Weekend Recap & Monday Madness

WEEKEND RECAP:

Chris Botti is my new boyfriend. Love him. His concert was tremendous, the muscians he surrounded himself with were wonderful and the man actually signed autographs and took pictures with fans after the show. I did not wait in line since he was at it for an hour and the line was still obnoxiously long. I did take a few pics from about 8 feet away from him as he was greeting fans. He was so nice and gracious to his fans. Great guy!


In the last pic you can see a little lipstick mark on his face from some adoring fan...lol. Such a cute little man. I wanted to pick him up and take him home!

I was glad to go and spend some time with Kevin, Tom and Kim. We met Annie for dinner before the show. She was only about 10 rows in front of us at the show. I love the Stanley Theater. So beautiful. It was especially great to see some of the imporvements they have made recently and compare it to the Landmark theater. The Landmark theater is about 10 years behind in restoration, so I hope they can continue to fundraise and catch up.

MONDAY MADNESS:

So we all know how unhappy I have been at my job, and how they have been laying off for almost a year now. Most of you also know that for the past few months I was wondering when I would be next. Well, Friday I was. I was laid off not by my boss or HR in the usual "escort you out of the building "way though. The President pulled me into his office and broke the news about losing money, not being able to afford me and blah blah blah. He offered to give me references, help me find a new job and said if they recovered in the next few months that he would take me back. While I appreciate all the opprtunities that The President has given me there, and he has been very good to me, I would never go back. This is my chance to get off my ass and REALLY do something for a change.

I am actualy writing this at the library right now. I was happy that Jerry, Susan and Chantal were all working today, so that I could break the news. I applied for unemployment, went to the bank, and checked in with my apartment complex to let them know what had happened and speak to them about what my options are. Overall it has been a very productive morning and I hope to remain productive in the coming weeks.

This sounds terrible, but this is my first time aplying for Unemployment benefits. I have never been laid off before! Unemployment has always had a negative connotation for lazy slugs and construction guys, but in the current economic times, it seems that the benefits receivers are a much wider variety than the usual stereotypical groups. I guess there is a first time for everything. Hopefully I won't be on it for long, but it will help a little in the meantime.

So wish me luck and keep your ears open! I could use any leads for jobs I can get. I will continue to update here on my progress. :)