Standing Firm
Well, well, well, so those dofuses at the DPSS office finally got their crap together and got my public assistance approved. That’s a good thing because the fridge was getting incredibly bare but now, after one trip to Costco (who now thankfully accept EBT cards), the thing is full to bursting. Granted, there were some things that weren’t covered like paper towels and toilet paper, but a good portion was. A few days later I got my unemployment check, so that also helped. I’m making just about the same almost on unemployment as I was working full time at that lousy job I had last. So as the job market continues to suck like some kind or turbocharged, 50

Dear State of California
I was born under the warmth of your sunlight back in 1969. I was educated here, I’ve worked here, and have paid my share of taxes to you as well. This year, however, that sunlight as grown a little dim as I have fallen on hard times by losing two jobs. As such, I have reluctantly resorted to apply for public assistance in order to feed my family. That alone has been an ordeal in itself: workers that haven’t got a clue, day after day of phone-tag, endless phone calls to the wrong people. And yesterday, without my knowledge, I learned that my case had been moved from one district to another. Not only that, but I was informed that my paperwork stated

Career Change
As I continue to search the classifieds for a job, I’m beginning to think that the time I spent as a magazine writer and proofreader was just a big joke. I realize the market sucks right now but I figured that with a little over 3 years spent in each occupation that I would at least get some kind of feedback from some of the jobs for which I applied (which have been many). So far, I haven’t heard squat from any of them and with that comes the self-doubt that I was hoping I wouldn’t put upon myself. Yes, when I got the writing gig I did have a friend that was already working at the place, so knowing an insider definitely helped. You Hollywood types

First Screening: DreamWorks’ “How to Train Your Dragon”
Note: This entry may include spoilers after the break so if you don’t want to know about the movie, don’t read beyond “SPOILER ALERT!” Sometime last week, Ann got an e-mail from MovieTickets.com about a free, pre-release screening of a DreamWorks movie “from the people w

Proofreader Fail
As I sit at home wondering when I will get the next call from a prospective employer, there is a proofreader somewhere who is failing miserably at what they are supposedly good at doing. Here’s proof of that, as seen in today’s print edition of the Orange County Register: If there’s one word that should never be misspelled,  it’