Here, There but not Everywhere *edited*

Wow. It’s been a while since I updated. It’s just that with no employment, there’s not much going on to talk about. I do have a few things though.

Sometime about the beginning of June, my mother-in-law and step-father-in-law were talking about the yearly church gathering that they attend – Campground. Simple enough name but there’s really more to it. It’s kind of like vacation bible school for everyone; not just the kids.

Well, in the midst of their conversation, they brought up an idea that, instead of contributing to the general food fund and listen to those that didn’t contribute gripe about the number of people being fed, they would more-than-likely cook for themselves.

To which I replied (and opened my big, fat mouth and shoved my fat foot into), “I’ll cook if you want.”

To quote Dana Gould, “Don’t you just wish that there was a guy, top hat, long tails, that pops out whenever you make a decision that is bad and yells, ‘MISTAKE!’”

See, I needed a guy like that. That guy needed to pop out of the nearest closet and yell “MISTAKE!” before I had the chance to continue spewing the garbage that would eventually come out of my mouth and commit to cooking during this Campground thing.

Instead, I ended up getting asked to cook and, while it eventually turned out okay and the food that I cooked was damned good, the process that led up to the week and the interference that went on beforehand and then the whole week on general has really turned me off of cooking on a professional level. EVER!

You know, I’ll just stick to the meals I prepare in my own kitchen from now on.

After that, it’s been a lot of nothing. Check the job boards and check the local paper and still nothing is coming through.

I have been on an interview or three but nothing has come of anything yet…although I’m still waiting to hear back on a couple of things still. I’ve even increased my job hunting area from locally to now include the Memphis area. Still, not much is forthcoming though I’m filling out application after application online.

The nice thing is that Wisconsin has approved me from an extension of my unemployment, which helps out considerably.

If you are looking for something to laugh at and about, I’ll help you out. I have found, while perusing the iPhone application list in iTunes, a website that, I hate to admit, has become my latest addiction – TFLN. It’s some of the funniest stuff I’ve ever read in my life and I’ve spent too many hours reading the thing that are posted onto this site.

The latest news though is from the long lost friend department. For the past several years, I have been sitting down and doing the full Internet search for a friend of mine from when I lived in Virginia Beach. This guy and I got into all kinds of trouble back then and he was the closest thing I had to a brother back then.

Well, after all this time, I finally found his wife on Facebook and, in turn, found him. (His picture is on her Facebook also so I know) The issue I have now is how to go about working my message to him, via her, so it doesn’t sound contrite, arrogant or stalker-ish in any way. Or, since I was able to get her to add me, should I leave it alone. This is the question that goes through my mind when I look at Facebook now. I’m just not sure how to proceed at this point and time but I’m sure that the answer will eventually come to me.

But, until it does, I’ll beat myself up over the issue.

Please excuse me whilst I go get the whips and chains to beat myself up.

Blessed Be!
Till Next Time,

*edit*

They aren’t divorced and I don’t know how I gave the impression that they are. Regardless, just “sending a message” to her to give to him seems uncouth and stalker-ish to me and I’m trying to at least act like I’m not some dumbass Southern redneck. I’ll get it figured out soon enough.

*end edit*