Gratitude Monday: I get by with a little help

As the Divine Miss M says, you got to have friends. And I really appreciate mine.

Last week was not the best I’ve ever had. Actually, it was pretty much crap. And one of the lowlights was pinging one of my job prospects—first one I’ve really, really wanted in a good long while—and being told they’ve “filled it with an internal candidate.”

This after stringing me along since October.

I don’t often vent on Facebook, but it just kind of spilled out of me. I relayed the news and asked if it was too early to drink. The first two responses really helped lighten my spirits.

One consisted of a single photo, without comment:

To understand this fully, you’d have to be familiar with the film Start the Revolution without Me, which I recommend highly. I’m not going to explain it here, but I have often felt like this, and my friend LQ was exactly right to post it.

Second response was from another friend—also engaged in the absurdity of the job search. I’ll just quote her: “Baby girl it's NEVER too early to drink. That sucks pig poop.”

And so it does.

But having friends who can help put crap like this into perspective is what keeps me going, even when I feel like an escapee from a Dalí painting.

So big up to my friends. And it’s definitely not too early to drink.