen. [was fanmail] I just know I'm going to make a fool of myself talking with Vernor; won't take long for him to discover I'm Flenser on Furrymuck and Flenser Juergens on Secondlife. Was sort of neat talking with some of his students on Furrymuck six or seven years ago - gather most of them were reading his books and they recognised the name right away... Real heartbreaker earlier today - saw 100 gig maxtor drive for sale at Office Depot for only $16(after mailin rebate). Only have $16 left in my bank account and desperately need a drive like that to replace failing hard drive on my old PIII. :( Hard to keep from getting depressed sometimes, though Coyote was taking notes as I looked thru the store. God's Dog still looking for something, to help me out in someway. Will try talking to a couple places I applied to for jobs weeks ago - both of them are running ads again on the positions I applied for. Wes Current Mood: contemplative (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 4th, 2007
4:32 pm	A new beginning A new beginning for my Live Journal. Hopefully no one remembers those dreadful and depressing messages from 2005 when I was going thru hell. Still in hell but as Monty Python folks would say "I'm getting better". Have been on Secondlife all of 3 hours, the last two days. Is wonderful experience to be back and apologizing to everyone who might have been worried about me. Need to get on Furrymuck later today and talk to folks. Take care everyone! (Comment on this)