Here's to the New Year!

[Insert fake MOO's here]

Are you kidding me?

Ugh... the FDA has lost its damn mind. So has the Corporate Farming Industry, the US Government & the media, etc. if they think that any of this is even remotely okay.

Double ugh.

If they want to produce this crap, go ahead. It's a free country. But at the very least, give me the OPTION of knowing whether or not the food I buy is made up of cloned or genetically altered animals or plants by putting a label on them.

For your reading pleasure:

FDA gives okay to cloned meat & milk safety (CNN)

Boston Globe article - "Meat, Milk From Cloned Animals OK'd"

Wonkettes take on this issue

I'm ready... bring on 2007!

I know in my heart that things WILL get better... I do. Today, I choose to be a "glass-half-full" kind of gal. But I'm having a hard time believing it at this particular moment b/c I may lose my house. And though I shouldn't have done it, I went to get my hair trimmed earlier this afternoon in the hopes it would make me feel a little better, give me a confidence boost, SOMETHING positive, but all it did was highlight how much freakin' gray I have. Grrrr...

Oh well. I got myself into this mess. One way or another, I'll get myself out. I just need someone to offer me a damn job (for what I'm worth). I'm sure someone will after the new year begins... but meanwhile I feel like I'm drowning.

I also wish my stress wasn't causing stress for the people in my life I care about most. Sigh. But I know that it is. I don't want them to worry. I know some of them wish they could fix this for me and if they had the means, some of them actually would.

I don't know what else to say. Except, please keep me in your prayers & thoughts. If you can visualize an awesome job for me (e.g. Long Beach area, a decent salary to pay ALL my bills, good benefits, flexible schedule, casual environment, etc.), it will manifest!

Also... be patient with me. I'm doing the best I can. Sometimes I'm gonna be sad, crabby, or distant. Sometimes I'm gonna seem downright insensitive. It isn't personal. I'm trying not to dump all my worries/concerns on y'all. Please also know that I can (and will) listen if you need to talk about stuff that's going on in your lives. I do care and besides, it gets me out of my own head. Which is a good thing!

That's it from my little bog blog for today.

Oh, just in case I forget between now and Monday -- Happy New Year!

Wasting my time...

Why do companies insist on wasting my time? My resume clearly states my salary requirements! Yet, these companies call me in for interviews anyway, blow smoke up my arse about how great I am, how great they are, then spend an hour grilling me on why I think I'm a good match for this position -- then they drop the bomb and tell me they will only pay up to $__ an hour!! Are you kidding me? I could work at Starbucks for that much, with full bennies and a lot less BS. I have 15+ years of experience. I'm good at what I do. And I'm smart, so I can probably run circles around those that would be willing to accept such a piddly offer. You say you want qualified applicants with a college degree, years of experience, etc. but then you want to pay them crap wages. Buddy, I ain't that desperate. By the way... it's really lame to keep people waiting half of forever for a job interview YOU scheduled. If you're bad at managing your time, that's your problem, but I've got stuff I'd much rather be doing than twidling my thumbs in a business suit listening to the Security Guards talk smack about co-workers. Jerks.

Hi Ho, Hi Ho... it's back to the job search I go.

So, I'd been interviewing w/ this (seemingly) really awesome company over the past several weeks... And you have NO idea how much I wanted this. It was so completely right up my ally, with the right salary range too, uber short commute, 100% paid bennies, etc. But sadly, I just got a phone call from the recruiter that they've decided to eliminate the position altogether and therefore don't have anything to offer me.

Which means that it's back to the job search. Less than a week before Xmas. The worst time of year to be looking for work. Grrr... I'm bummed. And I'm broke.

Oh well... the "glass half full" girl in me says that this means the "Right Job" is still out there waiting for me. I just wish it would hurry up and get here already. I'm not exactly a patient woman. Know what I'm saying?!