Snow Day
The school district has either decided to take advantage of an unused snow day, or there is weather I can't see from my apartment window. Everything is covered in white, to be sure, but as far as I can tell, it's no longer precipitating. I wish I could be more excited, but I'm going to take a substantial hit in my next paycheck for staying home with my daughter today. And for now at least, the only work I have lined up ends April 17th.
I wish I could bypass my pimp, I mean agency, and find temp work directly, but so far I have't been able to locate a single legitimate opening anywhere. When I started working in January, I decided to go through an agency because I knew I'd be leaving for grad school and didn't want to screw anyone by taking a permanent job. Now I'm the one getting screwed it seems. Had I taken a more business-like approach, perhaps I'd have health benefits and paid time off and been able to keep a larger percentage of my pay.
In any event, I could rant all morning, but it's probably not the best use of my time. I have poems to write and classified ads to read and a chapbook to put together for one very kind soul who took me up on my offer.
Comments
I was surfing this morning after reading nytimes,yahoo, and msn and came across your blog. I wish I had a million dollars to give you to help your situation out. Unfortunately my ship wont be in for quite sometime. Anyway I was wondering if you thought about posting your poems on lulu.com? People can download your poems like itunes for a dollar a download or more if you want to let them buy like the whole album or book, etc. Of course there's always ebay for the usual and customary stuff to make money.
I wish the best for you and your daughter . You are such a great writer you make me feel retarded.
Kind regards,
Pongman
Boynton Beach, Florida
Posted by: pongman | April 8, 2007 08:04 AM