Listening to blues these days... Ah if this ain't the blues, then I don't know what the hell the blues would be...

Must change this

It's sad not writing much anymore.... Notes from Vegas:

Nov 10, 08
Going on the end of the year again, I'm sitting at Raffle's Cafe in the Mandalay Bay Hotel alone. was flown here to learn the secrets of our new system-in-progress. Switch over date: Jan 1, 2009. Saw our new corporate building - something else - even had hardwood ceilings - what -. Wandered through the crowds tonight on my way to buy smokes, water, and a treasure for my B.

Cheers.

I think I've heard more foreign languages and accented English here than American - at least in the streets. They've given me a tiny dark table in the backest section of the restaurant, up next to a huge window overlooking glass that reflects the restaurant back to me, but in the daytime would overlook some bushes on the garden level.

Everybody bailed tonight. E got sick, the fckr and A works too hard - eh.

The Alfredo Chicken pasta isn't bad. The wine is hitting me fast. Slick.

B told me we should elope to Vegas. Maybe we can spend our honeymoon in the red rock mountains. I wouldn't mind eloping, I think. Having Elvis as our witness. Maybe we can arrange to elope simultaneously with Kriki and her E. That might be terribly fun.

Just finished reading The Awakening by Kate Chopin. She didn't start writing till she was in her forties I think. Pretty cool.

My belly's filling up and still I can't quench the sting of the wine. Hmm...

That's all. It's sad not writing much anymore. I must change this.

Lalala

Music I love these days:

• Slightly Stoopid
• Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars
• LL's Radiohead Mix
• St. German, Tourist
• Martha Wainwright, a song or two
• DJ Shadow

Not Dead, Just Hibernating

It's been almost a six months since my last entry, so I thought why not today? Plus, I'm grumps this morning and don't feel like working with people - I just might bite somebody's upper arm. So here goes an update, instead:

• Working as an office person - especially the lone office person - suits me and I am still very content with my job in general.
• I like some of the people I work with, so that's good.
• Last Sunday and then this past Saturday and Sunday, B worked, so I went out to Fort DeRussy Beach Park with a picnic and coffee and found a herd of palm trees making peaceful undulating sunshade on the grassy lawn bordering the beach, laid out a blanket, and read a great book, The Road Home. My only company, the staccato of clapping palms, the dull roar and suck of the ocean, and the distant cacophony of gathered groups of humans enjoying themselves.
• Still living in Honolulu for now; still looking at homes in Atlanta.
• My baby sister Jules is moving to Maui in just over a month and my Lyds may be moving to Big Island which means Christmas is going to be happy this year.

I think that's all for now. I'll come back to this later.

Guess who got a new job

yep. me.

yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhh.

I'm going to kick arse at this new company and learn a hellalot and enjoy my new concrete block of an office and my new staff of 8 men. Oooooeeeeee.

Ill be a book keeper (a keeper of the books) starting monday. Experience-less but who cares, I'm smart and a fast learner.

And I'll be getting nearly double the paycheck which is another main thing.

yippy skippy.

I totally missed Valentine's day

We figured it out, me and B, after we turned on the teli in the morning and then he turned to me and said "Happy Valentine's Day" and I said "Oh!" and "Happy Valentine's Day too." And that's all we did until dinner when we stuffed yummy cakes into our bellies, oded to V-Day.

So, I've got my eyes peeled for a new job. I had two intereviews this weekend and totally killed one. I mean I left my interviewer reeling from how good I was (despite my lack of experience). Then he asked me to come meet the artist at their show last night and I so I came and stood around a gallery, reading every book and magazine and wall information and looking at every photograph, waiting for an hour and a half for this guy to introduce me to the artist (because I still haven't been offered the job, so I can't just go introduce myself as Anna, the new employee). He never did and I started to get really cold and sleepy and bored, needless to say, so I told this guy I'm out, looks like he's really busy and I hope to hear back from him. So--drumrole--we'll see in the next two days what happens.

happy good joy love peace nice cool strong confident love

I can't leave my blog on such a negative note. Everything is great. I'm happy because:

• Today the sun is shining except when the occasional cloud wanders through and sprinkles its tinkle onto the tourists. Then then come in my gallery with a smile and when I ask how they are doing today, they say "trying to stay dry."

• Today isn't yesterday.

• My friend just gave me a compliment that I can't seem to shake. yay.

• I'm eating a cheese and spinach pastry that I made yesterday with Raspberry fruit spread on top. And it's delicious. And I made it. And it's finger-likkin good.

• I'm working with my favorite work person.

So.