Today I feel as low as I’ve felt in a long, long time. I really wish I had stayed in Tonga for another year, because I\u00edm not having any luck finding a future here at the moment. I’m not even making it to the interview stage for anything I apply for. In the beginning, I was going for ambitious spots, then I started to settle for things I was qualified for, and then I started applying for things that I was overqualified for. Nada. Nothing. I just don’t understand it! The economy is supposedly recovering from the way it’s been in the past year or two. \u00a0I’m glad I didn\u00edt have to suffer through that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00edm not going to give up, but I\u00edm so unhappy right now. If I have to tell one more person that I\u00edm unemployed, or borrow money from my little sister, or spend another month in this prison cell I call home, I will crack. If I have to cancel another gym membership because I can’t afford the dues past the trial phase (and don’t want to pay their ridiculous $180 registration fee), or ebay another one of my precious luxuries that I wasted my money on, or see another one of these stupid reality TV shows, I will scream.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is the longest I’ve been without a job since I was 15. Right now I’m considering working at the bagel shop where my professional life began a decade ago. It was one of the best jobs I ever had, and I learned how to sweep and clean toilets and do all sorts of chores that I never did at home. I loved it because it was constant work, and I felt good about it when I went home.<\/p>\n
I\u00edm also considering joining the army or the marines. Even though I hate the state of the war, I’d rather be fighting in Iraq then rotting here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I’m so frustrated. My new buddies here love to go to fancy bars where they get wasted and talk about getting into a girl’s pants, and where every girl thinks I’m trying to get into her pants and won’t even try having a worthwhile conversation. What the fuck am I doing here?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bitch session over. Carry on with your life. Just had to get that off my pompous self-righteous chest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today I feel as low as I’ve felt in a long, long time. I really wish I had stayed in Tonga for another year, because I\u00edm not having any luck finding a future here at the moment. I’m not even making it to the interview stage for anything I apply for. In the beginning, I … Continue reading Low Point of Readjustment<\/span>