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I am at a rate of about one journal update a week.

Exciting things happening over the next several weeks:

1.) Going shopping at a mall tonight. I do this about once a year. Almost everything I own has been purchased for ridiculously low prices at thrift stores and rummage sales. Generally I dislike malls, but a very rare visit makes it a strange adventure.

2.) Moving into a new apartment with my partner, Mike, at the end of the month. It is bigger and closer to both of our jobs.

3.) My health insurance becomes active on the first of August. I am going to the dentist for the first time in about 8 years! Good thing I have good teeth.

4.) My birthday is in the first week of August. My partner, Mike, has been bringing it up for months. I expect good things.

5.) I am visiting *jamiedemo in the middle of next month. Expect amazing photography and poetry posts to result!

6.) I am saving up to buy a dishwasher at the end of August. This is more exciting than it may seem to you. I hate doing the dishes more than any other chore. And I love cooking. Which is a terrible combination.

Other than that, I have been getting around to poetry sets more often, but writing poetry no more often.

Some random tid bits:

The other day I got caught in the rain on my way to work. In about 1/4 of a mile a light sprinkle turned into a torrential down pour and when I walked into the offices it looked like I had jumped into a swimming pool with all my clothes on. Then it took about two and a half hours to get home, and the air conditioned bus that got me there didn't help my situation. I ended up with a fever and flu-like syptoms. I used up the meager 2 sick days I had accrued so far, and spent most of the day watching TV on my boyfriend's parents couch.

Today, at the Archives where I work, I went through some photo albums from the 1920's. They belonged to St. Francis Seminary's "Photography Club" President. Among the treasures were dozens of photographs of priests in drag. Apparently the Seminary had a Drama Club, and since women can't be priests, men played all the male parts. Not just dresses, we're talking wigs, tons of makeup, padded bras, the works. And not just one or two plays, dozens of plays with dozens of priests in dozens of kinds of drag. Trashy drag, historical drag, sweet drag, sultry drag. You name it. Some of them looked pretty good. This is an addition to pictures of priests licking the same ice cream cone, wrestling half naked in a lake, and chasing deer with sticks. It was a pretty fun day at work.

And last but not least: I am almost certain I will be submitting a great deal of work on Saturday.

I hope you and yours are well.

I feel good today. I will work my way backward.

I had a delicious lunch today. My boyfriend's mother made large batches of beef tips and potato leek soup and gave some to us. I ate some for lunch, along with my favorite flavor yogurt (Orange Dreamsicle). It was nice.

Last night I attended "Rising Tides Resurrected". My old poetry set has found a new venue and has started up again on a new night. Some old friends were there and it was good to see them. I free styled for the first time in five months (twice!).

The day before yesterday, I found out that my boyfriend and I got the apartment that we wanted. It's in a perfect location, we have our own washer and dryer (we don't have to share it with the upstairs neighbors). We have garage and basement space. Big rooms, cathedral cielings, hardwood floors. Lovely lovely lovely.

After a payroll fiasco (Human Resources forgot to tell payroll that I was now salary, so they didn't pay me because they were expecting a time sheet) I found out I was getting paid a lot more than I originally expected.

And this weekend my boyfriend and I are going to my hometown to have fun for our anniversary and see my family.

I have more photos to post, I will probably do that this weekend, since my parents have wireless internet.

Lots of love to all of you.

I am halfway through my first week working in the archives as well as the library. There is a certain comfort in exhaustion. They say that hunger is the best spice, and so hard work is the best sedative.

I have begun research on starting a 'zine. I've been brainstorming names and trying to plan a cohesive theme. I want the poetry and photography to be essentially surrealist, but I also like the idea of coherently providing the other aspects of a magazine like how-to articles and editorials. I am not sure how far I want to take the project, especially in the realms of production and distribution. I do feel confident about the idea and its eventual fruition.

Otherwise I am trying to find time to work out a couple of collaborations. I need to get my laptop in range of some wireless internet so I can post some of the work that I've done. And I continue to be prolific in my mail art.

Yup, so yeah, I hope you and yours are well.

Well, my last journal entry was a break from what has generally been a series of fortunate events. Although I am tired, and have spent the last two weeks hiding from tornadoes, I am definitely happy. The law of attraction has worked in my favor. I have used the following technique to begin living the life I want to live:

1.) "Pray" toward the cieling, using visualization and focus to request that whatever divine presence resides in my roof help me out.
2.) Prepare for the worst. Make plans to cope with whatever the most unpleasant possibility is.
3.) Want what I want. Desire based on my desire, not on my expectations. Be unafraid to want what might initially seem out of my reach.

