ahhh... update, schmupdate.
it's been over a week since I updated. when was the last time that happened?
I guess I've been busy. I was at Folk Fest all last weekend, then I started classes this Monday. Wednesday I went out to 3 bars and hung out with bunches of people and got drunk off only 4 drinks. Crazy.
My youngest sister just got back from her road trip- she and two friends drove all across the country, through Chicago and some time in Yellowstone and Northern California and hanging out with Fierhauk in San Fran, then down past the Grand Canyon and who knows where else...
And they missed Folk Fest because they were in New Orleans last weekend. That's right, my little sister was in NOLA, drinking beers on Bourbon Street for the first and last time in her life, last Saturday night. The next day they evacuated the city.
I have been mainly avoiding the TV, because it's so tragic. But every now and then it grabs my eye... at work or in a bar or even the articles on Yahoo. It's hard not to cry when I think about it. New Orleans was one of the most amazing cities I've ever been in. The scenery, the people, the atmosphere in general. And now I see people floating in plastic tubs, wading through waist-deep human waste stew, gathering merchandise from wrecked buildings... chaos. It's a combination of pity and disgust and loss and sympathy and nostalgia.
I don't want to think of that day biking through the Garden District, or having bloody marys at the french market, or riding in the car with the locals to the St. Charles Tavern, or having beers on the street watching the parade forming for the jazz funeral. Remember Bourbon Street in January? Flowers on the balconies. Really. And New Year's in Jackson Square...
They're saying it will take months before the power is back up. Rebuilding? We'll see.
OK, enough of that. I posted Folk Fest pictures. I'm not quite finished with the captions yet.
I'm in the computer lab and I probably shouldn't be. I have an assignment due for my next class, but I can't do it because I haven't gotten the book yet. Mail order can be a bitch, but I'm saving about $15. I'll just turn in the assignment on Monday. Assuming I have the book.
Hmmm... what else? I posted an SG Philly event for next week... go check out the group page for details. People better show up... I've been so out of the SG loop, it's silly.
Oh- other big news. The restaurant I work at is CLOSING for two weeks or more, then re-opening as "The Seafood Factory". Who the hell would voluntarily go to a restaurant called the Seafood Factory? I'm pissed. I get two weeks off work without pay, at the very least. Then when the place opens up again, do they seriously think business will be better? It's ridiculous. It's still the same owner and the same staff... but the menu will change. I'm gonna smell like Fish Factory all the time.
The other thing that bothers me greatly is that I heard about this last night at a bar with a cow orker. Apparantly EVERYONE else knows about this, but not Mel K. I've worked there 2 1/2 years, and they didn't think it important enough to tell me? This is a load of shit, and I'm not sure what I'm going to do about it.
Does anyone know of a local temporary job I can do to make some quick money starting September 26th on weeknights, so i can actually pay my October rent?
Maybe I should work at a halloween store. My first job ever was at a halloween store. Ah... memories!
But can I deal with the minimum wage thing? At least I have another job.
it's been over a week since I updated. when was the last time that happened?
I guess I've been busy. I was at Folk Fest all last weekend, then I started classes this Monday. Wednesday I went out to 3 bars and hung out with bunches of people and got drunk off only 4 drinks. Crazy.
My youngest sister just got back from her road trip- she and two friends drove all across the country, through Chicago and some time in Yellowstone and Northern California and hanging out with Fierhauk in San Fran, then down past the Grand Canyon and who knows where else...
And they missed Folk Fest because they were in New Orleans last weekend. That's right, my little sister was in NOLA, drinking beers on Bourbon Street for the first and last time in her life, last Saturday night. The next day they evacuated the city.
I have been mainly avoiding the TV, because it's so tragic. But every now and then it grabs my eye... at work or in a bar or even the articles on Yahoo. It's hard not to cry when I think about it. New Orleans was one of the most amazing cities I've ever been in. The scenery, the people, the atmosphere in general. And now I see people floating in plastic tubs, wading through waist-deep human waste stew, gathering merchandise from wrecked buildings... chaos. It's a combination of pity and disgust and loss and sympathy and nostalgia.
I don't want to think of that day biking through the Garden District, or having bloody marys at the french market, or riding in the car with the locals to the St. Charles Tavern, or having beers on the street watching the parade forming for the jazz funeral. Remember Bourbon Street in January? Flowers on the balconies. Really. And New Year's in Jackson Square...
They're saying it will take months before the power is back up. Rebuilding? We'll see.
OK, enough of that. I posted Folk Fest pictures. I'm not quite finished with the captions yet.
I'm in the computer lab and I probably shouldn't be. I have an assignment due for my next class, but I can't do it because I haven't gotten the book yet. Mail order can be a bitch, but I'm saving about $15. I'll just turn in the assignment on Monday. Assuming I have the book.
Hmmm... what else? I posted an SG Philly event for next week... go check out the group page for details. People better show up... I've been so out of the SG loop, it's silly.
Oh- other big news. The restaurant I work at is CLOSING for two weeks or more, then re-opening as "The Seafood Factory". Who the hell would voluntarily go to a restaurant called the Seafood Factory? I'm pissed. I get two weeks off work without pay, at the very least. Then when the place opens up again, do they seriously think business will be better? It's ridiculous. It's still the same owner and the same staff... but the menu will change. I'm gonna smell like Fish Factory all the time.
The other thing that bothers me greatly is that I heard about this last night at a bar with a cow orker. Apparantly EVERYONE else knows about this, but not Mel K. I've worked there 2 1/2 years, and they didn't think it important enough to tell me? This is a load of shit, and I'm not sure what I'm going to do about it.
Does anyone know of a local temporary job I can do to make some quick money starting September 26th on weeknights, so i can actually pay my October rent?
Maybe I should work at a halloween store. My first job ever was at a halloween store. Ah... memories!
But can I deal with the minimum wage thing? At least I have another job.VIEW 7 of 7 COMMENTS
tadzi:
i know what you mean abotu not wanting to watch...a big part of me wants to go down and volunteer. but id have to quit my job to do it, since i couldnt get the time off. then i just feel like a selfish asshole for thinking of myself.
evilflapjack:
i like to watch, you know i'm sadistic like that. it's just so fascinating even if it is terrible and sad. remember when you all thought i was seriously disturbed for perusing rotten.com? yeah