I recently resigned from work and have had a lot of time on my hands, I thought I might share some of the things that help make being unemployed a little more bearable.
First things first, weekends mean nothing, there’s no end to anything, just two more days exactly like the previous five. Showers are suddenly less more important and only necessary when you finally gross yourself out or your girlfriend says something about your rankness. Video games fill the void left from not having a job, this means they become much more important than they possibly should and they start to feel like work. “Shit, if I don’t get at least six games of Madden in today I’ll be behind schedule and never make the Superbowl by Thursday, I’d better pull an all-nighter.” Beer tastes so much better at 9:30am. Meals generally consist of some sort of chip. Afternoon television still sucks ass, even in this day and age. You usually call your friends at weird times just to see what they’re up to. They are usually annoyed and answer with either “working” or “sleeping”. The concept of daylight savings time becomes even less of a factor. Spending money becomes much less desirable. You start thinking of “projects” because you are so bored, I have a strong desire to build something right now. Waking up at noon and taking a nap at 2:30 is more than acceptable. The internet is SO much fun, the only thing better than being unemployed is seeing what other unemployed people do with their time. You still don’t write all those emails you’ve been meaning to get to. The pizza delivery guy rarely wants to hang out.
All in all, being unemployed can be enjoyable, just make sure it doesn’t last too long.