Well it is official. I am
still jobless, for now that is! I have those mornings where I look in the
mirror, all rough and haggard and mumble to myself “Well don’t you look like a
tired bum today.” I should probably rewind this story and give a brief recap as
to how I reached this unfortunate predicament.
Previously on, ‘Greg: Mocha Man of War.’ The valiant yet lovable hero Greg, asked his
bosses above to have some days to attend his cousin’s wedding (which I was to
be a groomsman in don’t forget to add that part when doing the recap). Yes, he
was to be a groomsman at this cousin’s wedding in the city of Brooklyn, NY. However, Greg knew the shit storm that was
to be when requesting the days off. For
the day of the wedding was to fall smack dab in the middle of the company’s
TURN. With his work unable to accommodate,
Greg was forced…FORCED I say to make a tough decision. Either choose work and
the stability of a meager paying job or choose family. Well it is safe to say our hero chose Family.
All that’s missing from
the flashback was Scrooge and some kid named ‘Tiny Tim’ claiming to be my son,
who limps to my side either on a crutch or wheelchair. As I go out on the hunt for a new job, I
never ever regret the decision I made. I look at it as a kick in my ass, to
move forward with my life. For too long I become complacent, I take things as
they are. If I want to make changes in my life and the world around I can’t do
that by sitting behind a small dank office looking at screen (even though I am certain the new jobs I’m
applying for will have me doing the samething).
As one of my most recent Gregisms,
I say, “Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom
in life in order to find out what you are made of. Some people give up and some
people accept the challenge, rise out of the muck and become a better person
because of it.” I can say I haven’t given up; in fact going through this
low period in my life has made me hungrier for life and reinforced what is
really important to me, my Family and
their well being.
I honestly do not know
what the future holds. Things can get a lot worse; things can get a lot better.
As of right now Fate is holding the coin and has just flipped it. Heads-Things
get better. Tails-Things get bad. But you know what; sooner or later it’s going
to have to come up Heads.
On another note, now that
my funds are cough* limited, I’ve had
to make some cutbacks. One being cable TV and internet (well the Bright House made that decision for me). When my cable
first went out, I think I threw a hissy fit because I could gain access to what
was on my DVR (Thundercats is so out of
my reach). As the days went by, I sort of felt like a junkie detoxing off
of some substance. Until one day that TV craving wasn’t there. Now of course it
would be nice to have a TV to know if a hurricane is approaching my state or if
an earthquake just occurred in a metropolitan city in the US.
And damn if football season is just around the
corner. Oh well!
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