unemployment update

i am starting my 28th week of being unemployed. i know what you are thinking......"fat kid, why don't you get a job while you wait for a radio job?" well, i have tried that before. in the past i have been an overnight security guard, a gas station attendant at walmart, a car salesman, a doorman at a comedy club, and a game host at a bowling alley. the fact that i can stay on unemployment and collect a check and not have to get a crappy job is a problem, but that is a topic for a different blog.......

during my 190+ days of being unemployed i have sent out hundreds of emails and packages to radio stations all over the country........and some radio stations outside of the country. i check the job postings all day long. i am obsessed with it.

some program directors and operations managers have told me that they love my stuff, but they don't have any positions. some say that they would hire me today, but they are on a hiring freeze. i had an interview with a rock station in nashville, tn, but they ended up hiring someone that already worked in the building.

it is seriously driving me crazy. during my 190+ days my emotions have ranged from incredibly angry to extremely depressed. depression is something i have never dealt with before. i have to say, i don't like it.

my podcast is an exercise in keeping myself sane. i do enjoy doing it. it gives me an outlet for some creativity and it allows me to do some more long form talk radio, which is something i have never done before.

the same with the 'dollar tree body wash' video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byz7E50zTto - i was bored and i thought it was funny. however, i am also hoping some radio person will see it and think that it is funny too.

i tell you this because i have always tried to be honest. i was taught to do honest, real radio. hopefully, i will get to do it again soon.