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BAD ASS! LOVES IT! :)

OK I thought a nice poll might get things going.
Don't let "light and fluffy" win....vote bitches:)

Myself included....why have we left the precious sandwich site all alone with no love during the holiday season?
Surely we can think of something to write about....

like what is wrong with our world when innocent people who are just trying to do their job get trampled to death by rabid Black Friday Wal-Mart shoppers?

Or, on a lighter note: I'm happy to report that Uncle Sam has come through and delivered my unemployment checks to me just in time for Christmas:) However, can someone please explain why we are TAXED on UNEMPLOYMENT income? According to my Mom, this was not always the case.

C'mon people....chat:)

Merry Christmas:)

Yes, I watched it and I FEEL SO BAD FOR HER! Like, really..
Really, I was trying SO hard not to...but when she started crying...forget it...can we send her a hug or something? Can we donate a friend for her?

I hate "Womanizer" more than mortgages, and I'm poor, but odds are I'll run out to Best Buy on Tuesday to buy her album. It is her birthday, after all.

That Larry Rudolph is a f**king marketing genius.

And yes Bethie, I will go to her concert. I will wake up and attack Ticketmaster.com the morning that they go on sale in a Madonna-esque manner if needed. Count me in.

I'm a sucker for fragile pop stars that we grew up with :) Would senior year have been the same without "Baby One More Time?" on the radio in the Citation? I think not.

Might we have a new category for politics/issues? I'd set up a poll to ask, but I'm dumb. Due to heavy call volume.
Love ya!

So I attempted to file my unemployment claim by phone on Monday. In case you weren't aware, the ant sized state of Rhode Island has THE highest unemployment rate in the USA at 9.3%, which is HIGHER than the national average.

Again, I ask myself: "self, why the F**K DO YOU LIVE HERE?"

I called ALL DAY LONG. I got recording after recording telling me that due to heavy call volume, my call could not be received at this time. Please call back later.
I did. Again and again and again. ALL F**KING DAY. Same message.

I filed online. It look three hours and will probably be declined because my income (base+commission) is often difficult for ANYONE to understand and I couldn't talk to a live human being DUE TO HEAVY CALL VOLUME.

ARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!

In the meantime, I continue to apply for jobs, most of which I am grossly overqualified for, and no one calls me back.

Sorry for the all caps. I have pent up anger.
On a happier note, I just love Pink's new album "Funhouse." It's amazing. If you have a job with steady income, you should buy it.
I just listen to snippets online because I'm poor, due to heavy call volume.

HI CALEB!!!!

BUT YOU GOTTA LOVE NENE, RIGHT? :)

Kim and Shere just make me feel better about myself by reminding me that money and said "success" do not equate to happiness and definately do not breed class, common sense or manners. Maybe I'm a meanie, but watching the pathetic insecurity of these girls shine right on through the thin veil of "luxury" and "I'm so fabu-lus" just makes me smile.
Is it bad that the episode where Kim pretended to sing made me laugh for like an hour?
Anyone want to start a fashion line with me?

You could always watch Law and Order:)

You can wear long sleeved button downs to work:)

Umm I would like to go to the Hu Ke Lau and drink cheap beer and eat a big old Pu Pu Platter while talking politics with you and your hubby and anyone else who wants to come.
We should have a People For Sandwiches convention!
Seriously, I miss you and I'm unemployed...WTF...when is your next available day off? I will come.

Thanks! I'm not sure if that was a backhanded compliment or not but I'll take it! :) I wouldn't mind being debunked because that's how you learn more. And I think that no one should refrain from ranting because it's just opinion, and no one can be wrong in opinion because it's their own.

YAY SANDWICHES! JOIN IN GANG! Rant like no one is listening!
There I go with the all caps again....oh dear...

WHY DO I USE ALL CAPS SO MUCH?
There's no need for me to shout! I apologize:)

I LOVE PEOPLE FOR SANDWICHES! And I promise to keep writing garbage whenever I feel like it...kind of like I just did:)
Thanks Lady Sarah!

YOU ARE SO NOT A POSER:) I cried during his acceptance speech and then started again while watching The View the next morning and then AGAIN during Oprah. I don't even like Oprah!

In all seriousness, I agree with you 100%. There are two reasons why this is such a big deal and not "he just won because all of the black people voted for him because he is black" as one of my Republican friends said, which made me sick to my stomach.
Anyway, 1) as Sarah said and contrary to sore loser Republican theory, the significance of Barack Obama's election has less to do with the fact that he is African American and more to do with the fact that as a group, this country saw beyond his ethnicity and voted for a PERSON and a MESSAGE and ISSUES, as it should be. No one saw him as an African American candidate, just a great candidate who happens to be African American. Again, as it should be. Just like Hillary Clinton was a great candidate who happened to be female. Equality is in the absence of distinction.
2) This election shows the absolute power of democracy. In The United States of America, we as tax paying citizens have the right and power to literally tell our government what we want. Even if you don't agree with Barack Obama's policies, you cannot deny that on November 4th the entire country stood up, unified (for lack of a less cheesy word) and told our government that we aren't stupid. We know that our current President and his policies of the past eight years have NOT worked, and we will not stand for another four years of the same. I get so angry when people say that their vote will not matter. The Founding Fathers designed our election process this way so that the country has the ability to tell the government what to do, rather than the other way around, which by the way would be a VALID indication of socialism.
The best thing to me, is that it seems like we have a national sense of purpose now, re-energized by our President-elect. It's ironic because I just finished a book that discussed that exact concept and how it has been missing from American society since the Cold War.
I just hope that America realizes that just because Obama won the election doesn't mean that we can all relax and wait for him to part the Red Sea. He isn't God and he needs our help.
We all need to stay awake and pay attention. If an important piece of legislation is controversial, we need to write to our congresspeople in support of or against it. We need to watch the news and be aware of what is going on in the world.
Okay, I'm done now:) YAY!!

