In case you've forgotten, I got a new job pretty recently.  I work at the St. Louis Arc supporting people with developmental disabilites in a group home.  One of the ladies I support is actually very independent.  She lived on her own for a long time with only about 20 hours of support a week. 

We were talking together about the 1240 dance she was planning on going to that night.  The 1240 dances are put on by the Arc, and I guess they take place once a month.  The people who live in group homes in the circle come to the dances, and I think other people the Arc supports come as well.  We ended up talking about high school.  I told her that I didn't go to my high school prom.  She hadn't gone to her high school prom either--because she wasn't allowed to.  Because she wasn't one of the "normal" kids. 

Ooh I was pissed.

I joined myspace recently.  Honestly, I can't tell if I just can't figure out how to do anything on myspace, or if I just don't have the patience.  I am dearly hoping it is lack of patience, because if I'm this outdated at 26, think how bad it will be in 10 years--or, God forbid, 20 years.

It is surprisingly stressful to not have a job.  Especially if you're intrinsically lazy like me.  A few highlights:

1.) You don't really know what you want to do with the rest of your life (just like everyone else who does have a job) but you feel like whatever job you end up in now will have major repercussions on the rest of your life.

2.) You apply for jobs that you are way overqualified for and that you are way underqualified for (and a few that are just about right) and hear back from none of them. 

3.) And you sleep a lot.

4.) And you feel guilty for sleeping a lot.  Because everyone else has to work.

5.) Meanwhile, student loan payments are due, and you'd love to pay them, only you only saved enough money to get by for a little over a month without a job, and it's going on 2 1/2 months now.

6.) And you used all of your deferment time volunteering in Philly.

7.) And you apply at a temp agency so you can have some temp jobs while you wait for the real ones to come rolling in.

8.) And you finally get a temp job--hardcore filing, yay!

9.) And then all the employers who didn't really care to talk to you 2 weeks ago suddenly email you wanting interviews.

10.) And they want to interview you at the same time as you're supposed to be working at your temp job.

How frickin' ironic.

At least I get a little while longer to sleep all day, right? (p.s.  Sarah Lewis, don't you dare quote your sluggard verse at me, thank you very much.)