the anniversaries of ghosts
wow, it has been AGES since i've been on here.
HAI.
so, what's new, you ask?
not much & a lot. still working at crazy jewelry place but also interviewing with tile & stone places and sending my resume out for jobs i am perfect for and not getting called into them. new mexico employers are weird. even they acknowledge this. during my hit & run interview with one place on friday, they were all "there is no doubt you would make an impact on our business. the people we have now are okaaaaaaaaaaaay, but not great." me: "you don't need okay. you need fabulous. *tada move*" them: "yeeeeeeeeeah, but...." me: @@ them: *sheepish look and awkward silence*
so there's that.
then my current job, well, who is surprised to hear that place is still crazy? said no one ever. however, it unfortunately remains the best option as it at least offers some semblance of benefits and a reliable source of income. but, new compensation plan kicks in march 1st, and i still have nothing to sell to make that work so i am a wee bit nervous. ironically, this year has actually started out much better for me than last year, as far as sales, anyway. it's just not happening fast enough.
i took a beading class yesterday, as i have a new diabolical plan to take over the world (make more money) and it was really cool. i used one of mom's old necklaces as a starting point and added some stuff i bought a couple weeks ago and the pieces turned out pretty cool. not to mention the process itself is both creative and analytical, so double brain pheromones. ;-p i made 2 necklaces and a pair of earrings. i have the memory wire for a coil bracelet that i started, but was too blind to finish. i'll play it with this week. note to self: do not wear contacts when beading. eileen took the class with me & we had so much fun; without a doubt,we were the giggliest girls in the class. the teacher was a hoot, and i'm going to take another class with her on wire wrapping. during our break, we went to frontier for lunch, an old college haunt. it is still exactly the same as it was decades ago when i would slip in between classes and watch the world go by on central ave. a great, great day.
tomorrow it will be one year that i've been in this house. crazy. i remember unpacking it in three days and then waiting for that "homey" feeling to kick in. it took awhile, but it finally has. it was super cute for the holidays and coming home from buffalo, walking in the front door, there was that feeling that i'd been looking & waiting for. *home* so, even tho i still am not crazy about the brick floors (thru the ENTIRE house), i'd like to stay here. i'd actually like never to move again!
then, the day after tomorrow will mark the birthday of a dear friend who passed away two years ago last week. sometimes, being here, it just seems so wrong that she is not with us anymore. at times, when life is making me crazy (specifically when eileen & doug are making me crazy, don't ask), i shake my fist at the sky and yell "leslie! you should be here!", because only she would be able to fully appreciate the craziness and make me laugh about it. i miss you, my friend.
i'm gonna get to the rest of my weekend now. partially because tess has positioned herself in front of the keyboard & i can't see the screen. do you think she's trying to tell me something? partially because i have nothing more to say.
ta!
HAI.
so, what's new, you ask?
not much & a lot. still working at crazy jewelry place but also interviewing with tile & stone places and sending my resume out for jobs i am perfect for and not getting called into them. new mexico employers are weird. even they acknowledge this. during my hit & run interview with one place on friday, they were all "there is no doubt you would make an impact on our business. the people we have now are okaaaaaaaaaaaay, but not great." me: "you don't need okay. you need fabulous. *tada move*" them: "yeeeeeeeeeah, but...." me: @@ them: *sheepish look and awkward silence*
so there's that.
then my current job, well, who is surprised to hear that place is still crazy? said no one ever. however, it unfortunately remains the best option as it at least offers some semblance of benefits and a reliable source of income. but, new compensation plan kicks in march 1st, and i still have nothing to sell to make that work so i am a wee bit nervous. ironically, this year has actually started out much better for me than last year, as far as sales, anyway. it's just not happening fast enough.
i took a beading class yesterday, as i have a new diabolical plan to take over the world (make more money) and it was really cool. i used one of mom's old necklaces as a starting point and added some stuff i bought a couple weeks ago and the pieces turned out pretty cool. not to mention the process itself is both creative and analytical, so double brain pheromones. ;-p i made 2 necklaces and a pair of earrings. i have the memory wire for a coil bracelet that i started, but was too blind to finish. i'll play it with this week. note to self: do not wear contacts when beading. eileen took the class with me & we had so much fun; without a doubt,we were the giggliest girls in the class. the teacher was a hoot, and i'm going to take another class with her on wire wrapping. during our break, we went to frontier for lunch, an old college haunt. it is still exactly the same as it was decades ago when i would slip in between classes and watch the world go by on central ave. a great, great day.
tomorrow it will be one year that i've been in this house. crazy. i remember unpacking it in three days and then waiting for that "homey" feeling to kick in. it took awhile, but it finally has. it was super cute for the holidays and coming home from buffalo, walking in the front door, there was that feeling that i'd been looking & waiting for. *home* so, even tho i still am not crazy about the brick floors (thru the ENTIRE house), i'd like to stay here. i'd actually like never to move again!
then, the day after tomorrow will mark the birthday of a dear friend who passed away two years ago last week. sometimes, being here, it just seems so wrong that she is not with us anymore. at times, when life is making me crazy (specifically when eileen & doug are making me crazy, don't ask), i shake my fist at the sky and yell "leslie! you should be here!", because only she would be able to fully appreciate the craziness and make me laugh about it. i miss you, my friend.
i'm gonna get to the rest of my weekend now. partially because tess has positioned herself in front of the keyboard & i can't see the screen. do you think she's trying to tell me something? partially because i have nothing more to say.
ta!