Getting paid to not work, I feel like a farmer.

I applied for unemployment today. It turns out, they will be giving me over $100 a week to hang out at home and look for a job, write fiction, watch TV etc. Pretty much whatever I want. Truth be told, it's not a whole lot less than i was making already. And I won't have to take cab fare and lunch at the mall out of it...

I notice now that my resume is posted at a bunch of job job sites, I'm getting a lot more junk email and random phone calls on my cell. One today was asking me how I'd like to do telemarketing work. I think I'd like to telemarket about as much as i'd like to go back to fast food management, which is not very much at all.

Tonight I finally get to pick up my meds as my doc finally fixed her silly mistake. I am buying food for the cats, stamps and taking advantage of the big sale at Payless, in the true fashion of a very poor person. Better yet, I can get some shoes that match my fly briefcase (so i can look like a well scrubbed hustling rube with my good bag and my cheap shoes...and a little taste.) My briefcase is damn nice after all.

Best news of all is that we had a positive expereince with our new maintenance man. It seems that someone had taken the breaker out of our air conditioner for some reason. I'm not sure why the last guy who came out to fix it didn't notice that; but the important thing is it's fixed now and we are at a comfortable temp. In fact, my feet are chilly and I may go put some socks on. Our garbage disposal also appears to be fixed. I may just call again next week and see what he wants to do about the ants. Aparently the guy also added some Freeon tot he AC. I was of the impression that no one used Freeon anymore.

Tomorrow I'm going to Sec of State and I think I will take Sarah to lunch for helping me out. That will be both festive and fun. And I'm going to outline my story tonight, and hopfully bang out those scenes I have finished in my head. They are pretty scary, and I think I have a part for Joe Martin as well.

Here's good news for Homer Simpsoy...I'll see that he gets it.

Went to get my meds and learned that I spoke too soon, and they haven't fixed anything. I don't understand why it's so hard to get my freaking meds when I've been taking the same stuff the same way for over 2 years now. Go figure. On the plus side I got cat food and potato chips, and a chocolate cake mix with chocolate frosting for the Divine Miss Kassy's birthday gathering on Saturday.

Speaking of gatherings, I'm sorry to have missed the bash over at shakeshookshock's place this evening. I hear there were some hot guys there.

Also I got 2 pairs of shoes for $26. One pair are cute blue sneakers and one are cute black strappy leather shoes for interviews. Black goes with everything and these will be cute with nylons or socks. I'm clever, plus the leather shoes rang up at less than half off for some reason. I rule!

And yes, dammit. I HAVE seen the Onion this week. For the love of God, please stop Emailing it to me.

And again I go with the politics.