i hate being unemployed

place holder · Jan 13, 2009

i mean, i like the free time,
it's just that - now i don't know where to find another job.
i should have paid better attention in school.
(vegas took a big economy hit, no tourist, too many casinos = massive layoffs.)

i'll look again tomorrow...

cool kid of death · Jan 13, 2009

Sent your CV to mjp and have fun.

place holder · Jan 13, 2009

i just put a bet in for $5 to win $30 tonight.
over on detroit game 175
lakers win -4
over orlando 204

that's my work day, capping games.

homeless mind · Jan 13, 2009

place holder said:
i mean, i like the free time,
it's just that - now i don't know where to find another job.
i should have paid better attention in school.
(vegas took a big economy hit, no tourist, too many casinos = massive layoffs.)

i'll look again tomorrow...

READ: "The brutal reality of a life spent doing your own thing"

http://smog.net/

seek the truth...GOOD LUCK -- especially tonight!!!

:eek:

mjp · Jan 13, 2009

I can't think of a post I've ever made on that blog that has been more widely misinterpreted. I must be losing my touch. I don't think I got my point across at all.

homeless mind · Jan 13, 2009

I thought it was well written, to the point. Kind in being unkind; real.

cunningham · Jan 13, 2009

I think you're misinterpreting the misinterpretation.

:)

mjp · Jan 13, 2009

Well, I have to assume you're right. It wouldn't be the first time.

I wasn't talking about people like place holder.

bogthing · Jan 14, 2009

Yeah, things just ain't right, and that's the truth. Here, there and everywhere it would seem.

-Flatter than roadkill

place holder · Jan 14, 2009

we all live to see another day,
unless we are dead.

profound, steel reserve (c).

homeless mind · Jan 14, 2009

I have to go to the bathroom. Can I put my hand down already?

(and hey, place, never meant any negative to you, if interpreted that way, consider this an apology; not part of the beginning of this post... pax, bro.)

place holder · Jan 14, 2009

down where?
you are suspect my friend...

now pee before you get a bladder infection!

if you have a homeless mind i don't think you need to raise your hand to use the bathroom.

homeless mind · Jan 14, 2009

place holder said:
if you have a homeless mind i don't think you need to raise your hand to use the bathroom.

another misinterpretation.

and while i may be a fucking dolt at times, i'm really not that bad a guy...

;)

place holder · Jan 14, 2009

i only read the last post and ignore the rest,
it results in more replys.

i love everyone on this forum tho.

wish i had more time to post here,
well, now i do.

(click post)

homeless mind · Jan 14, 2009

i checked your bets; house won 2/3. bummer. some things never change; the fucking house knows what it's doing...

place holder · Jan 14, 2009

i don't think you're a bad guy or a dolt,
keep posting,
i think fellow bukowski readers are allowed to be a little more mouth than the new Twilight readers.

we have a rep to keep.

scribbler · Jan 14, 2009

I enjoyed several episodes of unemployment in my day. 180 per week to stick around and execute creative whims. But then the jackasses somehow find you useful, and your blissful unemployment becomes SELF-employment and you find yourself working harder than you EVER would have. So watch it or they'll slip you a mickey...and you'll awaken to find yourself years older, battle-torn and up to your fuckin' ears in usefulness.

I have just recently recovered from such a bout. And its good to be ALIVE again.

place holder · Jan 14, 2009

the house always sets the trap,
it allows the few ML sneaks to get in,
that's vegas for you.

who are the guys who set the lines?

can i shake your hand homeless mind,
i meant no bad intentions,
we're both here to have a good time and get informed.

we'll eat sushi one day,
just because im unemployed doesn't mean i'm not eating sushi!

quote that!

homeless mind · Jan 14, 2009

raw fish it is...hands shaking.

place holder said:
i don't think you're a bad guy or a dolt...snip...

now you're going to ruin my rep, dang...

place holder · Jan 14, 2009

one time i took a shit in a bathroom,
the bathroom door was unlocked,
someone opened it,
i got embarrassed and screamed,
"shut the door!"
and threw the last toilet paper roll at her.

i wanted her to come back in the end.

(i was 12 years old.)

homeless mind · Jan 14, 2009

glad i shook your hand after that incident; did you wash since then?

:eek:

place holder · Jan 14, 2009

i got a health card, that's all that matters!
can i make you some food?

homeless mind · Jan 14, 2009

have any dead fish in the kitchen? sush sound spot on...with a jug of saki.

place holder · Jan 14, 2009

thank you scribbler and homeless mind!
you two made the rest of my day better!

homeless mind · Jan 14, 2009

ditto

place holder · Jan 14, 2009

for tonight:
portland -1 1/2
over 201 on knicks
jazz -5 1/2
lakers ml

for beer money.

Purple Stickpin · Jan 14, 2009

Damn, betting NBA spreads might be the last thing I'd throw a buck at. But good luck!

homeless mind · Jan 16, 2009

Agreed. That's tough to bet. And it looks like the house did what the house usually does: win. Next time, PH.

place holder · Jan 16, 2009

hornets ml tonight!

i won $175 the other day from them, i think they are taking it all back slowly.

HiddenFormula · Jan 19, 2009

In my experience unemployment soon leads to depression and boredom and of course the inevitable lack of money. At least when I'm working I get money and an excuse to get of my arse each day. Plus there's always the chance to moan about work and mock my lazy bum-around-all day mates by calling that oh so true title.

Prolonged periods of intense working also can lead to depression as well! So ideally I like to break up my life with periods of empolyment and periods of bumming around. At the end of the day as long as work doesn't become your life work isn't a massive problem but it sure helps if you have a "good" job and nice co-workers.