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Well, same as last year, lack of work from Oct 31, 2007 - Feb 29, 2008. It's the same every year. I don't work until there's work or I'm desperate and run out of money. This time i ran out of money. I didn't qualify for EI because i was 20 hours short of their restrictions. So i contacted a guy i know through my friend and got a job. I desperately didn't want to work in my previous profession because of the bodily harshness of it. It makes me a zombie. I can't think after working in that job. It's not as bad in the summer, but in the winter it slows down everything. Your thinking, your blood, your brain. It's difficult to do, but easy because you don't really have to do anything. Just stay there. Stay awake. But you try staying there, standing on the edge of the lake with a slight cold brease for 12 hours or so. Your skin dries out, your face burns from the sun and wind grating against it, your eyes turn red and windburnt, they blister if your not careful. Even with the parka that's made for going to the north pole, it's hard. My usual gear for that job: merino wool long johns and under shirt, t shirt, long sleeve t shirt, wool sweater, jeans, parka, gortex pants, sorel boots, wicking socks merino wool socks, hat, toqke, sunglasses, suntan lotion, hand cream, gloves, scarf. It's just never enough no matter what you do to protect yourself. I don't really regret it though. I've seen amazing things doing that. Watched the sun change through the day, through the years. The city. I've been almost everywhere you can imagine in this city because of that job.

I'd just rather be doing the next level of work that that job got me to. It's more exciting looking at creativity as other people see it. Seeing what you would do differently, what they do differently. It's closer to me than this.

p.s. Forgot to mention that i was extremely sick on the 13th.