"On The First Day of My Summer Unemployment..."

[Guest]

...I got up.

I went downtown to look for a job.

Then I hung around the drugstore.

On the Second Day of my Summer unemployment...


Seriously, being laid off isn't fun at all.

I never thought it would happen to me. I've worked my entire adult life. The only time I've been on the dole was for a couple of weeks after I got out of the AF.

That was 18 years ago.

Sucks.

"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat."

[lawrocket 3]

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...I got up.

I went downtown to look for a job.

Then I hung around the drugstore.

On the Second Day of my Summer unemployment...

That's fine, young man...
That's fine, young man...
Young man???
Young man????

SHUT UUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[Viking 0]

cheech and chong lol


you'll find something dude. good luck with it.

I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver
My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin

[PhillyKev 0]

*knock knock knock*

"Hey, man, it's Dave, the cops are outside."

"Dave's not here!"

[trigger 0]

Being out of work can be fun...Just had close on 4months of it.
The trick is to keep yourself motivated...Not necessarly looking for more work but doing all the stuff you never have time for cos your working..

.CHOP WOOD COLLECT WATER.

[Fast 0]

Finding a job as of late has been a rough task. It would be nice if the economy would pick up some!

~D
Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me.
Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka

[Guest]

Yeah, I'm finding other things to do. It's been suggested by my lead at Boeing that I work on writing (and starving, but he doesn't know that side of it...).

On Monday, I called the office manager for an actor named Don S. Davis to set up an interview. You might know him; he played MAJ Briggs, USAF in "Twin Peaks", CAPT Scully, USN in "The X-Files", and is currently playing MG Hammond, USAF in "Stargate SG-1". He lives up in Vancouver, so it's a short drive. I'm hoping my interview 3 years ago with Tom B will be helpful in opening the door. The office manager said she'd forward my email request to him - now that's a filter!

What's goofy is that I wasn't able to contact his agent - SAG is making that sort of thing really hard for some stupid reason. Quade, any thoughts on why? Could it have been the AFTRA brou-haha?

"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat."

[trigger 0]

You're not going to starve.Suffer some weightloss maybe but not starve as survival instinct kicks in well before that.[It's amazing what you can do when you need to]
Don't limit yourself to just one sort of employment.i.e.Explore different avenues...and diverse ones at that.
And always remain positive and upbeat[don't let the bastards get you down]U2.
Plus in my [believe me]extensive experience of unemployment the summer is the best time due to the lack of winter blues........If you truly believe your in it for the long term,study the social security system and abuse it[i mean make it work in your favour]
Oh and here's a thought.Could try looking at the packing mat at least that way you could continue jumping plus earn a bit of extra cash in the mean time.

.CHOP WOOD COLLECT WATER.

[wmw999 2,587]

Glad you're out there hustling -- you know you're a survivor. That does suck that you got laid off, though.

Fortunately, you appear to be one of the people who inherently understands that the phrase "job hunt" means that the person is hunting for the job, and not the other way around.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[CrazyIvan 0]

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Seriously, being laid off isn't fun at all.

No is not...but you know what? MAKE IT FUN!!!, finding a job is just matter of time.

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Blue Skies and May the Force be with you.

[quade 4]

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What's goofy is that I wasn't able to contact his agent - SAG is making that sort of thing really hard for some stupid reason. Quade, any thoughts on why? Could it have been the AFTRA brou-haha?

Beats me. Do you sound like a stalker or a reporter? Honestly, I can't imagine you having an issue with this. That's just wierd.

Have you tried contacting MGM's Publicity department? Try filmbuff@mgm.com.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[riddler 0]

I got laid off for two months once during the summer. I got up in the morning, spent 30 minutes looking for jobs, then went down to the local 6-flags park (I had a season pass already) and swam in the water and rode roller coasters every day. In the evenings, I sat on my porch, drank beer and watched the stars. When I had less than a dollar in my checking account (73 cents), I found another job. But it was a good vacation.

Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

[Guest]

Nah, man, you don't get it! When you call SAG anymore, the recording says that they'll only give out talent contact info for a gig AND FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE, and they mean it!

I woulda thought that an interview counted as a gig, but the people in the front office at SAG seem to have the discretion to decide! F*** that!

You'd think that if you want to do an interview with some talent, to PUBLICIZE them, that would count as a GIG, no?

Guess I'll have to go through the studios again...

"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat."