Now that I'm unemployed

Subject: Now that I'm unemployed

Now that my "recession-proof" company in the "recession-proof" industry has folded, I can, after a solid 9 months of lurking, introduce myself here and wile away the hours with you as I finish out my last few weeks of employment.

I'm rockin-good - once well known on the boards of Chowhound, it's been at least 5 years since my last message board posting.

With my mid-town office closing imminently, I will finish out my time with the "recession-proof" company working from home. I will finally hit some local restaurants for lunch. I will not have more than two drinks at lunch.

I will open the Wii Fit and balance board I got for Christmas and maybe, just maybe, get back in shape.

I will begin stalking Drunken Revival, who I believe may just be crazy enough to have possibly figured it out. I will ask DR to give me a job. DR rules.

If that fails, I will attempt to find ways to whore myself out in the neighborhood - you will know me - you will love me - you will pay me money to do stuff for you. Right?

It's official - I'm a Brooklynian.

Paint my apartment!! Wait...pay you? Forget it. Unless basking in my glory counts as payment.

Welcome! I predict that I will join your ranks sometime this summer, as my similarly "recession proof" employer loses its funding.

--right now it is in denial of same --

I'm scared he's in love with drunken revival..... this could end bad....

He's a she, it's cool.

Anastasia Beaverhausen wrote: Paint my apartment!! Wait...pay you? Forget it. Unless basking in my glory counts as payment.

You got a bunch of bitches coming this week.

Everybody grab a paint brush and get to work!

RW Brooklyn re-runs are on all the damn time.

Anastasia Beaverhausen wrote: Paint my apartment!! Wait...pay you? Forget it. Unless basking in my glory counts as payment.

I will paint your dog for free. I will not paint your apartment.

DR claims he's a she when he feels like it, but he's a he.

rockingood wrote: [quote=Anastasia Beaverhausen]Paint my apartment!! Wait...pay you? Forget it. Unless basking in my glory counts as payment.

I will paint your dog for free. I will not paint your apartment.

Well, crap. The dog says thanks, but no thanks.

Rockingood, did you manage to get the sought after $405 a week?

Mamacita wrote: DR claims he's a she when he feels like it, but he's a he.

Yes, I am aware. I, however, am not; though I was once mistaken for a transvestite at a halloween party.

rockingood wrote: He's a she, it's cool.

Even scarier!


Lurking for NINE MONTHS?! WTF?

To fit in, you'll need:

- lots of bacon
- to drink more than 2 glasses of anything
- lots of rants, raves and strong opinions on dogs and strollers
- help me remove any dead animals from my yard in the event that BigGuy is not available (did anybody cover that already during your initiation?)

Hello Rocking- I am a fellow work-from-homer in Park Slope (and there's another one or two on this board as well, although I won't out them!) so welcome to the club. We might actually have enough people to do a lunch club now!

whynot_31 wrote: Rockingood, did you manage to get the sought after $405 a week?

Still technically employed for a couple of months so not yet, but believe you me, beginning April 1, and again this is only if DR doesn't come through for me, I will collect that sweet, sweet $405.

I can't say that I think putting your hopes on Drunken Rival is a good idea.

...but I've never met him.

I taught my dog really good tricks while being unemployed... he only costs $50 a month.

Flexichick wrote: [quote=rockingood]He's a she, it's cool.

Even scarier!


Lurking for NINE MONTHS?! WTF?

To fit in, you'll need:

- lots of bacon
- to drink more than 2 glasses of anything
- lots of rants, raves and strong opinions on dogs and strollers
- help me remove any dead animals from my yard in the event that BigGuy is not available (did anybody cover that already during your initiation?)

I love my bacon but will no longer be bringing it home, do not know how to drink less than 2 glasses of anything, I've wielded a stroller and like dogs, but if yours jumps on my terrified-of-dogs-for-no-good-reason child, I may hit you, I have my own dead animal remover, but I can hire him out for a hefty fee.

Weird. My dog is terrified of kids for no good reason. Seriously. He hides behind me when they come down the block.

Thar's because you have a smart dog, he sees ebil when it approaches

mine wags its tail, lets the kids pet him, then buries his nose in their stroller to look for Goldfish crackers.

...that is a smart dog.

Mamacita wrote: Thar's because you have a smart dog, he sees ebil when it approaches

One word - Cujo. Don't get me wrong - I like the dogs - I like anything that will heel.

Yeah, if only children would heel, I might like them (sorry nieces!)

rockingood wrote: [quote=Mamacita]Thar's because you have a smart dog, he sees ebil when it approaches

One word - Cujo. Don't get me wrong - I like the dogs - I like anything that will heel.

This is why I am single. I haven't found a husband who will heel.

I think everyone should just get a job at a bar because obviously no matter what happens we will all still be drinking. Probably more as things get worse.

RockerGirl77 wrote: I think everyone should just get a job at a bar because obviously no matter what happens we will all still be drinking. Probably more as things get worse.

I like your thinking! do we know of any bars hiring?

meh. not really. but i dont know anything about anything. and people quit bars all the time, so you never know. or we could all just open a co-op bar. like the co-op grocery for cool kids. or drunk kids.

Mamacita wrote: [quote=RockerGirl77]I think everyone should just get a job at a bar because obviously no matter what happens we will all still be drinking. Probably more as things get worse.

I like your thinking! do we know of any bars hiring?

Not only will we all still be drinking, but we'll have a hookup at the bar so we don't pay a fortune for drinks

RockerGirl77 wrote: we could all just open a co-op bar.

Best. Idea. Ever.

Let's take over Moonie's. I was so pissed when they closed up right when I moved to Brooklyn. They were the closest bar to my apartment. Somehow I think my fianceé got to them.

or, rotating house parties.

It avoids the whole liq lic problem.

...and because each person only hosts once every few months, it lower the chance for eviction.

Rockergirl, when you having us over?

anthonycm wrote: Let's take over Moonie's. I was so pissed when they closed up right when I moved to Brooklyn. They were the closest bar to my apartment. Somehow I think my fianceé got to them.

If that's not grounds for calling off an engagement, I don't know what is

So what is this "recession proof" buisness? I feel every buisness is hurting...except for bars. They seem to actually thrive in this environment.
I work in the health field and thought that was recession proof...but my hospital just laid off 300 low level possitions (cooks, cleaning crew..etc)