On to November!

So for those interested, I didn't get the job. :( I got an email a week later saying they only had 20 positions and they interviewed 50 people. But they'll keep my resume on file in case they need me. Bummer. I'm so annoyed with this economy. It's never been this difficult for me to find a job before. (I started looking long before I quit Convergys.)
Ian still hasn't had any luck. He had an interview last week that really had him excited, but once again, 1 position and over 20 applicants. He didn't get it. It's hard to see him struggle with this. And I must admit, it's hard having no cash flow at all. I feel guilty buying milk or fresh produce at the store. (We're eating into our line of credit doing so. literally)
Christmas is coming up fast. I don't know what we're going to do. Maybe we'll be able to sell some textbooks back and get a little Christmas money. We'll see.

I'm going to get slightly political here, what with only 3 days til the elections and all. I really hope that Romney is elected president. Our unemployment rates have only gotten worse since Obama took office. He can't blame that one on Bush. I'm tired of all the empty promises. (from all candidates really.) Why can't someone actually make changes like they said they would?
I was talking to my father-in-law about the unemployment rate. He said that while the number looks relatively low (compared to other countries) it's actually quite skewed. It's a small number for people my parent's age but in my age group the number is closer to 30% unemployed or underemployed. (For those who don't know, underemployed is when someone has work, but still isn't earning enough to pay for basic needs.) Logan is a college town and there are a lot of people my age here. So the odds aren't too great for finding a job. Unless you're desperate and want to work at a call center. But then, they don't care about their employees at all so most people quit within the first two months. (if that.)

5 more weeks for this semester. I'm stressed about one of my classes, but it's not too bad. I am worried about Ian's grades though. He's struggling in French. He also has a hard time with his tests in Biology and Chemistry. We figured out that he'll need a B+ average in order to raise his GPA high enough for us to do study abroad next fall. I don't know if it's going to happen though. But I'll keep trying to help him in any way I can. I think that some guys brains just aren't hardwired for taking tests. He's really good at memorizing useless information about games, movies, and other stuff, but when it comes to school he has a hard time remembering things. How can I help him change that? There must be a way to use the memory he has for random stuff to his advantage. I just haven't been able to figure out how.
With french, we've put sticky notes all over the place in our apartment with french vocab on them. We've also made flash cards and put different verbs up by his computer. It's an uphill battle some days though. *Just as a side note, I don't understand how he was able to go through jr. high and high school without ever taking a language class. Davis high, you failed! We were required to take a full year of language at my high school in order to graduate.