Sigh...
I am SO relaxed right now. Cleaned the house last night, now I've so much space and don't know what to do with it (so I told some of Chris' friends to stay here if they need to; they're playing a show tonight I think). My walls are still blank (someone slap me), so I think I'll paint today before I go in to work (I also love this 'setting your own hours' thing).
So. I'm borrowing my dad's mountain bike and he got some of those tires that have a really tiny air hole/tube thing so the metal part (that the spokes are attached to) is stronger. Did you catch that? It's the little thing you air up with. And it's bent - there's a little device on the inside that you push on to let the air out, and that's the bent part. How do I fix that? Now it doesn't matter how I close it, it won't hold air. Do I need to replace the thing, or can I somehow bend it back? Thanks if you know, or if you don't!
I'm also still waiting on Craig to hear if I got the zoo job - up at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, a teacher's aide position for the summer camps. It'd only be for August, but it'd give me valuable experience for the nonprofit I want to open in a few years. Edit: Craig emailed me and apparently doesn't have the funding for another employee. Damn.
The other thing going on right now is that I'm getting back into the tango. I went to 'Tango at the Fountain' - an event where a bunch of Oly's tango people get together and dance at the fountain. I had to completely re-learn how to be a follow and it definitely took a few minutes :P (as it was the first time for me since about March). I'm going up to Tacoma this Sunday for another milonga (tango dance), this one with a beginner's lesson (for Chris).
Speaking of that kid, yesterday was his birthday and now he's even more of an old man - 28. It's amazing how much I can't tell, except for the receding hairline :P Also amazing that we've been together for about 5 months (unclear about when this 'started' and don't really care, as we've no need for an anniversary). Yeah, I do care about him a lot, but nothing would've been possible if I wasn't leaving for Ireland. This is the first case where I've thought of an expiration date as a good thing. (Plus: I want babies, Chris isn't too keen on that - this gives me a chance to get myself some without breaking up with someone :D ).
I just love it when life works (and so far it hasn't stopped, though sometimes is a bit mysterious...). Hope everyone's happy!
So. I'm borrowing my dad's mountain bike and he got some of those tires that have a really tiny air hole/tube thing so the metal part (that the spokes are attached to) is stronger. Did you catch that? It's the little thing you air up with. And it's bent - there's a little device on the inside that you push on to let the air out, and that's the bent part. How do I fix that? Now it doesn't matter how I close it, it won't hold air. Do I need to replace the thing, or can I somehow bend it back? Thanks if you know, or if you don't!
I'm also still waiting on Craig to hear if I got the zoo job - up at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, a teacher's aide position for the summer camps. It'd only be for August, but it'd give me valuable experience for the nonprofit I want to open in a few years. Edit: Craig emailed me and apparently doesn't have the funding for another employee. Damn.
The other thing going on right now is that I'm getting back into the tango. I went to 'Tango at the Fountain' - an event where a bunch of Oly's tango people get together and dance at the fountain. I had to completely re-learn how to be a follow and it definitely took a few minutes :P (as it was the first time for me since about March). I'm going up to Tacoma this Sunday for another milonga (tango dance), this one with a beginner's lesson (for Chris).
Speaking of that kid, yesterday was his birthday and now he's even more of an old man - 28. It's amazing how much I can't tell, except for the receding hairline :P Also amazing that we've been together for about 5 months (unclear about when this 'started' and don't really care, as we've no need for an anniversary). Yeah, I do care about him a lot, but nothing would've been possible if I wasn't leaving for Ireland. This is the first case where I've thought of an expiration date as a good thing. (Plus: I want babies, Chris isn't too keen on that - this gives me a chance to get myself some without breaking up with someone :D ).
I just love it when life works (and so far it hasn't stopped, though sometimes is a bit mysterious...). Hope everyone's happy!