Well, the unemployment meeting wasn't too bad -- they were almost running on time
and the meeting itself was very short. Clearly the woman was impressed with my
professional-but-not-too-well-off costume.....that, plus the fact that I had
filled out my form correctly.
Also, traffic was light and I got there
well ahead of time, which allowed me to spot and visit a very nice used book store
just down the block in Mesa's surprisingly nice downtown. I scored a copy of
Marjorie Dean, College Senior, out of fond memories of Marjorie Dean, High School
Freshman, which I think I had inherited from my grandmother. Either I read it to
death, or it's still at my parents' house. My ban on book-buying while unemployed
is flexible in the case of one-time-only used-book opportunities. Besides, this
eighty-year-old hardback cost less than a new paperback.
But I
learned I only have about three more months of unemployment. Eek!