There has been a severe misjustice done. And clearly a lot of misinformation was tossed my way. So today, I’m getting personal. No, not in the personal attack kind of way, moreso in the:
Panama, why the shit haven’t you updated?
It’s strange that people ask me this. This whole blog world is strange if you ask me. I’ve met so many people through this blog. Shit is like the new club. You’ve got to love technology these days don’t you??? Anyway, to answer the above question regarding why I’m not updating so frequently involves the one thing that I swore in life I’d never allow to distract me…
…work.
I know strange right?? Most people’s biggest distraction is work. However, me, myself, and I, are not really big fans of employment or even inclined to do this work thing too long. Have I any clue as to what I’ll do instead?? I haven’t the foggiest. I’d just like to be able to do something that taps into my creative side. (Don’t you hate when folks say that shit but can’t really tell you what their creative side entails??? Like do you paint? Shit, do you read really well?? What muhfucka what???) Me personally, I plan on writing a book then hitting up talk show after talk show until one day I meet Halle Berry then sweep her off of her feet and she’ll let ME move into her new Malibu home instead of that got damn Micheal Ealy. That dude…
Hell, I’ve lost my point.
Back to work and the misinformation and injustice. So for those people not inclined to do “real” work and are more inclined to sit around and not do shit, there is one place that is often recommended. The Government. The Muhfuckin’ Man. Uncle Sam. By working for the government, you are basically supposed to be present when needed to be present and do work that can be neatly and quickly put together in something like, hell I don’t know, 15 minutes. That’s a whole presentation.
Clearly I’m not talking about high levels of government, I’m just talking about regular jobs. What do we call them here??? Oh yeah…Analysts. On Wall Street, analysts analyze for long hours and have high stakes. Essentially these folks can be fired. I think the only way to get fired from the government is to have somebody show up with a proven CIA authenticated picture of you hanging out with Osama Bin Laden at a Kwanzaa party in either Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan. Everybody knows you can’t get fired working for the government. Hell, its why you work for the government for lower wages than Wall Street. Job security, benefits, and low work output. Basically, its a lazy persons dream.
Hmm…I’m a lazy person.
And being as how I’m located in Washington, DC, I myself have taken up a job with the Muhfuckin’ Man (who affectionately goes by Starbucks on some occasions). So it was my assumption that I’d basically just show up…do a little here a little there for my performance reviews and call it a day right?? Right??? I get a “B” just for showing up! Right??? Right???
Wrong. Do you know that I’ve been at work for the last 10 days straight?? Yes mi compadres. That doth include Saturday and Sunday. I’ve pulled two 12 hour days and one 16 hour day. This on top of the 9-10 hour days I have been pulling as of late. This makes no sense to me…do you know why???? Not sure…let me remind you…
I WORK FOR THE GOT DAMN GOVERNMENT!
Lawyers work long ass hours. Wall Street business types work long ass hours. Shit…even prostitutes have long hours. Le Government…8 hours, muhfuckin’ TOPS. I should never have to question when I’m leaving the office. But no…for the past two weeks…Panama D. Jackson…has had no EFFIN clue dude. I ain’t sign up for this shit.
I signed up for a few years of paid vacation if you will. So what I have to show up somewhere everyday. Really, they pay me to IM, email, and blog all day long. Okay okay…it seems like I don’t really do any work. The truth is I do a lot of work here. In fact, I work at one of the offices where working long hours is something you just might have to do. So I guess I shouldn’t complain…
…hmm…
…FUCK THAT.
I walked into my got damn office at 7am yesterday morning and walked out at 11pm yesterday evening. And I was actually WORKING the entire time. I took a one hour break. This isn’t right people. I work for the government. And for all of you people who have to sit at your office for 12 hour days on the regular…that shit is your fault. You probably went to school to be able to do that. Me…I work for the government.
One more time…I work for the government. So for anybody wondering why I have been sporadic in blogging as of late…it’s cuz I work for the government.
And they are making me work. I’ll be back to normal one of these days…
End Rant And Commencement of Getting Over it Syndrome
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One last thing…since all bloggers seem to do this at least once in their blog life, I’m going to open the comments up to anybody who’d like to ask me three (3) questions. So it is hereby opened up to the floor, the first session of:
Ask A Black Man: The Panama Jackson Edition
-No question is offlimits
-No topic is irrelevant
-Get the truth, the light, and the way
Ask away!