No. Not this kind. Thanks. Already got this kind.

So, not only am I unemployed and apparently unemployable, even by temp agencies…

Now, apparently, my old, ugly, decidedly uninteresting car is worthy of breaking into.

6 a.m.

My doorbell is buzzing.

It’s my nice neighbor come to tell me she found the back passenger seat window of my car has been smashed.

I walk out to see why someone would do this thing.

Apparently because some moron needs to rummage through the trash on the front passenger floor, throw it in the back seat, and go through the glove box.

No, idiot criminals of Fresno, I do NOT keep valuables in my car. No, idiot criminals of Fresno, I do not HAVE valuables. I am probably WAY more broke than you are.

And now, thanks to you, I have to figure out how I can cover the deductible for the insurance on my aging car so I can repair the window that you destroyed; a window you destroyed to get NOTHING.

Hm… unless you got into my trunk and fucked around. Not that there’s anything worth having there, either, but hey… maybe you really wanted that case of drinho soymilk that I’ve been too lazy to carry upstairs for a week or two.

I’ll go check on that.

GDMFSOBPOSAHRB petty criminals!

May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your nether regions.

Jesus, I’m pissed. Why MY car? You can’t tell the car of a person who has nothing at all?

So, now I have no life… no love… no job… no money… debt piled up so high I can’t see past it… no relief in sight… and now I have unwanted primitive air conditioning in my car.

I have no idea how I’m going to pay to get this fixed. NO fucking clue.

At least the day can’t get any worse, right?

Update - 9:50 a.m. Ok, so my insurance deductible for this is less than what a new window would cost, but I don’t even have that. So… if you feel sorry for me, click this and give me a dollar…

And if you’re in Fresno, the lovely, gorgeous, wonderful, very kind friend Solitaire, has set up a “Save The Joy” effort… She’ll be tending bar at The Starline on Tuesday, August 12. Show up, buy drinks, tip her, and I get to pay for my car window! See how this works? I’ve volunteered to be her barback/slave for the evening, because I should work for my charity handouts… so we’ll see if that’s going to fly with the powers that be. If nothing else, I’ll be there, cheering her on in her bartending efforts. (And she’s just way cute anyway.) So… yeah.

I’m not proud. I can’t afford to be anymore. Give me a handout. I SWEAR I’ll be grateful and bless you for it.

Second edit 12:19pm Ok. Just in case anyone is wondering, no I do NOT spend my days sitting in front of the computer. I just happen to be doing that today because I’ve been doing job searches and job applications online. It is really surprising the amount of time this takes, especially when they require you re-enter ALL your resume info for EVERY single job for which you’re applying. Time consuming. Tedious. A little depressing. Can you BLAME me for watching the email and checking the comments that come through on my blog in between searches and applications?

Wish me luck, people. I just really, truly want to be in the position that little things like today don’t throw me off so drastically. If you know if anyone is hiring, send ‘em my way, or me theirs. Being gainfully employed would put a COMPLETELY different perspective on the events of my morning. It would just be another thing to take care of and get fixed rather than the choice between the phone bill, the food bill, the insurance payment, or the power bill.

I know it won’t last forever. I’m hoping it won’t last another day or so.

The GOOD news is, my shower is fixed, so it isn’t constantly running. Joe, the maintenance guy, was very nice, and I am grateful to him. See? The day’s getting better already. I can shower now. And be NOT smelly.

Onward!

41: The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.

Robert M. Hutchins

Here name is Naomi Wolf. She’s written some books. Most recently, this one.

If you don’t have time for that… try her appearance on the Colbert Report.

Another long one…

“Watch list” anyone? I was a little shocked to find out some of the people that have been put on this list…

And she has respect for Ron Paul.

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