Joey G The Candy Striper?

The days are very long when your unemployed. I used to be able to pass the time with random personal projects but my motivation isn't as high and I can't stand planning my entire day around a trip to Starbucks. With no temporary or part-time jobs in sight, I have decided to volunteer at the local hospital.

I did internships like this when I was in high school so I figured I would have lots of experience. I decided on Kaiser Permanente hospital in the inner Richmond. 

So, I went on Monday to interview. I filled out some paperwork, gave them my resume, and talked about what duties I would feel comfortable doing. After Marvin (the interviewer) laid out all the possibilities, I decided on being the front desk attendant. My primary responsibility will be to go to all the rooms, talk to the patients, and survey them about their experience in the hospital.

(+) Side: I get to talk to all the patients. I mean, I'm a pro at small talk (Student Leader Hello!!!)

(-) Side: I'm going to be THAT guy that has to hear about all their complaints.

No complaining though!! I will take whatever I can get. I JUST WANT TO BE BUSY.

But here is the funny thing (this stuff always happens to me). In order to volunteer at Kaiser I have to get a couple of shots and have some bloodwork done. No problem I thought. The TB shot only takes two days and the bloodwork can't take much longer. 

But of course, the nurse who took care of all this informed me that I needed two TB shots. The first takes a week to get the results and the second takes a couple of days. This means that I am still not going to be doing anything for another week and a half.

I can really only laugh about it at this point. Its so ridiculous that SF keeps trying to prevent me from working. 

Calm yourself SF. Its going to happen!