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now i got a reason, now i got a reason to be waiting
by mg at 03:06 PM on November 22, 2002
I’ve been back on the dole for a couple a little over two weeks now. Which isn’t exactly true, since, again, I’m not getting unemployment. How do those welfare mothers pull this no working thing for years, and a working stiff like me can’t even manage to collect money I’m owed? Maybe I should go and get myself knocked up. Unfortunately, I don’t think I could get fucked hard enough to make my college and high school diplomas turn into a GED and a couple months of trade school.
Oh well.
I’ve pretty much decided that I don’t want to go back to work. I know I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that.
No, that isn’t me. That’s John Cusack.
But the sentiment is there. As much as I loved the people there, and my actual duties were a cakewalk, I didn’t really like my job all that much. I know, I know. Anyone can say the same thing, but I really had no love for what I was doing. If I’d stayed any longer, as much as my credit card providers would have appreciated it, I would have continued to slowly have any sort of ambition sucked out of me.
So, the only refuge is heading back to school. Today, I signed up to take the GRE today. My test date is Sunday at 8am. You should all think about me then and send me good mojo.
To tell the truth, now that I’m forced to do it, I’m totally scared. Not so much about taking the test, but about waking up in time on Sunday morning. Actually, this is all a good thing. I'm actually trying to get into classes this spring, and if I do, even though I have no conceivable way of paying for them, I'll be very happy. I'm actually pretty happy
anyway.
This sucks, and no money sucks, but I didn't really like my job that much, and it was slowly killing me. I think pretty much any job would at this point, which is why school is the only option. That is, unless I can find a job that pays me enough so I don't care that my soul is slowly being extracted. I don't really use my soul all that much.
comments (11)
wait, you signed up today to take the gre's this sun??? what about studying and preparation and all that...?
by überchick at November 22, 2002 3:15 PM
Wow, that is great. I am planning the same thing but in a longer time frame. GRE in the Spring, grad school Fall 2004, but I thought I had to sign up way in advance for test, you must know people in high places or I must be a dunce.
Anyway, good luck really, I hope you get everything you want. You deserve it.
by Sydney at November 22, 2002 4:41 PM
I read how people are auctioning off their souls on eBay. That is sick. But really, best of luck w/ test.
by anna at November 22, 2002 4:42 PM
Don't study. Just get a good night's sleep the night before and someone you trust to take the test for you.
by Goose at November 22, 2002 4:52 PM
I'll take it!
GRE stands for Girls R Easy, right?
by Linz at November 22, 2002 4:55 PM
If you can sell your soul on eBay maybe that will pay rent next month. In the meantime, good luck on Sunday.
Remember being in high school and saying that all those stupid math equations were useless? Well, it turns out you need to know every single one to do well on the test.
Maybe you didn't say that in high school.
by jadedju at November 22, 2002 7:37 PM
My sister wants to have a stay-at-home husband. She has told us several times she would be infinitely happy going off to work every morning and coming home to a nice dinner every evening. She would tell her husband about her day and he would fill her in on the day's Soap Operas. So yeah, if this is something you are interested in, then Criogenics is the way to go (since she is barely 18 and has yet to go to college. That's a relatively long waiting period for you)
If that option doesn't sit too well with you, then go here
by Lucy at November 22, 2002 9:20 PM
Ok, so here's the skinny on the GRE:
Spend 3/4 of your time preparing for the logic section. Seriously. I'm not kidding. Spend the other 1/4 preparing for math, since none of us have taken a proper math class since high school. Do not bother to prepare for verbal, since you're pretty much hopeless in that area.
by Adam at November 23, 2002 12:20 AM
Hey Adam, speak for yourself. Some of us do pretty well on Verbal. Hey MG, it's all about the Verbal. Who wants some sory of math geek in their school. Having good verbal skills is especially important for the alum interview. But if you're still having trouble at the point, you can always resort to the Oral skills instead.
by at November 23, 2002 11:49 AM
fuck school, get a job at a newspaper bitch. you speak english. you write all the damn time. most of your smaller papers only care that you are breathing anyway. list me as a reference, i'll say you wrote for me for three years. fake some writing samples and clips and you're in. As long as you have the will to succeed my friend, that is what is important, not that you look good on paper and jumped through all the right hoops. see your future and make it happen without regard to the consequences. drop me a line at my work email, MG, I'll give you some ideas for success.
by eff at November 23, 2002 3:53 PM
mg writes "all the damn time"? are we talking about the same mg? cmon now. hey! dude! can you get me into the newspaper business? i would rock at it. i live in new york city, so what if i write for your paper as the "big city" correspendant. it could be great. i'd tell wacky, yet personal stories of big city life. how about "best ass in new york," the story of me following the hottest ass all around the city's subway system. yeah? feelin' me? how about "i need this job." a (halfway) joking cover letter about the things i'd do to get me ass employed. awww yeah. you're feelin' the edge arent you. give me a call at home tonite. i think we can make something happen.
by Eviltom at November 25, 2002 1:06 PM