The I Don't Have a Job Fund

Harry Potter, A Horse and Stolen Pants
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:19

There is no point to this, other than I thought it was funny. I have to provide some background here. I like to walk around the house doing Harry Potter impressions. Because he annoys me and I find British accents funny. Well, that and I have a three year old to talk to all day while I wash dishes. So I have to find ways to amuse myself. Apparently, I've done enough impressions that the girl picked up on it. So here she is. But I must note, she came up with the content all on her own. Clearly I need a vacation.

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Not Caring Since 1998
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 20:34

Bonding With The KidsThis is my special talent - being unemployed. I'm really good at it. And I'm not so good at working. I was laid off twice in the span of 12 months. I've never been laid off from being unemployed. I don't understand why people are so eager to get back to work. Enjoy your time off. You may never be unemployed again. 

I'm a stay at home Dad. I referee kid fights, clean things that I use to never notice were dirty and cry at cotton ads. Although, I still don't think I'll ever know where some of the frying pans go. I really don't care what people think. We're Manwives, guys. (Unless you're a real wife. Then you become what we call setting back woman's rights)

Yes, I stay home all day. Yes, my button down shirts have not seen the outside of a closet in months. And, yes, I use a color wheel to match my curtains to the duvet cover. But I can sit around all day, work when I want to and when someone doesn't listen to me ... I send them to their room. Try doing that at your "job".

I never have to attend another meeting in my life. I couldn't be happier. I can't think of a more wasteful time than sitting around a table for two hours, listening to some executive drone on about the new "process" for holding pointless meetings. Now when I waste my time it's watching 16 and Pregnant on MTV.

We Got GameI've had some great time to bond with the kids. There have been some great moments I've gotten to share with my children that I would have missed had I been working. We hang out together and play games like beer pong, and I show them how to take a charge in indoor basketball.

I taught my son the proper technique for an elbow drop. Although, looking back, that may have not been such a great idea. And I've watched my daughter master the art of passing wind on demand. It's absolutely amazing. Not sure where it will get her in life, but least she knows what her God-given talent is.

No one gives a crap about how "important" your job was. Even if you are important, it didn't stop you from being replaced by someone willing to take $15 grand less a year. You may have once been higher on the corporate ladder than me, but now we're both standing in the same government soup line. And I didn't have to work as hard to get here. So now who's smarter, Mr. important?

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Reemployment
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 02:22

I didn't realize until the other day that I had been approved for unemployment. I never received any notification, they just started depositing money. Great, no complaints. I'll collect my government cheese and finish organizing my closet. Then, yesterday, I get a letter in the mail.

You have been approved for unemployment benefits. However, it is likely that you will need to attend reemployment training.

"Are you f&%*ing kidding me? I've been doing my job for over a decade and some seven dollar an hour High School drop out is going to tell me how to push a broom? I guess I could suck it up for an hour."

Your training could last up to six hours. With a four hour workshop on how to search for a job.

I've heard person after person tell me to just suck it up and do it. No, I'm busy. I have things to do. Like ... cleaning the bed skirt. I don't need someone to waste fours hours of my life, showing me how to go through the want ads. Besides, what are you going to train me on? There are no jobs. No, I'm not kidding. Literally, there are no jobs.

(If you do find me one, just leave a link in the comment section. My talents include cleaning, sexy Zac Efron hair and the ability to do nothing all day)

First of all, it's insulting. If I'm going to go to any training it's Grad School. Secondly, all that I have left is the delusion that I'm important. I may not be important, but all I have left at this point is fooling myself that I am. If I have to sit through training on how there are opportunities for me at the local Victoria's Secret call center, I'll hang myself. Only to realize there isn't a tree tall enough in this sand hole.

Look, I'm pretty much at an all time low. I watch Dora the Explorer all morning, and then paddle through the Rainy Rain Forest with a three-year-old girl as we search for Spanish-speaking crocodiles. I have given up on shaving and wearing pants because, well, there really isn't any point. And I clean messes all day. I don't need to face the reality of becoming a Junior Piss Mopper at the local Denny's.

