OK, I know people have tried this, but I'm not sure of their success. Maybe in my quest for employment, I could become a human ad. Having access to Vegas, I could spend my day walking up and down the strip with someone's corporate logo emblazoned on every piece of clothing that I have. I could walk up and down Fremont street after dark, hit the strip during the day, and even make myself prominently visible amidst any crowds that draw massive media attention (John Kerry IS speaking in Vegas...
OK, I know people have tried this, but I'm not sure of their success. Maybe in my quest for employment, I could become a human ad. Having access to Vegas, I could spend my day walking up and down the strip with someone's corporate logo emblazoned on every piece of clothing that I have. I could walk up and down Fremont street after dark, hit the strip during the day, and even make myself prominently visible amidst any crowds that draw massive media attention (John Kerry IS speaking in Vegas...
Down and Out in America 9/15/04 I’m sitting around waiting for the phone to ring from the “day labor”, which, as noted in my last two entries, has so far been a bust; however, I stayed in town to see what today’s paper had to offer in the way of jobs. There are plenty of jobs listed, so I intend to head out at noon if I don’t get called out on day labor. I got $20 off of the DVD player, so between that and the cans, I have enough money to get by. Our four year old still has $3 and chang...
Down and Out in America 9/14/04 – entry 2 This is my first entry from a word document to my blog; my internet cancelled out about 9 pm. I decided not to go into Vegas tomorrow, I’m giving the day labor in town another chance. It’s $20 worth of gas for the trip, and the perils of sleeping at the truck stop potentially outweigh the benefits, and most importantly, it’s 10 pm and I still can’t sleep (I would need to be up at 3). I can’t go to the homeless shelter either, as the car (borrowed) ...
The phone will be shut off on Friday. The internet's due to be shut off whenever the ISP gets around to it. The "day labor" around here is a joke, only one that is becoming less and less funny as time progresses. I had to sit around all day waiting for a phone call that never came instead of trying to hustle a job or collect cans. This means I wasted another day at a time when I don't have a day to waste. Still no unemployment check. I think it's safe to assume at this point that there ...
I have often heard people with chronic illness refer to having "good days and bad days". Well, our current situation is somewhat like that, only it's good MINUTES and bad minutes. I honestly would rather be suddenly displaced than the protracted inevitability we're watching unfold before our eyes. 3 weeks of watching the mail, hoping for an unemployment check. Three weeks of application after application -- at this point I'm willing to be the designated grease trap cleaner at McDonald's. T...
With any ongoing crisis, you tend to have up days and down days. Yesterday was a down day, in part, I think, because there was nothing I could do (besides scope out places where we'll be able to camp out if we're left homeless, which is far more depressing than doing something to avoid BECOMING homeless). Bad news on the donut shop. The manager hired someone already. Which ticks me off. I went in on Wednesday, when the posting came out and was told to come back the following day because th...
I am writing this blog as a definitive guide to all of joeuser's points whore wannabe's. I have realized I have much to teach these young padawans, and wish to give them the skills to be successful points whores. If you have anything to add, no matter how trivial, by all means, do so! #1. It's ALWAYS about you: What most aspiring point whores fail to do is to put themselves at the center of every topic posted on joeuser while they are online. This is a rookie mistake, and one that relegate...
Well, LW has the solution for everything, as listed in her article on how to butcher people. But before I meet the axe, being unemployed, likely soon to be homeless, and receiving public benefits: *I did not ask for public assistance. For 16 years, although i have switched jobs, I have shown up to work, done my job and received a paycheck -- WITHOUT receiving the public dime. *I did not ask to be on the brink of homelessness -- safety nets such as TANF and unemployment, which are suppos...
OK... The centennial bulb webcam is not working. I hope it does not mean the bulb has burned out. At any rate, here's a slightly more interesting webcam (for those with the ability, feel free to add it to the response thread), and I think you'll all enjoy it. Link
Am I the only one who's starting to think WalMart's set on deliberately pissing people off? WalMart is currently building a Bodega Aurrera, a unit of WalMart, on the edge of Teotihuacan, a major archeaological site on the outskirts of Mexico City. The store will be visible from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun, a prominent feature of the skyline for over 2,000 years. Personally, I'm all for a capitalist society, but we've raped and pillaged indigenous culture on this continent for 500 ...
So much discussion revolves around hatred, and many people question when it's justified to hate. In my opinion, it never is. Why I Refuse to Hate In 1974, when I was far too little to comprehend, I saw my family torn apart by hate. Neither my siblings or I would ever have a stable life from then on to adulthood (for those of use who reached adulthood). In 1978, I looked into the face of pure hate as my father told me at 8 years old that he never wanted to see me again. In 1984,...
Well, as it's becoming obvious that our every attempt to generate enough income to pay the rent is coming up short, we're making alternative plans. We're scraping up enough money to get a P.O. Box, an old minivan and a storage shed. We've decided that living out of the minivan on BLM land will be preferable to Vegas; we can eke out a living off of cans until I can get something better...and once I scrape up enough, the scrapyard does eventually have camping trailers for sale. It sounds quite ...
On a day that many of us would like to see devoted to peace and understanding, a South Korean news agency has reported that a large explosion with a mushroom cloud took place on Thursday, September 9, in the northern part of North Korea. The day, was the 56th anniversary of the communist regime. Witnesses say the mushroom cloud was 3.5-4 kilometers (2-2 1/2 miles) in diameter, and a crater was left large enough to be seen by satellite. Although there is currently no evidence to link thi...
OK, most of you have already heard this about this song, but here goes. After 9/11, the radio stations played songs that they felt captured the mood. One man was travelling in his car, and the Five for Fighting song "Superman (It's Not Easy)" came on the air. He felt it was an appropriate theme for the firefighters and the policeman, and he was instrumental in getting Five for Fighting to play the song at the Concert for New York. So, in the spirit of 9/11, I thought I'd post the lyrics: ...