The Desperation of Seattle

Oy! Im pretty exhausted! Physically, after a day of dancing, working out, and struggling with my seemingly never-ending back problems. Mentally, after the long conversation that DJ and I just completed. What better way to let go of some of it, then by blogging. Oh yeah!

Some days I feel like the world is falling apart. Today is one of those days. Or, perhaps, tonight is one of those nights. Typically, I would be attempting to fall asleep right now, but with my mind running the way that it is, it may be awhile before my mind goes to sleep (muscle relaxer for my back and all). I feel a little unnerved. In fact, I would say that I feel slightly desperate. After a couple years of searching for an exciting, satiating job, DJ has been struggling. He will probably hate that I am putting that on here, but it has spurred a lot of thought from me. Well over two years have passed and things just dont seem like they are ever going to get better. I understand that we are in the midst of a depression(oops...I mean recession), but when someone works their ass off, puts out hundreds (no exaggeration) of resumes, and has a hearty education to boot, you would think that everything would inevitably fall into place. Unfortunately, this isnt so.

Seattle SUCKS when it comes to looking for work. There it is, I said it! It is perhaps the most unique, specialized market in the country. All of our major companies are either tech based or engineering based. Think Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon, Google, Expedia. On top of this set of companies, we are the most educated city in the country. Yeah, along with most educated, we also have the lowest church attendance...which excites me and seems sensible, but there can be negatives that come with this, too. Since everybody has an education, it seems that your education doesnt really matter. Since education doesn't really matter, job placement seems based merely on luck. Unfortunately, our country seems to be running out of luck and the economy has collapsed to the floor. Well, not to the floor, but lower. Now that our economy is practically non-existant, the same happens with jobs.

I think that there are relatively few job openings in Seattle, if any! What do you do if getting a job has nothing to do with education or your area of expertise? I dont know, sell your body, sell drugs, or mop up deck on a boat. Hi...my name is Larry, I have a Masters in history...would you like a blowjob, blow, or for me to sweep up in here? I think this is not a last resort anymore. I feel that if things dont get better soon, desperation could cause even the most educated of people to do this. Im frightened by that and I dont really know how to make the situation better. I think what it truly comes down to is that there are too many people looking for too few jobs. There must be a way to settle this. At this point, I dont know how, and I dont know if our new president knows how, but Im cant wait for it to be taken care of. Two years is a long time. And two years can really put at damper on one's, or two's, spirits. So, I guess the point of this entire thing is for me to post one thing...a wish. My wish is...

BARRY's WISH: I WISH THAT THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE...ECONOMICALLY AND POLITICALLY. I ALSO WISH THAT SEATTLE WAS A MORE METROPOLITAN CITY, WITH MORE JOB OFFERINGS. BUT MOSTLY, I WISH THAT ALL THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS THAT HAVENT OFFERED MY BF A JOB THAT PAYS AT LEAST $100,000 A YEAR WOULD GO TO FUCKING HELL, EAT SHIT, AND DIE (so my BF can take their jobs;)

Love always,
Barry