Catching up
Wow, it's been a long time. I wonder if anyone is still around the Livejournal neck of the woods? I seemed to have too much happen at once in the early part of the year and just didn't want to write about it. The job I was at, where I was able to write as much as I wanted, came to an end in March and I got really depressed. So I had a few months of being miserably up in the air with work and just last month landed somewhere permanent with Fuse TV. I'm actually really enjoying it. It's in the studio, so this is where the VJs come in to announce the Top 20 videos and Sexiest videos. This guy Hoppus has a show here too, so he has musicians come in and a studio audience. It's kind of a cool way to get introduced to some music. I was here for quiet awhile before someone told me Hoppus is a singer in Blink 182, which seems cool. I don't know them at all but I definitely got the vibe that he was a performer right away. He came out to greet the audience by my desk and was just "on."
So I'm feeling a lot more settled now and writing every day. Eventually I want to try to get it published, but I'm not going to rush myself too hard. When I'm ready I'll know and I'm just enjoying the process. In the meantime, I do have Mermaid Parade photos even though it was two months ago already. Since I use Facebook so much, my Photobucket barely gets touched. But I uploaded them there, so might as well include them.
We did a graffiti theme. I couldn't find shell bras and my friend with the red hair suggested pasties. Then my other friend loved the idea so I was like, guess I'm wearing pasties! It was very liberating and we got a lot of attention for it. So.......here we go!
This was my favorite. Love the eyelashes!
Here's what we looked like. I had fish pasties and theirs were sea shells
silly string was a big hit, the crowds loved it!
But the Mer-meter-maids were out...
...and she got a ticket!
Everyone loves bead and leis
I see these brothers every year
Dude was a trip
Love googly eyes!
Starfish!
Yeehaw!
Friends - they always do a political theme
I heard Joe Coleman was a judge, so I ran up to meet him. He was very sweet considering how dark and twisted his paintings are. Just had to tell him I was a fan - and the picture blew Derek's mind.
Knew I'd find Bambi somewhere!
Mermaid repair!
Two beers at Beer Island! Hopefully they won't close...
So that was probably the best mermaid parade for me so far - mainly because people loved our costumes so much. After awhile, I completely forgot I wasn't wearing anything on top. I'd look down now and then and feel a rush of panic, then be like 'Oh that's right. It's OK.' Only one guy got kind of creepy and posed too closely for a pic with my red haired friend. Then we drank beer and there were fireworks and I'm dying to go back and ride stuff.
Not sure how often I'll update. Maybe if I need to vent, but I might use it to post things I don't want my neice to see. She's only 14 and since she's on Facebook, I have to be careful.
If anyone's still out there - hope all is well!