a hair salon is still just a hair salon

i drove by a hair salon that had a rainbow flag hanging in the window the other day, and i got to thinking about an intense discussion i'd had recently about whether rainbow flags outside a business are necessary.

when something sara quin, from tegan and sara, said in an interview came to mind.

(anyone who knows me by this point is aware of my affinity for tegan and sara.)

in an interview for out.com sara said,

"we're queer, but music doesn't have a sexuality. even if our music was written more clearly to women, like if we were using 'she' and 'her' and that sort of thing i still think the music is still just music. it's still just a song. and just like literature if the themes of the book are queer- does that mean its only for a queer audience? i'm just not sure that's as important anymore. and yet, its important i think to be out for the people who still can't be out or don't want to be out. i definitely want to be seen by those kids and i want to be a role model to those kids. you know?"

(here's the full interview if you're interested.)

if you replace "music" with "a hair salon" and "song" with "a place," you would get something like this-

"i still think a hair salon is still just a hair salon. it's still just a place."

i couldn't have said it any better myself, sara.

so i'll end by saying- yes the rainbow flags are necessary.

this week or last week?

this whole "being unemployed" gig sure gives me plenty of time to think.

i think about what there is to watch on tv, whether i should venture outside to go for a jog, why is my dog staring at me like that, do i REALLY want a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast? again?

but i also think, "will i ever get a job?" and "what kind of direction is my life going in?"

the first set of questions are obviouslyyyy the easier ones to answer- though, i never really do know why my dog just sits and stares at me, and i mean *stares.*

i really wish she could talk sometimes.

anyways.

the point is, the second set of questions are more difficult.

i have faith in myself that i will get a job at some point in the near (fingers crossed for VERY near) future.

but my direction in life is sort of unclear. i'm sure i'm not alone in this situation, in fact, i'm positive there are other recent college grads struggling to find an upgrade professional job.

the job market is tough out there.

i'm suspicious of folks who have steady jobs that say its getting better, (but i secretly want to believe its true- positive thoughts!)

finding a professional job is what can lead us onto a path- a direction of sorts.

since i, like many others unemployed, haven't found one yet i feel slightly direction-less.

i guess i'm just wondering if others out there have any sort of advice- what keeps YOU going day after day of the daily grind?

how do YOU maintain some sort of sanity and hope that a job will hire you?

if you're reading this and without a job- i wish you the best of luck in your search and i feel your pain. we'll get through this!

we just got to believe we are wonderfully talented hard working people, and any job that takes us will get to see it.

take care and enjoy whats left of your sunday.

xoxo