The View from My Window

Well, that's what my snowy view looks like. That's Hughie, my superintendent, shoveling away so we all don't surf down the stairs.

So, let's recap: in the last week, I managed to 1) find a part-time job; 2) find an ok iPod on eBay; and 3) get myself a roommate. Whether I spelled correctly or not, doesn't matter. I may actually have a long-term person helping me with my bills.

The job situation is not just bad for me, I see. It's all over. We have hit a recession, kiddies. I actually spoke to a guy in Starbucks the other night--and I might just apply there, too--who told me people my age are coming in with all sorts of degrees, but no companies will hire them. That, my darlings, is how bad this country is. Dubya, or "Shrub" as I like to call him, has given all the fat cat wonks the power of mega-salaries, but no incentive to keep workers in this country. I am happy to say that my own job (!) was emailed me via monster.com and I laughed out loud. Patricia, the temp, who replaced me, bolted after six months. Then another replaced her, who I can only assume is gone, ran like hell as well. And now, Sad Sack and Baldo are looking once again to do my work, the work that was unfathomable, unending, and completely insane.

I fondly remember telling Evil Longoria the Mad HR Rep, how difficult and expensive it would be to replace me. And lo and behold, I WAS...NO I AM....RIGHT! The buro chiefs must be crapping their pants--this is an election year and no one to check up on all those orders, online and satellite dish, colleges, Hillary and Obama photos, and oddball last-minute requests that I would bang out at 5:55 pm right before I walked out the door? Oh, they must gritting their teeth trying not to say how much they miss me. And all I wanted was $40,000. Not much to ask, but they were cheap and rotten. Karma's a mofo, people. Don't ever doubt it! Patricia, the first temp cost $35 per hour, I'm assuming the one after her was the same, and now they have to bring in someone else PLUS I hear they dropped the salary to $25,000? That job will sit empty and I will LAUGH HEARTILY.

So, I'm just waiting for Ohio and Texas to roll over Hillary and bring in Obama. I dig Hillary. I think we could sit down, have a burger and fries and discuss things. Things like how we hate Shrub, how Rumsfeld and the BTK killer look almost exactly alike, how sucky the glass ceiling really is, and how sexism is ok in this country, but racism is still very hidden and sooo un-P.C. But, I don't think she's gonna win. Anyway, NY needs a senator. It's obvious Spitzer, our so-called governor, has fucked up everything beyond recognition and no, nothing changed on Day 1, to use his campaign slogan. It's still Shelly and Schumer running it all.

Obama reminds me a lot of Bobby Kennedy, whose footage I've watched over and over. Practical, sensible, low-key, and with a great sense of balance and more of a difference and less of the same. Plus, if he wins, the racial question will be wiped off the map, which thrills me.

But for now, I will enjoy the snow. It's a nice respite from the madness that usually is February.

Enjoy!