Fall-en-Choly: Long
Between the stuff with family, joblessness, transportation isolation, the weather and other ancillary wants and needs, I have gone into this years fall meloncholy.
I'm not sad. I have been retreating into my head and need to come out and play.
Every Monday I have to kick start my job search. It helps that the WYSE event meeting happens every Monday evening via conference call. It motivates me.
I was reading some reports at RAND's website on Adolescent Health and I am longing to be back in the mix. I want to be creating, learning and offering my skills to a local group of teens. I really want to do some work in my immediate area. There is so little going on here. It's all happening in South Central, East LA and Hollywood. Don't these folks know teens here are at risk too? ahhhh Suburban denial.
I also need to go back to school. I am looking into starting up at Cal State Dominguez in the Spring. It is so close by and inexpensive for residents. I know that if I am back in the education environment I will be exposed to the latest research, the most progressive work, and this schol is within 8 miles of me. That means the chnace to do work in THIS area as part of the classes.
The transportation thing is getting me again today/this week. There are some autumn events in areas I can't take buses to and I wanna ago. *pout*
Halloween weekend will be fun though. I am heading out with friends and then the following week I am taking my son to a play in Hollywood of Edward Gorey stories. My mom bought the tix. woohoo! He has recently become ibnterested in Gorey and I hope this gives him some interest in theater as well.
He and Annie, his girlfriend, were hanging out here last night. It is very sweet to see them together.
Makes a girl want some affection and companionship of her own. Someone recently said to me, "As you know, the fruits of patience are sweeter" He is so right. Fruits nearly ripe enough I'd say. heh
Enough about that. *smirk*
Back to J&A. What would I do if I soon found out that they had taken thing further? Good question. Time for another talk with the boy, me thinks. I really do trust his ethics and her resolve. She is in charge. It's pretty clear.
Some of my favorite people on Earth are coming over for a nice dinner and wine by the fireplace next weekend. It will be the first use of the fireplace, so I hope I don't smoke out the place.
I think the flu(sic) is open, but I will make sure all is well before that night. I have rearranged the livingroom and am starting to put up the pictures we have around the house.
It's time to open the house up to friends. I think this will make it feel even more cozy. I really do love our house. We are blessed.
I downloaded 4 free yoga videos today. I am going to start doing yoga each morning so I can get back in touch spiritually. I ahve been starting my day with TV, and I think it is mushing up my brain and making me complacent.
I'm off to job search now.
Here's to new friends (platonic and otherwise), a new job to help me feel fullfilled and $$, to the calmness of fall, to the propect of going back to Mass. for the holidays, to my sons happiness, to this great CD(Lorenna McKennet).
Blessings to the amazing contributions that Rosa Parks made to our world and our souls, to the 2005 young people killed (to date) in IRAQ.
Peace and blessings all.
I'm not sad. I have been retreating into my head and need to come out and play.
Every Monday I have to kick start my job search. It helps that the WYSE event meeting happens every Monday evening via conference call. It motivates me.
I was reading some reports at RAND's website on Adolescent Health and I am longing to be back in the mix. I want to be creating, learning and offering my skills to a local group of teens. I really want to do some work in my immediate area. There is so little going on here. It's all happening in South Central, East LA and Hollywood. Don't these folks know teens here are at risk too? ahhhh Suburban denial.
I also need to go back to school. I am looking into starting up at Cal State Dominguez in the Spring. It is so close by and inexpensive for residents. I know that if I am back in the education environment I will be exposed to the latest research, the most progressive work, and this schol is within 8 miles of me. That means the chnace to do work in THIS area as part of the classes.
The transportation thing is getting me again today/this week. There are some autumn events in areas I can't take buses to and I wanna ago. *pout*
Halloween weekend will be fun though. I am heading out with friends and then the following week I am taking my son to a play in Hollywood of Edward Gorey stories. My mom bought the tix. woohoo! He has recently become ibnterested in Gorey and I hope this gives him some interest in theater as well.
He and Annie, his girlfriend, were hanging out here last night. It is very sweet to see them together.
Makes a girl want some affection and companionship of her own. Someone recently said to me, "As you know, the fruits of patience are sweeter" He is so right. Fruits nearly ripe enough I'd say. heh
Enough about that. *smirk*
Back to J&A. What would I do if I soon found out that they had taken thing further? Good question. Time for another talk with the boy, me thinks. I really do trust his ethics and her resolve. She is in charge. It's pretty clear.
Some of my favorite people on Earth are coming over for a nice dinner and wine by the fireplace next weekend. It will be the first use of the fireplace, so I hope I don't smoke out the place.
I think the flu(sic) is open, but I will make sure all is well before that night. I have rearranged the livingroom and am starting to put up the pictures we have around the house.
It's time to open the house up to friends. I think this will make it feel even more cozy. I really do love our house. We are blessed.
I downloaded 4 free yoga videos today. I am going to start doing yoga each morning so I can get back in touch spiritually. I ahve been starting my day with TV, and I think it is mushing up my brain and making me complacent.
I'm off to job search now.
Here's to new friends (platonic and otherwise), a new job to help me feel fullfilled and $$, to the calmness of fall, to the propect of going back to Mass. for the holidays, to my sons happiness, to this great CD(Lorenna McKennet).
Blessings to the amazing contributions that Rosa Parks made to our world and our souls, to the 2005 young people killed (to date) in IRAQ.
Peace and blessings all.