I spend my days ordering fabric for the new line and making Excel spreadsheets. Two nights a week, I help a friend at her newly opened cafe were tasty beverages and sarcasm are dispensed. Juan and I are knee-deep in watching every "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode. I never watched it when it was in syndication, but now I see why so many people ( Read more... )

I am in Guanajuato, Mexico.

I am fortunate to be here with Juan, and to spend time with his family.

So far, it has been full immersion into the culture. I have been to a wedding, a funeral, a birthday party and celebrated Navidad.

Tomorrow we climb the temples and see the mummies.

Bueno.

Estoy navegando lejos.
Fije un curso abierto para the virgin seas.
Porque tengo que estar libre.
Libere para hacer frente a vida delante de mí.

I'm going to incorporate Styx into my final project in Spanish. I was going to do "Stairway to Heaven" but the melody didn't quite translate.

One month to Mexico.

Keeping in line with my tradition of obscure Halloween costumes, this year I went as Raoul Duke. I know it's been done, but when you find the right pair of yellow hunter glasses, you just can't pass it up.

And it was awesome.

He had the fat suit for "I'm Fat."
The beard and suit for "Amish Paradise."
The red leather jacket for "Eat It."
The Segway for "White and Nerdy."

He didn't do "Like a Surgeon," but everything else was very entertaining. I'd say the best concert I've ever been to.

I am going to see Weird Al Yankovic tonight. A friend bought tickets for Juan's birthday.

Sweet.

Scored a one day gig as a script supervisor for a pilot kid's show. Pay is $200 and exposure to a local, well-budgeted production company, and possible full-time scripting work if the show gets picked up.

As a regular 9-to-5er, I now have an appreciation for the long weekend attached to Labor Day. In observance, Juan and I went to Disneyland. We spent some time in Santa Monica, and town I hope to call home within the next decade. Sure the traffic is bad and the air quality isn't great, but...well....I can't explain my attraction to the place.

I'm on week three at the new job. Week one was great, week two was turbulent ( Read more... )

I start my new job tomorrow at Robert Talbott as Inventory Control. I've never had to purchase office-appropriate clothing before, but it was actually fun. This is a real turning point for us, we'll have the same schedule and we'll be pulling a greater income. Although it is certainly not feasible to buy a home anywhere near Monterey, we'll be be ( Read more... )