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well, for a few more days anyway.

hello! it’s me! I still exist! if only able to check Tumblr occasionally. at this point, I doubt that anyone reads this blog anymore — especially if my Google Analytics whatsit is any indication — but I’ll valiantly put finger to keyboard anyway. because I might as well. it’s practically the end of the day here at the fort and I’m needing something to do.

howdy, y’all!

and by “y’all,” I mean the very, very slim amount of human eyeballs that lay sight on this Tumblr.

I apologize profusely for my lack of posting. I started a temp gig a few days after my last post, and I’ve also been cast in another show. so writing up a blog entrée has been unfortunately low on my priority list.

there is much to report (and I will do so as quickly as possible) — but first, this:

after years and years and years of complaining about our substandard microwave (that I’m not kidding you, takes TRIPLE the amount of time to cook food than any other microwave I’ve ever used including old decrepit ones in office kitchens), a big truck will shortly be bringing NOT ONLY a new microwave to our homestead … but also a new fridge, a new stove, and a new dishwasher.

it’s like Christmas in May, y’all.

seriously, I’m really excited about this, and it’s not even “my” kitchen (per se). my parents have been wanting to replace the appliances for so long … and thanks to the ridiculously amazing generosity of my dearly departed grandma, that dream has become a reality. it’s actually quite apropos, since my grandma’s big thing was cooking mass quantities of food for her relatives on a daily basis. what better way to honor her memory than to cook on appliances she helped us acquire. big ups, Situ.

you guys. YOU GUYS. I honestly do not understand why it’s been so hard to find a job this time ‘round. this is legitimately the longest I’ve been without employment in a very long time.

yes, true, there are things I can do to try and bring the employment to me — I signed up with that freelance writer/editor network and (as I’ve mentioned before) I can now pay for a full membership on those voiceover websites — but that’s not what I’m talking about in this instance …

just a quick post, considering I have to be at rehearsal an hour earlier than usual and I’ve got errands to run …

so the day started off shitastic, as I found out that yet another insurance company has rejected my application. I shouldn’t be as surprised as I am, but I still maintain that I can’t figure how my relatively minor health concerns make me such a bad candidate for insurance. yet, they do. it could even be because I — *gasp!* — take birth control pills. I mean, seriously?

but as the 1st company that rejected me still hasn’t sent a letter to explain why, I won’t know the real reason(s) ‘til then. and then the 2nd company is supposed to send me a similar letter. I ain’t holding my breath. but what all this really means is that I’m going to have to apply for Extremely Fucking Expensive© HIPPA coverage to tide me over ‘til I either get a job with benefits … or make enough money on my own to turn that “Extremely Fucking Expensive©” label into just “Expensive.” hey, could happen.

however, after that morning bullshit, I got some good news.

this is the longest stretch I’ve gone without posting since I promised I’d “post every day” — so welcome to my failure, y’all.

okay, failure’s a strong word. it’s not like I’m getting paid for this.

… unless someone wants to pay me to blog for them. I’d be into that.

anyway.

so what have I been up to in the week+ since my last post? funny you should ask.

I’ve spent the better part of the morning taking tests that make me feel like that lovely university diploma on my wall would be better suited as a coffee table coaster.

not really … but that sounded funny in my head.

as I’m attempting to try my hand at online freelancing, I’m also taking a bunch of “Qualification Tests” that might allow me to bid for higher-paying jobs and/or be sought after by the clients themselves.

that’s a blessing or a course, depending on when you ask me. it’s Sunday, after all, the traditional “Day of Rest,” but I’ve had Sunday rehearsals for the last few shows I’ve done … and ones for the current show I’m rehearsing won’t start for another couple weeks. at least it means I won’t show up bedraggled next Sunday for the annual awards banquet my “home” theatre does every year. I may even get my hair blown out for the occasion, like all the kool kidz do these days.

anyhoo.

actually, I’m quite happy.

… and that’s because I’ve finally started rehearsals for the next show I’m in.

hey, reader(s).

so it’s been a rough coupla days. sorry I’ve been on radio silence.

over the weekend, I was on a somewhat intense but ultimately fruitless search for a part-time retail job. yeah, I know. I’ll attempt to ‘splain.

there’s a long and involved story behind this — but considering that I’m trying to skate a fine line of “let’s post about my personal life!!! it’s hilarious!!!” and “let’s not air dirty laundry, shall we?,” suffice it to say that I appeared to not be making much of an effort to find a source of income. I’m not sure I agree with this statement … and neither would my ass after a 5-hour session of surfing the ‘Net looking/applying for gigs. but, I get it, I do. so, to show good faith, I drove around town looking for part-time retail work. very, very few places are hiring. shocker.

this quest ended on a somewhat higher note, in that I’ve also taken the initiative to try my hand at online freelance writing & editing. and this is on top of having reactivated at that temp agency. and still applying for full-time work. so, cross yer fingers.

due to Tumblr crapping out for a few hours last night, I couldn’t post this like I’d wanted to. so, herewith, my Wednesday ramblings … which will probs count as today’s too, unless something spectacular happens. - ed.

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today, you guys. today was somethin’ else.

I left the house sans breakfast so I could get my fasting blood drawn, so we can see if the new statin I’m on — at a now-lower dose so I don’t have raging, epic nightmares of being shot or stabbed. yep. — is doing any work. I’ll go back next week to hear the results. luckily I obtained caffeine before the rebound headache settled in.

as I’m driving to get on the freeway (going from Doctor’s Office to Next Appointment), I’m waiting to turn right onto a street that prominently features as “No Right Turn On Red” sign. so, I don’t turn. not one, but TWO cars get into the other turn lane to the left of me in order to TURN ON RED and get past me. the second car? the passenger rolls down the window and flips me off. but he doesn’t do it with the standard middle finger raised righteously in the air — my favorite. he made his feelings known with the charmingly quaint “raise middle finger, then insert middle finger into circle made by other hand in order to mimic actual sexual activity.” so he doesn’t just think I’m a terrible driver … he thinks I won’t understand the giant “Fuck you!” that a normal middle finger represents.

thanks.

then I finally get to my second appointment, where I’m forced to watch one of the worst corporate videos I’ve ever seen … and you best believe I’ve seen a few. I’ve been IN a few.

it’s really hard to stay positive when this is what appears in your inbox today. two weeks after applying for a job YOU KNOW YOU COULD DO!!!!!11uno.

well, I did it.

I called the temp agency I’ve worked with before, ostensibly to see if they had my current contact info — which they didn’t — and in the interim figured out that I’d need to go back down there (in person. suck.) to “reactivate.” so I have an appointment next Wednesday.

okay, I really need a kick in the pants. my kingdom for some motivation!