So I'm going to keep my last shred of dignity. And if it costs me a check, I can always become the garbage man. Hey, they only work one day a week!

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Free Stuff
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 22:00

I have to thank the people over at DirtyDishtowels.com for hooking me up with this Manwife apron. This is friggin awesome. Even my wife loved it. Even though she was jealous that another women was embroidering for me. She has to learn to share.

By the way, their stuff is pretty sweet. They have some kick ass produce. Most stuff is just silk screened, their products are embroidered. I have to say, the picture doesn't do it justice. Go check them out, or the terrorists win.


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Male Pattern Blindness
Monday, 22 February 2010 21:11

Look ladies, I know you think I'm great because I'm a stay at home Manwife with Zac Efron Hair. I'm single-handedly fighting the evil forces of dirt and clutter. But the reality is, I'm a guy. Like any guy I like doodie jokes, am fascinated with my junk and suffer from the same genetic disorders.

First of all, I can't find anything without the aid of a women. I use to think it was just a youth issue. Nope. As a matter of fact, I've just stopped trying. It's like being born with one leg. No matter how hard you try, you're NOT going to grow a new leg. I just save myself the time and don't even bother looking - I go straight to the wife.

"Honey, where did I put my pants?"

The amazing thing is, she has this superhuman ability to stare at me like an idiot while looking through the wall to find them on her side of the closet - where I put them.

And you may be asking yourself, "Why did you put them on her side of the closet?"

Because after almost six years of living in this house, I have NO idea where things go. Especially when it comes to dishware. There are pots and pans in this house that I swear I haven't even seen before. If I haven't seen them, how do I know where they go?

Actually, I did see them, when I unpacked the house and put them in the cabinet they've been in the last six years. But that doesn't count. A lot happened in six years. Yet, somehow, it's MY fault I put it in the linen closet. It was in my hand when I put away the towels. The linen closet seemed to make perfect sense.

Besides, it's very entertaining to watch wifey play the, "Where did David put my sweatshirt" game. Damned if I know.

Lucky for her, my "put the dirty dishes next to the sink not IN it" disease is in remission. Although, I can't say the same for clothes. If it lands on the floor next to the hamper, it's close enough. Besides, dirty clothes have the ability to reproduce, just like dishes. You can win the laundry battle, but you'll never win the war.

Then there is the infamous, "But it wasn't finished" syndrome. You know, where we put back a half a millimeter of orange juice in the fridge because, well, it wasn't finished.

Wifey, holding up a container of orange juice.

"You put back the empty orange juice?"

"No, there was still some left."

"There is about a 32nd of an inch at the bottom. You couldn't finish it?"

"I wanted to save some for you."

You can put the wife into a man, but you can't take the man out of the Manwife. Or something like that.

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Growing a Uterus
Thursday, 18 February 2010 16:58

So the other day I was thinking, "Maybe I should find a job or ... something." So I sat down and dusted off my resume. As I'm looking at it I started to notice a trend - I have been unemployed most of my life. My resume looks something like this:

College
Hang around Mom's
Hang around friend's
Get a job
Hang around
Get a new job
Get another new job, because I really didn't like that last one
Hang around, playing Mr. Mom
Get a job
Hang around, playing House Bitch
Still hanging around 

I'm not sure what this means other than, I suck at work. Maybe work just isn't for me. Maybe I was destined to be barefoot and pregnan... wait a minute. I'm not one of those "transgenders" am I? OH DEAR GOD! Now I'm all confused. 

OK, I just need to relax. This is just the PMS talking. Oh god, there it is again. 

I need to think this through. Maybe a good Lifetime movie will help me relax and clear my mind. I'll post later, but tomorrow is Thursday and that is laundry day. So I may not get around to another post until Monday. Oh, right, I need to mop the floors at some point.

I'm sure I'll find find time in between laundry folding and arranging the underwear drawer according to the color wheel.

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