Back to work!!

Short post, I have been busy and have a bunch of stuff to do today as well. I go back to work Monday, only two more weeks of being a penniless asshole. I got my first unemployment check, but it was only a half check so I am still kinda boned. Next weeks plus more will go to rent and I have to pay for parking at work. I get reimbursed but have to get through that first week and a half first. I have 250 left to get me through the next 2 weeks for gas, food, parking, and whatever else. The end is near though, almost out of the woods. Thanks to my friends that have been helpful during this, I could;t have done it without you and you have my sincere gratitude. Two more weeks till I return to normal.

Unemployment day 13

I took a long weekend. So there.

I have something to do today!!!! A friend of mine owns a bar and asked if I would help fix up the stage, it needs an extra support or two and Out of all the guys that work there, I am the only one small enough to crawl and maneuver underneath it. It is also the first day of the new semester for me. I am taking physics 2 and cad/cam, a class for making cad drawings. I wish I could just load up on classes this semester and wait to go back to work till May, but that seems like too risky a move and I don't know if I could live on my unemployment that long. I am going to try and get my car payment put off for a couple months in the hopes that by the time it comes back up, I will be back to work. I am apx 200 hours away from my promotion and raise as well, fuckers. Weekend was ok, a friend of mine took me out for drinks Friday night and that was a good time. I ate an entire box of hamburger helper for dinner last night, what a stupid idea that was, that is wayyyy too much food for one person to try and eat. I thought my stomach was going to fucking explode, lessons learned I guess. I have a small conspiracy/rant I am trying to work on, I will try to have it up by Wednesday. I should get my first unemployment check this week, about goddamn time. I have about 200 dollars to my name and about 1000 in bills due this month. My check will only be for 350 so that kinda means some bill cats are going to be a little pissed at me this month, oh well. I'll catch up when I can, it's not like I don't want to pay my fucking bills. I feel like a real asshole having to pay things late or not at all. Still waiting on any of my shit to come in the mail so I can do my taxes, what is the goddamn deal?! Send me my shit so I can file and be done with it. I guess the only thing I really have to wait on is my school loan jive, I have my pay stubs from both places I worked and I think the thing that came from retirement is what I need for that, dunno, never had a retirement dud before, I already have $500 smackers waiting for me in 37 years. In future dollars, that will probably be like 5 bucks. ok, time for more coffee and the showdown with USAA about my car payment, lets see how Vet friendly this company for Vet's really is....

Unemployment day 9...

First things first, I need to deal with this picture...

I think they used actual crack heads for the top row. Most people don't think that is hot at all, those are the ones made fun of and checked into rehab clinics. The chicks on the bottom are good looking, but lets leave numbers out of this because most people lie and exaggerate the numbers anyway. Dress size can't be used either because that is arbitrary and has been changed over the years to make fat people feel better about themselves.

Now for my biggest point...

If you look like the top row, you cannot under any circumstances, post this picture and pretend like you are fighting the power or sticking up for women's rights or whatever the hell they are pissing about this week. That destroy's the whole point unless you really just hate the way you work and want to be thicker... I would rather not bang the top row except for number 1 and would bang 1 and 4 on the bottom row. Yes women models used to be a little bit thicker and yes some of them today (most) are too skinny and look sick. No, not every guy is beating his dick like it owes him money to the top row, very few are.

Now, onto our second order of business.

Mary Mark, you are an idiot but not one of us is surprised. He said that if he had been on one of the planes that went down on September 11th, he would have kicked everyone in the tits and saved the world from communism and hippies. Really...? It didn't take him long to apologize for calling everyone that died that day a pussy. Hey asshole, just because you did a few stunts and pretended to box in a choreographed couple of scenes, you cannot fight off a group of armed bandits who will fight to the death and not give a shit. Your new movie, Contraband, was not that bad, but kind of long.

I bought my books for school today, 350 total for two fucking classes. I need to start selling textbooks to colleges, that is where the money is. My old boss called me today and expects me to quit my union and go back to work for him making less than I am on unemployment... fat fucking chance, I already have a number on the list and a guarantee to return to work when that number comes up and there weren't that many people ahead of me on said list so fuck you. I think I may go out for wings tonight, use found out I don't have gigs this weekend or next so now I need to find something inexpensive to do. 25 cent wings and 6 dollar pitchers of beer, I can handle a bit of that without losing my home and car I think. Time for a nap or some video games, see you fuckers tomorrow.

