luckymeliscious

The Pout Pout Fish

"I'm a pout-pout fish
with a pout-pout face,
so I spread the drearier-wearies
all over the place"

Dean's latest favorite book.

That's how I've felt as of late my friends.  Seems we didn't get it all right in our calculations, or maybe in the confusion and mind blinding anger of being laid off, I didn't completely listen or comprehend that yes, we would eventually need to dip (and by dip, I mean a complete nose dive) into our 401k's to make ends meet.  Somehow I missed that page and thought we could gloriously skate buy until I;

A) found my brilliant new job that paid JUST AS MUCH OR MORE than I used to make!

B) I completed my degree via the NWLB program and skated on unemployment until that was finished and THEN found brilliant new job!

C) skated, until unemployment ran out and then took anything I could damn well find because, gawd damn ya'll, THERE IS NOTHING OUT THERE. 

Guess what,

D) None of the above are true, or even an option right now. And as the weeks creep closer to the Oakland University deadline for fall enrollment, I still haven't gotten word on if I make the cut for the No Worker Left Behind Program.  Although, I guess making the cut isn't the question, it's whether or not they still have funding left.  (and don't call them, THEY'LL call you.  I honestly think they have a NO CALL list for people who have attempted to call them.  I dare not try.)

Knowing that we now have to use our 401K's to make ends meet, brings all the anger of being laid off up again.  I did my job, I did it VERY well.  Hell, I never even used all of my sick days.  One year, I didn't use any.  I had the best reviews from my boss and the people I supported.

And I do know, that right now, none of that matters.

I know people are in worse spots.  Allot of people are. I DO KNOW THAT.

And yet, this feeling of being out of control and no longer behind the wheel is KILLING me.
And it makes me sad.

I need to get over it.  I know that.

And I will.

Erternal Love is sometimes Plastic

Ahh. The gifts one can receive by having friends in the right places....

 

Or a bartender with a sense of humor. 
(that's either a amazingly expensive statue saluting our great love and marriage of the last 10 years, or, it's a gold plastic NTN award from some long ago, forgotten, drunken bar tournament that the recipient probably threw up on and forgot after a grand victory.  I'm going to pretend it's #1).

And this remote control

I recently bought 2 "layering camis" at Old Navy. 2$ each.
I think I'm going to live in them the rest of the summer. Is that wrong?

That and my jean skirts, that's all I need.
Oh, and this chair.
My 2 camis, my jean skirts, and this chair.
That's all I need.
Oh, and this remote control.
So, my camis, my jean skirts, this chair and this remote control.

First one to get the movie referance wins.

Please remember that you win nothing. I'm still unemployed.