Life update

So yeah, I've been trying to figure life out..

I now have 3 jobs. In two weeks I went from 0 work, to three jobs. Which shouldn't prove to be too much of a problem balancing them, but I'm going to barely get enough hours between them to live on.

The upside is the last one I got will at least allow me to use my degree. I'm an in character tour guide for the Museum of science and industry here in Chicago. I'm actually looking forward to it, if nothing else it will be good practice for 2nd city if I ever recieve my acceptance (Or rejection) letter from them so I can sign up for classes.

I will never understand how people who complain about having to work, and do a lousy job seem to have more luck finding work than I do. But most of the people I'm working with at the Field Museum are rude to customers, and do nothing but complain about the customers and having to work. Even worse, the ones who are the rudest seem to be the ones the museum wants to hire full time. And they wonder why attendance is slow...

Oh, an update on the guy that fired me in April. He still has his job, but has lost his 2 best salespeople becasue he's an asshole. Keep in mind that when I started working there, those two were planning on staying where they were for at least 5 more years. I'm hoping that I'm still talking to people that are there when he finally gets fired.

thanksgiving

Well, this is it, another time for reflection on all the things we're thankful for.

Some of us are thankful for new houses, good jobs, good health, or a new wii or ps3.

I'm thakn ful I have.. um.. wait.. shit.. I got it, I'm thankful I'm not dead yet, and I had the money to restore teh service from my isp after my roomie didn't pay the bill... Because that's all I got going for me at the moment.

Tooth out

I had a tooth removed today, I'ts been bugging me for a while, but without dental benefits I souldn't afford to have the root canal and cap that it needed, and instead waited until I was in agony to have it pulled.

I have discovered two things:

1) I am limited to a diet of cold liquids and ice cream for 24 hours. But no matter what flavor I buy it will taste like blood.

2) Putting that gauze in your mouth to stop the bleeding and encourage healing is the closest a man can ever come to knowing what it's like to use a tampon. Without the handy retrieval string and plastic applicator.

Friendly reminder

When you are out in the world and come across somebody who doesn't share your religious beliefs. That's just Satans way of tempting you to act like an asshole. So resist the temptation, and shut the fuck up.

consistancy

Just a thought... How is it that a group of people who claim there is no evidence of evolution, and that it is therefore an invalid theory turn around and profess their belief in an omnipotent omnipresent god?

upside/ downside

So it looks like the democrats have a majority in congress. Not much, but enough to be able to call it a majority. Although since there are a couple of third party/ independants in office as well, It might be more accurate to say that they have a majority in one house, and republicans merely have a minority in the other.

Good.

Well, not good!!!, or Great!!! And definately not "FUCKING AWESOME!!!" It is at least a step towards a right direction.

It's a step away from outright bogotry and hate to a more subdued intolerance. Instead of openly stating that They are oppossed to same sex marraige, the dems privately lament the idea, but love to piss off Rush. Not quite a step towards equal treatment of all citizens by our government, but getting there.

It is a step towards the idea of providing health care, food, and shelter to all Americans. Either by expanding federal programs or at least raising the minimum wage to something approaching reasonable. It won't get us Universal health care, or a living wage, but at least it's a step towards the right direction.

We will hopefully be moving away from the idea that your belief in god also means that you are suppossed to believe in trickle down/supply side economics. Although the benefits of supply side economics to the poor and lower middle class are as elusive as evidence of some guy in a toga and sandals feeding everybody with 2 fish and a baguette. Not quite a step towards supporting labor unions and worker safety regulations, but at least it's a half hearted saunter in that direction.

The hardest challenge the democrats will have is the 2008 presidential election. Since a large part of their victory seems to have come from Americans finally waking up and saying, "Hey, Bush lied to us", it's going to be difficult to both finish the job in Iraq and also avoid a backlash in two years when we're still not out of Iraq. I'm afraid that only one of the two can happen, and both situations have steps in both the right and wrong directions.

A conversation

K. says:
oh, I have been doing really late night walks too.. you know what I discovered? At 3 am.. there are no bums
S* says:
what
K. says:
Which just shows a lack of dedication
S* says:
where do they go
lol
K. says:
I mean, what, you're only going to beg for change during rush hour? You freaking wussy
If you're determined enough to beg for money, let me see you out there at 4:30 in the morning.. then I'll give you my nickle
S* says:
it gets cold
K. says:
Don't make excuses for them... It's no colder walking around looking for change than sleeping under the overpass
It's just laziness.
and a lack of dedication
I mean, if you're going to be a bum.. be a bum.. don't half ass it
S* says:
u should blog this
K. says:
bum means you're on duty 24/7 sparing for change, picking through the garbage for redeemable bottles, drinking bad wine...
S* says:
yes, but they need sleep, to eat
K. says:
So bum in shifts... larry take the day shift, lenny take the night shift... Damnit I live in a major city... There should be plenty of bums around for any hour.

ready to give up

I give up.. If people aren't going to treat each other with respect, dignity, and try to at least get along. I'm no longer going to try and help them. Just give me an uzi and get out of my way.