Kris

Unemployment day 8, fight the power.

Unemployment day 7...

Well I actually did stuff yesterday. I mounted a spice rack and only had to modify a couple things and cleaned the kitchen. Today or tomorrow my big adventure is to vacuum, but I already went to school to set up my book deferment and went to the rez and picked up a couple groceries so that may be my day, haha! I had a few drinks last night and then just lost the urge and made some rice then went to bed. Fuck me, I need a hobby.

My recent friend with benefits has suddenly popped up and said that this arrangement doesn't work for her anymore, that kinda sucks, but things go as they will. I may go to an open mic tonight for something to do, but I'm worried about spending too much at the bar so I probably won't go. I need to find more funny stuff to read online to pass the time. I am also worried about next week only getting a partial unemployment check because I was laid off during the week, they couldn't have fucked me worse if they had spent a month plotting it.

School starts next week, physics 2 and cad/cam should be interesting. I wish I could just take the semester off from work and knock out a few classes, but I would feel like too much of an asshole and like I was screwing the system. The Union Hall did tell me I could turn down a call and go back to the bottom of the list, but I feel shitty doing that because I do really want to go back to work. It's been a week and I am bored as hell and spazzed about money.

Thought I had more to say, sorry, time for a movie and a nap.

Peace off,

Me

Unemployment day 6...

I took the weekend off, shoot me. I don't think it counts anyway because I usually don't do anything on the weekend anyway. I went to a birthday party at the Joseph friday night and Saturday a friend of mine made me dinner and then we got pissy drunk, it was a good time. Tonight I am going to see a man about a bridge... No, meeting up with a woman who has a kick ass funk band and owns a bar called Goodbar down by my college to see about setting up some gigs. I am finally out of the synch where I am up early so that is good, now I can enjoy the nights.

I spent a little cash over the weekend, but it is unavoidable, I just have to be careful. I bought a pizza so I can put off grocery shopping for a day or two. Have to go to the rez tomorrow for gas and smokes, but that will be my big running day for the week. I also have to remember to stop in at school to get my book deferment set up cause classes start next week. I wish I knew how long I was going to be off so I could take more classes or whatnot, but the risk of not knowing is too great so I will just keep plugging away at part time. Short one today, I have a spice rack to mount to a wall that isn't supposed to be mounted to a wall so there is that... goddamn hippies...

Unemployment day 3...

1056- been up since 0830 cause I finally had to shovel for the first time this season. Glad it held off so long, still pissed and hate snow. Then I tried to find a problem with my bathroom wiring, but the jackass that did it made such a mess out of it I need a few hundred dollars in testers that I do not currently have to do work I would charge over 50 an hour for due to the headache.

Attire- Sweats, had real clothes on to shovel and have a birthday party to attend later so I will have to make myself presentable... goddamnit.

Alcohol- Bought a bottle of rum last night to cure m boredom, it kinda worked and now I want to build a Rube Goldberg Machine. Trying to avoid the light beer.

Gas- half a tank, baby! Only drove 3 miles yesterday. This weekend will eat some gas though.

Money- 38 dollars less, I bought a huge ass bottle of rum and some soda to go with it. Ordered chicken wings, but I had 20 in my wallet I didn't know about so score on that.

Food- I also got a sub so I have half of that for today and maybe pasta for later, need to go grocery shopping.

Smokes- stayed under a pack yesterday, will have to go to the rez on Monday or Tuesday probably.

Entertainment- Assassins Creed 2. Played about 9 hours yesterday, will probably do the same today unless I take a nap this afternoon.

Status- Still bored, pissed cause the bathroom isn't working, the guys who fixed the shower are the worst plumbers ever and I think one is severely mentally retarded. I don't have the testing equipment I need to fix it without ripping the walls apart or just running new lines and I rent so fuck that. Not doing it for anything less than 65 an hour and that won't happen so I am safe.

Outlook- 4, Not looking forward to next week with not getting a check and having to pay for some shit I need, think I will spend the weekend at a friends house where the bathroom works and the shower hasn't been cobbed together by a retard. Going to try to have a drunk but cheap weekend, I may be able to pull it off.

