Today is the first day of the rest of your life...

I've added another experience to the list of semi-common things I've never really wanted (like divorce, having my driver's license suspended). I got laid off on Friday.

No rumors, no hints, nothing. One minute you're working along, the next minute you realize you just wandered into the Big Shit Sandwich Shop.

But I'm nothing if not resilient. Normally it takes a few weeks to get the job search machinery rolling. It's not quite up to speed yet but it's definitely moving.

In the meantime, I'm working at Aaron's. Four days a week, eight or so hours a day. I'm not sure whether I'd have made more doing that or on unemployment. But hopefully it'll keep me from getting burned out in the lag between sending out all those resumes but before the interviews start happening. I've only ever interviewed for one job I didn't get offered. Once the interviews start, I know I'm in the home stretch.

We'll see how this goes. For the moment, I need to get ready for work. Aaron says I can wear my Utilikilt. Sweet.