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A year ago today, I had the honor of having a blue moon fall on my birthday. That's the second full moon in a month I'm talking about, not the pseudo-Belgian ale. What else was going on that day? Well for starters, I had been laid off from my job for about two weeks. My first unemployment check wasn't going to come in for another two weeks. Rent was due the next day. I spent the greater part of the day walking a few miles to the "Opportunity Center" and waited in a loud room full of elderly couples, single moms (with their screaming children), homeless people, people who were severely handicapped and mentally disturbed. The thing I remember most about the whole experience was when one of the men in the waiting room reached up and flipped on the television mounted high on the wall. He turned it to a children's show which quieted down the room considerably, the kids instantly engrossed in whatever was on the screen. About one minute later the big, burly security guard marched over and ripped the plug out of the socket, turned around and informed all of us that we weren't there to watch TV. All the children started crying in unison. After four hours of waiting (I assure you, that is not hyperbole) I was called in, briefly interviewed and told that I didn't qualify for any kind of assistance, including food stamps. I walked back the few miles, along the way passing a dead cat, some graffiti that said "revolt!" and an empty bottle of Southern Comfort with the end broken off like it had been used as a makeshift street weapon. Once I got home, I made some macaroni and cheese for lunch and began to look forward to seeing the moon that night. I knew that if the blue moon fell on the same day I was born, something good was bound to happen for me in the next year. It's now a year later and indeed, I have had many good things happen to me. So right now I just want to thank you, everyone, for all the moral support and words of encouragement. Thanks for reading my nonsense and humoring me. Thank you for making me laugh and giving me some enjoyment while I was wondering how I could fit all my stuff into a refrigerator box. Typically, I have cake and an existential crisis on my birthday, but this year I'll let Jim Henson have the crisis. I'm still having the cake, though. |
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Happy Day after Your Birthday! Don't worry you can take this one too, I won't tell-everyone deserves a full birthday weekend. |