No excuses bitches!

You can't complain if you didn't vote!
Love

How foolish, you might think, that I feel the need to present instructions for constructing a sandwich. However, a potentially delicious sandwich can be rendered school cafeteria-esque if not properly assembled.
Warning: This sandwich may clog your arteries if eaten repeatedly.
But it is SO freakin' good!

Pastrami
Swiss Cheese
rye bread
butter (YUM!) I use 1-2 tablespoons, but I'm sure normal people use less
spicy brown mustard

OK

1. Spread the mustard on one slice of rye.
2. Melt the butter in a frying pan on medium-high
3. Toss the pastrami on in the pan. It starts to bubble and shrink up and smell delish. Flip it around, turn it over, let it bask in buttery goodness.
4. After a few minutes and once the pastrami has shriveled up a little, slap the swiss cheese on top until it melts.
5. THEN remove the gooey mess from the frying pan and plant it on the other slice.

Note: Placing the cheese on the bread in the vain hope that the hot pastrami will melt it does NOT produce the desired yumminess.

So good. And cheap-o. Sounds gross, but try it...trust me:)

I already eat ham and cheese sandwiches every day:) Although, I've switched it up to pastrami lately (see other post).

Can someone explain to me why Joe Biden made that comment about Barack being "tested" by international leaders if elected?

I don't get it, but it makes me nervous.

Did they have a quarrel? Is Joe just dumb? Is the media twisting it?
:(

Please discuss.

AMEN SISTA!!
I too, read an article about this today, as I ate a pastrami and cheese sandwich for dinner while wearing a pair of sweatpants with holes in them from college and a long sleeved t-shirt from about three years ago.
Am I destitute? No. But do I shop at Neiman Marcus? NO!

This made my blood boil, which was good because it's cold outside and I'm afraid to put the heat on for fear of the gas bill.

See!!! Sarah Palin DOES care about the average schmo! She's concerned with my heating bill. Well, gosh golly I better just vote Republican.

In all seriousness, it is DISGUSTING that the GOP is openly spending over $100K to outfit their poster girl while Americans are losing their life savings, homes, jobs, cars in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
BARACK THE VOTE! :)

OHHH don't be sad! I had a lovely collection of those letters before I got my first job after I graduated. Don't let the bad man get you down:)

OK, I know that people mean well and all but if ONE MORE PERSON offers me help in my "job quest" I'm going to find Montana's displaced miniscus and just throw it at people. All day long.
"Hey Laura, you HAVE to get a job right this minute. We're on the verge of a Depression and if you don't get a new job right now, you'll be sucked into a black hole with Dick Cheney as your only companion"
...Miniscus toss.

"Hey Laura, my mother's brother's sister's cousin's best friend's stock broker's mechanic has a friend who works in a totally unrelated industry that you have no experience in or desire to work in, but he could get you a job. Like now"

...Flying miniscus.

"OH NO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? YOU GOT LAID OFF, OH GOD. I'M SO SORRY. HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP? OH GOD, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO??????"

"Gee, thanks. I thought I'd sit in my room and play "It's the End of the World" by R.E.M over and over until my brain explodes and oozes out my ears"..splat...Miniscus in the face...

Avoid the flying miniscus. Be real.

Montana, I hope I haven't exploited your poor miniscus too much. I just read all of the posts so I had it on the brain. Many thanks:)

Ask and ye shall receive Montana...from none other than the Queen of unemployment!

1. Put the television on MSNBC or CNN in the background when you're home. You'll feel like a productive member of society and watching the Dow plunge as our economic system sits on the cusp of extinction can be suprisingly entertaining!

2. Cook things...things that take way to long to bother with when you're working...no not crack...FOOD! I made beef stew the other day, which takes like 3 hours

3. Read shit that you normally wouldn't have the time or patience to read...even if you're broke the library is free. I always feel like a bad ass when I walk out of the library with books, as if I've stolen them from Barnes and Noble...hehe..

4. Call all of the people you've been "meaning to call" for the last 12 years

5. In all seriousness, make a plan for the day and do it. Even if it's something stupid like "wake up before noon and do the dishes." It help avoid the "I'm a waste of space" feeling, which is just not true.

When all else fails, masterbate..

Ahhh I love it! :) Although I must say that I am quite proud of myself for resisting the temptation to go on the usual "I just got laid off" two week bender.

Mostly because I couldn't afford a two week bender...

NOOOOO I LOVE THE NOSE RINGS!!! Go get 'em pierced again...don't let the bad man get you down!

YOWWWZZZAAHH!!!! :)