This process has resulted in: meeting a wonderful guy, getting a great job, and getting an amazing promotion at great job. Hopefully this will continue to work as I am halfway through the process of obtaining a beautiful apartment. The location and features are perfect. It's exactly what I expected to pay. I am pretty sure that we are going to get it, but the bottom could still fall out. But, yeah. This process hasn't failed me yet.

Other than that, I've done a lot of photography (mostly abstract) that I can't post until I get my laptop into range of wireless internet. In the mean time, I've been browsing Deviant Art more (like I used to) and made some good contacts with some interesting artists.

Thanks to everyone who has visited and commented.

I'm crabby.
I got hit by a car this morning.
My pay check got deposited this morning, and since I don't have any groceries, I left early for work. I thought I could get a sandwhich from Subway for lunch, because I am hear all alone today and I have to eat my lunch at my desk. As I approached the street corner, about to cross, an older man in a nice car pulled into the cross walk. I saw him look to his left, and I walked around the front of his car, confident he would still look right and see me. Well, he didn't. He saw a small opportunity to pull into traffic and he didn't just inch forward, his car darted quickly ahead with the intention of being at full speed in a matter of seconds. He stopped abruptly when my fist and ass hit his hood, and I shouted a single blaspheme very loudly. As soon as I stepped out of the way, he sped off without even looking at me. I didn't get a license plate number. I was in so much shock, I didn't even notice my left leg hurt until about a block later. It's not damaged, but my hip is sore from the impact. And of course the sandwhich shop was closed. So now I'm hungry, which really makes me crabby. I wish I had spit on his windshield or something.

Anyway, polaroids are posted. I've been using the scanner at work a little. Many more postings in the future. I have even begun writing poetry again.

I've begun a series of photocopies of my face (at my job, when no one is around, I feel silly, but it is a deeply satisfying silliness).
I am eager to spend some time with a color scanner. One, I think it would be fun to do some self portraits with a color scanner. And two, I have some snapshots that I want to get into digital form. Walgreens has a deal that if you buy one of their cheap 35mm cameras, you get free film for life. Everytime you go to develop the film inside the camera, they put new film in. So I have rediscovered the thrill of getting a fresh pack of small prints. Before I mail them out, a few of them need to be digitally archived.

Speaking of archives, I may be getting another twenty hours of work at the Seminary in Archives. Which means I'd be a full time staff member... with benefits. I am learning a lot, about catholicism and Libraries, so I expect this new position will also provide a lot of career valuable experience.

Anyway, the photo shoot with the three models didn't work out. Hopefully something else will come about. At least I won't be overwhelming the people who watch me.

I apologize if I post journals too frequently, and moreover, that the writing in the afformention journal posts is boring.

Onto things better than useless apologies:

Today I took a series of photographs of the Seminary grounds around the library at which I work. Most are are architecture and nature (Seminary Woods are very beautiful, especially now that it's spring) but a few are abstract. I am also considering using the area for a photo shoot with model, but I am uncertain if anyone else who works here would think I was strange. By which I mean, strange in a bad way.

Hopefully I will be doing a photo shoot in the very near future that includes three models, all of which I have worked with before (Becky, Korin, and Laura). I have never done a shoot with three models at once, so it will be a fun learning experience.

Other than that, I have half a dozen projects stewing on the back burner. Many of the friends that model for me will be out of school soon, and more able to work with me. And based on the running start I've gotten, it should be a productive season.

I continue to consistently and fervently engage in Mail Art, and may possibly begin some sort of game/duel/insanity via snail mail with ~jamiedemo soon.

Also: my job is going wonderful. My boss is a truly lovely person. My boyfriend is also a wonderful person. And I am going to miss all the friends who will be moving soon. My address book grows more precious every day.

Today began very early.
I feel good.
Somehow, goodness is better when I'm sleepy from a long day of work.
I am also hungry, and I know that hunger will make my next meal taste better.
I have accomplished a lot recently. I have plans to accomplish more.

I have sent many letters and packages, which along with the inspiration of Spring weather, has helped me get out of my funk, and start to get funky.

I designed a few delightfully shoddy animated user icons.
And I think I found the solution to the CSS problem that *ezs noted while viewing my journal.

I also found the high quality rechargeable batteries that came with my camera. One of them was covered in green gum so I removed it. I happen to know where the charger is. All these things should lead to photography, except that I have a drag show this Saturday, as John Wank (doorman extraordinaire begins his acting career on April 26th). And I haven't finished my space prom dress. It's still pieces of stretchy bright fabrics. So we'll see.

So in the mean time I am trying to make my profile as nice as possible. So that people will want to watch me.

Anyway. It's raining today, and it has been nice recently. I hope it's nice where you are, whoever you are.