stunt_muppet

I believe I may have gainful employment over the summer; I had an interview today for an internship in a Communications and PR department. I think it went well, and if it did I've got a paid, full-time internship all ready to go for the summer. I'm considering editing as a future career, so this is my chance to see if I like it or not. Plus, the people there seem very friendly and non-confrontational, and they informed me that I wouldn't have to wear a suit except for special events. This is good news - it's not that I don't like wearing suits (I LOVE wearing suits), but the care and keeping thereof gets kind of expensive.

The one thing I'd have to watch is my budget. There's far too many good restaurants downtown, and I just know that they're going to vacuum money out of my wallet like woah. My uncle took me to a cozy, offbeat little cafe this afternoon that's less than a block away from my potential workplace. They had some excellent pad thai. Also, there's a Starbucks right next to the building I would work in. There goes four bucks a day.

It kind of feels wierd to have an office job. I've certainly had jobs before, but they've been either retail (desk-clerk stuff) or clerical (filing). With this internship, I'd be editing publications that people would actually read, and I'd be working with people in all branches of the organization.

I don't feel old enough to have a real job yet.

Also, I hadn't realized how warm and cozy Collegeland was until I came back home. No matter how much I complained, it wasn't this snowy and cold at wet back at school.

Rantlet time: On the metro back home, I saw an advertisement on the wall. It was a red poster with white lettering on it,  which said this:

"It's like being cheated out of a week of my life. Every month."

Underneith was the name of the sponsoring organization, daretowearwhite.org. 

If this was about what I think it was about, then my response can be summed up in two words: You pansies.

I mean, way to reinforce the drama-queen stereotype. Yes, having your period is no fun. But unless you have some kind of medical condition, you can certainly still function while it's going on. When you say it like that, it sounds like you have to spend a week bedridden and in agonizing pain. Which, um, you don't. You hurt for a while. You feel lousy. You get over it by the end of a week. 

Also, what exactly are we supposed to do about it? The poster makes menstruation sound like some kind of disease that we have to "cure". Doesn't work like that. Short of removing your ovaries (or some heavy-duty hormone therapy), there's nothing you can do about your period. And removing your ovaries to avoid PMS and cramps is like removing your stomach to get rid of chronic indigestion. 

Also, I know someone will bring this up, so no, that's not the same thing as getting your appendix removed. Appendicitis can kill you. Menstrual cramps won't.

I don't understand why we as a species/culture have lost our ability to suck it up and deal. If the worst hardship you ever have in life is that you can't wear white pants five days out of the month, then you've got a pretty good life. Stop whining and deal with a real problem.

Ranting is the cheapest and best therapy ever. :)