Mon 21 Jun 2004
The rain continues…I’m not tired of it, but I know many Coloroadoans are all hopped up with anxiety: Will we ever see the sun again? WILL WE? (Shaking the person next to them), COLORADO HAS 350 DAYS OF SUNSHINE A YEAR, DON’T YOU KNOW?!!!
Turns out the Cross Dresser was the scary, sketchy, border-line pedophile type. I’m so sad about this, I was really hoping he’d be one of those easy going, wife and kids, loves the feel of silk on his skin, type of cross-dresser. Needless to say his lewd comments and uncomfortable social nature has led us to ban him from the store…even though, tragically, the waistband on the shimmery tights he managed to find, did not work for him, (or his “cousin” as he kept assuring us they were for her). Appearantly they were so old, the lycra had worn out and snapped. I’ll send him his money back, but we’re not inviting HIM back.
I made granola over the weekend, it is delicious. I’ll post the recipe at some point.
Looking at photos on Kris and Johnny’s Blogs filled me with a sense of nostalgia, as I miss the NW so much. The rain in FC has really stirred my inner soul, and Josh and I have talked about moving as early as January. But, where do we move? Would it be foolish to pick up and plop down in Portland with hardly a job-lead in sight? Are there any opportunities for a recently graduated, CIS major and a dance and theater teacher? Is it possible to disentangle ourselves from this hot, dry, state with all its woes, Republicans, and feeble art grants that I’ve been lucky enough to snag?
Well, what do you think?
June 21st, 2004 at 10:28 am
It was a 90-degree sunny weekend in Portland. Job prospects are no-good everywhere — you should pick first where you want to live, and then find jobs after that. Portland is good. High quality of life here . . . you could come live in the funky NW district, and then walk or bus downtown, and dance and make art and rent loft space for big fun mixed-media projects. I’ll help.
June 21st, 2004 at 1:26 pm
Dearest Kris, I look forward to it. The more we look around, the happier I feel thinking about Portland. I’ve been away for almost 10 years, I’d love to come back to the area. I actually have a lot of mixed-media experience and fantasize about the whole loft-art expo…esp. with Gina ROCKIN it at PNCA. As soon as Josh is done with school, the world is at our fingertips.
June 21st, 2004 at 6:50 pm
I’d love it if you guys moved to Columbus, but if everything goes to plan we’ll only be there til August of ‘05, when we’ll join y’all in the PNW…
June 22nd, 2004 at 8:08 am
Hey there,
I have to say I agree with Kris as far as just move somewhere and figure it out as you go. It’s a great adventure and you learn so much about yourself in the process. But, are you sure you want to return to something safe and familiar, or do you want to keep exploring? You have the time and the freedom to explore right now, make sure you take advantage of that. Darren and I aproach life as one big adventure and every day brings the possiblilty for one more CRAZY store to tell our grandchildren. Life is all about living a new story…make sure that when you slow down and settle down, you have enough good stories under your belt to last a while. Things always work out in life and lets face it…it’s really more fun when it’s not exactly as we planned…the Bay Area is great…expensive…but amazing!
June 22nd, 2004 at 1:18 pm
…lewd comments and uncomfortable social nature…
WHAT? C’MON. DON’T HOG THE LEWD COMMENTS. Do share.