2006-02-20

san diego is a bad luck town

I've been really out of sorts lately, which is why I haven't really been updating. I never thought that I would still be unemployed in Febuary, so I've been finding it a bit depressing. It seems that I am no closer to finding a job in this town than I was six months ago when I finished my thesis. I blame San Diego, perhaps because I am naturally irrational. But to tell the truth, none of my siblings have ever been able to find a decent job in this city. There are seven of us, so it can't entirely be my fault. Granted, one of my brothers is incapacitated, so he can't ever work, and my youngest brother shouldn't count either, because he's only 15. Even so, that leaves five of us that have never had any luck in this city. When my elder brother moved back here, he couldn't find anything for six months and finally found work as a phlebotomist, an extremely shitty job that doesn't even require a university degree, or even an associate's, I don't think. He is also the only one that ever managed to find a part-time job in high school, at the stadium--out of the 5 of us who have tried. I'm about ready to give up; I have been here for quite some time and can't even get a job as a temp. I've never even had a real interview in San Diego, although I have had one in Encinitas and one in Vista. San Diego is a fine place to visit, but impossible to live in.
I think I'm going to go stay for a while with some family friends that live near San Jose. They offered a few weeks back, but I didn't want to impose. But at least if I go there, I have friends that I can hang out with on the weekend. The job market might be less tight. Funnily enough, because I have never been able to find a job in San Diego, I spent a few summers with them in high school and worked retail. So, I guess I was just never really meant to live in San Diego, which is fine by me.
I'm supposed to get money from the government as a home health care provider to my brother, so I'm going to wait until I get that money. Hopefully it won't take much longer.

xanthium at 10:57 p.m.

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