Oh hun, I get that too, sometimes friends can be dingle-brains. Don’t let them get you down!
B&M for me: Had a Mammogram on friday, so, it turns out THOSE! SUCK!
My uncle is back in the ICU with fluid around his heart and his kidney’s are failing. Last year he had a quad bypass. The family is rallying and trying to be positive, but the outlook this time looks pretty grim.
Sending good vibes your way.
Who can I beat up?
arrrgh … I have my annual physical today at noon. It is a 12 hour fast so no breakfast for Oddball 
Coincidentally my wife, daughter and mother-in-law have commenced baking our Christmas cookies this morning. I can smell the first batch from my den and my tummy is a grumbling … arrrgh.
I’m definitely hitting Culvers for a double butter burger on my drive home.
Mmmmmmm…get some cheese balls too!
you read my mind … mmmm … cheese. They were tasty, tasty, tasty.
Anyhoo … doc says all is “5 by 5” on my health front (touch wood).
Now if you’ll excuse me :
Ever have one of those weeks where nothing seems to go right? I’m having one of those months. Too many issues to list, but the result of it all is that I feel like my head is just full of buzzing all the time. I can’t concentrate, and it just gets more and more frustrating.
Anyway, gonna get some rest over the weekend and hopefully it’ll get better.
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Yeah, I’m having that kinda month too Chuck. Had today off and didn’t get much accomplished as it’s been raining all day and now I have water in the basement. It never ends…
This morning I went to the doctor for an examination of an ingrown toenail. Turns out, said toenail was worse than both myself and my doctor had originally thought, and so they promptly removed half of my toenail. They gave me six injections of Lydocaine, and it was still the second most painful thing I’ve ever had to endure (broken ankle still takes the cake).
Thank you, Jesus, for Vicodin.
Well I am now reduced to mooching off of family, I am officially all tapped-out. I spent the last of my bank accounts money on paying for my phone and internet because without them not only can I not search for jobs but no one would be able to reply either. I have not been going to the gym because I do not want to burn the gas, plus exercising will just make me hungry and I need to ration my groceries. I have watched more TV and Netflix this month than I usually would in a whole year, and I have been playing games on my computer in marathon sessions to distract myself from my pathetic and mind numbing situation.
And even though I have loads of free time on my hands I am far too depressed to write or draw. This is going to be my worst Christmas ever… Sure I was unemployed last Christmas too, but at least I was collecting Unemployment Compensation last time so I could at least purchase some token presents for family members. This year I am flat busted and can get nothing for no one. And the Robo-calls from the creditors are beginning, le sigh.
With the holidays fast approaching the number of job postings has been shrinking every day, which adds to my depression. And I have run into the added problem of some companies only accepting applications online, which would not be a problem if their damned sites were not broken. It is rather hard to apply for a job when your stupid site crashes, or every time you fill out the information and then click ‘submit’. The following page tells you that you need to fill in the required fields. Which I had already done of course. AAAAaaaarrrrgh! And when I show up in person to fill out an application the drone standing there of course tells me, “We don’t have any applications, all hiring is done online.” And when I explain that I already tried to apply online but that their site is broken, they stutter and stare at me like a deer caught in headlights. Yeah it has been one hell of a month. I will spare you any further details…
At least I have the dog to keep me company.
Gods damn it, that sucks, Omra. Hang in there, for what it’s worth. No ill can last a hundred years. In the meantime, here’s sending good thoughts and strong vibes that things will improve and SOON.
Thank you my friend… 
Did your new job offer with the casino not pan out? Sorry that things are so bad for you right now, especially at Christmas time.
There is a long story with that too, but essentually no; it did not pan out and I can see now why they are always looking for help… I needed to look else where. In a way I am relieved, I was not looking forward to those 2 hour commutes to work.
Yeah that commute sounded like a killer. Sorry that it didn’t work out for you.
omra- I am thinking of you and keeping you in my prayers. I honestly believe that the new year will bring a good opportunity your way.
Thank you, I am trying very hard to believe this all will lead to something positive. I got so frustrated today I even began researching ‘working from home’ programs, most seemed like scams. And the few that looked legit of course wanted a large amount of money paid up front to receive the necessary software, so so much for that idea… I am not about to ask my family for money on something so risky and potentially a fraud.
Thank you for your prayers.
I sent out resumes on Monday and got a response right away from one of the companies. I went in the next day and interviewed with two of the managers, they were very nice and quite impressed with my experience. They sent me to HR to fill out the necessary paperwork so I could start next week. The job was not great, the pay was below what I really needed and the commute was a killer; but hey, it was a job. And it had the potential to lead to something better. Anyways while I was waiting for the background check to clear I get a call on Thursday from the place I really wanted to work at. It was quite a surprise, I had all but given up on it; I had applied a little over a week ago. The Chef was very eager for me to come over and meet him the next day, so I agreed to see him.
I met him today and found out why he was so excited to have me come on-board. He knew me from when I was the Pastry Chef over at the Lakes Club, and also was a real fan of Hughes pastries (Hugh was my boss over at the last real Bakery I had worked at). He was really trying to sell me on the place which was a really good sign, it meant he really wanted me on his team. I smiled and nodded at everything he said simply amazed at how everything had fallen into my lap like this. The Chef was very nice and his enthusiasm was simply infectious, I think this will be a very fun place to work. It is far more money than the job mentioned above and this place is only like three miles away from my house, as opposed to the 40+ miles of the other job. I of course shook on it and filled out all the appropriate paperwork, all I need now is for the TB test to clear I will have a real job again. HOORARAHH!! 
This is a great example of why I believe in treating everyone I work with nicely, it not only is the professional thing to do but it is also Karma. The lowly prep cook you are bossing around today may be the Executive Chef of a fine restaurant a few years from now. In fact my new boss was just a salesperson from a Spice Company when I met him at the Lakes Club, had I been a dick to him like I am sure so many others were this opportunity would have been closed to me. But instead one was opened.
Another happy event today… A person I had filled out an application for weeks ago, and who had blown me off and did not even allow a proper interview even though I was standing right in front of him and he had NO business in his establishment called and left a message, inquiring if I was still interested in a job. I blew him off and did not return his call. Boy did that feel good!
And an hour after I dropped off my paperwork to my new boss, I got a message from the business I had mentioned at the beginning. They finally had gotten around calling me… When I called back and gave them the news about my having received another offer, they were not real pleased… Oh, well. At least I returned their call, many would not have even bothered to do that.
Any ways, thank you one and all for your prayers, support, good vibrations and ‘white light’. It is very appreciated. Once I have fully recovered and am back to normal I hope to return the favor to those in need. God Bless!
Congratulations, Omra! That’s awesome!!! Opened the Suck Thread bracing myself for woe and found your happy news instead. Way to end 2011!!!