NJM 2020, Entry 3 - Election Anxiety in These Foolish Things
- Nov. 3, 2020, 11:13 a.m.
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Whelp, election day in the good ol’ USA. I don’t think we’re going to announce a winner today/tonight or even tomorrow, but I think we might have an idea. Maybe? It’s surely not going to be a landslide. That’s what makes this election so anxiety-inducing.
I did my morning meditation and my workout and my wonderful morning routine, so that was a help, but I still can’t help having this angst today.
Storefronts are boarded up in my neighborhood downtown and tensions just seem so high. As I was driving through the downtown streets this morning, people were agitated. There was a fight happening between what looked like a homeless man and another guy (at 7:30 in the morning!) in front of a 7-Eleven.
I hate to say this because it was a choice to live in this urban setting, but I honestly can’t wait to get out of the central business district.
And who knows how long this will take to find out who the winner is. I don’t think it will be tonight, but will it even be this week? This month? By the end of the year?
The suspense is killing me!
Speaking of suspense, the wait is over to hear something back from Giant Corporation for the botched technology during the interview two Fridays ago. I heard back. Got the good ol’ form rejection letter this morning. So, thanks for all of the hours spent on a project, fuckers. But I’m not surprised. I’m bummed, yes. But it really was a major flub that never should have happened. Still, form emails are so gross.
I know a few people who’ve worked for Giant Corp and one of them told me it was the worst job he’s ever had and said he went into business for himself after he quit that job, but eh. Rejection is rejection no matter what. It never feels good.
Okay, it’s time to take a walk with the pup, so I think I’ll end here for now.
Fingers crossed for a non-violent outcome,
GS
Ferret Mom ⋅ November 03, 2020
This could drag on for a very long time. I heard that the legal aspect of this could drag on well into January. I hope that does not happen.
Ginger Snap Ferret Mom ⋅ November 03, 2020
ugh. After tonight I won't be surprised.
The Thirsty Oriental ⋅ November 03, 2020
I’m gonna be doing lots of drinking.
Deleted user The Thirsty Oriental ⋅ November 03, 2020
I have red wine. I'm tempted.
pandora ⋅ November 03, 2020
Ugh, I feel anxious on your behalf!
Ginger Snap pandora ⋅ November 03, 2020
Its bad.
WhatDreamsMayCome ⋅ November 03, 2020
Sorry you got the form letter.
I can't handle rejection... Guess that's why I've always been self employed.
Fingers crossed.
Deleted user ⋅ November 03, 2020 (edited November 03, 2020)
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Bummer about the rejection. Yeah, yeah, when one door closes another one opens, but it's hot as hell in the hallway.
Honestly, I have read so many entries about bare grocery shelves, boarded up businesses, etc. and it blows my mind. I went grocery shopping yesterday and Sunday and nothing was different. If anything, I finally found brown rice for the first time in nearly two months. I think this might be one of the benefits of living in Kumbaya East. If you look at polls and electoral history, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (particularly northern Virginia) are Blue. Down in Richmond they're having problems, but where I am, inside the Beltway, the biggest source of anxiety isn't over violence, but the outcome: What if Tangerine Mussolini wins? And what if he loses but doesn't want to leave? But violence against each other? Not so much. Locals are mostly all on the same side around here.
Complicated Disaster ⋅ November 03, 2020
Sucks about the job! They'd better not use your ideas! xx
Ginger Snap Complicated Disaster ⋅ November 03, 2020
I know! I built a beautiful presentation, if I do say so myself. But I also made sure not to throw in my BEST ideas, you know? I just gave them some examples...who knows? Would have been nice to have gotten a little $$$ for it, though. Oh well.
bobbi01 ⋅ November 04, 2020
Rejection letters suck,
Marg ⋅ November 04, 2020
Rejection form letters are horrible but at least it wasn’t a great place to work so slight silver lining. The waiting for the election result is torturous!
plushcreep ⋅ November 04, 2020
Seeing boarded-up storefronts depresses me more than anything else.
Jinn ⋅ November 08, 2020
If they ask for a presentation from every one they interview they must collect a lot of quality material. Pretty slick.