Well That Didn't Work

THE ORIGINAL TITLE OF THIS ENTRY WAS "WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME"
Hello again; I'm sorry for the three week period of silence...not a lot has been happening, it is New Jersey afterall.

I was closed out of the two classes I'd hoped to take over the course of this summer, so I was forced to change the way I'd planned to occupy my summer months from studies and a part-time job to simply a full-time job. Throughout the week following my grandparents' and uncle's departures, I went on the job hunt. It didn't take me long to land three interviews for bartending positions, from which resulted two job offers. The first was at a go-go club, which I (of course) turned down. My decision wasn't based much on the fact that I would be working in a place where women dance almost completely naked, rather, it was based on the fact that the dress code of the bartenders differed only slightly from that of the dancers. My father suggested I take the job despite knowing that all I'd be wearing would be a spaghetti strap tank top and underwear. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised...that advice came from the same parental figure that suggested I smoke pot rather than take medication. On that note, The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled doctors can be blocked from prescribing marijuana for patients suffering from pain caused by cancer or other serious illnesses...bye bye medicinal marijuana.

Anyway, the second job offer was for a little sports bar about 30 minutes from my parents' house, which I accepted. My first day was three weeks ago today, my last was (as I found out yesterday) last Thursday. The guy that hired me literally changed his mind about needing someone...he said it wasn't anything I did. I'm annoyed, but not upset. The place had no patrons (thus, no tips) and the guy was paying me nothing, still...I just wasted three weeks, three weeks which I could've spent either searching for or working a better job...I had planned on beginning another job hunt today, but instead completely lost track of time reading two books and a number of articles online...I read all day and it was wonderful.

My friends at school constantly tell me I should "get out" and "have fun," by which they mean, have fun the way they (and most others) do, by partying, drinking, socializing, etc. What no one ever seems to understand is that I have more fun reading and learning than just about anything else. Spending all day doing so was amazing (I read a few hundred pages in print and at least 100 more online.) It stimulated me. Today was the best day I've had since before finals.

Anyway, I'll begin the new job hunt tomorrow. I'm fairly confident I can get a job at a local reception hall as a member of the catering staff...glorified waitress, though with the inflated title comes a slightly inflated pay check. Waitress...*sigh*...I was supposed to be interning on the American Stock Exchange this summer, but the company I was going to work for went out of business a few months ago...I wish I could do that or something more substantial than serving food. I guess I can't expect anyone to hire me for anything other than labor though...no one's going to pay me to use my mind...all they need is an extra set of hands.

Other than that, there hasn't been any activity in my life unless you want to hear about how obnoxious my younger sister is or the nightmares I've been having on a semi-nightly basis. I'll try to post more often...but no promises until the end of August, when school starts again. Comments ()

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