Day 30 Log

I think today is the first day I've started to feel discouraged. I haven't gotten my UI payment yet, not many new jobs are showing up and for the first time in several weeks, I have no good prospects. I know the market is picking up, but none the less, I'm feeling the discouragement.
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I forgot about CareerBuilder.com, found several positions on their site, most were ones that were on monster or dice as well, but a few were new. One I really liked, I hope they call me back. Another was very ambiguous, and had a very long application process, after 10 minutes I got through the fourth of seven steps, and the system bombed. Told me to start over...maybe I will this afternoon, but now I'm just pissed that I have to start over...I hate it when I have to upload a resume, then re-type in all the information.
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Spent some time on LinkedIn, updating some stuff, and checking out some of the groups I just joined. Some have people posting positions, sent a few requests for more info, not sure if anything will come of it, but it puts my name out there.
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Got a call this afternoon from a recruiter whom I spoke with a few years back, but at the time I wasn't looking. He was checking in with me, and has what sounds like a perfect fit for me. In the banking industry so that would be a fresh change. I'm going to see if we can move forward on this. Down side of it is that it is a contract to hire, which isn't bad on its own, but it is a 1099 contract, not a W-2; which means that I'd have to have my own company, and figure out taxes on my own, and no chance for insurance until they would hire me. This might end up being good for me, I have thought of incorporating for a while, and if this moves forward, I'd need to do that...the day started out with me feeling discouraged, and is ending up with me feeling pretty good.