Really?

The absurdity of it all....I find myself running from store to store trying to find the "right" kind of notepads I need for my esteemed new profession, "waitress". Smiths had what I needed but cost about $5 a notepad. HELL NO! I KNOW I can get it cheaper elsewhere! So I drive to the nearest Walmart but they didn't have prized notepads in a bargain bin as I had hoped...Still too expensive. So I make the ten minute drive up to KMART in the Foothills. I guess even KMART has been blasted by the declining economy....the store had closed, the bright red sign was missing from the buildings exterior. I thought to myself, "well I guess I am not the only one feeling the ill effects of a failing economy".

Being that I went back to college at the age of 27 to aquire a bachelors of science degree in psychology and now I have been on unemployment three times since. I had worked at a cancer research facility for five years and then I was laid off. I was fortunate at that time and only had to be on unemployment for 3.5 months. Then I spent about a year working in a pharmaceutical research clinic. Just as my timing has always been off, I resigned from that position about a month before the economy and the job market went to hell.

I got a break last year and my dad got me a job working as his paralegal. Then five months later the firm decided to dissolve the bankruptcy department which I had worked. Ever since then I have been on unemployment, now waitressing part-time and have sent out hundreds of resumes... all my efforts for two interviews and a phone interview! Yet, I did find my inbox full of rejection emails. On a rare occasion I will get a rejection letter mailed to my home. I actually feel quite honored knowing that they spent the 30 something cents (how much are stamps these days, anyway?) to deliver such expected news, "thank you for your interest.....we have decided to go with another candidate....we appreciate your time".

Speaking of time reminds me why I am writing this little tidbit...Since I had the time today, I could be on pursuit of the "right" server notepads. I took a nice ride to Target near the Cottonwoods. Mount Olympus looked beautiful and mysterious while cloaked in clouds and snow and the notepads where found in the blessed bargain bins for a dollar each.

Task complete: bought cheap waitressing notepads.

And back to the absurdity...my overall college GPA of 3.86 has converted to a $2.13/hour waitressing job. How can I not laugh? The absurdity of it all.