Unemployment day 2

Really? A show called shipping wars? What could this possibly be about? The trials and tribulation of putting shit in a truck and driving it? Holy fuck, you have got to be fucking kidding me. I have been watching netflix for so long that I forgot how fucking stupid commercials are and half the shows on tv. Anyone with funny pictures, send them my way, I need some entertainment.

Time- 0916 Apparently the guy fixing the shower thinks that 1100 and 0830 are the same time...

Attire- Sweat pants and a NASA t-shirt commemorating the space program, because, ya know, they got laid off too.

Alcohol- 14 cans of beer, goddamnit I hate light beer. 1" of Soco, 1/3 bottle of rum.

Gas- Half a tank, still good.

Money- 500, Last paycheck cleared and I paid my car payment that was forgotten about last month. Have to start figuring out which bills to pay this month, will probably be car, ins, rent, and phone. I really hate light beer. Those are the most important ones.

Food- Thinking of going to buy some cereal. I could also just try to live on ensure shakes to see what happens, not sure if that would be too expensive though. I have some bacon I can make and some frozen waffles that are covered in ice by now. Did taco's instead of chicken yesterday and ate too much because I was bored. I want pizza and wings, but will need to find someone to split it with first... I wonder which is better, living on cereal or meal shakes?

Smokes- Almost half a carton, didn't have too many yesterday but I found some for 10 a carton so will make a road trip this week sometime to replenish.

Entertainment- Assassins Creed 2 at some point. May try to see how many times I can get drunk and fall asleep in a 24 hour period. Any tips for fun experiments such as that would be appreciated to curb the boredom.

Status- Bored and wide awake. Cheap wings tonight at the bar, but I am worried about spending money. The weekend is coming up and the normal people with jobs may want to do something this weekend and I would like to try and participate. Goddamnit I really, really hate light beer.

Outlook (out of 10)- 6, Spazzed about money, but realize I have to spend some to live and not go completely fucking insane. Some bills will just not get paid regularly for a while, but those will probably just be credit cards, they will live and maybe the apocalypse will happen soon and wipe out all computer and debt records just in time. School starts in a week and a half so that will be something to do a couple nights a week.

Unemployed

Fuck.

Double fuck.

So in the last four weeks, I have shelled out about 1800 in car repairs cause I still am paying for the car and see no other options, forgot to make a car payment last month because I was too caught up in xmas shopping, and I was laid off yesterday. I am already behind on bills and have no savings, no available credit and have used my overdraft protection to fix my car. Fucked doesn't even begin to describe this situation.

I went off my meds a couple months ago and was doing pretty well up until this last couple weeks. Oh, and the first 1000 dollar car repair, my car broke down on xmas night dropping off a friend after a party and the tow truck driver made me walk home a mile from the repair shop at 0500 in the freezing cold, thanks asshole.

I am going to try to keep a running daily update on my unemployment for those playing along at home. The preceding is the groundwork to see where I am starting this off and what will ensue...

Day 1.

1055 and I am already bored. I went to the Union Hall and signed the book and turned in all my paperwork. I have stuff I am supposed to turn in every month and haven't since last April, they looked a little pissed when I dumped it all on them. They told me it could be a couple days, could be a couple months but I am guaranteed to go back to work so at least I have that.

Attire- Jeans and a thermal, only because I had to leave the house to go to the Hall.

Alcohol- I have an inch of Soco, half a bottle of Rum Chata (some cool shit that tastes like cinnamon toast crunch), and 22 cans of beer, but it is light beer cause I was not paying attention and tastes like water. Drank 8 last night before I started to even notice it, I fucking hate light beer.

Gas- half a tank.

Money- technically less than zero but I deposited my last paycheck yesterday and it will pretty much all be gone when I pay the bills I could't last week because of the second car repair that cost 860.

Food- had cheesecake for breakfast and some coffee, lunch/dinner will be my last chicken tit with breading and rice.

Smokes- half a carton.

Entertainment- Netflix or maybe a video game, probably a nap this afternoon.

Status- Sober.

Outlook- (out of 10) 5. I get no paycheck next week and when unemployment kicks in, the nest I can hope for is 405 a week and will be screwed on taxes next year. I usually make 557 a week so this will take some adjusting and figuring. I do have a promise to be back to work at some point and I have student loan money coming in probably near the middle of February. Waiting for papers to come so I can do my taxes, but those won't be here for at least a couple more weeks.