Job hunt day 1

The last time I was without a job was 1999 when I moved to New York. Times sure have changed. Everything is online, including temp agencies. And unemployment benefits. That would be great as I remember the other time I filed for Unenjoyment in 1995 when I moved to San Francisco. The unemployment office is one of the saddest places to be. Unfortunately, California has a policy that if you worked in another state the past 18 months, you have to file by phone. And there have been cutbacks at the Unemployment office and the phone lines are jammed. I couldn't even get into the que to file a phone claim. Try again tomorrow.

Today I spoke to a contact in New York (yeah, despite my blog name, I'm already considering moving back), emailed my resume to three agencies and registered at the Kaiser job site. Next, I'm heading out to buy a Backstage West--perhaps there are some actor/writer friendly temp agencies that still advertise. If so, I'll visit their websites tomorrow and apply.

I'm very pessimistic right now.