movies! (at home)

one thing that is really getting a boost during this recession is movie rentals.  now if you are like me and live near one of those dollar dvd vending machines (redbox, dvdxpress, etc.) then you have been watching a lot of bad bad movies but only for $1!  such was the case this weekend when i finally was able to fend off the teens and secure a rental of that vampire flick, you know, twilight.  while i have never read the books or really expressed much interest in them, i find so many references to this phenomenon in my daily blog readings that i felt compelled to watch it just to know what the hell is the big deal.  it was bad.  but not like outrageously bad or pitchfork wielding bad, just run-of-the-mill definitely not good kind of bad (maybe even good if you are a vampire loving tween but who really wants to be that?).  after much discussion with various friends about why twilight wasn't really worth watching but not really worth effort to avoid, i think i'll just have to read the purported badly written book version to kill some more time.

woe is me (mostly my teeth)

being jobless means that i have time to fix this new wisdom tooth problem that i'm having, namely that i think i need to get them removed.  but this also means no dental insurance and having to pay an extra unexpected expense (the dreaded 3 e's).  does this mean life is working itself out for me or that i'm being toyed with by fate?

the best part

i should have stated this earlier but i believe that if you are indeed unemployed, you should get as much sleep as possible.  not only is it better for your skin but in your dreams, you are NOT unemployed.  in fact, usually, having a job doesn't even matter and you might even get to do outrageously amazing things.  just the other night i dreamed that i was leading an expedition team to hunt and kill giant dinosaurs/dragons/monsters in an underground cave, all the while dodging and protecting these geysers that would burst randomly (i don't really understand how we could have damaged a geyser but it was definitely not allowed).  i had a giant laser gun and was more athletic than i possibly could be awake.  

idea of the day:  while having a nice waking life would be good too, having a badass dream life can make most days worth making it through since sleep is just around the corner.

laid off before i got to start

so i finally thought i landed a job, a short-term gig to be sure but still, something that paid weekly for six or so weeks.  i had a great interview, the location was close to my house and it might actually even be fun.  i got called later that day and was told it was mine if i wanted it and i was to start on the 16th (yes, today was to be my first day).  then on friday, i get the dreaded voicemail.  i was on the phone and another call beeps in.  i feel the dread sink in as i recognize the area code and instead of picking it up, i let it go through voicemail, hoping that maybe i was wrong and it was a misdial.  but sure enough, when i check my messages, a familiar voice sounded and yep, the company had decided to "go another route" and was no longer setting up offices in philly.  wft?!  what kind of game are they playing that they would tug at the heartstrings of a desperate unemployed only to close the door on her face DAYS before her first payday?  so instead of getting up at 7a this morning all excited about meeting new colleagues and learning about accounting, i sleep in late, wake up despondent and try to focus my energies on finding a dentist as my wisdom tooth has chosen this exact moment in my life to start causing trouble.  at first, it seemed like march was the month that everything was coming up me.  i got free beer at a restaurant, it was my birthday, i got a job.  now, i am still unemployed, have pain in my gums and have to start looking for jobs.  AGAIN.  the best part of finding a job was no longer having to look for one.  sigh.

interestingly, i took the loss pretty well.  i had spent the week between landing and losing the gig feeling a terrible premonition that it was all going to slip through my fingers somehow.  so when i got the call, i was disappointed but not quite surprised.  maybe this is a sign; i should try my hand at fortune-telling.  i already own the tarot cards so i just need a card table and i've got myself a business.