This can be over any time ....
Scribing at 10:26 a.m. on 2005-12-22
This will not be a joyous 'omfg it's almost Krimmus!' entry. You have been warned.
This is the absolute longest I have ever been without a job since I started working at 15. The frustration is enough to make my eyes bug out like an animaniacs cartoon. I've applied literally -everywhere- within a 50 mile radius, it feels like, and have gotten nothing back. Usually I'm working two jobs, sometimes 3 (ok, it was hellish, but I managed it for a while more than once) and the other night, in a fit of depression and frustration I finally was brought to my knees enough to ask my wife if she thought taking out my earring and labret might help.
We even dumbed down my resume. I am finally at the stage where I look too good on paper to get a job. How disgusting is that? I was getting turned down for jobs at gas stations because I'm 'overqualified'. I get turned down from higher level jobs because I don't have a degree. The employment situation here is so fucking dire that it's an entirely employer's market; they can require whatever the hell they want and STILL pay you 7 bucks an hour and have people lined up around the block for a single position posting.
I just wrangled on the phone for nearly an hour last night so they wouldn't shut off our power. I complain about not having a job, but at least I don't have to call people 3 days before Xmas and threaten them that if they don't hand over money they don't have right NOW, I'm cutting off their power TWO DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. How sucky must THAT be?
We have no tree. We can't do presents. We still have to deal with the 80 gajillion people who are in 'aquisition' mode and are total entitlement bitches who will shove you out of the way when you reach for a loaf of bread. Our one bow to decoration is the Xmas cards we've gotten from folks (some of which were pretty damn funny) which I put up over the archway to the dining room. It ain't lookin' much like Xmas to me, personally. Haven't been updating because I'm tired of being bummed out, and I didn't want there to be a slew of entries like this one.
I'll try to make the next perhaps not so bleak.
Ya'll be safe while you're driving, and stay out of the way of the Entitlement Bitches unless your health insurance is paid up. Happy holidays!
