Yes, I know it's summer. Yes, I know it gets hot in the Pacific NW at times.
Yes, l know global warming is making everything screwy BUT it's too hot.
That is all.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
fun in the (partial) sun
life is going swimmingly. i wish literally but i haven't made it to the gym with the pool yet.
one part of the pleasant fluidity is that after 10 days here in portland, i've been offered a job. nay, a mere, four hours after interviewing i was offered a job. i love it. jc had an interview too today and was told that once his credential in washington clears he's got the job. so that will probably be in four weeks. i love it even more!
weather is good here also. today was 75. i guess you know what sentiment i have towards that. i did sweat a bit this past weekend but it hasn't been unbearable.
jc's friend took of until thursday evening and left us his car for use. nice. we are going to look at a place in "the 'couv" again. we may do a 'high rise (it's only 8 floors)' in the downtown area. it's walkable, quiet and electricity is free. hey- that's a big plus in my book. and a fitness room is free. another bonus. we'll see.
i have little to say except a general expression of relief and gratitude for life right now. i hope it lasts.
one part of the pleasant fluidity is that after 10 days here in portland, i've been offered a job. nay, a mere, four hours after interviewing i was offered a job. i love it. jc had an interview too today and was told that once his credential in washington clears he's got the job. so that will probably be in four weeks. i love it even more!
weather is good here also. today was 75. i guess you know what sentiment i have towards that. i did sweat a bit this past weekend but it hasn't been unbearable.
jc's friend took of until thursday evening and left us his car for use. nice. we are going to look at a place in "the 'couv" again. we may do a 'high rise (it's only 8 floors)' in the downtown area. it's walkable, quiet and electricity is free. hey- that's a big plus in my book. and a fitness room is free. another bonus. we'll see.
i have little to say except a general expression of relief and gratitude for life right now. i hope it lasts.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
niiiiice
man, the last five days have been amazing. i have been walking, walking, walking, studying, studying, studying, eating, sweating and seeing old friends. what's to complain about?
i have heeded the advice of wizened ones and avoided the one conveyor sushi i know of (thanks K) but did partake in a good ol' safeway apple fritter. seriously, they are the best. i got a whole foods scone and had a baja burrito tonight with maureen. JC cooked dinner last night for me and jenny. that was just a fantastic few hours! just many, many good times.
what's been most impressive to me is the ease with which i've fallen back in relationship with the city and its people. it's always easy to love somewhere when you don't have to work or do anything but explore and socialize. but that's not it because JC and i have done plenty of remembering of awful things past as well. what's different in our recollection is the lack of anger. for example, i can recall atlanta traffic and new york city rush and have a visceral reaction. when i think of portland faux liberals or the sometimes overwhelming lack of 'others' i merely sigh. there's no shaking or bile in the blood. that's good, right?
we're having dinner tomorrow with geahk. i feel a odd (my therapist would undoubtedly say 'false') sense of responsibility for all of us to have a good time. i hope that this is the case and we'll not focus on or ignore the dreaded elephant in the room.
i have heeded the advice of wizened ones and avoided the one conveyor sushi i know of (thanks K) but did partake in a good ol' safeway apple fritter. seriously, they are the best. i got a whole foods scone and had a baja burrito tonight with maureen. JC cooked dinner last night for me and jenny. that was just a fantastic few hours! just many, many good times.
what's been most impressive to me is the ease with which i've fallen back in relationship with the city and its people. it's always easy to love somewhere when you don't have to work or do anything but explore and socialize. but that's not it because JC and i have done plenty of remembering of awful things past as well. what's different in our recollection is the lack of anger. for example, i can recall atlanta traffic and new york city rush and have a visceral reaction. when i think of portland faux liberals or the sometimes overwhelming lack of 'others' i merely sigh. there's no shaking or bile in the blood. that's good, right?
we're having dinner tomorrow with geahk. i feel a odd (my therapist would undoubtedly say 'false') sense of responsibility for all of us to have a good time. i hope that this is the case and we'll not focus on or ignore the dreaded elephant in the room.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
the still, small voice
It's talking to me right now and it's saying: life is good.
JC and I descended upon the PDX this weekend. It's nice to be back. It feels...weird. I know that's a rather bland insight but it feels the most true. I was walking through the streets today and remembering everything. We went to JC's old church. That was different- the church has lost like 50% of the members- the white flight was VERY apparent. Anyway, we went to lunch at Monsoon Thai afterwards and the waitress remembered JC, "chicken pad thai spicy". She says, "Oh! You're back!". Comedy.
I feel mostly as if I was away on a long vacation. A sucky vacation since I had to work but a long break nonetheless.
