With 2010 coming to an end,  I’m stuck between two jobs that I absolutely hate: Little Caesars and Ellis Party Store (The Marathon gas station).

Will 2011 bring me a more desirable job that can get me out of my parents’ house?  I hope. I really need to update this more regularly. Consider that a 2011 resolution, among the many others that I have this year….

That is pretty much the gist of the idea that I have for my next speech for Toastmasters.

With the objective being to take an existing story with a moral and create a new story, I would just be taking the moral that even the worst people can have a change of heart and tell a modernized version of Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol”.

I have the following characters in mind.

Edward Gecko – This would be the narrator, and the “Scrooge” character.  CEO of Consolidated, Inc. – The company that specializes in everything.

Jack Worsley – This would be the “Bob Cratchet” in this story.

Timothy Worsley – A crippled lad with crutches, due to the Worsley family not having the sufficient funds to pay for his operation.

Jill Worsley – This would be the “Mrs. Cratchet” in this story.

I don’t know if all of these characters will be used, since I only have 4-6 minutes to tell this story.  The first two will definitely be used, as they are crucial to the plot.  The other two might be worked in if I have room.  I definitely want to have all three ghosts in the story, including Gecko’s former business partner (of course, I want “Marley” to be somewhere in his name).

Seeing that I have to present this speech on Tuesday, I better get started. Let the refurbishing of “A Christmas Carol” begin!

That would describe my situation right now. My right ear is clogged with earwax and I work in a couple hours I’ve tried removing it.  Believe me.  Perhaps time is the best remedy….

The Narnia movie also made me get up late, thus destroying the routine of this day.   I’ll talk about that later. For now, I need to get moving.

Well, my voyage begins tonight.  At midnight,  I will be seeing The Chronicles of Narnia:  Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

Besides that,  I will be working at Little Caesars. And the job hunt continues.  Hopefully, I’ll find a REAL job soon, since I’m feeling the heat intensifying in here from that Third Fire. So if anyone knows where to find some decent writing jobs, please let me know.  Preferably ones that don’t leave me impoverished.

I at least need to be able to afford food and a place to live. Hopefully, I’ll get what I want for Christmas. Hopefully….

That’s right.  The half-employed blogger is still alive. And the fires are coming from every direction.

The First Fire is Christmas.  All the stress of shopping for everyone, trying to wrap everyone’s gift,  yadda yadda yadda.

The Second Fire is work.  Unfortunately not a very strong fire, mind you since this one is only operating at around half its capacity.  Since this blog temporarily burst into flames, leaving a smoldering pile of ashes in the blogosphere,  I have obtained a new job at Little Caesars.  The hours really suck and I only get minimum wage.  What else is new?   And yeah, I still am holding my job at the gas station, which combined is still not enough to cover the expenses for a one-bedroom apartment.

That is where the Third Fire comes in.  The perpetually dubious job search.  Where do I even start in this damaged market?  From what I hear, writers are a dime a dozen.  Today is not that day with Monster and CareerBuilder is more like CareerBroken.

To make matters worse, I do not even have a niche carved out on who I would write for.  I have tried the “political thing” on this site before and it has torn me apart like tissue paper.  We’ll leave that to the thick-skinned professionals who are able to make a few political jests and make millions in the process (that includes you: Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly and Stephen Colbert).

If there were a Fourth Fire, I would have to say that it’s either completely extinguished or barely managing in the form of dim embers.  That is the primary purpose for this site.  To build up this Fourth Fire, I will be posting short stories, story ideas, and other related information to kindle that roaring blaze I hope to achieve.

So please.  Keep yourself warm here.  Make yourself at home here.  There’s plenty of room in the Estate.  Plenty of stories to share. That Third Fire is about to burn me.  To quench this flame, maybe Santa can give me a job offer for Christmas.  It’s the only thing I want this year, and I would be happy if I received it.

So Santa, if you see this, please consider. And yes.  I HAVE been a good boy this year.