General malaise

It is driving me a bit nuts that people keep envying my unemployed status and telling me to just "enjoy it". What's to enjoy? For someone who enjoys being busy and having things to do, and is happiest in that environment, this is a bit maddening. No job = no $$$ too you know! No, I'm not a glass half full person, but I wouldn't say I am completely glass is half empty either. I would say that the glass has water in it and wonder whether I should drink it now or save it for later (water restrictions and all you know). Some bloke I was talking to last night told me that the years he spent on the dole were "the best of his life". God knows what he was doing with his time, i never got a chance to ask him. But there really just are too many hours in a day when you have no tasks to fill them with. There are only so many books one can read after all. What did all the rich ladies do back in the day when they weren't allowed to work? No wonder gossip was so vicious. I suppose I could sit around crossstitching a cushion cover all day but it's a bit lonely and, what's that word... oh yeah, pointless ('cept for the needle of course...)! I have been trying to invent Things To Do to keep me busy, but being short on cash, the things I actually want to do are out of reach for the moment. Thank god for touch footy is all I can say. Our team lost one, won one last night. I missed out on scoring because I was too lazy to take a few steps back and get behind the ball enough. Some nights I'm just not on the ball, as it were. Now, I think I'm gonna go eat a chocolate digestive. McVites - gotta love em.