(Ugly?) Milestone
Today is a significant day for me. I'm not sure whether to be proud or embarrassed. Actually, I'm pretty sure I'm proud to be embarrassed. You see, today marks the exact six month anniversary of my layoff. I've now been officially unemployed for 1/2 a year. Wow, what a loser I am.
To be honest, the time has flown by. Seems like it was just yesterday that my 5' 1" boss was dropping the bomb on me as he leaned back in his chair with his feet dangling in mid air -- too short to touch the ground form the chair. And I was only too eager to accept my walking papers. That was a happy day; I'd had it with that place, and that shit. But that was January 13th. Where has the time gone?
Let's see. I've been to two foreign countries and 10 states.
I've been pulled over by the cops three times, but I have no tickets or arrests.
I've skied at least 10 days since my layoff, and I've been to 12 Giants games at SBC Park, plus 3 Spring Training games.
I even golfed once, even though I gave away my clubs to Goodwill two years ago.
I've been to Zion Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Glen Canyon and the Grand Canyon. And I won't even count American Canyon, Bolinger Canyon or Crow Canyon.
Who knows what else I'm forgetting at the moment.
So what's next? I'm not sure. But if a job remains elusive, I still have a few ideas up my sleeve.
Huh, six months. How much longer will it take?
To be honest, the time has flown by. Seems like it was just yesterday that my 5' 1" boss was dropping the bomb on me as he leaned back in his chair with his feet dangling in mid air -- too short to touch the ground form the chair. And I was only too eager to accept my walking papers. That was a happy day; I'd had it with that place, and that shit. But that was January 13th. Where has the time gone?
Let's see. I've been to two foreign countries and 10 states.
I've been pulled over by the cops three times, but I have no tickets or arrests.
I've skied at least 10 days since my layoff, and I've been to 12 Giants games at SBC Park, plus 3 Spring Training games.
I even golfed once, even though I gave away my clubs to Goodwill two years ago.
I've been to Zion Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Glen Canyon and the Grand Canyon. And I won't even count American Canyon, Bolinger Canyon or Crow Canyon.
Who knows what else I'm forgetting at the moment.
So what's next? I'm not sure. But if a job remains elusive, I still have a few ideas up my sleeve.
Huh, six months. How much longer will it take?
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