the fifth of November

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I was off of work yesterday so when my phone rang at 5pm with the screen flashing "JAKE'S" I was very hesitant. Things have been so slow lately it's not worth going in on my day off. I know this sound crazy because any amount of money would help and it's not like I'm working my ass off anyway. But still, thoughts happen, what can you do? I did answer the phone though, and to my chagrin, boss lady said we were closed. The manager came in and officially shut things down for the winter. I knew this was coming but it still feels very weird to be unemployed. Not too weird though. It wasn't that long ago I didn't have a job or a plan for that matter. So here I sit again. Still job hunting along with the rest of the population it seems. Thankfully I have a bit of a cushion but that won't last me very long and I really want to get everything paid off. Besides, the holiday's are coming up and stamps cost money gosh darn it. I was told I could get unemployment because it was a 'layoff'. Honestly, I'm kind of clueless. Would that help or hurt my situation? It started to sound like she was speaking greek.
I'm digging the results of the election. I think it's an exciting time to be alive right now. Can't wait to see what happens. As for me? I'm going to go downtown and have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the park. 

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