Another Day, Another Dollar...

... But not for me!

As I celebrate my 1 week anniversary with unemployment in middle America, I think to myself: "What the fuck was I thinking?" Then I remember I wasn't really thinking, I was acting on a whim, which in most cases leads to a short period of really good luck. I hope this pattern follows for now, but I want to break it, so the the good luck period lasts a little longer, or at least long enough to truly feel more comfortable with life.

This brings up some of the positives of 'unemployment'. The fun little extras you get in life by choosing (even if temporarily) the life of the starving artist (I'm technically obese, but I do feel hungry, but there is no food, no money, and a small amount of a certain hallucinogenic substance lying around here somewhere).

Extra Number One!
Sleeping naturally...
Sleep. All too forgotten in the modern world, was once a normal part of life. I've recently rediscovered sleeping. To be more specific: I can sleep when I'm tired, and I wake up refreshed. My body is now following its natural sleep schedule, where I go to bed at 6AM(early, sometimes it's later) and don't awaken until 2 or 3PM. It's refreshing to wake up feeling, well, refreshed!

The Second Best Thing!
Doing whatever the fuck I want!
Yes, I don't work anymore. No more uniforms and bullshit 40 hours a week, so I can finally do things I'd enjoy doing (what's better: my happyness/non-suicidal thoughts or being pissy 24/7 wanting to kill something/someone/oneself) like grow a beard, and try to be serious-ish about my ability to randomly compose music.

Topping it off..
Relaxation!
Yes, I can relax. Sure, make fun of me, criticize me even. I'm unemployed, so what do I do... Relax. I've been working full time for what seems like forever now, and now I'm not. There's a reason people with decent jobs get vacation time/pay. It's necessary! Thats the biggest problem with minimum wage jobs, no free time. You work so hard non-stop you start to become insanely depressed and pissed off at the same time. It's a very deadly mix. But now.. I'm free. Sure, I'm going to need to find another way to make money to support myself, but damn, I needed this vacation.