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After being laid off last February, I started to face life situations that I had not faced before.
I thought other people unemployed in SF must be going through the same thing.
So, I decided to start this blog.
Contents:
temp work
Just to make some cash while looking for a full time job, these places are good to check out for temp work:
Restaurant & Hospitality
Acrobat Staffing
open call every Tuesday at 2 pm
Party Staff
email Stowc@partystaff.com
Administrative
Volt Services
Turkey Quesadillas
Yummy gourmet food can be cooked up on the cheap. These are turkey meatballs (recipe to follow) wrapped in rice tortillas dabbed in olive oil with shiitake mushrooms on top, all grilled on the Foreman.
Turkey meat - purchased at Drews
Rice tortillas - purchased at Rainbow
Olive Oil - purchased at Safeway
Shiitake mushrooms - purchased frozen at Rainbow & boiled before being placed on the grill
* all ingredients organic *
"You're Unemployed. What's Next?"
Check out this take on the beginning of the unemployed life:
http://www.sanfranciscogigs.com/Articles/i/ad4395/blogs/Youre-Unemployed-Whats-Next-.htm
Seinfeld
If you have access to a tv at 7:30 any night of the week, you should check out Seinfeld while you're unemployed. That show makes me laugh so hard now that I'm unemployed!
George always tries to sell stuff to make extra cash and just sits in his office organizing papers no matter what job he has.
Kramer is always into some new business venture or comes up with a random idea that gets him by for like a week. Then he says he's stressed out when he's just hanging out at his place or Jerry's.
Check out this clip:
One of George's Interviews
my poetry book
If you have some extra change & want to read a new poetry book, check out the one I published.
The NEW America
You can glance at it online by clicking the link above.
And purchase it by emailing me, as it's currently out of print. :)
Google Apps
If you don't have access to a computer, you can go to the public library and get online. Then just use Google for your email, documents (such as resume & cover letter), and calendar.
You can save all of your information and contacts online. So, don't stress if you had to sell your laptop to eat.
http://www.google.com/apps/
Haight Ashbury Clinic
If you don't have a job then you probably don't have health insurance either, but there's still a place to go if you get sick or really really need your teeth cleaned.
Haight-Ashbury Clinic
http://www.hafci.org/
* free dental screenings which include cleaning & exams
* free primary care
* free women's care
Blog for Bay Area Food Banks
Tyson Foods is using social media to feed people in the San Francisco Bay area.
Check it out:
http://hungerrelief.tyson.com/blog/2009/9/20/it_s_time_for_another_hunger_.aspx
I just posted this on Twitter and got 100 pounds of food donated to the San Francisco Food Bank from Tyson Foods.
Farmers Markets
Besides Rainbow, some of the farmers markets are the cheapest places to get quality fruit and vegetables. I got a huge bunch of chard for $2 and beets for $1.50 at the Noe Valley Farmers market a couple weeks ago. The Saturday market at the ferry building always has a variety of foods to choose from. And the Castro market just started up on Wednesday evenings if you want to add some flair to your diet.
Roommates
If you think you can't afford your place anymore, there's still hope for decent roommates according to the postings on Craigslist. Decent roommate situations start at $450 this week. I do suggest that you ask your potential roommates the standard questions though...i.e....
Do you sleep?
Do you pay bills?
Do you smoke or drink in the house? If so, how much?
Are all of your roommates human?
Are you loud?
Do you invite strangers into your home on a regular basis? Define stranger...
Do you have friends?
Define clean.
Weekly Accommodations
If you can't afford your rent anymore but not sure if you can handle roommates, I suggest trying out Airbnb.com. It's advertised as an alternative to a hotel. I almost rented a room from some folks who posted on this site. And we even almost became official roommates because they were so cool. But then I found a place that I could afford for just me, myself, and I.
Right now the most popular room posted on Airbnb.com is just $34 a night and in the Marina!
Career Networking
Who said networking has to be boring and annoying?
I've found two sites that seem to cater to the contrary.
LinkedIn.com = bar mixers
MeetUp.com = bar mixers + everything else
Exercise
I've found that you can still stay fit without the money for a gym membership. You can work out at several gyms with free trial passes and take free yoga classes.
Here are some of the places in the city that offer free yoga:
Satori Yoga Studio
Downtown
Mondays, 4:15 - 5:15 pm
YogaWorks
Lower Haight
* can take one free class
Bija Yoga Studio
Inner Sunset
first Friday of every month, 4:30 pm
Quaker Meeting House
Mission
Fridays, 6-7 pm
Finding Free Events
In these times, I have found that you don't have to have cash to go to a cool event in this city.
On SquidList, I've found out about free food tastings, wine tastings, fairs, and concerts. This week there's a free music party in the Sunset and a free film festival in SOMA.
On Craigslist, there's a crafts fair mentioned in the events category for this week.
And there's always something listed in either SF Weekly or The Guardian.
A Day At The Library
Whether you are in the mood for new music, to check out a movie, or to check out a new book, a day at the library can be a great way to take a break from the job hunt. A book can renew your mind and give you a new outlook on everything. Music can keep you pumped. And it's all free at the library! That's what's helped me sometimes.
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