We went to see 'The Happening'. I may write a review but it was so not good I don't really want to waste my time.
I have avoided the following in the hopes I will get my good friends of Portland to join me: Sushiland, coffee shop x, y and z and 'Sex and the City'. I have a feeling I know who will join me at what event but I'm putting it out there...
It was maybe 73 here today. Heaven.
Welcome home to me.
JC and I descended upon the PDX this weekend. It's nice to be back. It feels...weird. I know that's a rather bland insight but it feels the most true. I was walking through the streets today and remembering everything. We went to JC's old church. That was different- the church has lost like 50% of the members- the white flight was VERY apparent. Anyway, we went to lunch at Monsoon Thai afterwards and the waitress remembered JC, "chicken pad thai spicy". She says, "Oh! You're back!". Comedy.
I feel mostly as if I was away on a long vacation. A sucky vacation since I had to work but a long break nonetheless.
We went to see 'The Happening'. I may write a review but it was so not good I don't really want to waste my time.
I have avoided the following in the hopes I will get my good friends of Portland to join me: Sushiland, coffee shop x, y and z and 'Sex and the City'. I have a feeling I know who will join me at what event but I'm putting it out there...
It was maybe 73 here today. Heaven.
Welcome home to me.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
exhausted
I have been so wiped lately.
If I never felt so indecisive and up in arms about making a damn decision in my life. The problem being that I have never been at a loss for leaving a place and moving on, however, my husband has never been at a loss for thinking of reasons to stick with something. Opposites attract, indeed. It's never ever boring though.
In other news, I never pretend to know about the inner workings of this life and especially those of the after life but I always prefer to think that it's a nice place. We learned that one of JC's friends passed away today. Rest in peace, Howard.
Off to bed.
If I never felt so indecisive and up in arms about making a damn decision in my life. The problem being that I have never been at a loss for leaving a place and moving on, however, my husband has never been at a loss for thinking of reasons to stick with something. Opposites attract, indeed. It's never ever boring though.
In other news, I never pretend to know about the inner workings of this life and especially those of the after life but I always prefer to think that it's a nice place. We learned that one of JC's friends passed away today. Rest in peace, Howard.
Off to bed.
Monday, June 2, 2008
enough
I leave this job in 2 more days. Man, time flies. We've been planning to leave the Atlanta area ever since November 07, if truth be told. In all that time, I had to keep our impending move a secret at work. I've been having to keep a lot in lately and it's coming out in such anger it's been scary. I actually sought some professional help, I've been a believer of prayer since I was 6 and I've turned that up a few notches. I'm doing all I can- exercise, games, niece-lovin' and my newly (totally unhelpful) coping technique of cinnamon raisin bread.
JC was offered an on-call position within his old team. His old supervisor said, "You can...but are you sure?" JC decided that a move to Portland meant he would need to sell his truck. It's 10 years old and gets, at best, 15-18 mpg. Yeah. I've done Portland on no car for about 6 months. I found it necessary w/my job doing home visits.
I didn't hear from any of the leads I'd gathered in the last two weeks. My bottom two 'back ups' don't have anything. Cascadia is going under and ProtoCall has some wonderful on-call graveyard shifts but that's it. They pay the same as what I make here.
I finally got board approval to sit for my LCSW exam here in Georgia. Upon passing, I'll be free to be hired for all kinds of much, MUCH more high paying positions. Oregon has reciprocity but my license won't be finalized her for another three months.
Things are all really scary and confusing right now. We both are two way too adaptable people. One of us needs to be like this.
What am I saying? I don't know.
Emotions are clear but circumstances are not.
I gotta go eat something...
JC was offered an on-call position within his old team. His old supervisor said, "You can...but are you sure?" JC decided that a move to Portland meant he would need to sell his truck. It's 10 years old and gets, at best, 15-18 mpg. Yeah. I've done Portland on no car for about 6 months. I found it necessary w/my job doing home visits.
I didn't hear from any of the leads I'd gathered in the last two weeks. My bottom two 'back ups' don't have anything. Cascadia is going under and ProtoCall has some wonderful on-call graveyard shifts but that's it. They pay the same as what I make here.
I finally got board approval to sit for my LCSW exam here in Georgia. Upon passing, I'll be free to be hired for all kinds of much, MUCH more high paying positions. Oregon has reciprocity but my license won't be finalized her for another three months.
Things are all really scary and confusing right now. We both are two way too adaptable people. One of us needs to be like this.
What am I saying? I don't know.
Emotions are clear but circumstances are not.
I gotta go eat something...
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