Job Search and AI

make much shorter: This morning I have a phone interview with a temp agency for a Frontend Developer position. I know nothing about it. I hope it goes well. I also applied for a lot of grants related to art and AI. I have cut my expenses to the minimum and have perhaps 2-3 months before I will need income. I applied to work at Best Buy among other places. Best Buy is actually work I could do with broken ribs, although I think they have healed mostly. I still feel pain all the time, but it is very minor and in the back of my mind. I just don’t know how it would be doing a full day of physical work. In a month I hope I should be able to do so. So my plan for now is to keep applying each day. I think the Sovereign AI movement I am trying to build might pay off if I can get a consulting role. But they keep cutting tech jobs, so there are a lot more people with real experience also applying for these jobs now. HEB would likely still hire me back, it has been almost a year. Apparently when I left the whole store fell apart since they could not replace me very easily. There were only two other people in my role then. But the homeless problem apparently got worse and worse after I left and they even lost the curbside deliveries so they had to cut a lot of hours for workers. I am not doing deliveries at the moment, hopefully the war will end soon and gas prices will go down. I think I figured out why the media hates everything Trump does. It came to me about the difference between convergent and divergent thinking. When you are an insider it makes more sense to use convergent thinking with dominant narratives, but when you are an outsider the mind naturally goes to divergent thinking, thinking of what is possible rather than what is real. So because the media views themselves as outsiders they diverge from the dominant narrative, no matter what it is. Personally I don’t mind Trump, I don’t think he is evil incarnate like everyone else. I don’t agree with everything he says or does, but at the same time I don’t hate him, he is after all a comedian. So I have cloned his voice and started making my AI “art”. I like to think he would appreciate the comedy as I try to be respectful, well as respectful as you can be as a comedian. But he even said it himself, they go after him so that they don’t go after you. I just wish he didn’t love AI so much, everything he loves becomes the dominant narrative and thus the media “diverges” from it. If I can get him to dislike Sovereign AI, maybe that will help flip the script. Honestly I think he would like my comedy, but as he is a politician he would have to say he didn’t, politicians are beholden to the platform of their party and can’t really say what they really think since they have to always be on the attack.

I’ve got a frontend dev phone interview today with a temp agency—no details yet, just hoping it goes well. I’ve also applied to a bunch of art/AI grants and cut expenses down to about 2–3 months of runway. I’m applying everywhere (including Best Buy) while I recover physically and plan to keep at it daily. I might return to HEB if needed, but I’m also trying to turn my Sovereign AI idea into consulting work—even though the tech job market is crowded right now. On the side, I’ve been thinking about media narratives (convergent vs. divergent thinking) and experimenting with AI comedy projects, including voice cloning, just to explore the space creatively.

This morning I have a phone interview with a temp agency for a Frontend Developer role, though I don’t know much about the position yet. I’m hoping it goes well. At the same time, I’ve been applying to a range of art and AI-related grants, trying to create multiple paths forward. Financially, I’ve cut my expenses down to the bare minimum, which gives me about 2–3 months to secure some form of income. I’ve applied to places like Best Buy, since it’s work I could likely handle physically—even with the lingering discomfort from my ribs, which are mostly healed but still noticeable during strain. I’m aiming to be fully capable of a full day’s physical work within the next month. For now, the plan is simple: apply consistently every day and keep momentum. I’m also continuing to push the Sovereign AI idea, hoping it could turn into a consulting opportunity, though the tech job market is tight with increasing competition from experienced candidates due to layoffs. Returning to HEB is still a possibility—they’d likely take me back—but the situation there has reportedly worsened, with operational struggles and reduced hours. For now, I’m holding off on delivery work, especially with gas prices being high. More broadly, I’ve been thinking about how people interpret narratives—especially the difference between convergent and divergent thinking. It seems like insiders tend to align with dominant narratives, while outsiders naturally question them and explore alternatives. That dynamic might explain why media perspectives often diverge so strongly from certain figures or movements. Personally, I don’t view things in extremes. I don’t agree with everything any public figure does, but I also don’t see the value in totalizing judgments. I’ve been experimenting creatively with AI-generated content, including voice cloning and satire, approaching it as a form of commentary and humor. It’s a way of exploring ideas without taking them at face value, blending technology, art, and perspective. At the end of the day, I’m navigating uncertainty—balancing practical needs like income with longer-term creative and technical ambitions—and trying to stay adaptable as things evolve.

Phone interview today for a frontend role I know little about—hoping it goes well. I’ve applied to many AI/art grants and cut expenses to about 2–3 months runway. Applying broadly (including Best Buy), and should be physically ready for full work soon. Plan: keep applying daily and pursue Sovereign AI consulting, though competition is rising with tech layoffs. Returning to HEB is an option. I’ve paused deliveries due to gas costs. Also been thinking about media narratives (convergent vs. divergent thinking) and experimenting with AI comedy voices.

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Phone interview today for a frontend role I know little about—hoping it goes well. I’ve also applied to several AI and art grants, and I’ve cut expenses down to about 2–3 months of runway. I’m applying broadly, including places like Best Buy, which feels doable physically as I continue recovering. I still have some minor pain, but I expect to be fully ready for consistent physical work within a month. For now, the plan is simple: apply every day and keep pushing on Sovereign AI in hopes of landing a consulting opportunity, though competition is getting tougher with ongoing tech layoffs. Returning to HEB is still an option if needed. I’ve paused deliveries due to gas prices, and I’ve also been reflecting on media narratives—how outsider vs. insider perspectives shape thinking—while experimenting with AI-generated comedy voices.