Does anyone know....??

Does anyone know why when things appear to be improving they will suddenly crash? Or, why the light at the end of the tunnel invariably becomes an optical illusion? It seems that every time I get close to something job wise, it gets snatched away or moved further with more hoops to jump through before I get an answer. I'm all for making sure you are hiring the right person - one who is qualified and will be able to do the job - however, when it seems to take forever, that is a bit of overkill. Why have people in for second interviews AFTER sending them to HR to discuss benefits? When did this begin to be the norm? I really don't care about the benefits until after I get the job. I mean, I certainly want health insurance and such, but I really don't need to know about it until after I am hired. At this point, I am focused more on the job and how I can be productive in it. Let me start working and then we can talk about benefits.

It's been a while

Well, it has been a while since my last post. Although things have improved on the job front, I am still looking for that elusive full time position. I am currently working part time and although it helps, I still am not bringing in enough money to meet the bills.
I am still playing one against the other with the car payment and the rent. I am down to owing less than $1500 on the car, but the rent is behind a month and a half. That should be down to a month shortly as I get a check soon. The car folks are still threatening to repossess and the apartment folk are talking about eviction. I often find myself wishing that I could just get $4000 to pay everything off and bring me to an even playing field. To some people that seems like a small amount of money, but to some it is more than is imaginable.
With this, I again hope to send word out to the cosmos that I am still hoping for some assistance. Giving up is not in my nature.