Tuesday, January 20, 2004
I am posting with an alarming rate of infrequency - yop. But it don't mean I'm not keeping busy. I'm trying to train myself up for a new means of income production - or else get used to not havig very much extra money (which actually sounds most appealing right now)
Each day seems long and filled with activities from the checklist and strangely extended like some 15 day weekend but some days the checklist consists of not so much: "go to yoga, drop by the coffee shop, read career related book, take notes, cook a lovely meal, put off the dishes"
The current plan is to go on like this at least until all my learning annex classes have been taken then in march i have some adventures planned - visiting far away loved ones I don't often see. I feel so lucky and indulgent and not too freaked out about my future earning potential - that will come soon I'm sure though. Luckily, I haven't too much pride and will probably end up the receptionist at hair salon to support my twice yearly very expensive hair fixin habit. I am finishing up all my doctors appointments - seemingly on schedule - beofre I must decide whether to spend ungodly amopunts of money for the COBRA health insurance option. Does any one else get extrememly peeved at the prospect of spending 500 bucks a month on something that theywill not use all year? Health insurance you greedy fat idol I will cower at your feet in poverty and fear!
Thats the report from casa meisnargus - keep those cards and letters comin!
Each day seems long and filled with activities from the checklist and strangely extended like some 15 day weekend but some days the checklist consists of not so much: "go to yoga, drop by the coffee shop, read career related book, take notes, cook a lovely meal, put off the dishes"
The current plan is to go on like this at least until all my learning annex classes have been taken then in march i have some adventures planned - visiting far away loved ones I don't often see. I feel so lucky and indulgent and not too freaked out about my future earning potential - that will come soon I'm sure though. Luckily, I haven't too much pride and will probably end up the receptionist at hair salon to support my twice yearly very expensive hair fixin habit. I am finishing up all my doctors appointments - seemingly on schedule - beofre I must decide whether to spend ungodly amopunts of money for the COBRA health insurance option. Does any one else get extrememly peeved at the prospect of spending 500 bucks a month on something that theywill not use all year? Health insurance you greedy fat idol I will cower at your feet in poverty and fear!
Thats the report from casa meisnargus - keep those cards and letters comin!
Monday, January 05, 2004
ah! now that I'm not taking the man's money to do it I feel so naughty spending time checking in with the blogger world. I had become so accustomed to burning up the hours on the clock when there was nothing else to do by entering this cyber world and dawdling like crazy - must stay focused now, must be crazy organized and productive every second (HA) I can't seem to wake up before 10am lately so I guess therein lies the guilt at not being more productive. Plus! doesn't it feel like the day is already over and wasted when it is so very gray and rainy outside? Never mind all that moaning though I have a foolproof motivator - a steno book with little lists all thru it. When I am done updating this blog (I've been so remiss) I'll write on the list "update blog" then put a think line through it - so at the end of the day I'll feel accomplished. This would've been my first day back at work so I am being a little tough on myself - I'll finish this, go across the street to my little coffee shop (bringing my steno book of course), prioritize the day and get cracking. I'm very excited about my major list items: "go see all doctors before insurance runs out, give blood, certify for this weeks unemployment, make chicken fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy with green beans on the side (part of the "be excited about eating at home plan"), return extra Christmas purchases, start doing yoga a lot, don't spenf too much money, take "how to be a professional organizer and how to be an interior designer" at learning annex to determine aptitude and possibilities, teach myself autocad, get a Brooklyn library card and find my nearest library -AutoCAD book... It all just makes your head spin, right? I've already eliminated some items too so there is truly never a dull moment.
I've had really fun holidays! New year's eve was at a crazy German beer hall outside of Baltimore called blob's park - I cannot recommend it highly enough, like punkrock girl I hold rather low expectations for new year's eve. I really enjoy the sense of passage and releasing the previous year and new beginnings blah blah but don't always expect to pee my pants with unabashed bacchanalian mayhem that particular night. Blob's park couldn't have been more of a treat - It was a multi-generational, family reunion-like affair with a live polka/waltz band and streamers, noisemakers and goofy hats on every table. It was great to stroll in at 11:15 (after a second viewing of the return of the king, geek!) , not get charged the exorbitant new year's eve cover charge - get 3 lovely cocktails for $9 bucks total and dance my fanny off with a beloved friend and a beloved husband. It bodes so very well for the year to come! Nothing like the chicken dance to start your year off right.
I've had really fun holidays! New year's eve was at a crazy German beer hall outside of Baltimore called blob's park - I cannot recommend it highly enough, like punkrock girl I hold rather low expectations for new year's eve. I really enjoy the sense of passage and releasing the previous year and new beginnings blah blah but don't always expect to pee my pants with unabashed bacchanalian mayhem that particular night. Blob's park couldn't have been more of a treat - It was a multi-generational, family reunion-like affair with a live polka/waltz band and streamers, noisemakers and goofy hats on every table. It was great to stroll in at 11:15 (after a second viewing of the return of the king, geek!) , not get charged the exorbitant new year's eve cover charge - get 3 lovely cocktails for $9 bucks total and dance my fanny off with a beloved friend and a beloved husband. It bodes so very well for the year to come! Nothing like the chicken dance to start your year off right.
