yesterday when i went to the liquor store next to my workplace, i picked up a pack of camel lights because they were out of marlboro lights. i started smoking cigarettes again a few years ago when i realized that in food service, the only way to get a break is to take a smoke break. i smoke about five cigarettes a day, down from about ten a day ( Read more... )

los angeles is a lonely place for me right now. its pretty hot outside and i dont have anywhere to go besides the library. ive been reading at least five hours a day for about the past month, and honestly, its really boring. my roommates are leaving to go back east, which is sad, but maybe it will mean i will actually have to go out and meet people ( Read more... )

a few weeks ago i made a chunk of change working a week at a renaissance festival in las vegas with a bunch of thai dudes that didnt know much english. we camped and stayed two nights at a motel 6 on the strip, where i lost five dollars on the penny slots ( Read more... )

so yeah as i mentioned i got a part-time job after applying to about 50 places over three weeks, canvassing from echo park to hollywood and craigslist too. i get paid 8 dollars an hour to run food at a swanky suburban vegetarian restaurant. i have to commute 25 minutes by car, wear all black, ive already had to cut my hair but i have to cut it ( Read more... )

okay katharine broke into my livejournal
i start my second part-time job today as a food runner. i really hope the economy gets better before my college education keeps seeming to be a big waste of money for much longer

edit: ok katharine broke into my livejournal.

i beat up on girls.

getting older is sad, not because i feel any older, but because shit changes faster than i want it too, even when im not changing at all. i guess i have changed. i party less, read what i want, care less about modern music, care more about making my own music, care more about friends and family. also, here's a big change: i live in los angeles. i ( Read more... )

katharine is in the other room making eggplant parmesan. i have been reading all day besides the part of the day where i went to work and got trained in regards to the proper etiquette for a coffee cupping, which is a lot like a wine tasting except you get jacked up instead of slowed down ( Read more... )

i dont know if i said any of this before, but im moving to davis, california, 'the most bicycle friendly town in the world.' not that im obsessed with bikes or anything; in fact im getting sort of a beer gut and i cant ride without getting a really sore taint because i dont have the callus from riding my rock-hard seat raw quite enough recently ( Read more... )

scott, my mom, and my older sister are coming to dc for my graduation, which is great because im really happy and proud of myself to be getting done with college, which sucked and was awesome in a million different ways. once i graduate im going to go full time at the restaurant i work at until my lease is up ( Read more... )