This blog entry will entail a major bitch fest; consider yourself warned.
I'm not sure how it is possible for me to NOT have a full-time, decent-paying job at this point in my search. It's a sad, sad day when you're scrolling through Craigslist and you stop and consider applying to a job as a night-shift Janitor at an Equinox gym in Queens. It's as equally as pathetic when you are scrolling through Craiglist and consider applying as a nude model for an art class because you're just so hard up. I have to keep reading the ridiculous personal ads and 'missed connections' postings on Craigslist just to inject a bit of humor into my life while I apply to job, after job, after job, after job after job, after job... you get the point.
I was expecting around $600 from my State Tax Return. I got a decent amount back from my Federal and was still awaiting my State return when I received a letter saying I, in fact, owed $233. My parents filed my taxes for me and were the ones who informed me how much I should be getting back from both state and federal, so I'm not sure how it went from me getting back $600 to me OWING $233. That's just another wrench thrown into the wheel that is my life right now. On top of that, the last few weeks at work have been extremely non-lucrative. On top of having several dark days (aka, No shows are schedules), my tips have been less than satisfactory. I don't even know why I say that I will do hospitality either, when the bands never tip. What's wrong with people?! Then I'll have terrible customers who choose to sit down, knowing there is a set minimum they have to spend to sit at a table, tip me like, $1 on a $20 tab. I'm not sure what is wrong with some people, but if you can't fucking afford to tip your waitress (whom is making a measly $5/hour) at LEAST 18%, you probably shouldn't even be shelling out money to eat out. People are so inconsiderate.
My skin is in the middle of a severe break-out due to stress, my acne meds make me feel nauseous and like complete shit, and on top of that, my MVP insurance didn't even cover my one time visit to the local dermatologist, so they went ahead and helped themselves to $120 directly from my account. Let this be a lesson to you all; NEVER let anyone make a copy of your debit card, even if they say it is mandatory when you visit the office. Seeing as how I am still on my parent's insurance, all of my MVP billing statements are sent home, so I never see them. I checked my home credit union account on line this weekend, and was wondering where $120 of my money had mysteriously gone. Upon further investigation, I saw that it went to Williamsburg Dermatology; please keep in mind, the FIRST, LAST, and ONLY time that I even went to the office was November 7th. I paid my $15 co-pay when I went, and thought my insurance would cover the rest; afterall, I had gone to this office in the first place because I saw that they accepted MVP coverage. Alas, after calling the dermatology office and my insurance provider, I found out that they only accepted select sub-categories of MVP insurance, and so, without any acknowledgment or notice or bill, they helped themselves to my money. I think it is pretty fucking shady I wasn't even informed that I owed them anything and they went ahead and just took it out of my account. A day after the money mysteriously disappeared from my account, I received a bill in the mail from them. What poor timing on their behalf.... I'm never going there again.
I think I might go back to a trade-school for like plumbing or auto mechanics so I can make some decent money.
