Funemployment, Day One Hundred Thirty Nine: The New Norm

it's amazing how widespread a phenomenon funemployment had become. not the blog, but the jobless existence itself. i was out last night, ran into some friends and in a group of five of us we realized only one person had a job. (and it SUCKS to be them cause guess who's buying the drinks?!)

it sucks for everyone who can't make a living, but in a way it's almost nice to have so many kindred spirits. no one even bats an eye when i mention my not-so-employed status. and most of the time now, they're in the same boat. so although i'd rather not have the economy swirling quickly down the toilet, at least it's comforting to know i'm not alone.

Funemployment, Day...pick a number!

phew! i spent the last three days cramming for class, reading, doing remedial powerpoint presentations, and all of today catching up on the fallout from that. so several laundry loads and a billion emails later, i'm taking a break! off to dinner and L.A.D.S.

i'll report back tomorrow!

I'm on my way to

I'm on my way to class and missing the rangers playoff game b/c of it. Who knew funemployment had so many competing priorities?

Not only is my tues

Not only is my tues night class a total waste of my funemployment but I spent all day doing homework and missed free scoop day @ ben & jerry's!

Funemployment, Day One Hundred Thirty One: Back to where it all began

admittedly i have mixed feelings about all things disney, since my experience there left me with a sour taste in my mouth worse than the goofy's sour balls they sell on main street. BUT when someone invited you to club 33, you drop everything and go!

i was lucky enough to start my morning with one such invitation and i couldn't be more excited about going to the unhappiest place on earth! club 33 is the uber-exclusive, members only club that walt himself created, complete with luxurious restaurant, alcohol service (the only place in the park you can drink), and microphones in the chandeliers so he could eavesdrop on his guests. seriously.

it costs something ridiculous like $25,000 to join, then a few grand each year to keep the membership. oh, and there's about a 14 year waiting list for the privilege of paying this. and to get in as a nonmember is virtually impossible unless you know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy...so the chance to go comes around once in a lifetime.

well, twice for me. my parents took me for my 16th birthday (my dad knew a guy who knew a guy...) which was a fabulous surprise! but sadly i was too young to appreciate the exclusivity--and the alcohol. but i still have my personalized matchbook they used to give to the guests.

so fingers crossed all goes well tonight and i have more great stories, and maybe another matchbook!

Funemployment, Day One Hundred Thirty: Tax Day Redux

yesterday was a classic day of funemployment. got up early, went to the gym, had a leisurely coffee at a new place and read the NY Times (yes, the real paper paper!). then i got a tweet from ladecostified.com, a great site that posts about free/cheap events and deals around town. there were a ton of great tax day deals being offered but the best was a free lunch at ivan kane's cafe was in hollywood.

i immediately forwarded to my other funemployed friends and people who can get away with a last minute lunch. it didn't seem like anyone was going to make it so i went by myself and had a lovely chopped salad and mini mac n' cheese. sadly, i had to pass on the 2 for $5 martinis (seriously! it's their dangerous weekday lunch deal) since i still had homework and class that night.

but as i was almost licking my plate, dan and nick showed up. so i ordered a coffee and chilled with them while they asked the same questions everyone else in the joint was asking. "free? really? what's the catch?" well before they even ordered ian and adam walked in! they're two of my L.A.D.S. friends who i didn't even think to invite but came on their own. random but great!

then, katy showed up after her run with her friend in tow. and in true small world fashion, it turns out dan used to work with her friend. seriously, at one point we had half the cafe tables hogged and were pissing off the staff. it was awesome! so two hours and some free lunches later we headed back to reality but with another great funemployment story to show for it. and really, that's what it's all about...

Funemployment, Day One Hundred Twenty Nine: Blog Draft = FAIL

so while my chronically overachieving classmates were giving their technically advanced presentations about how insanely accomplished they are i distracted myself from my gross inferiority by drafting tonight's blog post. it was witty, insightful and poignant. and it is now sitting in my notebook in the women's restroom of dodd hall.

emily = FAIL.

with any luck i'll get it all back tomorrow after i go scrounge around campus dumpsters all day. (this whole school thing gets exponentially worse every single week) so until then, please enjoy yet another someecard as i'm way too braindead to come up with something original.