Let’s just take a little time to analyze the current situation, shall we?
Job? (crickets)
Boyfriend? (crickets)
Savings? (crickets)
Sunshine & Blue Skies? (crickets)
Health Insurance to Allow for Therapy to Deal with Above? (crickets)
On the other hand…
Thousands of Dollars in Taxes to Pay for 2006 Due to Fucked Up Prior Job? Check.
Thousands of Dollars in Credit Card Debt? Check.
Desire to Spend My Day Drinking Wine & Watching “Real Housewives of Orange County”? Check.
Feeling Like My Life Is Exactly Where I Left It Two Years Ago? Check.
Family & Friends Who Love Me, Even Though According To Above I Sound Like a Miserable Whiner? Check. Check.
Yep. That about sums it up.
But on the bright side, one can only go ‘up’ from here, right?
4 responses so far ↓
lisa // February 14, 2007 at 10:50 pm
Dear Duck,
I know you may feel like #8 is the case, but here’s a gentle reminder that it’s not true.
EVIDENCE THAT THE DUCK ISN’T STUCK
Over the past two years, The Duck has…
…moved to a small but sweet new apartment in a very hip neighborhood.
…become a runner.
…become about a million times better at expressing her needs with men. Maybe a billion times.
…become an established blogstress who writes nearly every day, much to the delight of her enthusiastic audience.
…taken a vacation under extremely trying circumstances and found a way to enjoy herself.
…gotten DVR (thank gawd).
…changed a lifelong behavior pattern with a close relative that has lead to a new, more open relationship.
You continue to push yourself to grow every day, my friend. I heart you.
xoxo,
Frapps
PS If you ever pick a day to do #7, I’m so in.
Me // February 15, 2007 at 12:12 am
Le Duck, I have no idea in detail what you do, however, there was some event organization right? Anyway, email me, i might have a lead on something like that….if that’s indeed what you desire to do…i just keep thinking that I remember you writing about that.
VJ // February 15, 2007 at 4:22 am
We’re about to fire that drunk I spoke of in your archives, so we’ll have more than one position open in the firm. You need to be able to write in complete paragraphs. In English. Figure like you graduated the 10th grade, (11th in a pinch). Apply logic to problems. Be consistent in reports.
In the few years we’ve been in operation in Atlanta, the ones who have fit this bill or who bother to answer the want ads are mostly immigrants with ESOL. And they mostly do fine too, when they stay. Somehow we never get many applications from colleges anymore. Not after we required a writing sample. That knocks out 90% of them. (No kidding!) You’d think we were asking about their whaling experience and ability and accuracy on the harpoon gun. So I’m thinking there’s plenty of firms up there that feel the same way. They’d love to be graced by one of the few competents still speaking the smae (relative) language.
Try and work out a payment scheme with the IRS too, sometimes it can help. Cheers & Good Luck! ‘VJ’
Miss Devylish // February 15, 2007 at 7:10 am
I’m not watching the wives.. but I’m glued to Project Runway reruns.. and w/ 2 (TWO!) friends on American Idol (gag), I have to watch. So it could always be worse.. you could be forced to watch Paula Abdul twice a week in addition.. And I think your first commenter/friend was right.. Of all of us striving to grow.. you’re certainly leading.