...For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic

So I figured I'd start writing one of these fucking things again. Mostly 'cause it gives me a creative outlet and because I have rather alot of free time on my hands what with still being unemployed.
Today however marks a change, for the first time in 3 months I've been offered an interview...granted it's only for a part-time job as an admin assistant at Sainsburys but hey at least it's something right?

Unfortunately as I am still without a means of income I have to endure the delights of the job centre every 2 weeks and while normally it's no bother; 5mins to sign on and leave, today I had to attend a "Back to Work Session"...the Governments way of rubbing the proverbial "it" in the faces of everyone who cannot find work. For 45 mins I sat and listened as I was enlightened on the finer points of job seeking, such as:

• Can you all use the internet (one of middlesbroughs finest chavettes did actually raise her hand and ask what the internet was, I shit you not)
• Read newspapers...well I thought you were meant to make paper hats out of them!
  
• Write a C.V. The abovementioned chavette also lacked one of these but then that was ok 'cause she was so like in college part-time training for what I can only assume was a hair and nails course or something
  

I also learned (with the help of a very colourful pie chart) that 51% of all jobs aren't ever advertised by companies. Now me not being in the best of moods at this point politely asked how the giver of this oh so informative presentation would know. Did he secretely have contacts with every employer in the country? was he about to impart his wisdom on us? No he just looked over the top of his NHS glasses, declared the session was over and let us go; 50mins on the bus from Ayton to Middlesbrough, 45 mins in the presentation, 50mins back and to top it all off I had to pay the bus driver £4.30 for the privelage!

I must also add, that while the job centre is a useful place...they give me my benefit afterall, there are some very unfortunate aspects of having to attend there, the major one being you have to interact with Middlesbroughs breed of chav...one of whom, seemingly bored of waiting to be seen by a careers advisor whips out his twig and berries and takes a slash right there in the waiting area...it would have been funny if I wasn't worrying about getting splashed and catching AIDs

I realise I'm moaning, I do it alot but should I get a job I promise I'll try to be more cheerful, infact I can fucking guarantee it. Life is pretty sorted right now. I've got a career direction; starting my teacher training in September hopefully, I'm going to learn how to ride a motorbike and I'm gonna play some gigs with one of my best mates so I've got lots to look forward to. Just right now...life is really dragging on

On this day:

• 1888 – The "From Hell" letter sent by Jack the Ripper is received by the investigators
• 1967 - The Black Panthers were formed
• 1996 - Phish release Billy Breathes, their 8th and most popular Studio Album

Peace, Love, Empathy