Jared working on his motorbike
January 31, 2010
January 30, 2010
January 24, 2010
i feel it in my fingers, i feel it in my toes
maple bourbon french toast - gwood.
Meanwhile, it's taken a turn for the colder today so I am wrapped up on my couch drinking hot tea and watching 17 Again (yes, Zac Efron, I love it). As much time as I spend over the the guys' apartment, I always love coming home to my little 500 square foot treehouse. Though it's a total mess right now with laundry all over the floor (albeit clean laundry) it's a warm, safe, happy place to be. I love the yellow walls, the pieced together hardwood floors, the skylights that let me listen to the falling rain (pitter, patter, pitter, patter)... It's home.
And while I'm curled up here Indy is over at his buddy Jonas' working on his bike for the first time in over a month, which I love. It's been weighing so heavily on his mind lately, not being able to get anything done on it, so this is fantastic. I have a feeling this is going to be a good year for him. He's been applying to all the National Forests in the state to get on a firefighting crew so please, keep him in your thoughts and prayers and keep fingers crossed.
We're all figuring life out. Indy's dream of being a wild land fire fighter is now tantalizingly close and I am getting more of an idea of what I can do with my life. I know I want to be a writer and I will always be writing, but I can't bring myself to ever be back in LA, which I realize proposes a real problem when it comes to screenwriting. However, I know of many successful writers who have made it in the city of their choice and I see no reason why I can't do the same.
In the meantime however, I am starting to look into the world of non-profits. I have known a few writers who are grant-writers by day and they make a good living doing something worthwhile - that could be a good life. So I went to Powell's and bought a book on the subject to brush up on what I'll need to know to get into the field, even just to test the waters.
I admit, I am a little lost on the career trail. The only thing I know how to do it write and to make it in the literary world is a long-shot. Not the say that I don't have it in me to shoot that far, it's just a long-term goal. I don't know... Plenty to figure out, just hope I've got plenty of time to do so. Until then, I'm thinking more and more about trying for a job at Trader Joe's. I do have fun at my job now, and I love the people I work with, it's just time for a change is all.
So in a nutshell, that's where I am right now. Nothing special in the wrap-up here, that's all. Love to everyone.
January 23, 2010
sun sun sun
I love Saturdays.
It's the only day of the week that Indy and I both have off from work and this particular Saturday finds all of us free to enjoy the day. To put a cherry on top, the sun is awake and shining which means, for the time being, today is perfect.
This morning I made a big breakfast for Indy, Mike, Flounder and me: the aforementioned Maple Bourbon French Toast extravaganza. According to the "Mmm's" and such, it appears to have been a success. I'll also point out that Jared is now half passed out in the recliner after eating too much and will probably be in a food coma for the next hour or so.
I love mornings like this. None of us have a thing to do today (except me, needing to mail Blake's present - moment to point out the 23rd birthday of HRH Blake Knight, The Plebeian Hedonist!!!) and it's exactly how Saturdays should be. It's already after 1 o'clock but the day is just beginning and there are endless possibilities - hundreds of 'em even!
Anyway, for now I'll call that a wrap. I'm going to finish my coffee and see where I end up today. With the sun as bright as it is, there's no telling what we'll get up to.
January 22, 2010
let the great experiment begin!
I'm making breakfast for the boys tomorrow morning.
Maple Bourbon French Toast, scrambled eggs & bacon.
I'll let you know how it goes.
January 15, 2010
January 12, 2010
100 resolutions
2010 is off to a completely brilliant start, I must say. I have about 20 minutes before I need to bounce off to work but I just wanted to post up a few photos from this newly minted year.
I made dinner for Indy's birthday! Baked chicken on a bed of wild rice with sauteed bacon and portobello mushrooms in a white wine cream sauce! And Pinot Grigio!
Mike's first bullseye on their new dart board
Indy shooting off a firework to ring in the New Year (I love this shot)
Laura & me at work on New Year's Eve... Decorating