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Just got canned from my job of several years. It's kind of a relief, really, as I'd been looking to get out of graphic design for some time and it's just too hard to leave a decent paying job. Between unemployment and some $avings, I should be OK for a few months if I'm kind of skin-flinty.

The question: what kind of things would you do if you were suddenly blessed with some extra time but not much money to blow. In New York. That is, on any given morning when you're dragging your sorry ass to work, where would you rather be going?

― Octothorpe (Octothorpe), Saturday, 27 September 2003 02:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd hope the weather was nice & sunny & go for a long walk on some tree-lined street.

― lyra (lyra), Saturday, 27 September 2003 02:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Title everything

― Mike Hanle y (mike), Saturday, 27 September 2003 03:06 (twenty-two years ago)

try a bunch of ethnic restaurants out in the boroughs. go gallery hopping. visit me at work and take me out to lunch. [midtown]

― phil-two (phil-two), Saturday, 27 September 2003 03:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Before I buy anyone any lunches, I've probably got to milk the sympathy lunch train for a bit...

― Octothorpe (Octothorpe), Saturday, 27 September 2003 03:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Being out of work as a graphic designer in San Francisco, I've done nothing with my time worth speaking of. It's really quite awful. Too bad I'm not in Manhattan though; at least I'd take Phil out for lunch.

― Sean (Sean), Saturday, 27 September 2003 03:24 (twenty-two years ago)

i would stay at home and catch up on my music listening. boring but unfortunately true

― the surface noise (electricsound), Saturday, 27 September 2003 03:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I pretty much just sleep in.

― hstencil, Saturday, 27 September 2003 06:11 (twenty-two years ago)

sorry to hear that octothorpe. spent a long time out of work after having a similar position. just make sure you don't sink into a rut, try and freelance maybe? you'll be fine i thinks.

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 27 September 2003 10:32 (twenty-two years ago)

OTM stevem. It's a luxury at first, but time passes quickly. Not as fast as money passes out of your account, though. Look for another job right away, then try to defer your start date as long as possible. Knowing you have a job to go to is like a looooong vacation. No job on the horizon is, well, kind of scary after a while.

― Skottie, Saturday, 27 September 2003 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Go get Sri Lankan food on Staten Island!

― Douglas (Douglas), Sunday, 28 September 2003 00:42 (twenty-two years ago)

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