…almost three months of working two jobs has come to an end. Poof. Finito! I am once again in awe at Time’s uncanny way of passing very quickly. It feels like it was approximately two seconds ago that I rolled into Loveland, CO with nothing in my account, nothing in my pockets but change, just…
Category: Moments
Milestones
J and I just got back from makin’ a few groceries. We hunted and gathered steaks, sparkling cider, and the makings of strawberry shortcake. Joining this delightful culinary gathering will be some veggies and mashed tatoes. We’re waiting for the charcoal to get hot right now, and the feast preparations will be a’rollin’. We are…
Rivah Watah
Man o’ man, the last couple of weeks have been a ride! I am working two jobs now, you see. I took two part-timers in order to make a whole, as it were. However, one part-time gave me nearly full-time hours last week, so I was somewhat working a full job and a half. Often,…
French Quarter Friday: Wandering Royal St.
Well, happy Friday the 13th, world! I’ve always had good days, on Friday the 13thses, and today has begun no differently. Since I managed to not get loose from work until nearly 10:00 p.m. last night, I slept in a little. Once awake, I received the very grand and glorious news that my dad’s PT…
An Epic Stroll (Warning: Contains Sweat. And Also a Bead Dog.)
This past Friday, I had it in my overly-active mind that it would be a Good Idea to spend 9 hours on foot in the Garden District, wandering the Magazine St. corridor. See, J is working now (YAY!) on ‘Zine St., often needs the car for work, and this thereby renders me stranded in The Room…
Sometimes My Geek Shows
Well, alright, it shows all the time. However, sometimes it comes out at the most unexpected and ridiculous moments. On Memorial Day, as we were killing time in the AC, we sat down for some card games. The game 31, in particular, and we were using pennies as gambling fodder. I looked at mine…and saw…
Midnight in Paris
Picture this: After a seriously stunning montage of daily Parisian views, your screen falls completely dark, save for some opening credits. The only sensory input one then receives is the dialogue that opens this film, and this is what you hear: Gil: This is unbelievable! Look at this! There’s no city like this in the…
Long Time No Sea
I never know what’s going to happen when either I or J suggests to the other, upon having had enough of The Room, “Hey, wanna take a drive?” We do this occasionally, get in the car and strike out for destinations unknown. It is, save for a little bit of gas, the most cost-effective form…
The Day the Ships Rolled In
I stood at the Bienville Street Wharf under a heavy post-storm sky. As the gulls swooped and swarmed over the river to claim as their own that which the rains had kicked up, and the wind careened through my hair, I closed my eyes and just…listened. The greedy gulls, the thwap-slosh-thwap of the river slapping…
Follow Your Crazy 