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The art of the application. How is one looked at? How is one compared to the rest of the hundreds or thousands that are raring for a chance to be employed? I think about such things because Ive been filling these things out.. relentlessly.. I feel like my efforts disappear into a black hole because either a) I get no feedback or b) when I do decide to get up off my lazy keister to go check up on em they always give me that FAMOUS line “We’ll call”. So Im kinda digging into the whole process because not only am I curious as to why I am not employed, but Im also wondering how various hiring staff(s) decide on who to call. You know. What pops off of an application that says “Call me!” and what on the app makes someone say “Welp they won’t get a phone call”. I mean besides the obvious typo or disagreeing to a drug test. Speaking of that
Marijuana is not a dangerous drug. I don’t believe it can hinder someone from competing ones work. I don’t think it should be on the list of drugs to tested for. Is it my favorite? Well its the only “Drug” ill do. Besides the blue moon pain pill. And Im skeptical about that. My think is the plant doesn’t nor has it lead to any deadly or fatal scenes happening at or on the workplace, at least none that I’ve heard of (does Google search. nothing crazy came back) So yeah its safe for me to ask then; whats the problem with weed? Ill be upfront about some of the issues Ive run across. First and foremost is definitely what its wrapped in. The Philly Blunt. The White Owl. The Swisher Sweet. Its as bad as tobacco itself. In fact, if my knowledge serves me correctly all of those products are tobacco. They are the problem in my opinion as far as whats causing lung cancer and other oral/internal diseases. The cure? Use organic rolling papers. Better yet, there are.. I hate to call them machines but objects that some properly vape the bud so that you only get smoke from the tree itself nothing else. Rather expensive Id imagine, but there are options.
I bring these up because I feel like Im at a stand still. Of course I need work, but as spoiled rotten as this might sound I also need my pot. Its the only thing that takes my mind off of everything. What am I to do here. Lets see I put it down for a month last year around the holidays to drug test for a job. Got lucky cause around the fourth week is when the test came around. Obviously as clean as a whistle. This year about a month ago I put it down for three weeks hoping to run into another gig that would test me in that fourth week of being clean. Nothing came back, so on the fourth week instead of going on strong I caved and bought three grams. I say I caved, because the drama level.. I feel like Im supposed to handle without the needense (yes I make up my own words) of any outside sources. Thats how it used to be.. My critical thinking skill has diminished.. Im much more hotheaded than I normally am (and even when I was hot headed I could joke about it.. not these days) I just lack overall patience (Im like my own psychiatrist lol). Ive been this way for the past few years. Much better these days tho. I fear Ive grown accustomed to the plant. I fear my body is now attached to its benefits. Ive used (Ill admit even abused) it heavily over the past three years. Before then was on and off, and then before that the use was recreational. I mean I don’t scratch my neck and let my lips turn white but I do tend to smell it throughout the city on the buses and over at people houses. Speaking of peoples houses
I don’t visit anyone. Actually now that I think of it, I don’t have any friends haha. How sad.
No seriously. I’ve just sat here and come to that conclusion lol
So that would explain it. I don’t spend anytime with anyone. But why don’t I? Im too embarrassed to be around anyone who is employed. You know how it is. They get to talking about how much they spent at the bar, how many of their co-workers annoy them etc etc and you know.. I just can’t relate with that.. Bad enough Im just starting to rekindle my care for small talk (seeing as how vital it is in being successful at anything) but.. I don’t know… just too weird you know. Yeah I do it all alone these days.. I talk to myself.. out loud.. I game alone.. Fighting games too so imagine my irritation with a.i. issues.. I listen to music by myself.. And yep.. when I do smoke its usually me myself and I. But who do I hang with? And what happened to the great friends I once had? Hmm. They either moved, changed or God knows what. So there it is. But thats no excuse.. I have family.. Mom and Dad as still living praise God.. (two Gods in one blog. what controversy!) Cousins scattered all over this country.. not to mention a one or two down to earth people right here in town that for some odd reason its impossible for me to reach out to them. And they say whenever they try to reach out to me the result is the same. And anyways my friends have lives. Why would they want to be bothered with broke, lonely old me?
So yeah at least we figured one thing out tonite. Perhaps Ill swing over to someones place I haven’t been to in a good while tomorrow. More later. Gonna make some chinese, and get restart (yes, I said restart) Orange on Netflix.
Always ask your roommates if they have colds before you put your mouth on a universal water bottle.
PALM