Thursday, September 11, 2008

countdown to normalcy

(Otter Cove on a lovely but chilly August night.)


Normalcy? (What IS that? Does it exist for me in Burien?) Perhaps not normalcy, but the life I left to come here for, Walter, school, family. The challenge will be to hold on to what I've learned/seen/done etc. while back in civilization. (You know what I'm talking about, eh Angie? Hopefully being here for 3 months will help things stick...)
Brought the first load of stuff home this week, hoping I get the rest to fit in the wagon, didn't have time to put the storage pod on the rack.

Oh crap, I have to find a job!

Sunday is my last day at work, Chef Janay's too! Big doings are in store no doubt, must plan to sleep in on Monday.
Nathan and I are going on a "date" that evening, dinner at the New Leaf Cafe, and I'm reating myself to a night at the Outlook Inn, then it's on the road. May do a quick tour of Shaw and Lopez on my way home, haven't beent to either island this summer.

Tom and Jan came to visit this week, a short stay but nice. Thanks, you two!
Okay, I'm off to craigslist to peruse the job market - oh this is going to suck. The last time I had to go looking for work was when I applied at the Wild Ginger - 1992! (and that was easy because I had several friends there giving reccomendations)

Woe is me.

But, hey! The sun's out! Looks like my last week here will be the summer that avoided my tent.

(Wildlife, foot included to show scale, not intending to step on this fella'... how do you tell if a jellyfish is a fella'?)

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Looking forward to being home -

Two weeks to go and then I will:

Sleep in my own bed
In my warm, dry bedroom
Next to my adorable dog
Just a few steps from my own bathroom
That I won't need shoes to get to

And I will miss my cat...