Ravings of an Undead Cheese Minion

I plan to move to California by November 2025.  I want to spend a 3-week period in Utah every summer, and 1 week in the fall. I think I will also come up for FanX, and 1 or 2 other weekends.  This will get me some frequent flyer miles. I'll have to budget for an Airbnb or something. This will also allow me to keep my season passes and get lots of high altitude training. However, I'll stay far away during the winter.  Or, I could drive, so I wouldn't have to get a rental car. TBD. Will be a bit difficult considering yearly Disney trips and Cedar Point, but it can be done. 

I've been automatically rejected without an interview from so many companies, even for positions that I meet all of the qualifications for. Adobe, Vectorworks, Microsoft, 37signals, Twitch, Autodesk, the list goes on and on and on.  I'm doing fine at my current position, but I don't want to work weekends or be on-call late into Sunday nights anymore, and I'm stuck doing it.  What were the last 9 years of school for? How do I become great instead of being ignored and languishing in mediocrity? How long will I be stuck here? I hate sucking and I hate being mediocre and I can't be like that anymore. I used to get lots of interviews and recruiter calls. What on earth happened? Did we get this far just to feel your hate? Did we play to become only pawns in the game? How blind can you be, don't you see? You chose the long road but we'll be waiting