Day 11: Reality Check

While talking to a friend today, I accidentally gave myself a reality check about this job situation. The first time I was hired by a company like this, the timeline went as such...I was interviewed in March of 2004. I was told that the job could start at any time and I would need to be living in Columbia, SC, when it happened. At the time, in March, I was living with my fiance in Charleston. We both had good jobs and things were going well. I decided that by May, I needed to be in Columbia (I knew my background investigation would take some time). We both left our jobs and by June, we were thoroughly moved to Columbia. Still no word from my company at this point. So, I took a rinky dink job at a DMV and my fiance started working at a local college she also began attending for Library Science classes. Months passed and with me being underemployed, the credit card debt mounted quickly. Crystal, for that was her name, took another job to make up my slack and, between the studies and two jobs, she literally began losing her mind. By the end of the year, Crystal would be institutionalized and I would be told in November 2004 that I could start working in February, in Boston. They had fucked around so long on starting me that there were no more positions available where I was. So, almost a year from my initial interview, I got to start in a different state than where I was hired and two moves away from where I started.

2004 was a bad year for me. I eventually recovered financially but never dated anyone seriously again. While the job ended up being lucrative for the next eight years, it ended in a way that caused me to end up where I am currently (nowhere great). These companies can take up to a year to give me a start date. If I end up with one a mere six months from my initial job offer, that will be a minor miracle.

Food since last time: I had some pizza rolls and a little weird oreo chocolate bar thing with a Coke Zero (hey hey!) for lunch. For dinner, I ate a Quarter Pounder with Cheese and a medium fry with a medium Dr. Pepper. For breakfast this morning, I had my usual SEC biscuit with three mini-cruellers and a Dr. Pepper (16.9 oz). I have been drinking a Coke Zero the rest of the morning. I am on Step 1 of a multiple step process to lose weight. Step 1 is "No Drinking Sodas between meals" and by that I mean caloried sodas like my beloved Dr. Pepper. Coke Zero or Diet Pepsi or something is what I must consume when not eating.

Pop Culture: Actually, the only thing I consumed since last time was an episode of Kimmy Schmidt. Not sure what I was doing last night besides going to the grocery store and watching the news.