Sic Transit Gloria
I have not updated recently -- too recently -- but I am now. I am currently still working at the Hotel for those curious. My pay has been increased drastically since June. (I had the equivalent of a $4/hr. pay raise.) This has significantly increased my attachment to this temporary job. I had contemplated leaving it for another job that would still retain my discount privileges for classes (75% tuition discount motherf***ers! [Author's Editing]). I have been thinking about what to do with my life from here and, while English and literature are still loves of mine, I do not believe the route of teaching is one I feel up to navigating. Not out of laziness, mind you. My current aspiration is to get into something hands-on, perhaps even within a mechanical field. There are plenty of opportunities and loads of money in it and it has always been something I have been interested in. Does this mean I will not do stand-up? No. Does this mean I will not write? No. It means that on top of those I will have a day job until one of those pays off. Perhaps I will give private English tutoring lessons as a Second Language (plenty of foreigners here) but that's not something I'm looking into realistically right now. What's the point? If they can't speak it, ship 'em back! (Author was beaten mercilessly after typing this comment.)
In the other worlds of news, my love life is impeccable. Laura and I are doing great and seem to be on a path to a permanent basis in the not-so-distant future. There are no other strategic details there so do not ask for any. But all is certainly well. We currently live together and, aside from minor relationship tangles that all couples of a loving nature succumb to, it is a great and harmonious existence. Frankly I can't say enough about her but to keep from boring you and making this 1^-39 light-years (accurate measurement of length here -- it's quite large in actuality).
But what about the writing? Certainly I have been contemplating writing ideas. To say in my months of lifethinking here that I have completely abstained from creative thinking is ludicrous (see: Open Door Policy). I have started, scrapped, resumed, etc. several ideas and am looking in the near future to producing something of value.
In awesome news, I just saw Tool live last night. It was unbelievable and I can't do it justice in words. Suffice to say, if you have the opportunity DO NOT PASS IT UP. DO NOT PASS IT UP. (Chino has nothing on Maynard's voice, by the way! <---That's gonna get me in trouble.)
Here I write all of this without the slightest bit of hesitation in thinking that most, if not all, of you could care less but I felt I owed myself to write this down and, well, I really just wanted to use my LJ again.
I love Strokes.
In the other worlds of news, my love life is impeccable. Laura and I are doing great and seem to be on a path to a permanent basis in the not-so-distant future. There are no other strategic details there so do not ask for any. But all is certainly well. We currently live together and, aside from minor relationship tangles that all couples of a loving nature succumb to, it is a great and harmonious existence. Frankly I can't say enough about her but to keep from boring you and making this 1^-39 light-years (accurate measurement of length here -- it's quite large in actuality).
But what about the writing? Certainly I have been contemplating writing ideas. To say in my months of lifethinking here that I have completely abstained from creative thinking is ludicrous (see: Open Door Policy). I have started, scrapped, resumed, etc. several ideas and am looking in the near future to producing something of value.
In awesome news, I just saw Tool live last night. It was unbelievable and I can't do it justice in words. Suffice to say, if you have the opportunity DO NOT PASS IT UP. DO NOT PASS IT UP. (Chino has nothing on Maynard's voice, by the way! <---That's gonna get me in trouble.)
Here I write all of this without the slightest bit of hesitation in thinking that most, if not all, of you could care less but I felt I owed myself to write this down and, well, I really just wanted to use my LJ again.
I love Strokes.